Overview: Almost 75 percent of eighth graders were matched with one of their top three high school choices when acceptance offers were sent out in mid-March. But that still leaves thousands of students with either one of their lesser choices or no choice at all. Round 2 of the DOE’s high school admissions process gives these students a chance to improve their lot or at least change it.
Finding a School: Many of the schools with seats to fill, especially those starting up this fall, will be promoting themselves at a High School Fair on April 6 and 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus in Manhattan (122 Amsterdam Ave., at 66th Street). Insideschools.org also has profiles of most city schools. And here is the DOE’s directory of Bronx high schools and the directory of new schools and programs.
Deadlines: Parents and students will have until the following Friday, April 12, to submit their applications to their school’s guidance counselors. Applicants should receive acceptances by late May.
For more information on Round 2 admissions, click here.
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The NYC DOE has turned this whole process into a lottery, basically. It’s a shame that the two best high schools in the Bronx don’t have any seats reserved for high achieving Bronx students. Our students have to compete with 28,000 others in order to get placed. Meanwhile, District 2 in Manhattan gets to ‘protect’ their population by offering admissions only to District 2 students.