LION June 2015 Sivan-Tammuz 5775
2015 College Edition Juda and Maria Diener Lower School | Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School | Ben Lipson Upper School
LION’S SHARE Common App Updates Help Ease College Application Process Colleges now can choose whether or not to require a personal essay
2015-16 Common Application Essay Prompts 1.
Some students have a background, identity, interest or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
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The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
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Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
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Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
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Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
What You Need to Know About the 2015-16 Common Application Beginning with the 2015-16 application year, students using the Common Application will benefit from changes expected to make the overall college application experience more efficient, especially as it pertains to essay writing. For the first time since the Common App’s online launch in 1998, member colleges will be able to choose whether or not to require a personal statement; however, students still will have the option of submitting an essay if they wish to do so. Applicants also will be able to access and make unlimited edits to their essay. Each school will clearly list its specific requirements on the Common Application, eliminating the need for students to search elsewhere for accurate, complete information. In addition, the online interface will be improved to allow students to preview each page of their application before submitting. These new safeguards and enhancements have been welcomed by all those involved in the college admission process. The 2015-16 Common Application will become available August 1, 2015.
More than 500 colleges and programs now accept the Common Application.
Inside Lion’s Share: The Class of 2015 Checks In: Pages 2-3 College and Program Acceptances: Page 4
Class of 2015 Takes Off!
With Scheck Hillel graduation now behind them, a prepped and ready C In these images, they pose with peers headed to universities and programs in sim
Class of 2015
Please note that some passengers were not at the gate during this photo oppo
Class of 2015 is looking with anticipation at the new opportunities and experiences awaiting them. milar geographic destinations. From coast to coast, and all the way to Israel, we wish them all b’hatzlשacha.
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ortunity! Look forward to the Summer 2015 edition of Kol Hillel to read each student’s specific plan by name.
Kol HaKavod, Class of 2015! Seventy-three seniors shared the stage during Commencement 2015, the first Scheck Hillel graduation held at home in the Diener Athletic Center. The send-off included remarks from fellow students and community leaders. The “Blessing of the Graduates” from Head of School Dr. Ezra Levy conveyed the school’s heartfelt wishes: ץץבי...יברכך השם וישמרך “May Hashem hold the ideals and beliefs you have learned in your parents’ homes and at Scheck Hillel as a blessing for you. May the light of the Torah always be cherished by you. May Hashem’s presence always remain by your side so that your goals and aspirations will be successfully and peacefully achieved.”
2015 College and Program Acceptances In aggregate, the Scheck Hillel Class of 2015 received admission offers from more than 80 colleges, yeshivot and programs in Israel. Two graduates will serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Mazal tov! !מזל טוב הזטדךגצצצצמהנממץלל Albright College Allegheny College American University Arizona State University Babson College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston University Brandeis University Carnegie Mellon University Clark University Coastal Carolina College Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Creighton University Curry College DePaul University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Emerson College Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Polytechnic University Florida State University Fordham University The George Washington University Goucher College Hofstra University IDC Herzliya Indiana University Israel Defense Forces Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Marquette University Miami Dade College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University The Ohio State University Pace University Palm Beach State College Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rollins College St. Louis University San Jose State University Seton Hall University Stern College for Women Suffolk University SUNY Albany SUNY Broome SUNY Cortland Syracuse University Tel Aviv University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Florida University of Hartford University of Maryland University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Missouri, Columbia University of New Hampshire University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Florida University of Texas, Austin Washington University in St. Louis Washington State University West Virginia University Xavier University Yeshivat Ashreinu Yeshiva University
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