The New York school admissions process begins this week. Here are some changes for middle and high school applications.

NEW YORK – New York City high school admissions began this week, and there are some changes families need to be aware of as they navigate the application process.

Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks, who will do so retire at the end of the calendar yearannounced three changes for middle and high schools this year.

“I am proud to announce changes to decades-old procedures that will allow students to apply to middle schools across the city while continuing to give preference to district students, and to open up the high school application process so families can apply to as many Schools How to Apply.” “We want to use technology to support families’ application decisions during the high school admissions process,” Adams said in a statement last week.

The admission period for secondary schools opens on Tuesday, October 1st and for middle schools it opens on Wednesday, October 9th. The admissions period lasts several months and applications are due on Wednesday, December 4th.

Here’s a closer look at some of the changes.

High school students can apply for an unlimited selection

New York students applying to high school can now list an unlimited number of choices. Previously the upper limit was 12.

To complete the application, students must select at least 12 schools, but they can now add more as desired.

The city’s My Schools dashboard allows applicants to filter schools by programs and interests, size, proximity to home and subway lines. Programs include specialized high schools, charter schools, performing/visual arts schools, vocational and technical education schools, and more.

Also new this year is a tool that tells applicants their chances of getting a place at a specific school of their choice.

“For each program, students see an icon indicating whether they have a ‘high’, ‘medium’ or ‘low’ chance of receiving an offer based on the applicant’s admissions characteristics such as district or district, grades, priority group, etc “The school’s admissions method, such as whether admission is open or verified,” officials said in a news release.

Middle school students can apply citywide

Students applying to middle school also have expanded options this year. They can now apply to schools across the city, not just in their district.

“It is important that students maintain priority for their home zone and/or home district. If space permits, students living outside a zone and/or district can be admitted to a school, strengthening neighborhood schools where families previously lived.” on the border of several districts could not apply for Apply to schools that they live near, but are not technically the district in which they live,” the release states.

Applicants will find out about their school offers in the spring.

These changes come into effect as the Ministry of Education introduces a new school chancellor and has to hit a government mandate to reduce class sizes. The outgoing Chancellor before said CBS News New York One solution could be to limit enrollment at popular schools, such as technical colleges.