New York City · Kindergarten admissions
Kindergarten applications: the grown-ups have homework
Build a manageable list, book visits, sort the paperwork and keep the right deadlines. Your child’s job is still to be four or five.
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Where sixth-grade seats really open—and what comes next
Which schools add places, which depend on a vacancy, and how to plan tests, visits, student writing and aid.
Read the guideNew York City · Grade 9 admissions
A real high-school entry point—and a four-year family decision
Applications, tests and interviews, alongside the decisions about courses, cost and school life that your teenager needs a say in.
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Specialized high schools: three filings, one plan
The general application, SHSAT registration and LaGuardia auditions are separate. Here is how to keep the dates—and your options—straight.
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What BASIS Manhattan’s academic model asks of students
Explore the curriculum and support, and the questions to ask about workload and cost.
Read the guideNew York City · Financial aid
What your family may actually pay—and what to ask before applying
Start with each school’s rules, then look beyond tuition: forms, separate households, renewal and comparing offers.
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There is school life after the application.
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New York City · Kindergarten
Kindergarten admissions would like you to look busy
First get your child interested in the video call. Then try very hard to look as though you aren’t.
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