' ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁while ▁eng aging ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁rig orous ▁academic ▁program . ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁selection ▁process , ▁students ▁must ▁pass ▁a ▁rig orous ▁exam ination ▁and ▁interview ▁process ▁to ▁be ▁accepted . ▁All ▁potential ▁applic ants ▁take ▁an ▁entrance ▁exam ▁in ▁November ▁to ▁January . ▁If ▁they ▁pass ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁adm issions , ▁the ▁applic ant ▁is ▁called ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁interview . ▁Ad m issions ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁entrance ▁exam ▁scores , ▁standard ized ▁test ▁results ▁( se vent h ▁grade ▁N J ▁AS K ▁results ), ▁teacher ▁recommend ations , ▁and ▁the ▁interview . ▁Once ▁admitted , ▁the ▁student ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁two - week ▁summer ▁program . ▁The ▁program ▁runs ▁from ▁ 8 : 0 0 ▁am ▁to ▁ 3 : 0 0 ▁pm ▁and ▁transport ation ▁is ▁not ▁provided . ▁Stud ents ▁spend ▁time ▁in ▁C AD , ▁Math ▁Analysis ▁I , ▁AP ▁Physics ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁Human ities ▁classes . ▁ ▁All ▁e ighth ▁grade ▁students ▁in ▁Morris ▁County ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁adm issions ▁test ▁– ▁the ▁Acc up la cer ▁exam , ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁Board ▁– ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁specific ▁teacher ▁recommend ations . ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁have ▁completed ▁or ▁be ▁en rolled ▁in ▁an ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 ▁course ▁at ▁their ▁middle ▁school . ▁Because ▁the ▁Academy ▁for ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Science , ▁and ▁Engineering ▁is ▁typically ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁a cademy ▁in ▁terms