Underclass Dates to Remember

McKee High School College & Career Office has teamed up with Princeton Review to help students in every grade with college planning and preparation. Check out some of the dates coming up on next year's calendar.

Oct 1 – Senior Night! – College Admissions workshop-

Applying to college is more sophisticated than ever before. Our 2-hour seminar provides reliable, easy-to-understand explanations and step-by-step instructions. You will understand what you need to do and when you need to do it to take complete control of your college application process.

Topics covered include:

• Positioning yourself for admission
• Navigating the application process
• Understanding your academic credentials
• How selectivity influences admission decisions
• How admissions officers evaluate applicants
• The impact and importance of what you do outside the classroom
• A strategic approach to choosing standardized tests (PSAT, SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests)
• Owning the interview
• Choosing a topic and writing a standout essay
• How to strengthen your application
• Getting organized and keeping on top of deadlines

(This workshop is usually $99 per family! FREE FOR MCKEE FAMILIES!)

Oct 7 & 9, Sophomores & Juniors:

PSAT Scores…Now What?

These free workshops are designed to help students make sense of PSAT scores and jump-start the college admissions process. Topics covered include: how the PSAT correlates to the SAT and ACT, the next steps in the college admissions process and the ideal SAT and/or ACT testing timeline.

Oct 14 – College Application Essay Writing workshop

 Most colleges require students to submit an essay or personal statement as part of the application process. It may sound like a chore, but it's actually a unique opportunity to be an individual and distinguish yourself from other applicants with comparable scores and grades.

After completing our College Essay Writing Workshop, you'll walk away with two (that's right, two!) complete college essays—your Common Application essay and a second supplemental essay.

The Princeton Review College Essay Writing Workshop instructors have been carefully selected from our pool of SAT and ACT instructors because they've shown the unique skills needed to guide (not lecture) students through the creative writing process. Certified through our Admissions Trainings, your instructor knows what colleges want to see and will work to cultivate a writing community where you'll feel free to explore and develop essay topics that are focused and meaningful to you.

No boring lectures here. This is a highly interactive and participatory course, so come prepared to read, share your thoughts and play nicely with others.

Jan 6 – “SAT and ACT: What’s the Difference?” 

The two tests are accepted at all colleges and the main thing that colleges want to see is which of your scores is the highest, without preference for which test you took! So how do you know which test you will get that higher score on? This presentation will go through the two different types of tests and exploring students' strengths and weaknesses and which tests will be better for which students. 

Feb 24 – “Making High School Work For You”

Freshman workshop teaching the importance that each year of high school plays in the college admissions process. A college-bound culture in high school begins in freshman year!

March 19 – Junior Night! – College Admissions workshop

Manhattan College Summer Program

Manhattan College is hosting a 2014 Summer Program for Minority and Women High School Students in Science, Engineering, and SAT Prepartion at no cost to the students. This program is co-sponsored by the Metropolian Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as coporate sponsors. For approximately the past sixteen years, it has also been co-sponsored by the ACE Mentoring program. The Summer Program will be held:

DATES:
July 7-10
July 14-17
July 21-22
Time: 8:30am - 3pm

6-Day Program:
June 26-28
June 30-July 2
Time: 8am - 3pm

PLACE:
Leo Engineering Building - Rm 236
Manhattan College
240th Street and Corlear Avenue
(Take the 1 train to 238th St.)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Dr. Walter Saukin, Professor Civil Engineering

TOPICS:
Applying to College/Financial Aid, Presentations/labs in Chemical-Civil-Electrical-Computer-Environmental-Mechanical Engineering, and Physics, Related Medical/Law/Education Career Opportunities, Robotics, Green Buildings, Geotech, Computer Aided Design, Group Projects, SAT Preparation

INFORMATION:
718.862.7171 ask for Dr. Saukin between 9:30am and 4pm, M-F

Students will receive certificates of participation and can note this summer activity when applying to college. Leisure activities are also being planned for the students.

Please see me for applications!

-Ms. Miller Pecora

This summer the College Now program at the College of Staten Island will offer a full day program for students going into the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Students will have the opportunity to take a college credit course in the morning and then attend specialized workshops in the afternoon that will serve to enrich and connect their course to real world situations. This is a full-day program. Attendance in both the morning and afternoon sessions is required to earn the college credits. Lunch will be provided by the college. Students who fulfill the prerequisite for a course will be provided a scholarship that pays for tuition, fees and the textbook. The program will meet Monday thru Thursday, from July 8^th – July 30^th
Registration will take place May 13^th – 16^th from 9:00AM – 12:30PM & 1:30PM – 4:30PM in building 1A room 208.  Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Students will only be able to register after May 16^th if seats are available. Students are required to bring the following information when they register:

• A copy of the student's social security card (If you do not have one, the college will assign a temporary ID#);
• A copy of a current transcript;
• SAT/PSAT scores (if needed to document the student has fulfilled course prerequisites);
• A completed College Now Registration form;
• A completed College Now Parent/Guardian Consent form;
• The Immunization Certification Form (*Please note only part #1 must be completed for College Now);

Please note that students are not required to register in person. Parents can register for their children provided they bring the required documentation.

*All classes will begin on Monday July 8, 2013

The Full day program schedule: Morning (see times below) / Lunch 12:20 - 1:00 / Workshop 1:00 - 3:00

Below is a list of all classes offered. You can see me for more info on each class.

POL 100 - American Government and Politics - 3 credits

• Time: 9:50am - 12:20pm
• Workshop: American Government

SOC 100 - Sociology - credits

•  Time: 9:50am - 12:20pm
• Workshop: Social Issues

PSY 100 - Psychology - 3 credits

•  Time : 9:50am - 12:20pm
• Workshop : Forensics

(The above classes require a 75+ ELA Regents or 480 SAT/500 PSAT Critical Reading)


MTH 130 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics - 3 credits

•  Time: 9:00am - 12:20pm
• Workshop : Technology-Assisted Problem Solving 
• Prerequisite: 75+ Trig Regents. Students who will be taking the Trig Regents in June may register if they scored 80+ Geometry Regents and contingent on scores 75+ Trig Regents

 MTH 113 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Computer Applications - 4 credits

• Time : 9:00am - 12:20pm
•  Workshop : Ooops! I Didn't Think of That! 
• Prerequisite: 80+ Geometry Regents and over 80% HS average. Students who will be taking the Geometry Regents in June may register if they scored 85+ Algebra Regents and contingent on 80+ Geometry Regents

ASTRONOMY 102 - Theories of the Universe - 3 credits

• Astronomy 103 - 1 credit (lab) 
• Prerequisite: 80+ Algebra Regents and 80% HS average

-Ms. Miller