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COLUMBIA CENTRAL COLLEGIATE ACADEMY

APPLICATION PROCESS

 

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Who should apply?

Current 8th and-9th grade may apply. Students who have at least a 3.0 GPA and embody the attributes outlined in the Student Profile should consider becoming a part of the Collegiate Academy.

Important Dates for the 2025/26 School Year:

  • March 2 & March 3 - student meetings at WMS & Cox

  • March 2 - applications open at 8 a.m.

  • March 8 - applications close at 10 p.m.

  • March 17 - 19 - candidate interviews - Come to the front door/lobby (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.)

  • Rolling acceptances will be occurring as interviews and student data are assessed.

  • March 26 - 8th Grade Parent Night - Class Registration

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The Application and Selection Process

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Students will be required to complete the following:

 

  1. Online application (includes agreement to abide by Academy Standards)

  2. Writing sample (as required by committee)

  3. Interview

 

The Application and Interview Rubrics can be viewed by clicking below:

                 

 

 

 

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The Online Application

Information required: student and parent/guardian names; parent/guardian daytime contact number; email address (for communication of interview date/time and application decision)

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Collegiate Academy Standards: Through the Academy application, students and parents agree that the student will abide by the Collegiate Academy Standards (Academic, Behavior, and Extra-Curricular) if admitted to the program.

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The Interview

 

These items will be reviewed by the committee before the interview.

 

  1. Report card (or transcript) for the previous school year and the first semester of the current school year

  2. Attendance for the previous school year and the first semester of the current school year (Synergy ATD204 preferred – select all)

  3. Discipline summary for the previous year and the first semester of the current school 

 

Writing Sample

 

Applicants will be required to complete a writing sample when they arrive for the interview. You will have a maximum of 30 minutes to write. You will have four questions from which to choose.  You will not know the questions ahead of time.

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Interview Questions:

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Question 1 and 2 will be asked for all applicants. No student will be asked more than 5 questions.

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  1. How do you think being in the Academy will benefit you?

  2. How do you deal with academic difficulty?

  3. If you were given the capability to travel back in time to any period in history, where would you go and why?

  4. Who is the person in your life who knows you best? What would this person say about your personality?

  5. How has the neighborhood you have grown up in molded you into the person you are today?

  6. What do you plan to do after college?

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