Magnet High School Narrative

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I first heard about the Union County Technical-Vocational Schools during the summer of seventh grade. I went to a summer program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and one of the teachers recommended that I try to take the entrance exam. Although this sparked my interest a bit, I didn’t pay his comment much heed. Months passed, and my final year of middle school started . The next time I saw a mention of the Magnet High School was in the middle of my eighth grade year. I was, out of all places, in a barber shop. While waiting to be called, I just picked up a random magazine and started browsing through it. I flipped to a U.S. News article about the top high schools in the state of New Jersey. While looking for my town’s high school, I spotted the Magnet High School. I was surprised to see how much higher it was ranked than the Summit High School. I showed my mom, and that’s really the moment we really got interested. After my haircut, we went home and my mom told me to search up how the school was. I did it, and my mom was pretty impressed. We called the school to ask them what the procedure would…show more content…
But, as it is for all things, orientation finally arrived. We sat down in the auditorium, and all three of us were surprised at how full the gymnasium was. The speakers finally started talking, and it definitely strengthened my case that Magnet was better, and so, when we went home that night, it was decided. After I assured my parents that I was sure about this, our calendar was marked for test day. From there, the path was hitchless. I breezed by the placement test, middle school ended after a grueling three years, and summer vacation started. My summer went by far too fast, and two days after I got back in town after an amazing vacation, school started. Next thing I knew, I was on a bus to the Union County Magnet High School, glad that I made the right

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