[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 11/22/04

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, November 22, 2004
Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  VACILLATE - to change one's mind back and forth.  Some
voters in the recent election vacillated between voting for Bush and Kerry
until they walked into the voting booth and made their decision.

SENIOR SECTION

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS -- SIGN UP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER

TODAY - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22
8:30 a.m.  Olin School of Engineering (MA) - Offers free tuition to all
students

FINANCIAL AID NIGHT FOR SENIOR PARENTS - Tuesday, December 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Berkeley High School Library, second floor of the new building.  A
representative of the UC Berkeley financial aid office will walk us through
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

UC IRVINE STAY-OVER PROGRAM - Juniors and seniors may tour campus, visit
classes, eat in the dining commons and stay overnight in the dorm.  The
program runs from January 12-March 10, with the exception of January 17 and
February 21.  Applications available in the College Center.  For more
information, call 949-824-5167 or go to www.housing.uci.edu/sop.

REMINDERS 
Don't forget to send your official SAT I, SAT II, and ACT scores to each
college you are applying to.  Send SAT scores through www.collegeboard.com
and ACT scores through www.act.org.  Do this soon as it takes 3 to 6 weeks
for the scores to get to the colleges.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES:  December 20 is the regular registration deadline for
the January 22 SAT test.  This is the last time that the old SAT will be
given.  

SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ATHLETES -  http://www.athleticaid.com.  This site has
links useful to all college-bound students and especially to college-bound
athletes who are interested in being recruited and in getting sports-related
financial aid.

SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH WEB SITE - www.brokescholar.com.  Check out this website
to search for scholarships as well as get helpful tips on filling out
scholarship applications.

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.

FOR JUNIORS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS 
Tuesday, December 7th from 7 to 8:15 pm.  New SAT Essay Workshop at Berkeley
Kaplan Center (150 Berkeley Square). This workshop gives students the
experience of writing a 25-minute essay under timed conditions, teaches them
exactly what the essay readers will be looking for, and introduces them to
some effective strategies for writing the SAT essay. Parents are encouraged
to sit in on the informational session that follows the timed essay
simulation.  

Saturday, December 11th from 10 am to 2 pm.  Free SAT 2005 Practice Test at
Berkeley Kaplan Center (150 Berkeley Square). Participants receive a
comprehensive score report that includes a detailed analysis of their areas
of strength and weakness on the test.

VOLUNTEER AWARD
Soroptimist International of Oakland - Up to $1,000 award to a young woman
between the ages of 14-17 who makes the world a better place through
volunteering.  Applications available in the College/Career Center.
Deadline:  December 1.

SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUNIORS
Discover Card Tribute Award - $25,000 scholarship.  To be eligible, students
must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for or above for 9th and 10th grades and
plan to continue his or her education beyond high school.  Students must
demonstrate accomplishments in special talents, leadership, obstacles
overcome and community service.  All documents must be received by the
program by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 7.

REPEAT SECTION
FINANCIAL AID - For a free CD on "A Parent's Guide to Paying for College
2005-2006" go to www.chelastudentloans.org/cd or call 866-772-4352
(866-77-CHELA).  The CD includes information on filling out the FAFSA and
finding scholarships.

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.
(except Monday), lunch and after school.



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