High School Admissions

SHSAT 

• The SHSAT will be administered at our school on January 27, 2021 (no remote option).
• Registration to take the test closes on Friday, January 15, 2021. 
• Students will rank these schools (ahead of time) in order of true preference on their registration form on MySchools. 
• Tickets will be given to students for SHSAT through school.
• Test is 180 minutes with no breaks. If students get extended time, it is 360 with 2 fifteen minute breaks. 
• ELA – 53 multiple-choice, Math – 52 multiple choice, and 5 “grid-in” questions.

La Guardia Auditions

• Deadline to register for auditions is February 23^rd 
• Auditions must be submitted remotely by March 1^st 
• Students will upload these using the audition admissions tool at schools.nyc.gov/HSAuditions (not open for submissions yet) 
• Same tool used for all arts high schools 

Application Tips

• Please make sure you have an active MySchools Account
• Be sure to look at each schools admissions priorities (example: some schools have a borough priority based on student address)
• Diversity in admissions initiative- eligible for low-income families. Determined by the lunch form. This can be found in Myschools. 20+ high schools giving priority to these students. Schools offering this can be found in the students MySchools – it’s listed until ‘more filters’. Please make sure you submitted a lunch form through myschoolapps.com. 
• Screened schools  
  • can look at final 6^th grade grades, 
  • 7^th grade grades through February
  • 6^th grade state test scores
  • virtual interviews/portfolios (if required)
• Attendance/punctuality will not be looked at for this admissions cycle – except by LaGuardia 
• Ed. Opt admissions method is a reading category that will be based on the 3 areas listed in the bullets above (low, middle, or high) 
• 10 or more applicants = high demand program 
• All applications are due by February 23, 2021. Application portal opens on January 19, 2021 
• Offer letters released in late spring/summer and waitlists open.