After High School Admissions Round 1:  What If?

After High School Admissions Round 1: What If?

It’s a new year, and tens of thousands of families across New York City are now facing the high school admissions waiting game they have heard about and been dreading for months and sometimes years.   After submitting their “Round 1” public high school...
6th And 7th Grade December Tips

6th And 7th Grade December Tips

If you are a 6th or 7th grade family in NYC, you are probably aware of what 8th grade families are experiencing right now with the high school admissions process – whether it’s for public, private, parochial, charter, or any other kind of high school.   You may...
Round 1 Is Over – Or Is It?

Round 1 Is Over – Or Is It?

Since Round 1 high school applications are due soon, I did a weekly video on “wasted choices” on the high school application (go to the NYC Admissions Solutions YouTube channel to watch it!).    One of those wasted choices categories was related to not meeting a...
What You Need To Know:  Round 1 And Beyond

What You Need To Know: Round 1 And Beyond

Recently I’ve gotten a lot of questions from families about the different rounds of the high school admissions process, so I wanted to clarify a few things here – especially as families are putting the final touches on Round 1 choices and starting to think about...
Top 3 Application Pitfalls

Top 3 Application Pitfalls

Round 1 high school applications are due soon, so if you are a family of an 8th grader, you are probably frantic right about now.  After reviewing thousands of high school applications, I’ve seen all kinds of things that get students into trouble.  And unfortunately,...