{"id":86,"date":"2021-02-28T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:11:12","slug":"applying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/admission\/applying\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Announcement (March 2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Bard High School Early College campuses of NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens) are looking for more current 8th grade students in the &#8220;SWD Applicant&#8221; or &#8220;DIA SWD Applicant&#8221; MySchools priority groups interested in sitting for our assessment.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note: students must be eligible to enter Fall 2026 as 9th graders.&nbsp;They should&nbsp;<strong>NOT<\/strong>&nbsp;have taken our assessment in the Fall of 2025.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As a reminder, our assessment is an in-person, written exam that includes the following:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>a math test (skills through the end of 7th grade)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>a humanities test (read and writing)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>a brief interview with a BHSEC staff member<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Once students sit for an assessment and add themselves to BHSEC MySchools waitlists, we will upload their scores and be able to consider offering them a waitlist seat.&nbsp;<strong>Each BHSEC campus must be listed as a separate school.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All interested applicants should fill out the following form (due April 10th, 2026 at 5 p.m. EST). If you are eligible for admission, we will contact you in mid-April to schedule an assessment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Spring SWD<\/em> <em>Assessment Interest Form: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/260645765024155\">https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/260645765024155<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you so much!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Contact Info:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sylvie Epstein &#8211; Director of Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>sepstein@bhsec.bard.edu, (212) 995-8479 x 2041<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*NEW* Bronx campus information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/bronx\/\">here<\/a> or you can call 929-458-2521.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*NEW* Brooklyn campus information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/brooklyn\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Bard High School Early College is a public, non-specialized, and screened assessment high school\/early college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighth and ninth grade applicants who are interested in our program must fill out the Department of Education&#8217;s High School Application on MySchools. Please ask your guidance counselor for additional information about the high school ranking website. Students who are applying from private or parochial schools are advised to speak with your school&#8217;s principal or headmaster for guidance. Students may rank up to 12 non-specialized programs\/schools on the Department of Education High School Application in addition to the specialized and audition high schools. Please note that students who apply to BHSEC Manhattan and any of the other New York City campuses must list the school as separate choices. Please review program\/school choices and carefully prioritize the list. We strongly recommend that you seek advice from your guidance counselor and review the NYC High School Directory before ranking programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/DSC06789.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"applicant-profile\">Applicant Profile <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When reviewing applicants who apply to 9th grade at BHSEC Manhattan, we generally look for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a completed <a href=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/admission\/assessment\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/admission\/assessment\/\">BHSEC assessment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a completed Department of Education\u2019s High School Application on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschools.nyc\/en\/\">MySchools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>current residence in one of the five boroughs of New York City (<strong>no<\/strong> borough or district priority seating)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7th grade GPA submitted to MySchools by middle school counselors *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">*<em>BHSEC Admissions does not see your grades. 7th grade GPAs are worth 10% of your Bard admissions score, but they are added on the back end by the DOE as final rankings are determined. You will receive a group number from our process. There is no grade cut-off for admission to BHSEC, but accepted students have typically had above or around an 85% cumulative average.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-apply\">How to Apply (Please check back for application information for 2025-2026)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you fit our admissions profile, rank BHSEC Manhattan on your Department of Education (DOE) High School Application on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschools.nyc\/en\/\">MySchools<\/a> listing Bard High School Early College as one of your 12 choices. Ranking order matters. Please rank Bard High School Early College in preference order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be required to complete a BHSEC <a href=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/admission\/assessment\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/admission\/assessment\/\">assessment<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember, if you are applying to more than one BHSEC campus, you need to list them as separate choices. The Program Code for the Manhattan campus is M51A. The Program Code for the Queens campus is Q74B. The Program Code for the Bronx campus is X46C.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/enrollment\/enroll-grade-by-grade\/high-school\">Click here for more information on the DOE high school admission process.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Attending an open house, tour, or speaking to a Bard High School Early College representative at a fair is not required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Announcement (March 2026) The Bard High School Early College campuses of NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens) are looking for more current 8th grade students in the &#8220;SWD Applicant&#8221; or &#8220;DIA SWD Applicant&#8221; MySchools priority groups interested in sitting for our assessment.&nbsp; Please note: students must be eligible to enter Fall 2026 as 9th graders.&nbsp;They [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":85,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions\/2368"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}