TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION FALL 2011
Thanks to current 8th-grade parents Rhonda Walker and Sloane Harris, the NYC High School Admission Support Group blog is reactivated!

It is set it up to be as interactive and "real time" as possible. Your comments will be posted daily (well almost daily :-) from now until the applications are due in early December and, thereafter, on a weekly basis.

If you would like to share information related to the following topics, please do so in the comment areas of the posts that follow directly below this list. To start a new topic, please email saramears@mac.com.

TOPICS
• LaGuardia Callbacks
• Which Schools Have To Be Listed 1 or 2 To Have A Chance at Placement?
• NEST+m
• Frank McCourt Interviews
• Share Notes: Millennium
• Share Notes: School of the Future
• Share Notes: Performing Arts Schools
• Share Notes: Manhattan Hunter
• Are Beacon Interviews Pre-Screened for Basic Requirements Met?
• Performing Arts Schools Ranking vs Audition Success?
• What Schools Are You Listing and Why?
• What Lesser-Known Schools Do You Recommend?

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Are Beacon Interviews Pre-Screened for Basic Requirements Met?

Does Beacon, or any other school that requires an interview, pre-screen students who have secured appointments to make sure that they meet basic academic requirements?
Posted by Sara Mears at 5:08 PM

3 comments:

  1. I believe so. In our year, we knew students who requested an interview within the proper time period who were not granted an interview. We assumed because they did not meet the requirements.

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  2. That is so helpful to know, thanks. Can't imagine that they would have time to waste otherwise. I guess that's why Beacon requested the name of our guidance couunselor.

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  3. Bard gives potential applicants a 1.5 hour assessment test, and uses the test to determine who is called back for an interview. The Principal mentioned she is less interested in a student's performance on the state tests (2,3,4) than she is on his/her Bard assessment and 7th grade report card.

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