Decision Day Playbook

Offer day can feel like a lot. Here's exactly what to do, step by step.

What did you get?

How the spring waitlist works

It opens after the accept/decline deadline.
CPS sends waitlist offers on Tuesdays and Fridays by text and/or email.
Tuesday offers expire Thursday at 11:59 PM. Friday offers expire Monday at 11:59 PM.
Expired offers can't be offered again.
Accepting a waitlist offer gives up the seat you accepted before.
Choice waitlists stay open until the beginning of the next January.
If you leave a waitlist and rejoin, you go to the end of the line.

Rules from cps.edu/gocps as of November 2026. Check your GoCPS account and CPS for official details. Questions: Office of Access & Enrollment, 773-553-2060, gocps@cps.edu. Not affiliated with CPS.