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Two Brick Students Join the Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT
Harshit Ratanpara and Rachel Selsky joined more than 700 of the nation's most academically accomplished students enrolled at ADHC
Harshit Ratanpara, a recent graduate of Brick Township Memorial High School, and Rachel Selsky, a recent graduate of Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science, are two of the exceptional students who joined the Freshmen Class of 2019 at the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). At NJIT, Ratanpara plans to study biomedical engineering and Selsky plans on studying bioinformatics.
Ratanpara and Selsky joined more than 700 of the nation’s most academically accomplished students enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College. Each Albert Dorman Honors Scholar receives a wealth of benefits including significant, merit-based scholarship packages, opportunities to participate in research, internships, co-ops and study abroad experiences, and accelerated pathways to higher degrees and professional schools. This summer, the college kicked off its 20th anniversary celebration, with its many prestigious alumni invited to visit the campus to champion the school’s success. A ceremony to welcome incoming freshmen was held at the NJIT Jim Wise Theatre Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Further information may be found at honors.njit.edu.
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One of the nation’s leading public technological universities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a top-tier research university that prepares students to become leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT’s multidisciplinary curriculum and computing-intensive approach to education provide technological proficiency, business acumen and leadership skills. With an enrollment of 11,000 graduate and undergraduate students, NJIT offers small-campus intimacy with the resources of a major public research university. NJIT is a global leader in such fields as solar research, nanotechnology, resilient design, tissue engineering and cyber-security, in addition to others. NJIT ranks fifth among U.S. polytechnic universities in research expenditures, topping $110 million, and is among the top 1 percent of public colleges and universities in return on educational investment, according to Payscale.com.
