[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: College Advisor's Bulletin for 10/15/04

Thu Oct 14 20:20:17 PDT 2004

College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, October 15, 2004
Contact:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  ADVERSE  not favorable; presenting difficulties.
Despite adverse conditions, Amundsen¹s team reached the South Pole
successfully.  

SENIOR SECTION

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER

TODAY -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
8:30 a.m.  Brown University (RI)
9:30 a.m.  Hofstra University (NY)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18
9:30 a.m.  Hobart & William Smith (NY)
10:35 a.m.  Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
12:20 p.m.  Harvard University (MA)
2:20 p.m.   Connecticut College

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
9:30 a.m.  Clark University (MA)
12:20 p.m.  Union College (NY)
1:20 p.m.   New York University

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
9:30 a.m.   Rice University (TX)
10:35 a.m.  Washington University (MO)
12:20 p.m  University of Rochester (NY)

CSU SAT CODE  If you are applying to any Cal State campuses, there is no
need to send your SAT scores to each one.  Instead, use the code 3594
(CSUMentor) and your scores will go to all of the CSU campuses.

CSF  October 18  Information meeting at lunchtime in the College/Career
Center for new members.  Sign-up forms will be available on October 12th in
D221.   

ESSAY READERS  Essay readers will be here every day this week at 8:00 a.m.,
lunch and after school.  Stop by D-221 for the complete schedule.

UC PREVIEW DAYS, October 16  UC Davis, Irvine and Santa Cruz will all be
holding preview days on October 16 including academic and student life
fairs, workshop and campus tours.  Check their websites for more
information.  

SENIOR PARENT COLLEGE NIGHT  Hear information directly from representatives
of the UC¹s, California State Universities and private colleges, hosted by
Ilene Abrams.  Wednesday, October 20, 6:30-8:30.  Berkeley High Library.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES: - Friday, October 29 is the regular registration
deadline for the December 4 SAT I and II tests.  Friday, November 5 is the
regular registration deadline for the
December 11 ACT test.  These are the last recommended tests for the UC¹s and
Cal States.

WRITING COMPETITION  Bennington College Young Writers Awards for fiction,
poetry and plays.  Entry forms available in the College Center or at
www.bennington.edu under News & Events.  Deadline:  December 1.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Association of Africans and African-Americans - $1,000 scholarship.  Send a
letter of interest to Aduni Luckett, 564 S. 37th St., Richmond, CA 94804 or
call 510-235-1455 or 452-4180.  Deadline:  October 31.

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Annual American Education Week Essay Contest.
Theme "Celebrating the American Dream."  Private $100 U.S. Savings Bond.
Due to P.O. Box 320463, San Francisco, CA  94132 by October 30.  More
information available in D221.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
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.
    Dominican University  8:30-1:00.  Undergraduate Campus Visit Day.  For
more information, 888-323-6763.

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

REPEAT SECTION

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.

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.
Tuesday, October 26  3:30 p.m.