Platform Talk
$35–50 · group Zoom
A group Q&A session — the easy first step when you’re just starting to look around and want the lay of the land.
More about this stop →NYC public high school admissions, decoded
The system is complex. You don’t have to be.
700+ schools, one application, very little explanation. Get a clear, personal plan from a current NYC public school teacher — over Zoom, in plain English, for any borough.
Current NYC public school teacher IEP & 504 expertise Zoom · evenings + weekends
Not the best school. The right school.
The real problem
There are hundreds of choices. Your family only needs the right ones.
Not private-school consulting with a public-school side offering. Not tips from someone who graduated a decade ago. This is the only practice built exclusively around NYC public high schools, run by someone who works inside the system right now.
Services
Pick your ride.
Four ways to work together, from a single question to the whole journey. Every session starts from your intake form, so we skip the small talk and get to your kid.
Single Ride
$225–250 · one 60-min 1:1
Focused answers, fast: school-list feedback, SHSAT questions, program fit, deadline triage — whatever’s keeping you up.
More about this stop →Ride the Line
$599 · three 1:1 sessions
A plan and a guide across the season — usually list-building, application strategy, and a pre-deadline check-in.
More about this stop →All Stops
$1,200–1,500 · full season
From first research to final decision, with me beside your family the whole way. Limited spots each season.
More about this stop →How it works
From “help” to a plan, in four steps.
Pick your ride
The tier descriptions are written so you can choose without emailing anyone first.
Tell me about your kid
A short intake form — grade, borough, schools you’re curious about, your biggest worry. Three minutes.
Meet on Zoom
I read your intake before we meet, so the session is personalized from minute one.
Leave with a plan
A recap and clear next steps land in your inbox after every session.
The insider difference
The commute matters more than the ranking.
And that’s only one of the things a spreadsheet will never tell you.
I work at the exact level your child is applying to. I know how programs feel in practice, what supports actually look like after enrollment, and why a school that sounds perfect online can be completely wrong for a particular kid.
What’s different here
Advice that’s current. Literally.
- Public schools only
- No private-school upsell, no split attention. NYC public high school admissions is the entire practice — the tests, the screens, the lotteries, the fine print.
- Inside the system, today
- I teach in an NYC public school right now. The advice you get reflects how admissions actually works this year — not how it worked when someone else applied.
- Special education fluency
- IEPs, 504 plans, program fit — I work with these every day. If your family is navigating them, you won’t have to explain the basics to your own consultant.
- Every borough, your schedule
- Zoom-only means the Bronx gets the same access as Park Slope. Sessions run evenings and weekends, because that’s when parents are actually free.
- A person, not a pamphlet
- Warm, direct, and personalized from the first minute. You’ll talk to the same person every time — someone who reads your intake form before you say a word.
There is no single “best” school. There is the best school for your kid.
The departments
Useful enough to save. Good enough to follow.
The recurring series that decode the system in public — on the site and on Instagram — so you can trust how I think before you ever book.
School Spotlight
One school worth knowing.
What stands out, who might thrive there, and what families should look beyond.
Explore schools → Commute CheckCan your kid actually get there?
Realistic transit time, transfers, and how the trip changes the school day.
Ride along → Hidden GemsOptions beyond the same ten names.
Strong programs that rarely dominate parent-group conversations.
Find something new → Term of the DayAdmissions language, translated.
Screened. Ed Opt. Priority group. Match. Plain English, finally.
Decode the system → Borough by BoroughWhat school life feels like nearby.
A rotating focus on one borough’s schools, stories, and standouts.
See the city → Ask Next StopThe question everyone is whispering.
Direct answers to real parent concerns, without judgment or jargon.
Ask a question →
Ready for some relief?
Let’s make a plan that feels manageable.
Choose the level of support that fits, complete a short three-minute intake, and arrive at your session with the catch-up already done. Sessions book up fastest September through November.
Book a session →