Science/Engineering Specialized Learning Center
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The Science/Engineering Specialized Learning Center, or S&E, is a public high school magnet program housed within Manalapan High School, in Englishtown, New Jersey. The program, started in 1985, is designed for students with an affinity for mathematical and scientific subjects.
This rigorous program has anywhere between ten and forty students in each class and the curriculum consists largely of courses related to engineering, science, and high level mathematics. The program is heavy on Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which can provide college credit with appropriate scores. A member of the Freehold Regional High School District, the learning center holds about 120 students in its ranks at any time in the school.
Students who want to become part of S&E are required to take a test that goes over their abilities in mathematics (mostly Algebra I) and sciences in the eighth grade. Applicants come from all over the school district. However, most of them come from Marlboro Township. Parents have been known to move into the district just so their children may have a chance to be in S&E.
The program has an impressive entourage of knowledgeable and helpful teachers. Most students score highly on standardized tests (the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, the High School Proficiency Assessment - HSPA), as well as performing well in competitions such as the American Mathematics Contest or the Science League. The graduates attend a wide range of prestigious schools. Alumni of S&E can be found at all Ivy League and New Ivy League schools, as well as other highly ranked schools such as Caltech and Rutgers University.
[edit] Required courses
Freshman Year - Algebra II(H), Geometry (H), AP Biology, Introduction to Computer Science, Technical Drawing
Sophomore Year - AP Statistics and Discrete Math, Precalculus (H), AP Chemistry
Junior Year - AP Computer Science AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics, Electronics I(H)
Senior Year - AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, Multivariable Calculus (H), Senior Research Projects (H)
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