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Welcome Today’s Program Overview of the Woodbridge Academy Application Process Questions

What is an Academy? Small learning community Focused on a narrow topic Challenging academic experience

Small Learning Community Currently 270 students Average class size of 24 Ability to know students

Focused on a narrow topic Allied Health Biomedical Science

Challenging Academic Experience All Honors curriculum Opportunity for 4 Advanced Placement Courses AP United States History – all Juniors AP Literature & Composition – all Seniors AP Calculus & AP Spanish - eligible Senior students

Challenging Academic Experience Taking Rutgers School of Health Professions Classes in high school Classes are aligned with and follow Rutgers University curriculum Students can earn up to 20 credits Students must maintain grades and scores in certain classes and on end of year tests

Project Lead the Way National Curriculum Hands – on Group work Real life experiences

College Credit Dual Credit Courses with Rutgers School of Health Professions & courses for PLTW Students can earn up to 24 credits Students must maintain grades in certain classes and scores on end of year tests Attendance expectations With Rutgers there are fees for examinations and transcripts With PLTW, a registration fee

Traditional High School Comparison Academy Experience Traditional High School Small population Focused High Academic Expectations Limited extra-curricular opportunities Students share similar academic interests Larger population Comprehensive Varied academic Levels Wide variety of extra-curricular Diverse set of student academic interests

Busing All students are bused to the Academy* Parts of Perth Amboy do not receive bus service Busing is responsibility of local district There are NO late buses

Day Homeroom starts at 8:45 AM Day ends 3:30 PM Block scheduling – 4 periods every day All periods are 90 minutes Periods Alternate each day Lunch is 30 minutes in addition to day

Application Process Available on Web site – www.mcvts.net Due to Academy on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Mandatory Information Session for applicants and parents on Wednesday, December 7 & Thursday, December 8 You will be notified of the session you are scheduled for

Application Process Mandatory Application Test on Saturday, December 10 from 8:30 AM to noon. MANDATORY (Snow date – January 7th) Student interviews will be scheduled throughout the month of January Students not scheduled for interview will receive a letter of thanks for applying Successful candidates will be notified the first week of February ALL OF THIS IS DEPENDENT UPON WEATHER

Decision Process Applicant’s Application Test from December, 2016 Applicant’s grades in middle school Interview

College Acceptances Seton Hall University of Virginia University of Chicago University of Rochester George Washington College of New Jersey University of Kansas UCLA York College Brown Dartmouth Villanova Cornell University of North Carolina University of Virginia Georgetown Kent State Saint Peters York College Bloomsburg St. Johns UMass Drew University Ursinus Wake Forest NYU

Colleges Attending Drexel University La Salle University Montclair State College New Jersey Institute of Technology Penn State University Rutgers University Slippery Rock University University of Connecticut Widener University American University Boston University Cooper Union Lehigh University Seton Hall Temple University University of Delaware University of Pittsburgh University of the Sciences

Class of 2015 Colleges Attending Drexel University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology Northeastern University Penn State University Rutgers University Seton Hall Temple University Virginia Commonwealth University Widener University

Class of 2016 Colleges Attending New York University Boston University University of Michigan University of Miami Drexel University Marywood University Johns Hopkins University University of Pittsburgh Uticia College New Jersey Institute of Technology Seton Hall University Temple University Boston College Rutgers University Ramapo College Fordham University University of Maryland Stony Brook

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