Trusted+ Schools have earned this status with BEAM, or higher. ** Trusted Schools have good course offerings and support. BEAM counts only about 40 high schools citywide, or about 7% of New York City high schools, as Tier 1 all are highly selective for admissions. * Tier 1 high schools offer Advanced Placement calculus or its equivalent (like the opportunity to take a college-level math course), and more than 85% of graduates are prepared for college. Admissions results:ĥ0% of BEAM 9th graders are attending schools that BEAM ranks as Tier 1*ħ2% of students are attending schools that BEAM considers Trusted+**ġ8 students were admitted to specialized high schools, including Brooklyn Technical High School, Stuyvesant High School, and Bronx High School of Science. With BEAM’s help, our 8th graders earned admission to great high schools in the spring, including Bard High School Early College and Beacon High School! Eighteen students were admitted to specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant High School and Bronx High School of Science. BEAM also offered admissions office hours, where students could seek additional virtual support on applications and essays. Many middle schools, especially under-resourced schools still grappling with the effects of virtual schooling, were unable to provide the individualized admissions support students and families needed.īEAM worked with our 8th graders to ensure that students and families had access to the information and advice they needed, including updated deadlines and requirements. The admissions process in 2021-2022 continued to be affected by the pandemic, with changes to admissions criteria and timelines creating another year of bureaucratic confusion in the New York City public school system. BEAM works with students and families to ensure that students can successfully navigate the application process and apply to high schools with strong course offerings and good support, which open the most doors to a successful STEM career. Consider, for example, that most high schools in New York City don’t offer precalculus, much less calculus. Creative scheduling and a dizzying array of course offerings allow students to pursue a variety of interests.
What school a student attends determines a lot about what opportunities they will have, including opportunities to study advanced math and science that will prepare them to study STEM in college. NYC iSchool is a vibrant, challenging environment for self-guided and inquisitive learners. Unlike in most other school districts, all New York City public school students must apply to high school. The high school admissions process in New York City marks a pivotal step in students’ academic careers. Each year, New York City’s rising freshman apply to high school, and last year was a year unlike any other.
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