Welcome Information session for the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences

Presenters Michael Fanelli Principal Richard Heffers Vice Principal Lisa Ferrier & Katie Elko Guidance Counselors

Tonight’s Agenda  Admission’s process  Information for Testing Day  Interview procedures  Notifications

Testing Day Students should arrive no earlier than 8:30 and no later than 8:45 AM

Testing Day Only students with tickets will be admitted. Parents may NOT enter the building.

Testing Day Students NEED to bring several #2 pencils, a sharpener and a snack or money. Snacks will be available as part of a class fund raiser

Testing Day NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES Students may be REMOVED from testing room and their admission process will STOP there

Testing Day Parents should return at 12:30 to take their children home

Room Assignments for Testing Students will report to rooms based on the town(municipality) the student lives in

Room Assignments for Testing Cafeteria – Woodbridge Gym/Auditorium – Carteret; Edison

Room Assignments for Testing Room 116 South Amboy; South Brunswick; South Plainfield; South River; Spotswood;

Room Assignments for Testing Room 117 North Brunswick; Perth Amboy

Room Assignments for Testing Room 118 East Brunswick; Highland Park; Jamesburg; Metuchen; Milltown; Monroe

Room Assignments for Testing Room Piscataway Room 120 – Old Bridge Room 121 – Sayerville

After Testing Admissions test will be scored Rubric will be used to rank candidates based on: admissions test = 60 % 7 th grade academic grades = 20 % 8 th grade academic grades for 1 st marking period = 20%

Interviews Top 120 students will be offered interviews For those not offered an interview, the application process is over admission to the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences will NOT be offered

Interviews Interviews will be scheduled through January during the school day Prospective students and their parents will receive a letter stating the day and time of their interview. Only students being interviewed will be contacted.

Interviews The interviews will last no longer than 45 minutes PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND YOUR APPOINTMENT.

Interviews If you do not attend your scheduled time, you will be rescheduled AFTER all the interviews have been completed

Acceptance The top 72 candidates will be notified via mail by January 30 th, weather permitting, and offered seats based upon their final scores and rankings Final rankings based on interview 20% Pre interview data (grades, admissions) 80% Accepted students must confirm, in writing, their acceptance by March 1 st

Waitlist The remaining students who have been interviewed will be notified via mail and assigned a number and placed on a waitlist Should a seat open the next student on the waitlist will be offered that seat

Admission Ticket YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ADMISSION TICKET TO TEST If it is lost, you must contact the Academy of Allied Health & Biomedical Science IMMEDIATLEY If there is an EMERGENCY the morning of the test, please contact for information

Admission Ticket If there is an EMERGENCY the morning of the test, please contact for information

Inclement Weather In the event of inclement weather, please check our website, for information If weather forces testing to be canceled, the make-up date is Saturday, January 9 th

REMEMBER INTERVIEWS – top 120 will be contacted for January interviews DECISION - By February 1 st (weather permitting) – top 120 receive notification letters

REMEMBER ADMISSION TICKET – must have; pick up if you did not upon entering TIME – Saturday, Dec 12 th from 8:30 – 12:30

Thank You