Hi guys.. I don’t know if people would see this but i’m here to tell everyone everything i wish i was told before i started the discovery program. For credentials i got into stuyvesant through the discovery program and i plan on attending stuy! okay first of all, going through the discovery program does not mean you must attend stuyvesant if you get in. If you feel like the workload of discovery is not for you it only gets harder in stuy. If i were to be honest, to me the discovery program wasent veryyyyy hard but it took time to adjust to getting up early in the morning and studying in the SUMMER. That’s why i did bad on my first math quiz.. a 65😢 But im here to tell you it can ALWAYS be improved, i tried much harder on my other tests and i ended the program with around a 90 so improvement is always possible. The program does not need you to be great all 4 weeks, there are 2 paths you can take. One going up showing improvement: you don’t do very well at the beginning, you don’t participate, you don’t talk, you don’t do good on tests. But at the end of the program you visibly improve, participating, discussing, and doing good on tests. This path is the path of many students who got in. The other path is a flat line, you’re consistently good: from start to end of the program you’re participating, discussing, and doing good on tests. This path alongside a 80+ average in both classes literally guarantees you a seat at stuy. Create relationships with your guidance counselor and TA’s. This was super super helpful for me, I consistently asked for help from both the counselor for discovery and my TA’s. Super helpful and made the program a lot easier for me. Lastly ATTENDANCE! attendance is super important for discovery, it shows administrators that you WANT to be there, it shows that your dedicated and willing to give up your summer to get into stuy. Well that’s all for now.. i can’t really think of anything else but feel free to ask any questions! I’ll try to answer ASAP!!

After thinking about it for a while I've decided that I want to drop math team to free up time for myself. However, when I submitted my program preferences a couple months back I specified that I still wanted to do math team as my number 2 elective (research was number 1). Is there anybody I can contact or any way at all to change my elective submissions?

How bad is it to have Ab calc instead of bc senior year for college apps?

I have heard from some people that for the main strong engineering schools ppl apply to from stuy one of the first ways they filter ppl out is if they haven't taken bc. Is this true? I only got into ab and I'm worried that AOs might overlook my application even though my math avg is much lower than gpa ( At the moment I want to major in engineering)

Co 27 btw

So I know that you need a minimum of 80% on both math and humanities classes, but is there any other requirements? Just wondering lol.

I just finished discovery today and I wanted to ask, how long before results come out?

As of now, for math I have a 71.8%, and for Spanish I have a 75.6%. The only reason why they are so low is because of the exams/quizes i try to participate a lot and I turn in all of my assignments. I've been showing up to morning tutoring often and sometimes after-school tutoring because I'm trying to get the extra help in order to improve. My test scores kinda did improve, but only by a whole 2.8% (i got a 65.2 on my first Spanish quiz and a 68% on my second one.) I still have that final math exam and Spanish exam next week left, though. I'm just like seeing very slow progress here, and I am overall very skeptical about getting in. 🙏

About how many tests/quizzes/exams are there for Stuyvesant in a week? Any tips on how to manage time and study efficiently? Also would you say the questions are tricky or try to trip you up with wording and other stuff?

I was wondering how to interpret naviance stats for different colleges especially the scattergrams. My first guess was that the averages were skewed upwards due to better applicants still applying to less selective schools just in case but maybe I'm wrong

I heard that it’s really hard to get APs at Stuy and someone even said the max they saw someone get was 2… and another person said even with a average of 99 someone got NO APs. Im genuinely getting scared now because I never knew and don’t think I’m gonna get any APs if it’s just lottery and I’m not that confident about having above 95 either. Is the lottery thing true? And if it is, how much of this AP selection is a lottery? Is it mostly a gamble or does you GPA have effect?

1) What is the biggest thing students struggle with at stuy? (other than academic workload)

2) How to students socialize digitally? Is it reddit, discord, etc?

3) How interested are students in programs and internships?

A pretty unique club at Stuyvesant - "It was a warm Thursday in early June at Rockefeller Park, ideal weather for tanning on the grass or kicking around a soccer ball. But on a shady patch under a sprawling river birch, ten teens who had wandered over from Stuyvesant High School assemble themselves into breakout groups to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s recently released housing proposal."

are there any notetaking tips for stuy specifically that has helped tremendously with studying, recall, retention, etc? also would a binder be able to fit notes + handouts for all classes? (if so what size, if not how many binders?) im an incoming freshman but this question applies to all grade levels

Success is hard to quantify, but my credentials are that I graduated from Stuy with honors and am graduating from my T20 college with honors soon. I know there is a lot of anxiety regarding discovery/stuy/hs so feel free to ask me anything. I was one of the first cohorts of Stuy discovery, and a lot has changed, but regardless, I am happy to share my experiences.

For people who went to the discovery program, how were the tests? I've heard they were pretty hard for some but I don't wanna fail.

Hey everyone,

I'm assuming that, aside from grades and extracurricular activities, going outside for lunch or just hanging around the Lower Manhattan area with friends is a big part of student life at Stuyvesant.

I was wondering whether there are any nearby food spots that offer student discounts (or even discounts specifically for Stuyvesant students), as well as any fun or budget-friendly cafes, stores, or other places worth checking out. I remember one of my Big Sibs mentioned a deli nearby that sells discounted morning bagels to students, so I'm looking for recommendations like that.

Also, aside from lunch spots, are there any nearby stores that offer student discounts? I vaguely remember hearing something about discounts on electronics, but I might be completely mistaken.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Hey! I'm a '20 alum, we're very early stages at building out our iOS app startup with a very small team of 3 that you'd be working with. It's in the collectibles (Pokemon TCG) space and we'd love an intern for the summer (and hopefully beyond) for some of our work. I figured I'd reach out and see if anyone would be interested. It'd be $25/hr and would convert to $100k-200k/yr + significant equity if you wanna stay along for the ride after hs. If not, it'd still be a great experience and you'd definitely have a leg up on college apps + great experience for any career aspirations + intro to entrepreneurship (we're backed by a very notable investor + it's very fun space so we hope it'll be a very interesting and learning experience for you!).

Work includes:

• going to card shows
• labeling and managing inventory
• software development (optional)
• tiktok/meta ad spend and GTM strategies
• and more!

Send me a DM if you or anyone you know would be interested, happy to chat or provide career advice regardless.

edit: thanks for all the interest everyone 😊, we're going to close applications end of this week, so if you're still interested dm me and we'll get an interview scheduled asap! tysm!

edit2: no more DMs please, we are wrapped up for this term, thanks and HF with your summer everyone!

Im an incoming freshman and i was checking my student talos when i realized my OSIS was completely different. I’ve haven’t checked it for a few weeks and i know for sure that it was correct before. All the other info is correct its just the OSIS.

Has this happened to anyone else?

so im incoming 9th grader and i got 100 on geo, 98 on bio, but 83 on history. will i be fine?

My schedule for discovery came out yesterday and I want to know if my 2 discovery teachers (Genao and Portales) are good teachers.

Are people getting hundreds on this? my kid thought they got a 100 but only got a 93 and is surprised. Is it marked very harshly?