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Guides to every part of the process, written from the published rules.

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Who can apply, how groups work and what the application includes.

The application, deadline and offer dates, with a live countdown.

The essay and the video.

The Ephebic Oath, the open house and what the school expects.

Short answers to the questions families ask most.

What the 2026-27 Townsend Harris video and humanities essay ask, how they are weighted, and how families can approach them.

Every published date for Townsend Harris applicants: open house November 10, application and essay and video due December 4, offers March 3.

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