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Magen Davis Yeshivah High School
Office of College Guidance and Career Services
College Bulletin December 2012
Debbie Solomon ([email protected])
Steven Harris ([email protected])Daniel Zide
([email protected])
Natalie Greenberg ([email protected])
DecemberhasbeenaveryactivemonthinCollegeGuidance
Dec.2arealACTtestforeleventhgraderstookplacetohelpdeterminewhichtest,theACTor
theSATwasamoreuserfriendlytest.PrincetonReviewconductedthistrialballoonandsent
scoreresultstostudentswithaguidefortestinterpretation.
Dec.4th
OurSeniorCareerBreakfasttookplace.
Fourteenprofessionalsinavarietyofcareers
offered their advice about job requirements and educational
preparation. Many shared
personalstoriesaboutmeaningfulmomentson thejob.Studentswereable
toaskquestions
beforerotatingtoothercareertables.
Dec.6th
Tenthgradeclasseswereintroducedtothecollegeadmissionsprocessinaninformal
classroom setting. Ms. Solomon spoke about CUNY requirements,
investing in summer
programs to grow interestor talents, the importanceofwriting
compellingessays. Students
viewed theBaruch collegeessays tobecome familiarwith the
topics.Special thanks toMrs.
Mullerforinspiringtheseworkshops!
Dec.17th
ScoresBackWorkshoptookplaceforeleventhgraders.Thiswasanopportunityfor
parentsandstudentstolearnhowtointerpretthemostrecentPSATscores,tohearfromthe
AdmissionsDepartmentofBrooklynCollegeabouttheimpactofSAT/ACTscoresonthecollege
admission process. Students and parents learned about test
preparation optionswithin the
community.
Dec.18th
MDYHSwillhostaCAJUE(CounselorAdvocacyfortheJewishUniversityExperience)
meeting.This isaprofessionalorganizationof collegeguidance
counselors in theNewYork,
LongIslandandNewJerseyarea.
Dec.20th
VisittoYeshivaUniversity/SternCollegeforWomen.OnDec.28th
seniorslistenedto
Mr.MichaelStrauss,theAssociateDeanoftheSymsSchoolofBusinessofYeshivaUniversity
andMrs. GeriMansdorf, the Associate Director of Undergraduate
Admissions of YU Stern
School forWomen. Studentswere inspired to take a tour of these
schools and get better
acquainted.
Dec.25EleventhGradeCareerBreakfastwilltakeplace.
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AllapplicantstoMacaulayHonorsCollegehavesubmittedtheirapplicationbyDecember14th.
ThisapplicationisalsousedfortheapplicationprocesstoBaruchHonorsandBrooklynScholars
programs.
Seniors
have
been
directed
toapplyRegularDecisiontoALLCUNYcollegesbyDecember31
st.
CUNY admissions representatives have encouraged this becausemore
favorable outcomes
resultfromearliersubmissions.
OntheQuestforStrongLettersofRecommendation!
For the last fewmonths,ourCollegeBulletinhas
focusedondifferentaspectsof thecollege
application.Thiseditionwillfocusonsecuringthestrongestlettersofrecommendationyoucan
get.
Letsfirstaddressthequestionofwhotoask.Thisteacher,mentororcoordinatormustbe
someone
who:
Knowsyouwell Knowsyourwork Candescribeyoupositively
familiarwithyourcareeroreducationalgoals
Canfavorablycompareyouwithyourpeers
Courses that requireyou todoaprojector termpapercanalso
spotlighthowyou integrate
information.
Choosing a teacher in the field youmaywant topursuemakes the
lettermore relevant.By
example,ifyou
are
thinking
of
acareer
in
medicine,
seeking
aletter
from
your
science
teacher
wouldbeagoodchoice.
Asking for a letter of recommendation is a very personal
requestwhich should be done in
person.Thiswillenableyoutogaugewhetheryourrecommenderisenthusiasticaboutwriting
youaletter.Youshouldalwaysaskwhethertheyfeelcomfortableinwritingyouastrongletter
ofrecommendation. Ifyousenseanyhesitation,or iftheyare
inanywayambiguous intheir
reply,thankthem,andprepareyourselfinfindanalternative.
Recommendersalwaysappreciatewhenyouareconsiderateoftheirtime.Youshouldalways
giveyourrecommendersampletime(2weeks)towritethe letter.Ask
earlysothatyouget
thebest
possible
letter.
Toassistyourrecommenderandimprovethestrengthanddetailoftheletter,givethemsome
previouslygradedpapers,astatementwhyyoufoundtheirclassexceptionalandwhatwasso
meaningfulabouttheirclass.
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ThefollowingaretheDosandDontsofthisprocess:Do:
Requestaletterseveralweeksinadvance.Thiswillgivetheteacherthetimetowriteathoroughletter.
Provide in writing, the reasons why you selected this teacher or
class as
mostmeaningfultoyou.Telltheteacherwhatunitsofstudystandoutforyouandwhy.
Resubmit any graded papers where you excelled and which provide
meaningfulcomments.
Requestlettersfromspecialsummerprograms Expect these letters
will not be shared with you. They are meant for
collegetransmission
only.
Selectteacherswhosesubjectrelatestoyourcareerormajorinterestincollege.DoNot:
Leavethisrequestforthelastminute!Teachershavearighttorefuseifyoudo!
Requestaletterfromateacherifheisnotcomfortableinwritingastrongletter.
Encouragealetterthatpresentsasummaryofyourextracurricularactivities
thisisanacademicletterandshouldfocusonthesubject.
CareerTopTens
TheNewYorkTimes referenced careers
thataremostemployable,highestpayingjobswith
mostgrowth,andjobsthataremostsatisfying.Seepage4fordetails.
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