Chalkbeat reports that New York City has extended the high school admissions cycle deadline due to a technical issue.
Originally, Wednesday, December 4, was the deadline for high school applications in New York City public schools. According to Chalkbeat, education officials found a bug in a new program that tells pupils about their prospects of getting admitted, therefore they extended that deadline to Monday, December 9.
The city announced additional modifications to high school applications earlier this year, including giving students access to a new component in MySchools that improves their understanding of their chances of receiving an offer to a program.
Based on the applicant’s admissions characteristics, such as district or borough, grades, priority group, and the school’s admissions method, such as whether the admission is open or screened, students are shown an icon for each program that indicates whether they have a high, medium, or low chance of receiving an offer.
According to the media site, the new tool displayed inaccurate odds for families considering two Manhattan high schools, NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies and Millennium, based on inaccurate data regarding the amount of available seats.
Approximately 1,600 families who applied to one of the two impacted schools or chose one as a favorite in the MySchools portal received an email from the city informing them of the error, which was fixed Tuesday night. According to Chalkbeat, those 1,600 families will also have an even longer deadline extension—until January 10.
Jenna Lyle, a spokesman for the Education Department, told Chalkbeat in a statement that families are finding the tool useful and that the error was an early rollout issue.
In order to provide possibilities for students who might not have otherwise applied to a program, the new tool was included into the admissions process.
Some programs include other requirements, like an audition or an exam, that affect how offers are made, so it’s impossible to predict a student’s odds of getting one. Families will see a different icon and a description of why their chances are not displayed for that program in certain situations.
According to DOE, the new tool should not be viewed as a predetermined outcome, but rather as a resource and help for families as they navigate the admissions process.
Read our guide on things to consider before applying if you haven’t sent in your high school application yet.
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