A Guide to NYC High School Admissions

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The Board of Education provides little advance information to parents and students about high school choice and the application process. This site has been designed to fill that information gap. </div> <bR> <div>   </div> <div> The facts we have gathered here come from the NYC Board of Education and other public sources. We also have limited information on private schools </div> <div> (independent and parochial) for parents who are interested in those options. We </div> <div> encourage anyone who may have knowledge of and/or experience with individual </div> <div> high schools in NYC to contribute their input. </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> Comments and questions about the information provided here and the activities we are working on are welcome. 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