ElmCore Journal of Educational Psychology October, 2014 | Page 18

Science-Fellows® James 24 Male Ivy League B+ Not Provided 1340 old SAT (3.5) Mercy 26 Female Medical School A(3.7) Top 10% 1750 new SAT Ruby 24 Female Ivy League B+ (3.6) Top 10% Not provided Milly 26 Female Public Ivy A- (3.8) Top 5% 1760 new SAT Yustinael 23 Female Public Ivy A- (3.8) Top 5% 1769 new SAT Billiden 30 Male Public Ivy Top 5% 1320 old SAT A (4.0) Wycmug 24 Male Public Ivy A(3.85) Top 10% 1765 new SAT Suzzy 23 Female Ivy League A(3.80) Top 5% 1760 new SAT Note. The participants were residents of Delaware and New Jersey It can be seen that the participants scored 1200 or higher on the old SAT test and 1700 or higher on the new SAT test. With the exception of the one student who rated herself as an average student and yet reported a B+ average, all participants rated themselves in the top 5% to 10% of their high school class. All participants had received some form of local recognitions, and some students were nominated to represent their schools. Another youth frequently published in Adventist religious Magazine. The student participants in the interviews studied at either Ivy League colleges or highly selective private and public Universities. Career Aspirations of the interviewed students Another personal characteristic evident in the findings was that all of the Kenyan immigrant students had high career aspirations. To achieve these aspirations often requires attending school and successfully completing the benchmarks set by the ElmCore® Journal of Educational Psychology school. Some of the students interviewed were motivated to pursue their career aspiration out of the need to give back to the community. Students indicated career interests in medicine, chemical engineering, pharmacy, business, finance, psychology, and nursing. As shown in table 2 below, some even indicated an interest in pursuing terminal degrees. Three students indicated that calculus and statistics both of which are mathematics was their academic strength. Three other students whose interests ranged from Anatomy and physiology, to physics and chemistry planned for a career in the health and physical sciences. Three students, who indicated that their strength was in the social sciences, had had aspiration to as psychologists or in education. Two students who indicated strength in business courses aspired to careers in economy and business professional. Females as well males were Z