[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 9/27/04

Sun Sep 26 14:28:40 PDT 2004

College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, September 27, 2004
Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  DIN  loud noise; a racket.  After a severe
earthquake, expect a din of car alarms to accompany the physical
destruction.  

SENIOR SECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES  Are you interested?  Fresno State has a new unique
joint program with UC Riverside leading to a B.S. in Environmental Science.
For more information, go to www.csufresno.edu/geology.

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER
TODAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
8:30 a.m.   Middlebury (VT)
9:30 a.m.   Mills (CA)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBE R 28
8:30 a.m.  Willamette (OR)
9:30 a.m.   Williams (MA)
10:35 a.m.  Georgetown (DC)
1:20 p.m.    UC Davis (CA)
2:20 p.m.    Boston University (MA)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
10:40 a.m.   Wellesley (MA)
12:20 p.m.   UC Santa Barbara  meet in the library
2:20 p.m.     Princeton

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:30 a.m.    UC Riverside
1:20 p.m.    Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
9:30 a.m.     Reed
10:35 a.m.   Seattle University
12:20 p.m.   Evergreen
1:20 p.m.     Wesleyan
2:20 p.m.     Columbia University

UPCOMING EVENTS - in the College/Career Center unless otherwise noted
TODAY - September 24       Senior Profile due if you are applying to any
private colleges needing counselor recommendations.

TODAY - September 27, 3:30 p.m.  Early Decision/Early Action Workshop

October 2, 8:30-1:00
College Information Day, UC Berkeley, Wheeler Auditorium (See more
information in Repeat Section below) - for all grades.

UC/CSU Application Workshops: All workshops will be in the library computer
lab. You must sign up in advance in D221 as there are a limited number of
computers available.  The schedule is as follows:
Monday, October 18, 7:30 a.m.
Tuesday, October 19, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, October 22, 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 a.m.
More in November, but don¹t wait until the last minute!

To attend the workshops, you must have a Berkeley High user name and
password. If you have not signed into the BHS computer system this year with
your user name and password, come to D221 for more information at least two
days before the workshop.

Essay Writing Workshops for the UC¹s and private colleges.  Sign up in D221.
Wednesday, October 6  7:30 a.m.
Tuesday, October 12  3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 13  3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 14  7:30 a.m.
Tuesday, October 26  3:30 p.m.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES: - Friday, October 1 is the late registration deadline
for the October 23 ACT test.  Friday, October 1 is the regular registration
deadline for the November 6 SAT I and II tests.

SCHOLARSHIPS:- Sinkler Miller Medical Association High School Scholarship
Application.  Scholarship for African-American students.  Pick up an
application in the College/Career Center. Deadline:  September 27.

FOR JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES
PSAT -- The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT. For juniors, the PSAT is
also the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship.  It will be
given at Berkeley High on Saturday, October 16th .  Sign-ups will begin on
Wednesday, September 22 and will continue through Wednesday, October 6.
Monies will be collected during lunch at the D building ticket windows on
Allston Way. The cost of the test is $22 (cash only).

REPEAT SECTION
Some California State University (CSU) campuses will accept all students who
have met the minimum entrance requirements.  Other campuses do not accept
all CSU eligible students.  These campuses are called impacted.  The
impacted CSU campuses are:  Chico, Fullerton, Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona,
San Diego State, San Marcos, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Sonoma State.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Sonoma State strongly encourage applicants to
take the October or November SAT or ACT.  I encourage students who are
applying to impacted campuses to also apply to at least one non-impacted
campus.  In addition, some majors at non-impacted campuses are impacted,
meaning that more students apply to that major than there is space for.

TUFTS  Meeting for prospective students and parents.  Wednesday, September
29, 7:00 p.m., Piedmont High School, 800 Magnolai Avenue, Piedmont, in the
library.  

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA  Meeting with the Associate Dean of Admissions,
Wednesday, October 6, 7:30 p.m.  Crown Plaza Hotel, Union Square, 480 Sutter
Street, San Francisco.

VASSAR COLLEGE will be holding an information session on Tuesday, October 5
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hilton San Francisco and Towers, Union Square
Rooms 5&6 in San Francisco.  RSVP to Anita Trautwein with the number of
guests and whether you will need parking validation.  antrautwein at vassar.edu
or 800-827-7270.

Trinity University (Texas) offers individual meetings with students.
Tuesday, October 5, 2:30-5:30 at the Starbucks, 2 Theatre Square 106 in
Orinda.  Call (800) TRINITY or e-mail aspen.heckmann at trinity.edu for an
appointment.

ESSAY READERS will be available in the College/Career Center on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at lunchtime during the month of September.  Start your
essay early and get feedback from experienced readers.

FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS - Saturday, October 2, College Information Day at UC
Berkeley, Wheeler Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Over 60 public and private
college and university representatives will participate. Workshops in
English and Spanish.  For more information, www.eastbayconsortium.org or
call 879-8367.

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