APPLICATION INFORMATION [Updated 11/27/2023]
This page is dedicated to Manhattan Hunter Science High School admissions information for students entering high school in the 2024-2025 school year.
Thank you for your interest in MHSHS.
Applications for the 2024-25 School year are being accepted through MySchools starting on Tuesday October 3rd, 2023. The deadline to submit the High School Application, through MySchools is Friday December 01st by 11:59pm and the deadline to submit the MHSHS application essay is December 01st, 2023 by 11:59pm.
Applications are not first come, first served. All applications received by the deadline will be scored and scores submitted the the DOE Office of Admissions to use to match students to schools.
MHSHS is open to candidates from all five boroughs.
MHSHS participates in the NYCDOE Diversity in Admissions program, meaning a portion of seats (69%) are reserved for free/reduced lunch students that meet the entrance criteria.
Admissions Application Ranking:
You must rank MHSHS (Code M55A) on your list of 12 programs/schools on My Schools. https://www.myschools.nyc/en/
Assessments for Screened Schools
For Fall 2024 Admissions
MHSHS uses a writing assessment as part of Fall 2024 admissions. To apply, students need to both list it on their high school application and complete our school's assessment by December 1.
Grading:
70% Average Course Grades
30% Essay
Mandatory admission Requirements:
Fill out your MySchools application and rank MHSHS (Code M55A) on your list of 12 schools.
Then you MUST complete the supplemental application and essay, to be ranked, as fully complete!
Incoming 9th and 10th grade students/transfers must complete and submit our supplemental application and essay to be considered for admission.
Supplemental Application and essay*** can be found here.
Actual link: https://forms.gle/XaJDBihNF1CAW11d8
***Supplemental Application and essay will be made available on Tuesday October 3rd, 2023, the official start date for NYC HS Admissions***
*** Essay prompt is part of the Google Form, it can be found in section 6 of the form.***
aDDITIONAL Important nOTES:
Applications for the 2024-25 School year are being accepted through MySchools. The deadline to submit the High School Application, through MySchools is Friday December 01st by 11:59pm and the deadline to submit the MHSHS application essay is December 01st, 2023 by 11:59pm. Applications are not first come, first served. All applications received by the deadline will be scored and scores submitted the the DOE Office of Admissions to use to match students to schools.
All ranking of students will be managed centrally again this year by the Department of Education.
For 2024-2025 school year, MHSHS will be offering seats to rising 10th grade students, but we do not accept rising 11th grade students. (even if you were previously offered a seat in the past)
Selection Criteria for Screened Admissions
For Fall 2024 admissions, screened programs admit the top-performing applicants from across each middle school and citywide. Students will be admitted to screened programs in group order, starting with students in group one.
Students fall into a screened admissions groups based on the average of their final seventh-grade core course grades (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). This average must fall into the top percentage of students citywide or at a student’s school in order to fall within a certain admissions group.
To learn what average grades are needed to fall into a group at your child’s DOE school*, please contact your current school. These are the average grades needed to fall into the different groups citywide for the Fall 2024 admission process:
- Students will be in group one if the average of their final seventh grade course grades falls in the highest 15% of their school or citywide, and that average is at least a 94.
-Students will be in group two if they are not in group one, and the average falls in the highest 30% of their school or citywide, and that average is at least an 89.66.
-Students will be in group three if they are not in groups one or two, and the average falls in the highest 50% of their school or citywide, and that average is at least a 82.75.
-Students will be in group four if they are not in groups one, two, or three, and their average falls in the highest 70% of their school or citywide, and that average is at least a 76.33.
-All other students will be in group five.
If there are more applicants in group one than available seats, students from group one will be randomly selected for seats using the random number linked to each applicant’s application. If all students in group one can be accommodated at a school, students in group two will be considered next; if there are more applicants in group two than remaining available seats, then students in group two will be randomly selected for available seats. This will continue with subsequent groups until all seats are filled.
Applicants will see which admissions group they are in and what their random number is when they start their HS application, once it opens on October 03.
Students applying from parochial or independent private schools should submit report cards by their school and the Department of Education will translate their scores accordingly.
Standardized test scores are not being used in 2024 applications.
For incoming 9th-graders, 7th-grade report cards and 1st term 8th grade are being submitted.
Earlier Application Timelines, Earlier Offers. This school year, we are moving the high school application timeline earlier in the fall so that offers can be released in March. This timeline will give you more time to plan for the next school year. Additionally, we will release high school offers together with any Specialized High Schools results in one offer letter.
The Four Admissions Factors:
Your Application Choices. The number of program choices you add to your application AND the order in which you place them matter! This is a factor you can control. Only apply to programs you are truly interested in attending. Add 12 choices to your application in your true order of preference. Then submit your application.
Seat Availability. The number of applicants compared to the number of available seats it has helps show how in demand (or popular) a program is.
Your Priority Group for a Program. Some programs give admissions priority to specific groups of applicants before others, such as to students who live in a specific district or borough. Applicants in a program's priority group 1 will be considered first. Then, if seats are still available, applicants in that program's priority group 2 will be considered next, and so on. Learn which priority group you're in for each program. You may be in different priority groups for different programs.
The Program's Admissions Method. For some programs, applicants get offers based on random selection. For other programs, applicants are evaluated based on selection criteria and then ranked based on that evaluation.
ADMISSION FAQs [please read these before contacting the school]
Is MHSHS offering Open Houses or tours?/ May I visit the school before listing MHSHS on my application?
-We are NOT offering open houses or tours, everything can be on our website.
What is the admissions code for MHSHS?
-Our admissions code is M55A.
3. When is the deadline for high school applications through MySchools portal?
-The deadline for high school applications for students entering high school in 2024-2025 through MySchools portal is Friday December 01st, 2023.
4. When is the deadline for the MHSHS supplemental application and essay?
-The deadline for the MHSHS supplemental application and essay is Friday December 01st, 2023.
5. I receive an error message when accessing the supplemental application and essay, what should I do?
-The issue/error message is most likely is because your child’s school domain does not allow their student school accounts to access outside organizations, such as our supplemental application/essay. You may need to speak to the IT person at your child’s school to change the permissions. The applicant may also use their own or parent personal (nonaffiliated work/school ) Gmail account or parent's private Gmail.
6. Does MHSHS have a geographic priority for applicants?
-No. Any student living in any of the five boroughs of New York City can apply.
7. How many seats are expected for students entering in 2024?
For students entering MHSHS in September 2024, we target 84 seats for incoming 9th grade students.
For rising 10th students, transfers, there will be some seat availability this year.
8. How will the ranking of students be managed?
All rankings will be managed again centrally by the Department of Education (DOE)
Note:
→Student ranking of schools (i.e. the way applicants rank the schools they are interested in) will be applied, as in past years, centrally by the DOE.
→Student data will be used to create a composite score, and students with the same composite score will be given the same rank. In the case of "ties," (for students with identical composite scores including student ranking) seats will be offered by lottery.
9. Should I submit my report card?
-It is not necessary to send your report card to MHSHS at this time, as all rankings will be centrally managed by the Department of Education.
-For students currently attending a New York City public school, documentation is already on the central record.
-For students applying from a private or parochial school, or entering the system for the first time, please ask your current guidance counselor for support in submitting documentation.
10. Do I need to take an entrance examination?
No. We do not require students to take an entrance exam as part of our admissions process. Students must write an essay that is found on our school website.
11. Do I need to make an appointment for an interview?
No. Interviews are not a requirement or a factor in our admissions criteria.
12. Should I submit a teacher recommendation?
No. Teacher recommendations are not a factor in our admissions criteria.
For any clarifications, please contact the MHSHS Admissions Office through admissions@mhshs.org.
Admissions phone number: 212-501-1125