IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The Guidance Department requires a 1 week minimum processing time for all High School Applications. M.E.T.S. Charter School does not distribute applications for alternative high schools, and applications must be obtained by the student, parent, or guardian. Please note that all applications are processed on a first come, first serve basis.  We will not guarantee that applications will be processed prior to the deadlines if they are not received at least one week before said deadline.  All college applications require a 1 month processing time. Teacher recommendations must be obtained independently by the student. If you have any questions about the process, please e-mail jc.guidance@metscharterschool.org.

M.E.T.S. Transcript Requests

For all Seniors applying to college, transcripts can be requested through Naviance.  All other student transcripts – including Alumni requests – may be requested by sending an email to jc.guidance@metscharterschool.org.

There is a minimum of a one week processing time for all requests for transcripts, student records, and applications (i.e. scholarship, college, other local schools, etc) to be processed through the guidance office.   All requests are processed on a first come first serve basis; therefore, we are unable to expedite processing requests. 

Please note, that during peak periods (i.e. prior to Thanksgiving break), processing times may exceed one week due to increased demand.  In the event of increased demand, submission deadlines shall be established to ensure all student requests are processed in a reasonable time frame.

*If your child is eligible for a Fee Waiver because of the Free/Reduced Lunch Program, please have them stop into Guidance.  Students eligible for Fee Waivers receive up to 2 waivers per test (SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Tests).

To register for the SAT and its subject tests (if applicable), please visit Collegeboard.

2018-2019 SAT Dates
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline

August 25, 2018
July 27, 2018
August 15, 2018

October 6, 2018
September 7, 2018
September 26, 2018

November 3, 2018
October 5, 2018
October 24, 2018

December 1, 2018
November 2, 2018
Novemebr 20, 2018

March 9, 2019
February 8, 2019
February 27, 2018

May 4, 2019
April 5, 2019
April 24, 2019

June 1, 2019
May 3, 2019
May 22, 2019

Similarly, ACT registration can be completed at ACT Student.

2018-2019 ACT dates
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline

September 8, 2018
August 3, 2018
August 17, 2018

October 27, 2018
September 21, 2018
October 5, 2018

December 8, 2018
November 2, 2018
November 16, 2018

February 9, 2019
January 4, 2019
January 18, 2018

April 13, 2019
March 8, 2019
March 22, 2019

June 8, 2019
May 3, 2019
May 17, 2019

July 13, 2019
June 14, 2019
June 21, 2019

Beginning in Spring 2016, the redesigned SAT features ten major changes.

 More time per question
“Rights Only” Scoring
Four choices instead of five
Academic vocabulary in context
Return to the 400 to 1600 Point Scale
Essay optional, and a new essay task
More advanced Math questions
Calculator and no-calculator math questions
Graphical analysis required in some reading and writing questions
Lots more data

M.E.T.S. Charter School welcomes several schools for “Instant Decision Days” throughout the year.  This means an admissions counselor comes from a local college/university, meets with our students, and provides feedback regarding their application ALL AT M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL.  In most cases, students receive an admissions decision THAT DAY!!!

Students must apply to the school online in advance and print out a copy of their application in order to be eligible to sit for the admissions interview.

Previous instant decision days have been organized with the following schools:

Mercy College

William Paterson

NJIT

Stevens

NJCU

Saint Peter’s

Bloomfield

Caldwell

NYIT

Berkeley College – Newark

Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.) and M.E.T.S. Charter School policy, all student records – including transcripts to colleges – cannot be released without student and/or parental permission (if under the age of 18).  All students and parents must sign and complete the “Transcript Release Form” found below in order to complete all application processes.

Transcript Release Form

All students interested in receiving Federal and State Financial Aid must fill out the FAFSA.  Information on the FAFSA is available here:  https://fafsa.ed.gov/.

Some schools may also require students and families to fill out the CSS Profile, which can be found here: https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile

Information on scholarship and grant opportunities in the state of New Jersey can be found through HESAA at their website: http://www.hesaa.org/

HESAA’s Student Loan Guide e-booklet link and some of their other valuable tools to help students and families: 

e-booklet link to the Student Loan Guide: http://www.hesaa.org/Flipbooks/StudentLoanGuide/index.html

Interactive Student Loan Game Plan:
http://www.iowastudentloan.org/smart-borrowing/student-loan-game-plan/nj/student-loan-game-plan.aspx

9th grade e-booklet Reach Higher a guide to choose a college path:
http://www.hesaa.org/Flipbooks/ReachHigher/index.html

The Common Application is an undergraduate admissions application used by over 500 schools across the country.   Students can apply to any of the member schools by using just one application!  In New Jersey, several schools accept the Common Application including TCNJ, William Paterson, Stevens, Ramapo, & NJIT.

For students who receive an SAT/ACT fee waiver, they can apply to as many Common App schools as they wish for free so long as they click that they received a testing fee waiver!  
 

To complete your common application, please visit: My Common App

Representatives from colleges and universities regularly visit M.E.T.S. Charter School to inform our students of the extraordinary opportunities available to them in their future pursuit of higher education.  Students are encouraged to register to meet with these admissions counselors; registration can be completed on Naviance.

The following schools will be visiting our Mustangs soon:

Seniors need to submit college applications as well as enter information and request documents in Naviance’s Family Connection ONE MONTH BEFORE the college’s set deadline!  This means at least one month before any college deadline, you must:

Submit the application to the college
Add the college to “colleges I’m applying to” in Naviance Family Connection/ match your Common App account

Mark that you have submitted your application (only after you have)
Choose if you applied regular decision, priority, early action, etc.
Choose if you’re applying via common app or not
Request transcripts to be sent to that school

Add teacher recommendation requests in Family Connection AND speak to the teacher(s) in person
Make sure the Guidance office has your brag sheet and transcript release form (no documents can be sent to any colleges without these)
Make sure the college is going to receive your SAT/ACT scores

***EXCEPTION*** If the college’s deadline is before January 15, your requests must be made in Naviance no later than November 30.

Welcome to the website of the Guidance Department of M.E.T.S. Charter School.  Our department is committed to meeting the academic, career, personal, and social-emotional needs of M.E.T.S. students and families.

Michelle Castanheira
Guidance Counselor – Jersey City
211 Sherman Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07307
201-526-8500 ext. 752
mcastanheria@metscharterschool.org

Gabrielle Figueroa
Guidance Counselor – Jersey City
211 Sherman Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07307
201-526-8500 ext. 751
gfigueroa@metscharterschool.org

Students’ personal, social, and emotional well-being affects classroom performance.  Our school counselors are committed to working with all students to ensure that students can be successful.

Should a student need to talk to Ms. Figueroa or Ms. Castanheira about any issue, they may come to Guidance before or after school as well as during their lunch period.

Listed below are some tips for student success:

Dealing with Stress
Staying Organized
Adolescents & Friendship Problems