This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Applying to high school in New York City is daunting: Eighth graders can choose from 700 programs in 400 schools across the five boroughs. Last year, of roughly 68,000 eighth graders who submitted applications, 58%…

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