Kindergarten offers are coming on March 31, and for many NYC families this is the first big moment in the public school journey. When you log into your MySchools account, you’ll receive one offer—just one. That offer is the highest-ranked school on your list where your child was able to get a seat, based on your preferences, your child’s priority group (such as zoned or sibli...

By Audrey and Abigail

8th graders are nothing if not dramatic. Therefore, it’s no surprise that when your teenager opens their admissions decision and it’s not what they hoped for, time may briefly stop. There may be silence. There may be tears. There may even be some declaration of “my life is over.” ...

By Audrey and Abigail

The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of Aesop’s most familiar fables, and it comes to mind often as the high school admissions cycle ramps up. The ant diligently collects food throughout the summer, while the grasshopper plays and mocks the ant for working too hard. Come winter the consequences of each choice become clear.

If I was st...

By Dana Szarf

In recent public school admissions cycles, parents were able to view their child’s random number in their MySchools account on the day applications opened. The DOE has now changed this policy.

According to the DOE website parents will only be able to see the random number after the application deadline has passed. He...