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Kweller prep will remain OPEN for all students, despite the snowstorm. We will offer an extension to all students who had their test postponed. Please contact us at Kweller Prep 1800-631-1757 or visit www.KwellerPrep.com

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)

ABOUT
Established by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), SMDEP is a free six-week residential program for first and second year college students interested in medicine and dentistry. This program follows the former MMEP and SMEP programs.
Hosted at 12 institutions across the nation, the program aims to assist students who represent economic, geographic, cultural,  racial, and ethnic diversity in their pursuit of gaining admission to both medical and dental school.
As health care disparities continue to persist, SMDEP is committed to developing a diverse medical and dental workforce as they will be well-suited to address such gaps
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible students must:

• Be a Freshman or Sophomore college student OR a community college student
• Be from an economically disadvantaged background; a racial or ethnic group that has been historically underrepresented in medicine and dentistry; or a part of the country where residents have been historically underrepresented in medicine and dentistry
• Be a US citizen or have Permanent Residency Status
• Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5

APPLICATION
In order to apply to the SMDEP program at Columbia University, go to www.smdep.org. Make sure to choose Columbia University as one of the sites when prompted.
All applications go through the national website and are then funneled to individual sites. If you have questions about the application, contact the SMDEP National site directly. If you have questions about the SMDEP program at Columbia University, contact the SMDEP Program Coordinator at smdep-ps@columbia.edu.
Program dates for Summer 2016: Friday, June 17 - Friday, July 29
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact the SMDEP team at Columbia University:
Columbia University,
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
630 West 168th Street, Suite 3-401
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-4157
Email: smdep-ps@columbia.edu

About the PSAT- 10

About the PSAT- 10

Students in Grades 10 and 11 take this test

 

PSAT-10

• Who: 10^th graders
• Where: At school
• When: At school, between February 22 and March 4
• Scholarships: Used by scholarship programs to look for eligible students, but not considered for the National Merit^® Scholarship Program.

2015 Kweller Brochure

Macaulay Interview Questions

Interview on campus, 2 people, one professor and one current Macaulay student, sometimes a former student

1. Why Macaulay?
2. Why Macaulay John Jay/ Hunter?
3. List the AP Classes you are currently taking and took in 11th grade:
4. What is your graduating class size? Class rank? ex: 10/964?
5. Describe your family/ background (looking for immigrant)
6. Do you have any questions?
7. Describe a time you argued w someone over something and how did you respond? (ex: being a woman in engineering)
8. What are your strengths? (asked at John Jay not at Hunter)
9. What are your weaknesses? (asked John Jay not at Hunter)

100 good HUNTER vocab words to know!

Great to include in the HUNTER essay

1. abbreviate -- (v) to shorten, abridge
2. abstinence -- (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
3. adulation -- (n) high praise
4. adversity -- (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
5. aesthetic -- (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
6. amicable -- (adj) friendly, agreeable
7. anachronistic -- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
8. anecdote -- (n) short, usually funny account of an event
9. anonymous -- (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
10. antagonist -- (n) foe, opponent, adversary
11. arid -- (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
12. assiduous -- (adj) persistent, hard-working
13. asylum -- (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
14. benevolent -- (adj) friendly and helpful
15. camaraderie -- (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
16. censure -- (v) to criticize harshly
17. circuitous -- (adj) indirect, taking the longest route
18. clairvoyant -- (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
19. collaborate -- (v) to cooperate, work together
20. compassion -- (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
21. compromise -- (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
22. condescending -- (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
23. conditional -- (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
24. conformist -- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
25. congregation -- (n) a crowd of people, an assembly
26. convergence -- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
27. deleterious -- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
28. demagogue -- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
29. digression -- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
30. diligent -- (adj) careful and hard-working
31. discredit -- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
32. disdain -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
33. divergent -- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
34. empathy -- (n) identification with the feelings of others
35. emulate -- (v) to imitate, follow an example
36. enervating -- (adj) weakening, tiring
37. enhance -- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
38. ephemeral -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
39. evanescent -- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
40. exasperation -- (n) irritation, frustration
41. exemplary -- (adj) outstanding, an example to others
42. extenuating -- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
43. florid -- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
44. fortuitous -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
45. frugal -- (adj) thrifty, cheap
46. hackneyed -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
47. haughty -- (adj) arrogant and condescending
48. hedonist -- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
49. hypothesis -- (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
50. impetuous -- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
51. impute -- (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
52. incompatible -- (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
53. inconsequential -- (adj) unimportant, trivial
54. inevitable -- (adj) certain, unavoidable
55. integrity -- (n) decency, honesty, wholeness
56. intrepid -- (adj) fearless, adventurous
57. intuitive -- (adj) instinctive, untaught
58. jubilation -- (n) joy, celebration, exultation
59. lobbyist -- (n) person who seeks to influence political events
60. longevity -- (n) long life
61. mundane -- (adj) ordinary, commonplace
62. nonchalant -- (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
63. novice -- (n) apprentice, beginner
64. opulent -- (adj) wealthy
65. orator -- (n) lecturer, speaker
66. ostentatious -- (adj) showy, displaying wealth
67. parched -- (adj) dried up, shriveled
68. perfidious -- (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
69. precocious -- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
70. pretentious -- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
71. procrastinate -- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
72. prosaic -- (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
73. prosperity -- (n) wealth or success
74. provocative -- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
75. prudent -- (adj) careful, cautious
76. querulous -- (adj) complaining, irritable
77. rancorous -- (adj) bitter, hateful
78. reclusive -- (adj) preferring to live in isolation
79. reconciliation -- (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
80. renovation -- (n) repair, making something new again
81. resilient -- (adj) quick to recover, bounce back
82. restrained -- (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
83. reverence -- (n) worship, profound respect
84. sagacity -- (n) wisdom
85. scrutinize -- (v) to observe carefully
86. spontaneity -- (n) impulsive action, unplanned events
87. spurious -- (adj) lacking authenticity, false
88. submissive -- (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
89. substantiate -- (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
90. subtle -- (adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
91. superficial -- (adj) shallow, lacking in depth
92. superfluous -- (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
93. suppress -- (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
94. surreptitious -- (adj) secret, stealthy
95. tactful -- (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
96. tenacious -- (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
97. transient -- (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
98. venerable -- (adj) respected because of age
99. vindicate -- (v) to clear from blame or suspicion
100. wary -- (adj) careful, cautious

math contests- excellent Hunter practice

http://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/past_contests.html