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...
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 November Tips For 6th & 7th Grade

Top 3 November Tips For 6th & 7th Grade

It’s the fall of your child’s 6th or 7th grade, and you are hearing all kinds of stories about high school admissions.  What should you be focusing on now, so that you don’t have to go through the agony later on?   Here are my Top 3 Tips for the month of November...