[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10/27/04

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, October 27, 2004

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  EMPIRICAL ­ based on observation rather than theory.
My new theory that gravity would not be in effect on weekends was easily
disproved by empirical evidence.

SENIOR SECTION

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER

TODAY -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
9:30 am.   Lafayette College (PA)
10:35 a.m.  Emerson College (MA)
1:20 p.m.  Johns Hopkins (MD)
2:20 p.m.  San Francisco State University

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
8:30 a.m.  Holy Names College (CA)
9:35 a.m.  National Holistic Institute, School of Massage Therapy
10:35 a.m  Pomona College (CA)
1:20 p.m.  Hollins University (VA)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
8:30 a.m.  Macalester College  (MI)
10:40 a.m.  Haverford College (PA)
12:20 p.m.  California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
1:20 p.m.  Humboldt State University (CA)

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:
TODAY - Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November 3, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, November 8, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 17, 3:30 p.m.

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE FAIR ­ Sunday, October 31, 1:00-3:00
p.m., South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Boulevard,
South San Francisco.  For more information, including directions and a list
of colleges which will be attending, go to
http://www.nacac.com/exhibit/exhibit.cfm?code=04PSA.

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.

ASIAN PACIFIC YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT ­ Leadership Conference in
Sacramento.  50 students will be chosen.  Deadline November 8.  Applications
available in the College/Career Center.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Gates Millennium Scholarship ­ This scholarship covers the cost of
attendance of an undergraduate education.  Students are eligible if they are
African American, American Indian, Asian Pacific Islander American or
Hispanic American, are a citizen or permanent resident, have a GPA of 3.3 or
above, have demonstrated leadership abilities and are low income.
Applications are available in the College Center or at www.gmsp.org.
Deadline ­ January 14, 2005.

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
Saturday, October 30
    California Colleges of the Arts.  Oakland campus, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; SF
campus, 2 to 5 p.m.  Call 800-447-1ART for more information or go to
www.cca.edu.  

REPEAT SECTION

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.

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

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.

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

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.