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New Visions Essay Rubric

New Visions Application and Selection Process

New Visions: Health Professions Application Process

A number of factors are considered when reviewing applicants to the New Visions Health Professions program. Read below to see the material that must be included in or will be considered when looking at your application:

Your GPA history (4 core subjects only, 2 years (and 8th grade if applicable) and 1st semester of junior year)
Your Regent’s Exams history (Tests taken through January 2025 Regents week (4 core subjects))
Essays (average of two):
- Response 1: Explain your interest in the healthcare field. E.g.: what motivates you, what strengths do you bring, what are your long-term goals in the health care field
- Response 2: Describe a passion you have (not health carerelated). How did it develop, how are you involved, why is it important to you, etc.
Adult References (average of three) (please make sure you know your references email addresses):
- Any ELA teacher you have had in high school - please provide their school email.
- Any Science teacher you have had in high school - please provide their school email.
- Any other important adult that is not school counselor or relative - for example, a coach, employer, another teacher, mentor, community member, etc.
- All three references will be asked the following questions:
  - Compared to teenagers you interact with, past and present, please rate this student, in the following Work Readiness Areas:
    - Productivity and Accountability
    - Flexibility and Adaptability
    - Initiative and Self-Direction
    - Leadership and Responsibility
    - Communication
    - Collaboration
    - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  - The ranking selections are:
    - Amongst the best
    - Higher than most
    - Average
    - Below average
    - Seriously deficient
Rating yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) in the following areas:
- Productivity and Accountability
- Flexibility and Adaptability
- Initiative and Self-Direction
- Leadership and Responsibility
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Rigor of classes: not ranked, considered only, for example:
- Three years of Math
- Three years of Science
- Years of language
- Dual enrollment/AP/IB/Honors/Accelerated
Attendance: not ranked but considered
Disciplinary record: not ranked but considered
Counselor Reference: not ranked but considered

References and school counselors will be sent emails to gather their input.

New Visions: Health Professions Selection Process

The below factors are comparisons amongst all New Visions applicants for given year.

GPA Ranking (4 core subjects)
1. Weights as 40%: 8th, 9th, 10th and first two quarters of 11th
Regents Ranking (4 core subjects, as above) (through the January 2025 Regents Exams)
1. Weights as 10%
Adult Reference Ranking
1. Weights as 25%
Student Essays (see Essay Rubric below)
1. Weights as 25%
Attendance Record: Not weighted but considered
Counselor Reference: Not weighted but considered
Disciplinary Record: Not weighted but considered
Extenuating circumstances: Not weighted but considered

A higher rank is better than lower rank. For example, if there are 50 applicants, being ranked 50th is the highest. Overall score = (GPA Rank * 0.40) + (Regents Rank * 0.10) + (Reference Rank * 0.25) + (Essay Rank * 0.25)

Example: If there are 35 total applicants, your rankings may be as follows:

GPA: 35th (The best)
Regents Exams: 25th (10th best)
Adult References: 20th (a little better than the middle score)
Essays: 16th (almost exactly the middle score)

Overall score = (35 * 0.40) + (25 * 0.10) + (20 * 0.25) + (16 * 0.25) = 14 + 2.5 + 5 + 4 = 25.5

Your overall score will be compared to the other applicants. Applicants will be selected based on class size (18) and scores, in descending order.

There is no way to predict how many applicants there will be or how you will rank compared to other applicants.

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View the rubric used to evaluate essays below, or download the rubric document at the bottom of the page.

CATEGORY	Below Standard	Approaching Standard	At Standard	Above Standard
Purpose/Prompt	Response’s focus is unclear and/or off topic. Response does not address prompt.	Response’s focus is somewhat unclear or off topic. Minor digressions from focus of prompt.	Response has a clear prompt- appropriate focus.	Response has a clear, specific, prompt-appropriate focus.
Organization	The structure of the response does not establish a connection between ideas/events. Transitions are non-existent. The reader cannot follow the response because it lacks unity and detail.	The structure establishes some relationship between ideas/events. Transitions are minimal. The reader may struggle to follow the response.	The structure establishes clear relationship(s) between ideas/events. Transitions are used but may be inconsistent or lack clarity. The reader can follow the response, but at times response may lack details.	The structure establishes clear relationship(s) between events/ideas. Transitions are used intentionally and help clarify the order of events/ideas. The reader can easily and consistently follow the response.
Language Use	Writer uses basic, cliché or very unclear language choices that give no voice to the response.	Writer uses somewhat cliché or unclear language choices that make the writer’s voice bland, generic or stereotypical.	Writer uses effective language choices that make the writer’s voice personal and honest.	Writer uses intentional and vivid language choices that make writer’s voice rich, personal and distinctive.
Tone	Writer’s tone and/ or details present the writer as an undesirable candidate for admission.	Response exhibits some control of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense and case; and mechanics.	Writer comes across appropriately to the essay’s target audience. Essay uses appropriate tone and details to present writer as appropriate candidate for admission.	Writer comes across appropriately to the essay’s target audience. Essay uses creative and appealing tone and details to present writer as compelling candidate for admission.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics	Response exhibits little to no control of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense and case; and mechanics.	Response exhibits some control of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense and case; and mechanics.	Response exhibits control of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: sentence formation; standard usage including agreement, tense and case; and mechanics.	Response exhibits careful and consistent control of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: standard usage including agreement, tense and case; and mechanics.