IMSA Schedules Statewide Informational Meetings

For Immediate Release, November 2000
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at (630) 907-5033

AURORA — The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) has scheduled 55 informational meetings this fall for students, parents and community members to learn more about IMSA's academic, residential and admission programs.

Admission counselors will hold meetings throughout Illinois.

Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.

IMSA, which opened in 1986, has an enrollment of 660 students representing all areas of the state. Illinois students enrolled in the equivalent of a ninth grade program are eligible to apply. Admission is highly competitive. The application deadline is March 1, 2001.

The Academy offers advanced courses in mathematics, science, the arts and humanities with an emphasis on connections within and across the disciplines. Students engage in individual and group research in all areas, and neither grade point averages nor class rankings are used. The Academy also offers many fine and performing arts opportunities, 32 cocurricular activities and 18 interscholastic sports.

For more information about IMSA or the informational meetings, write or call the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Office of Admission, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506-1000, (630) 907-5027, or in Illinois, 1-800-500-IMSA. You may also visit the IMSA admissions website.