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any time when school is in session. If a trip overseas is not planned during the fall, Skype/telephone appointments are easily arranged for parent- teacher meetings, including a meeting with the Director of University Guidance regarding university placement.
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
NJC is an official SAT Supplementary Test Centre, offering the November and December tests. Students who wish to write the SAT Test in October may do so at one of our fellow institutions in the Swiss Group of International Schools in Berne, Lausanne or Geneva. NJC will assist students in registering for these tests. It should be noted that if students wish to take a formal SAT Prep Course, they should plan to do so prior to departure for Neuchâtel. Once in Neuchâtel, further practice test support is available. Students planning a US application are also welcome to form SAT peer study groups in the fall. The ACT College readiness assessment test, equally-recognized by American Colleges, may also be taken within Switzerland; contact the Director of Admission for details.
LATE FALL THROUGH MID-WINTER
With observance to deadlines, university applications are made with the support of the Director of University Guidance.
END-JANUARY
Final 1st semester grades are forwarded to universities by NJC. The submission of all required Personal Statements of Experience (PSE) and supplementary application components are also submitted to universities at this time.
MID-APRIL AND END-JUNE
Mid-semester grades and final grades are forwarded to universities by NJC (per each university’s policy: electronically or via courier).
THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Advisee Groups | Additional, less formal university placement guidance takes place during weekly Advisee Group Meetings. Assigned groups of 8-10 students meet with a lead member of our teaching staff each week throughout the academic year to touch base and check in. A bond is formed among Advisee group members, for this is a forum to discuss everything that is happening during the year, including experiences with pension families, enhancing foreign language skills, travel opportunities, adjustments to being away from home, academic life and the future.
Guest Speakers | Through the Junior College’s international guest speaker series, NJC students hear inspiring stories and learn valuable lessons that inform their world view. Tales of travel, academic pursuits and interesting careers compel students to envision their own futures in a new light. Speakers often reflect on their own university and career paths, thereby opening the students up to new ideas for career opportunities and university programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Recent speakers have hailed from a variety of academic disciplines, philanthropic foundations, multinational companies and NGOs.
A Lifetime of Travel and Opportunity
Following an indescribable period of living and learning abroad, NJC graduates tend to seek out other international opportunities throughout their lives. Alumni commonly continue studying abroad for post-secondary studies, choosing a university program with an international focus, living abroad during their careers, or choosing professions which involve travel. No matter where their educational and career paths take them, all of our alumni build on their passions during a lifetime of personal travel and opportunity.
American Universities (10-year History) American University Arizona State University Art Institute of California Art Institute of Chicago Auburn University
Bates College
Berklee College of Music
Boston College*
Boston University*
Brandeis University
Brown University
Cincinnati University
Claremont McKenna College
Colgate University*
College of William and Mary Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University*
Drexel University*
Duke University
Eckerd College
Emerson College
Emory University
Eugene Lang College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University*
Fordham University
George Washington University Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University
Goucher College
Harvard University
Hofstra University*
John Hopkins University
Knox College
Loyola University
Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University*
Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology New York University*
New York University- Gallatin* Northeastern University*
Ohio State University
Parson’s School of Design
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University*
Rennsselaer Polytechnic University Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College*
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design* Skidmore College
Smith College
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Trinity College
Tufts University
Union College
University of California*
University of California– Berkeley* University of California– Davis* University of California– Irvine* University of California Los Angeles* University of California Santa Barbara* University of Central Florida* University of Colorado– Boulder* University of Denver*
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of New Hampshire University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon*
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of San Francisco* University of Southern California* University of South Dakota* University of Tampa
University of Tennessee University of Texas University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Kentucky Vassar College
Walsh University
Warren Wilson College
Wellesley College
Wentworth Institute of Technology* Wheaton College
Wittenberg University
Yale University
International Universities (10-year History)
American University of Paris Badar International Study Centre Birmingham University
Brunel University*
City University London
Durham University
École cantonale d’art de Lausanne*
École International de Création
European University
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Hult International Business School*
Imperial College
International University of Monaco
King’s College London*
Kingston University*
London School of Economics & Political Science Munich University
National University of Ireland
Neuchâtel University*
New York University– Abu Dhabi
New York University– Paris, Oxford University Parson’s University Paris
Queen Mary University of London*
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland*
Royal Holloway- University of London*
Royal Veterinary College
Schiller International School of Paris
St. George’s University
St. Mary’s University
Universidad Iberoamericana
University College– Cork
University College London
University of Aberdeen
University of the Arts London
University of Bath*
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol*
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh*
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Greenwich*
University of Leeds
University of Leiden
The Hague University of Applied Science University of Liverpool
University of London
University of Manchester
University of Munich
University of Paris
University of Southampton
University of St. Andrews*
University of Utrecht
University of Warwick*
University of Westminster
University of York
*Most recent offer of admission: Classes of 2016 or 2017
There are many things that can be learned from a textbook, but they do not compare to all the other things you learn as a student at NJC. I have learned about new parts of the world, and their customs, history and culture. Madeline Borg ’16, Queen’s University - Arts