New Student Checklist

For students who had not applied to Parsons before: After you submitted your application to ESL+, Jeremy Scott, the Exam Coordinator, will contact you to schedule your placement exam. This can take up to a week after your application has been processed, so please be patient. 

For students who had applied to Parsons and submitted DET/Duolingo scores: you will not need to take another placement exam. You will be notified of your English level placement in the decision letter issued by Center for English Language Studies.

For students  who had applied to Parsons and submitted other non-DET scores such as TOEFL and IELTS: After you submitted your application to ESL+, Jeremy Scott, the Exam Coordinator, will contact you to schedule your placement exam. This can take up to a week after your application has been processed, so please be patient. 

Since you have already taken a placement exam as part of your Mannes application, you do not need to take another placement exam after applying to ESL+ Music. You will be notified of your English level placement in the decision letter issued by the Center for English Language Studies. If you are tested into level 3, you will need 2 semesters of ESL+ Music. If you are tested into level 4, you will need 1 semester of ESL+ Music. 

After you submitted your application to ESL+, Jeremy Scott, the Exam Coordinator, will contact you to schedule your placement exam. This can take up to a week after your application has been processed, so please be patient. 

For students who applied to Parsons and were referred to the ESL+ Design in their Parsons decision letters:  You received your N# (N00xxxxx)  in your letter from Parsons.  Follow the instructions below to find your NetID.

For students who did not apply to Parsons before: You will receive an email with your N# from Information Technology (IT) Central within 1-2 days after submitting the enrollment confirmation.   

Follow the instructions below to find your NetID.

To find your NetID, follow the following steps:

1. Go to account.newschool.edu

2. Click “Look Up Your NetID”

3. Find your NetID with your N# and Last Name

4. Click “Reset Your Password” and follow the instructions to create your password

5. You may log into my.newschool.edu with your netID and password to access New School resources

IMPORTANT: You may have to wait up to 24 hours for the system process your registration and assign you a NetID. If you still cannot locate your NetID and access my.newschool.edu after a day, please contact elsc@newschool.edu.

It is important that you set up your NetID and be familiar with your MyNewSchool, Canvas, and Email accounts prior to the Welcome Workshop. 

You received your N# (N00xxxxx)  in your decision  letter from Mannes.  Follow the instructions below to find your NetID.

To find your NetID, follow the following steps:

1. Go to account.newschool.edu

2. Click “Look Up Your NetID”

3. Find your NetID with your N-Number and Last Name

4. Click “Reset Your Password” and follow the instructions to create your password

5. You may log into my.newschool.edu with your netID and password to access New School resources

It is important that you set up your NetID and be familiar with your MyNewSchool, Canvas, and Email accounts prior to the Welcome Workshop. 

You will receive an email with your N# (N00xxxx) from Information Technology (IT) Central within 1-2 days after submitting the enrollment confirmation.   

To find your NetID, follow the following steps:

1. Go to account.newschool.edu

2. Click “Look Up Your NetID”

3. Find your NetID with your N-Number and Last Name

4. Click “Reset Your Password” and follow the instructions to create your password

5. You may log into my.newschool.edu with your netID and password to access New School resources

IMPORTANT: You may have to wait up to 24 hours for the system process your registration and assign you a NetID. If you still cannot locate your NetID and access my.newschool.edu after a day, please contact elsc@newschool.edu .

It is important that you set up your NetID and be familiar with your MyNewSchool, Canvas, and Email accounts prior to the Welcome Workshop. 

For students who had applied to Parsons and been referred to the Center for English Language Studies in their Parsons decision letters: You can start applying for I-20 as soon as you have been issued an acceptance letter for ESL+ Design from the Center for English Language Studies. You should visit the online portal iGlobal to start the application immediately. 

For students who had not applied to Parsons before: You must first complete the enrollment confirmation form (Step 1) before you can start your I-20 application. You will have access to the online portal iGlobal three business days after submitting your enrollment confirmation. 

For ALL ESL+ Design students: Please be sure to read the iGlobal I-20 Application Guide before starting your application. Applying for a student visa can take several weeks, and some U.S. consulates require security checks that take many weeks. Once you are issued the I-20 or DS-2019 from ISSS you can apply for a student visa at your local U.S Embassy.  If you have any questions, please consult the ISSS website or contact International Student and Scholar Services at iss@newschool.edu  or 212-229-5592.  You can also consider attending the International Students Services office's ongoing live-advising sessions online; sign up here. 

You can start applying for I-20 as soon as you have been issued an acceptance letter for ESL+ Music from the Center for English Language Studies. You should visit the online portal iGlobal to start the application immediately. Please be sure to read the iGlobal I-20 Application Guide before starting your application. Applying for a student visa can take several weeks, and some U.S. consulates require security checks that take many weeks. Once you are issued the I-20 or DS-2019 from ISSS you can apply for a student visa at your local U.S Embassy.  If you have any questions, please consult the ISSS website or contact International Student and Scholar Services at iss@newschool.edu  or 212-229-5592.  

You must first complete the enrollment confirmation form (Step 1) before you can start your I-20 application. You will have access to the online portal iGlobal three business days after your submission. Please be sure to read the iGlobal I-20 Application Guide before starting your application. Applying for a student visa can take several weeks, and some U.S. consulates require security checks that take many weeks. Once you are issued the I-20 or DS-2019 from ISSS you can apply for a student visa at your local U.S Embassy.  If you have any questions, please consult the ISSS website or contact International Student and Scholar Services at iss@newschool.edu  or 212-229-5592.  You can also consider attending the International Students Services office's ongoing live-advising sessions online; sign up here.