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Spring Early College Academy
Spring Early College Academy adds up to a great experience and a lot of savings – about $50,000, or the average cost of two years of higher education in Texas. By attending Spring Early College Academy for high school, students are able to acquire up to two years of college education for free, at the same time they are earning their high school diploma.
Spring Early College Academy is located on the campus of Lone Star College-North Harris so that students truly get the college experience while earning their Associate’s Degree.
The overall goal of the school is to prepare students to be critical thinkers, responsible citizens, and confident leaders, while receiving rigorous and relevant instruction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Once students have submitted an application and the window closes on January 6, 2023, how does the selection process work?
Phase I - Grades, discipline, and attendance records for the last school year will be scored for all applicants. In order to advance to the "Interview" portion of the admission process, applicants must score a minimum score that will be determined by the campus, which must include at least one point from the "Discipline" category. Students that do not meet the minimum score requirement during this records review are not eligible for further admission consideration.
Phase II - All qualified applicants (those that met the minimum score requirements in the records review as outlined above) are required to participate in an admission interview. The interview portion will consist of both a panel interview and a short written essay. The interview scores will be added to the scores earned during the records review to determine the total score for each student.
Phase III - All students with a qualifying composite score will advance to the lottery, while those that fail to achieve the required score are not eligible for further admission consideration. All qualifying students will advance and be selected via random lottery. The student's status will be communicated immediately using the email address that you provided in the application.
All qualified students who advance from the lottery will be assigned a selection number. There are a limited number of seats for incoming freshman students and based on the number of seats available, the student may be placed on the waiting list according to their randomly assigned order of selection.
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Once the lottery closes, what are the next steps in the selection process?
After the lottery window closes, on February 24, 2023, parents will be required to notify the campus of the student’s intent to attend the selected campus by March 10, 2023. A calendar or required events will be provided to newly accepted students. All newly accepted students and parents must participate in a mandatory parent meeting that will be scheduled in May/June 2022. Students will also be required to attend Summer Bridge and Alpha Academy along with assigned summer reading activities.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Online Application Open
Oct. 31 , 2022- Jan. 6, 2023
Student Interviews/Auditions
Nov. - Feb 2023
Parent Notification
Feb. 24, 2023
Parent Response Deadline
March 10, 2023
Location
Address:
2700 W.W. Thorne Dr.
Houston, Texas 77073
