ACTION WORDS

In researching resume and essay writing for college, I stumbled across this great little blog post about some of the most important words you can use when talking about YOURSELF and how amazing you are (your essay and resume are all about bragging and giving colleges a reason to accept you over the next person applying). This post was written by Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz, who posts often for HuffPost College and runs the amazing website www.admissionpossible.com.

Read the full post here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/150-great-words-and-phras_b_2746301.html

A: Academic, adventurous, an advocate, analytical, animal-lover, animated, articulate, artistic, assertive, astute, athletic, autonomous
B: Balanced, brilliant, business-oriented
C: Can-do attitude, capable, caring, cerebral, good with children, class clown, community service oriented, compassionate, competent, concerned about others, confident, conscientious, considerate, courageous, creative, curious
D: Daring, dependable, detail-oriented, diligent, disciplined, down-to-earth, driven
E: Empathetic, enthusiastic, an entrepreneur, ethical, an explorer
F: Fearless, a finisher, fitness-oriented, flexible, focused, a foodie, friendly, doesn't suffer fools, fun, funny
G: Generous, gentle, genuine, never gives up, goal-oriented, goes beyond what is expected, good natured, good with the elderly, gracious, grounded
H: Happy, hard-working, health-oriented, honest, humble, GREAT sense of humor
I: Imaginative, fiercely independent, inspirational, an intellectual, intelligent, interpersonal, involved
J: Jovial, joyful
K: Kind, has real know-how, knowledge-seeking
L: Good with languages, a leader, a fast learner, logical, loyal
M: Mature, mechanically oriented, methodical, modest, motivated, multi-lingual, musical
N: Natural, nonconformist
O: An "old-soul," optimistic, organized, original, outdoorsy, outgoing, his or her own person
P: Passionate, patient, persistent, poised, polite, popular, positive, has stage presence, a problem solver
Q: Quick, quirky
R: A reader, reliable, a researcher, resilient, resourceful, respected, respectful, responsible, a risk-taker
S: Scholarly, scientific, a self-starter, science-oriented, sensitive to others, sincere, sparkling, spiritual, a sponge for ideas, a sports nut, stands out from the crowd, social, strong-willed, studious, supportive
T: Take-charge person, talented, a natural teacher, a team player, techy, tenacious, deep thinker, thirsty for knowledge, loves to travel, trustworthy
U: Unafraid, unique, unpretentious, upfront
V: Vivacious
W: Willing to step up, worldly, beautiful writer
X: A xenophile (love of foreigners)
Z: Zealous

Her suggestion is to print out the list and circle any words that describe you!

-Ms. Miller

NJIT

NJIT Open House Events for high school students and their parents

Sunday, October 20 & Sunday, December 8
11:00am - 4:00 pm (check-in begins at 10:00am)

• Tour our 48-acre landscaped campus
• Discover the wide range of undergraduate degree programs and minors
• Meet with students, faculty members and staff
• Join us for workshops and departmental demonstrations
• Visit residence halls, classrooms, and athletic facilities

For more info or to reply, visit: www.njit.edu/openhouse

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NJIT INSTANT DECISIONS DAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

• October 14
• November 7
• November 8
• January 11

To register and for more info go to www.njit.edu/admissions/instantdecisiondays.php

On-Site Admissions Guidelines:

• A copy of the submitted online applications
• completed at least 2 days prior
• $70 application fee (if fee was not paid online), College Board of NACAC fee waiver
• High school transcript including first marking period grades or a list of senior courses
• A copy of SAT I and/or ACT scores
• Official scores must be sent to NJIT directly from College Board
• There must be at least seven students participating
• Students should meet our minimum admissions criteria - 1050 or higher on the SAT (CR + M) for STEM majors, 1000 for all other majors, top 40% or B average
• A minimum of 10 minutes, maximum of 15 minutes, per interview
• Students will be notified of an admission decision at the end of the session
• A list of admission decisions will be given to the guidance department at the end of the on-site

To participate, please contact Debbie Gabbidon at 973-596-3308 or gabbidon@njit.edu to confirm the date and time of the on-site. 

-Ms. Miller

SAT and ACT information

SAT TEST DATES 2013-14

TEST DATE	DEADLINE	LATE REGISTRATION
October 5	September 6	September 20
November 2	October 3	October 18
December 7	November 8	November 22
January 25	December 27	January 10
March 8	February 7	February 21
May 3	April 4	April 18
June 7	May 9	May 23

 

ACT TEST DATES 2013-14

TEST DATE	DEADLINE	LATE REGISTRATION
September 21	August 23	September 6
October 26	September 27	October 11
December 14	November 8	November 22
February 8*	January 10	January 24
April 12	March 7	March 21
June 14	May 9	May 23

*No test centers in NY on Feb 8

FEES for the SAT

Online registration	$51
Register by phone	$15	Available only if you've registered previously
Change fee	$27.50	Test type, center or date change
Late registration fee	$27.50	For registering after the regular deadline but before the late registration deadline (no fee waiver available)
Waitlist fee	$45	Charged only if you are admitted to the test center on test day.

 

FEES for the ACT

Online registration – ACT (no writing)	$36.50
ACT (plus writing)	$52.50	The $16.00 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request, if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before testing begins.
Register by phone	$14
Late Registration	$23
Test Date Change	$22	For different date only if absent or unable to test on the original test date or if your registration is cancelled for failure to meet ACT's test security requirements.

 

Junior year timeline

Big year coming up, juniors! Take a couple minutes to look over this timeline of things you should be doing throughout this school year.

Junior year is the biggest and most important year of your high school career. When you begin applying to colleges in your senior year, junior year will be the most recent grades they can review, so make this year count!! 

FALL

·         -Take the PSAT in October

·         -Begin researching colleges

·         -Take a campus tour at any college nearby – CSI, St. John’s, Wagner, for example – just to get an idea of what different campuses are like and what type you may be interested in

·         -Make a list and begin narrowing down your ideas for majors and careers you would like to go into

·         -Sign up for scholarship websites – fastweb.com, scholarships.com – and check your email often for updates

·         -If you plan to continue your education in your Career & Technical area that you’re studying at McKee, keep track of your best work and begin to put together a portfolio

WINTER

·         -Review your PSAT score with My College QuickStart on collegeboard.com – find out your strengths and weaknesses based on your specific score in order to get a great SAT score in May

·         -Get involved in extracurricular activities and community service. This will not only look good on your resume for college, but it will give you the opportunity to explore areas you may not have known you were interested in!

·         -Prepare for the SAT

·         -Make a list of colleges you may be interested. Make it a big list (at least 10-15 schools) of different types of schools

SPRING

·         -Register for the May or June SAT and the ACT

·         -Meet with your Counselor to plan your senior year courses that will give you a better chance of getting into a college for your preferred major

·         -Begin to narrow down your list of colleges by going on campus visits and speaking to college representatives at your school

·         -Talk to your coach and Counselor about NCAA requirements if you want to play Division I or II sports in college.

·         -Complete your resume – include high-levels classes you’ve taken, any awards/recognitions you’ve received, activities, volunteer and work experience

SUMMER

·         -Register for the October or November SAT and ACT.

·         -Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center if you want to play in college

·         -Visit colleges on your list

ACT and SAT

Do you know that the SAT is not the only standardized test offered for college admissions? The ACT is also accepted at almost all colleges across the country!

Some ACT facts:

-The ACT is an achievement test, measuring what a student has learned in school. The SAT is more of an aptitude test, testing reasoning and verbal abilities.

-The ACT has up to 5 components: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and an optional Writing Test.

-The SAT has only 3 components: Critical Reasoning, Mathematics, and a required Writing Test.

-The College Board introduced a new version of the SAT in 2005, with a mandatory writing test. ACT continues to offer its well-established test, plus an optional writing test. You take the ACT Writing Test only if required by the college(s) you're applying to.

-The SAT has a correction for guessing. That is, they take off for wrong answers. The ACT is scored based on the number of correct answers with no penalty for guessing.

-The ACT has an Interest Inventory that allows students to evaluate their interests in various career options.

Explore the website www.actstudent.org for some more information on the ACT. I strongly suggest taking it in addition to the SAT! Fee waivers are available!

-Ms. Miller