Build your NYC high school list with honest chances

Take your academic group from your MySchools account, pick your borough and interests. See your admission chance for every one of 900+ programs, model a good or bad lottery number, and check your whole list before you submit it in MySchools.

How it works

1. 1Profile: academic group and DIA from MySchools, borough, interests, lottery number, practice SHSAT.
2. 2Your chances: every program gets a percentage with an honest range, plus what happens with a lucky or unlucky lottery number.
3. 3Your list: the probability of landing in your top 3, dead positions, and missing safety schools — before you submit.

Where the numbers come from

Chances are computed from the DOE's own published data (seats, applicants, admissions methods, priorities) and calibrated against the citywide outcome statistics the DOE publishes each year. The model is backtested on a held-out admissions year. It does not predict auditions or essays — and says so plainly instead of guessing; it shows how each school scores its assessment, and for the eight SHSAT schools compares a practice score against last cycle's cutoffs.

Data and privacy

Programs, seats, and priorities come from the DOE directory for Fall 2025 entry (943 programs). School composition is the DOE's 2021-22 snapshot — the city has not published a newer one. SHSAT cutoffs are unofficial estimates from public sources, updated Sep 6, 2026. Admissions requirements and selection criteria come from school pages on MySchools, captured Sep 6, 2026.

Your child's profile is stored only in your browser and never sent anywhere; we do not ask about income. Primary data source: NYC DOE data catalog (InfoHub)

MySchools and SHSAT calendar — 2026–27 admissions

October 6, 2026

MySchools application opens; SHSAT registration and the LaGuardia application open the same day.

October 30, 2026

SHSAT registration closes.

December 4, 2026

MySchools and LaGuardia application deadline — you can reorder your list freely until this day.

March 3, 2027

Offers released in MySchools (after 3pm); waitlists open afterwards.

Dates are official but the DOE can change them — check schools.nyc.gov

Why our numbers differ from MySchools

MySchools shows chances as three steps — High, Medium, Low — without explaining how they are computed. Other tools deliberately lowball estimates "to avoid false hope." We show a percentage with an honest range and say where it comes from: the model is calibrated against citywide outcome statistics and validated on a held-out admissions year. Tools disagreeing is normal — the methods differ. Our principle is neither to reassure nor to scare, but to show a calculation you can verify.