Honors Application

Mission

Northeastern Junior College is committed to developing excellence in our students by instilling knowledge, advancing skills, and providing opportunities to transfer and enter the workforce successfully.

As the above Mission statement reads, Northeastern is committed to your education. We believe the student should become a well-rounded, open-minded, freethinking individual. That being said I extend my deepest thanks of your interest in the Northeastern Honors Program. Please take your time to review the application and additional information carefully. Along with the included application, applicants must provide:

Letter of Passion Essay- I want a letter that talks about your passion or passions in life, what is it that really excites you. This can be something you are studying or may want to study.
One Academic Letter of Recommendation (can be from a previous instructor, a current instructor, a previous/current counselor, anyone who knows how you perform as a student (not your parent)).

Interviews will be scheduled by Jeri Garrett, Honors Program Coordinator/Math Instructor as soon as applications are reviewed.

If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact Jeri Garrett at Jeri.Garrett@njc.edu or 970-521-6654

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Upload your Letter of Passion Essay. A passion letter is a letter that tells me about something you are passionate about, it does not have to be academic. PDF Only

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High School

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Please provide thorough responses to each of the following questions:

1) Briefly list any academic honors, advanced placement or academic awards you have received.

2) Briefly list any activities, clubs, hobbies and athletic groups you have been a part of.

3) What makes you an Honors student? What might you be able to add to this program?

4) Give me one example of an extremely difficult situation you found yourself in (personal, academic, work related, etc.) What did you do to help yourself overcome this situation?