Huron Valley Hospital's Physicians Referral Program.

) the psychometric test at the
end of sixth grade and was
accepted. But the local coun-
cil forced her to remain in the
neighborhood for "integra-
tion" purposes. (Integration,
mandatory until the end of
junior high school, requires
that each class consist of a
certain percentage of stu-
dents from all socio-economic
backgrounds.)
When she reapplied for
high school, she was accepted
to another highly regarded
academic school. But others
are not so lucky. "We have
neighbors who own a fruit
and vegetable stall in the
souk (market), and who are
upwardly mobile. They were
shattered when their daugh-
ter wasn't accepted to a com-
prehensive high school," says
the other.
School psychologist Colod-
ner, while critical of the high
schools' reliance on psycho-
metric test scores, says the
schools have a very extensive
counseling system. "Long
before the kid gets to ninth
grade, he knows if he's head-
ed for Harvard or junior col-
lege," he says. "If the kid is
suited for academic high
school but blows it on the
psychometric test, the coun-
selor can go to bat for him and
usually wins."
(It's important to note that
attending a vocational school
is not a disgrace in Israel.
Some have sophisticated elec-
tronics programs and their
graduates are much in de-
mand by the army and
industry.)
Once in high school, stu-
dents have one year to declare
a major. They can choose
science, computers, history,
"knowledge of Israel," ac-
counting or business. Stu-
/ dents take some general re-
quirements in their first year;
in 11th and 12th grades, they
concentrate on their major.
Many students say that
school isn't too difficult until
11th grade, when they begin
to take the bagrut, or matric-
ulation exams, that are simi-
lar to the New York State
Regents.
Technically, anyone who
passes his bagrut is automat-
ically accepted into a univer-
sity, but each department has
its own admissions require-
ments. Hebrew University
Medical School has different
requirements than its School
of Social Work. Some schools
require interviews, but most
use two criteria for accept-
ance: the bagrut scores and
psychometric testing.
Competition is stiff for

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