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Welcome Video

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For students passionate about

math, science and technology,

duPont Manual MST

provides academic rigor

in an inclusive culture

to open doors

to the college/university of their choice.

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MST is Diverse

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  • MST - one of the 2 largest magnets (with HSU)
  • All types of students welcome!
  • From all over Jefferson County
  • Diversity in academic interests & career goals

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MST Students are Active

Partial List of the Clubs / Sports / Competitive Teams

MST Students Participate In

AI

Beta Club

National Honor Society - NHS

Debate Team

Science National Honor Society

Future Physicians of America - FPA

Science Bowl

Innovation Club

Science Olympiad

Key Club

Technology Student Assocation (TSA)

Future Problem Solvers (FPS)

Sports – FR / JV / Varsity

Math Team

Robotics Team

Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society)

WISE - Women in Science & Engineering

Gray = Competitive Team

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MST Students Achieve

Typical School Year # of MST Students

  • National Merit Semi Finalists – 30
  • Junior Science & Humanities National Finalists – 5
  • Regeneron ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair) Finalists –12
  • Kentucky Junior Academy of Science Finalists - 6
  • Research Science Institute (RSI)-2
  • Stockholm Water Prize- 2
  • National Scholastic Writing Award – 2
  • MIT Think Scholar – 1

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MST Students are Sought

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Amherst College

Ball State

Brigham Young

Carnegie Mellon

Case Western Reserve

College of Wooster

Coastal Carolina

Centre College

Duke

Eastern Kentucky

Elon

Gap Year

Harvard

Indiana Bloomington

Jackson State

Loyola Chicago

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Murray State

New York U

North Carolina State

Northwestern

Ohio State

Purdue

Rice

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

St. Louis U

Stanford

Swarthmore

US Army – Westpoint

U of Alabama

U of California - Los Angeles

U of Chicago

U of Cincinnati

U of Kentucky

U of Louisville

U of Massachusetts Amherst

U of Minnesota

U of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

U of Oklahoma

U of Pennsylvania – Wharton School

U of Pittsburgh

U of Southern California

U of Toledo

U of Virginia

Vanderbilt

Yale

Washington U - St. Louis

Wittenberg U

Bold = 2+ MST Students

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MST Supports

-Each student is given an adviser for science fair with a smaller workload

-Lunch appointments available daily!

-Free blocks open for MST students to get help along with ESS

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MST Admissions

-Opens Nov. 3rd

-No Early Review

-Deadline for the Application is Dec. 19th

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MST Admissions

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Must complete a JCPS application first

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MST Admissions

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MST Admissions

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MST Admissions

-2 recommendations- One Math One Science

-Extracurricular Involvement

-Transcripts

-Attendance (leave an explanation if you have have had extensive absences for a reason)

-Essays- (3)

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MST Magnet Requirements

-3 years Independent Research

with path choice

-4 years of Science and Math

-CSP and Java required for Tech

- 1 year AP Science, AP Calculus

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MST Magnet Requirements

The MST requirements feature many MST only options. Starting next year due to size growth, only MST students will be able to take these courses.

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MST Science

-MST Physics freshman year with Science Fair embedded

-MST Chemistry and MST Biology

-AP Options- AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science

- Potential Electives outside of AP options- Engineering, Anatomy

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Independent Research

-2 Paths- Crimson Path/Ram Path

Students select Path Choice in September!

CRIMSON PATH- Competitive, structured to support students to compete in Regional Science Fair in March

RAM PATH- Noncompetitive, structured to support students to go through the scientific process and then complete in a semester, presenting to a panel of teachers

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Independent Research

ISEF attendants 2024-25

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MST Math

  • Highly rigorous, fast paced courses
  • Curriculum sequence tailored to the MST Program
  • Students will take AP Calculus AB and/or BC
  • Students can enroll in electives such as AP Statistics and MST Discrete Mathematics
  • Incoming students are placed into courses using multiple data points

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MST Technology

-AP Computer Science Freshman Year

-Java Programming I

-Ability to take Web Development, Cyber Science, Project Based Programming, and other electives

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Application FAQs

-The Application says to get a recommendation from the most recent Math and Science teacher, what if my student has a substitute?

-What do you want to see in the extracurricular options?

-What are you looking for in the essays? NO AI, authentic voice

- Should I explain ‘excessive absences’?

-Is there a specific thing you are looking for?

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MST Student Groups-Walkthrough

-Crimson Path and RamPath (Research)

-MST and Sports/Music

-MST and Clubs

-MST and Engineering/Electives

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Admissions Contact Information

Find admissions deadlines, application instructions and requirements and rubrics on the Admissions Website

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If you have admissions specific questions email: manualadmissions@dupontmanual.com or call 502-315-0984

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This presentation is posted at:

duPontManualMST.org

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