THE PLACEMENT TEST
The Entry Assessment includes a Personal Essay and the Critical Thinking Assessment Test. Both assessments are conducted online. The personal essay is 450 Words. After completing the essay, you will be given access to the test. The critical thinking test, also known as a critical reasoning test, determines your ability to reason through an argument logically and make an objective decision. You may be required to assess a situation, recognize assumptions being made, and evaluate arguments. The test is 45-60 minutes. Instructions and examples of what are expected is emailed to you. The Personal Statement and test can be attempted three times until you achieve a Pass Grade. Only after you have passed both tests that you will receive an Offer Letter to join the college.
The Entry Assessment includes a Personal Essay and the Critical Thinking Assessment Test. Both assessments are conducted online. The personal essay is 450 Words. After completing the essay, you will be given access to the test. The critical thinking test, also known as a critical reasoning test, determines your ability to reason through an argument logically and make an objective decision. You may be required to assess a situation, recognize assumptions being made, and evaluate arguments. The test is 45-60 minutes. Instructions and examples of what are expected is emailed to you. The Personal Statement and test can be attempted three times until you achieve a Pass Grade. Only after you have passed both tests that you will receive an Offer Letter to join the college.
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A Personal Essay is:
A picture. Your personal essay should produce a picture of you as a person, a student, a potential scholarship winner, and (looking into the future) a former scholarship recipient. An invitation. The reader must be invited to get to know you, personally. Bridge the assumed distance of strangers. Make your reader welcome. An indication of your priorities and judgment. What you choose to say in your essay tells the committee what your priorities are. What you say, and how you say it, is crucial. A story, or more precisely, your story. Everyone has a story to tell, but we are not all natural storytellers. If you are like most people, your life lacks inherent drama. This is when serious self-reflection, conversation with friends, family, and mentors, and permission to be creative come in handy. PERSONAL ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS
1. The essay must have no less than 450 words.
2. Use a word processing program to write your responses – don’t type them directly into the application. This way, you can keep track of the word count and print copies for review. 3. Although you will not be heavily evaluated on grammar, spelling or sentence structure, you should proofread your work and make sure your writing is clear. Grammatical and spelling errors can be distracting to the reader and get in the way of what you’re trying to communicate. 4. After submission you will receive an email with the link to complete the Critical Thinking Assessment Test. |
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