Starting today, you can request your PIN from CPS, so that you can begin the HS applications process beginning on 10/08/12 and ending on 12/14/12. According to the letter I got through my 8th grader, the HS programs which have admissions handled through the Office of Access and Enrollment are: Selective Enrollment high schools, Magnet high schools (but Senn and von Steuben have additional screening like auditions or essays), military academies, IB programs, military academies, and Career and Technical Education academies.

Charter HS and neighborhood programs have separate applications.

I saw on the CPS website that starting next year (applying in the 2013-2014 year for freshmen in 2014), CPS will have a centralized application process for ALL high schools, but not this year!