Upper Grade Admissions
HOW TO APPLY TO NEST+m UPPER GRADES
Thank you for your interest in the Upper Grades at NEST+m!
As a K-12 school designed to meet the needs of students with advanced academic needs, we are committed to providing all of our students with equity-driven, accelerated instruction. We apply the principles of equity-driven accelerated learning to our Upper Grades admissions process.
Upper Grades Admissions Priorities
- Diversity in Admissions: Priority to new applicants who are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (FRL) for 66% of seats.
- Continuing NEST+m Students: Continuing students at NEST+m have first priority for admission to our Upper Grades program. NEST+m 8th graders that rank NEST+m on their high school application are guaranteed an offer to our Upper Grades program, so long as they do not match to a more preferred school on their application.
- Geographic Priority: There is no geographic priority for NEST+m. NEST+m is a citywide school; our students hail from all 5 boroughs.
Upper Grades Admissions Requirements are listed below.
Students who who would like to be considered for admissions to NEST+m must:
- RANK NEST+m on their MySchools application before December 4, 2024
- COMPLETE the NEST+m Essay - Essay prompt will be posted on Oct 1st 2024
- SUBMIT their work using the submission form - Form will open on Oct 1st 2024
FALL 2025 ADMISSIONS
Please see our Tours webpage for more information!NEST+m Upper Grades is a screened high school. NEST+m is NOT a specialized high school. All current 8th and first-time 9th grade students who live in New York City can apply to high school and test and/or audition to apply to the Specialized High Schools. NEST+m is part of the Regular High School Admissions application in your MySchools account. Talk to your child’s current school counselor. They will be your main point of contact through the admissions process. New to NYC Public Schools? Contact a Family Welcome Center. Family Welcome Center staff will respond to your request as soon as possible. Visit the new students webpage. |
APPLICATION DETAILS
NEST+m Upper Grades Rubric
- 50% DOE Screened Admissions Group (Learn more about screened high school admissions.)
- 50% Score on the NEST+m Essay
Seat Availability
- 9th Grade Total Seats: 150 (General Education: 116/Students with Disabilities: 34)
- 10th Grade: 0-5 seats; contact the Family Welcome Center to express interest in Fall 2025 10th Grade seat.
Anticipated Seats for New to NEST+m students
- General Education: 47-70
- Students with Disabilities: 22-25
Diversity in Admissions Program
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Yes- Priority to students eligible for free or reduced lunch for 66% of offers.
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DIA applies only to offers for non-continuing students (NEST+m 8th graders are not a part of this calculation)
Total Anticipated Offers 2024-2025
Because students can receive multiple offers (Regular HS Application, SHSAT, and LaGuardia) Offers to our UG Program exceed available seats. We anticipate:
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General Education: 224 offers
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Students with Disabilities: 34 offers
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Total New to NEST+m Offers: 153
Waitlist Offers
- Waitlist offers vary from year to year.
Tour Dates (General Public)
- Visit our Tours webpage for dates and times.
Application Dates & Links
- Application Opens: October 1, 2024
- Application Closed: December 4, 2024
- Essay Deadline: Sunday December 8th, 2024 11:59pm
DOE Application Portal: MySchools
Essay Submission Method: Google Form
IMPORTANT:
There is no sibling priority for students applying to high school.
NEST+m is NOT AFFILIATED with the NEST Autism Spectrum Disorders Program at NYU. Please visit the NEST ASD webpage for more information.
HELPFUL LINKS
- Visit the NYC Department of Education website’s High School Enrollment page for more information.
- Watch this helpful video to learn how students get offers to screened schools and specialized high schools.
- Set up your MySchools account using the invitation code provided by your school’s Guidance Counselor or at the Family Welcome Center.
- Explore school options online in the MySchools high school directory
- See our NEST+m College acceptance and matriculation information.
❓Ask your Upper Grades questions HERE and see answers HERE!❓
(Please don't include any identifying information as the questions and answers are open for all to see!)
SUBMITTING THE NEST+m ESSAY
The Essay will be submitted on a Google form. You cannot save in a Google form as you type, so we recommend typing your answers in a separate document and then copying and pasting your responses into the google form.
If you have read all the directions carefully, reviewed the provided resources, and planned your responses, you are ready to complete the NEST+m Essay. See the Rubric for the NEST+m Essay.
- All online assessment activities must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on Sunday December 8th, 2024
- Applicants may only submit the Google form one time
- Submissions that are found to be plagiarized will receive a score of zero
- Incomplete submissions will receive a low score
- You will receive a copy of your responses when you successfully submit your online admissions activity.
ADMISSIONS RESULTS
You will receive your child’s Upper Grades offer from the Department of Education in your MySchools account sometime in the Spring. You will be able to log into your MySchools account to see the results, and you will receive a letter by mail. Visit the Department of Education’s High School Admissions webpage to learn more.
We will post Orientation information for admitted students on the Orientation webpage.
TRANSPORTATION
Visit the Transportation webpage for more information. All students who do not ride the public yellow bus will be issued a student Metrocard.
