[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10/05/04

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Contact:  ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, October 6, 2004

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  PASSIVE – not taking an active role.  People do 
not agree whether it is better to be passive or fight back when held up 
at gunpoint.

SENIOR SECTION

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER
TODAY -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6
10:35 a.m.   Davidson (NC)
12:20 p.m.   Babson (MA)
1:20 p.m.     Santa Clara University (CA)
2:20 p.m.    University of Colorado, Boulder

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7
10:35 a.m.  UC Santa Cruz
12:20 p.m.   Yale University
2:20 p.m.     University of Redlands (CA)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:30 a.m.  Whittier College (CA)
12:20 p.m. George Washington University (DC)

SENIOR PARENT COLLEGE NIGHT – Hear information directly from 
representatives of the UC’s, California State Universities and private 
colleges, hosted by Ilene Abrams.  Wednesday, October 20, 6:30-8:30.  
Berkeley High Library.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES: - Wednesday, October 13 is the late registration 
deadline for the November 6 SAT I and II tests.  Friday, November 5 is 
the regular registration deadline for the
December 11 ACT test. 

ONLINE HELP WITH YOUR UC PERSONAL STATEMENT – www.ucgateways.org.  
Click on “Apply to College” and then click on “Personal Statement.”

APPLY TO 33 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES with the Black College Common 
Application.  www.eduinconline.com.


COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
Thursday, October 7
	Whitman College – 7:00 p.m., The Stanford Park Hotel

Sunday, October 17
Brown University – 2:00 p.m., Perspectives from the Minority Community, 
Head-Royce School, Mary E. Wilson Auditorium, 4315 Lincoln Ave., 
Oakland.
Clark University (MA) – 7:00 p.m. 54 Beachmont Dr., SF, RSVP to Veda 
Genkos, 1-800-GO-CLARK.
University of Virginia – 7:00 p.m., Kaiser Redwood City Medical Center, 
1150 Veterans Blvd., Medical Tower Basement Conference Room.  For more 
info – 408-972-3352.

Wednesday, October 20
Rice University – 7:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Berkeley Marina.  For 
more info, call 800-527-6957.

Saturday, October 23
New York University – 10:00 and 2:00, Grand Hyatt, 345 Stockton St., 
SF.  Call 212-998-4524 to reserve a space.

Sunday, October 24
Dartmouth – 4:00 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 200 Marina Blvd., Berkeley
Washington University (St. Louis) – 7:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency SF 
Airport, 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA.  For more information, 
call 800-638-0700.

Monday, October 25
Brown University – 7:00 p.m., Fort Mason  Center, Landmark Building A, 
Golden Gate Room, SF

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).   On October 16, students will report at 8 a.m. to the 
garden to find their room assignments. The test will be administered in 
the C building. Students should be done by 11:30.

REPEAT SECTION

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

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 don’t 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 UC’s and private colleges.  Sign up in 
D221.
TODAY - 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.


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