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I am writing to inform you about Columbia University's Science Honors Program (SHP) and its application process for the 2019-2020 academic year. This program, now in its sixty-first year, offers enrichment courses in science and mathematics on Saturday mornings throughout the 

school year to 700 students who have been selected from approximately 750 high schools in the metropolitan New York area. Next year's SHP will have openings for 400 new students. Applicants must now be in the 11th, 10th, or 9th grade and should have a strong interest and exceptional 

ability in science and mathematics. I would very much appreciate your informing appropriate students about the program. The attached announcement can be posted, and copies can be distributed to all science and mathematics teachers in your school.

The program uses an online application process which students can access 

on the Columbia University SHP web page:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/apply.html

Each applicant will be asked to do the following:

(1) Submit an online application.

(2) Request that the high school mail an official transcript directly to the SHP.

(3) Request that a teacher, guidance counselor, or principal submit an online recommendation letter.

(4) Take a three-hour entrance examination at Columbia on April 6 or April 27, 2019.

The deadline for the SHP receipt of student online applications is February 28, 2019.

Mailed official transcripts and online letters of recommendation must be 

received by the SHP no later than March 15, 2019. Admission decisions 

will be announced by June 19, 2019.

The CURIE and CATALYST Academies are one-week summer residential programs for high school students who excel in math and science, enjoy solving problems, and want to learn more about careers in engineering. The target population for the CURIE Academy is rising junior and senior women students of all backgrounds; while the target population for the CATALYST Academy are rising junior and senior male and female students from backgrounds (African American, Native American/Alaska Native, Latino/a and Pacific Islander) severely underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines.

 

During these summer academies, Cornell University's world-renowned faculty and graduate students lead classes, lab sessions, and a research project designed for Academy participants. During the week, students work in teams conducting research and learning to solve problems that mirror real-life situations. In addition, social events, panel discussions, and other out-of-classroom activities provide participants with opportunities to network informally with each other and Cornell faculty, staff, and students.

 

Primary goals of our academies include:

• Expose students to the exciting opportunities that exist for them in engineering;
• Help students understand that women and all underrepresented minorities belong and are needed in STEM fields;
• Demonstrate the connections between the study of engineering and solving problems affecting people and society.

.Rising seniors (class of 2020) who are African/Black American, Latino, Native American/Alaska Native, or Pacific Islander and/or first generation college students meeting the requirements below will be automatically considered for a full tuition waiver for the 2018 CATALYST Academy or CURIE Academy.

• Math Score on the SAT/PSAT/Subject Test should be 620 or above (or equivalent ACT score of 28 or above) and/or
• Have taken, currently taking, or plan to take the following courses prior to graduating in 2020: Calculus, Physics, and/or Chemistry (or related advanced Science and Math courses)

All program materials including the link to the online application and the recommendation form for our summer academies are available at the following websites:

 

CURIE Academy: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/curieacademy/

CATALYST Academy: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/catalystacademy/

 

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year!

 Your Guidance and College Counseling Team

From the Guidance and College Counseling Team!

In the world of social media, tweets, Facebook, Vine... it’s easy to forget that colleges often keep track of their schools’ social media mentions. Check out this interesting article, posted by the New York Times regarding your college applications...

Your College Counseling Team

They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets.

John-Patrick Thomas

By NATASHA SINGER

At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., admissions officers are still talking about the high school senior who attended a campus information session last year for prospective students. Throughout the presentation, she apparently posted disparaging comments on Twitter about her fellow attendees, repeatedly using a common expletive.

Perhaps she hadn’t realized that colleges keep track of their social media mentions. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-they-saw-your-tweets.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1