Public High School Applications Are In – Now What?

Public High School Applications Are In – Now What?

I often get the question, “We’ve done all this work submitting applications, now what happens and why does it take so long to get results?”   The bad news is, there’s a somewhat agonizing wait for 8th grade families across the city to receive their high school...
Maximizing your high school experience

Maximizing your high school experience

By Tony Natelli As you embark on your next adventure, high school, there are some concrete things that you can do to make your high school experience run smoothly and productively. Freshman year in high school is the time to become acclimated to, for most of you, a...
Searching for a school:  Factors to consider

Searching for a school: Factors to consider

By Sarah Bernstein, Fusion Academy Brooklyn   I know there are a few of you reading this hoping for me to provide a direct road map for finding the “best” school for your child. However, just like I say to my students at Fusion Academy, my philosophy is more...
Not happy with your high school placement?

Not happy with your high school placement?

It seems like I’m getting more and more frantic calls from new clients with rising 9th graders this time of year – after high school placements have been made.  Many of these families think all hope is lost.   A common scenario involves families who went through...
Top High School Search Tips for Spring

Top High School Search Tips for Spring

If you are a 6th or 7th grade family in NYC, you are probably at least somewhat aware of what 8th grade families have been experiencing over the past several months with the high school admissions process – whether it’s for public, private, parochial, charter, or any...