[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 9/28/04

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, September 28, 2004

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  CLANDESTINE ­ secret.  Some colleges, such as Yale,
have secret societies which hold clandestine meetings which no outsiders are
permitted to attend.

Ms. Abrams will be at a conference all day today.  There will be no College
Advisor¹s Bulletin on Wednesday.

SENIOR SECTION

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER
TODAY - SEPTEMBER 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
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.

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.

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.

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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