[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 12/10/04

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, December 10, 2004
Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us


SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  CONSERVE ­ to protect from loss; preserve; save.  Try
to conserve your strength for the end of the race.

SENIOR SECTION.

HELP KEEP PELL GRANTS AT THEIR CURRENT FUNDING ­ Federal Pell grants provide
needed funding to millions of low income students, making it possible for
them to attend college.  Congress may cut the current funding for these
grants.  Here is the link to a web site where you can send a letter
concerning these proposed cuts, if you wish.
http://www.ourfuture.org/defend_Pell_Grants.cfm

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
Phi Delta Kappa International Scholarship Grants for Prospective Educators ­
criteria are academic standing, essay, letters of recommendation, school
activities and community activities.  Application is available in the
College/Career Center. Deadline:  January 15.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund - $1,000-$2,500.  Must be a high school senior,
U.S. citizen or permanent resident of Hispanic heritage with a minimum GPA
of 3.0. Applications available in the College Center or at
http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/programs/hs.php  Postmark Deadline: December
15, 2004 

Metro PCS Community Scholars ­ $1,000 scholarship for high school seniors
living in the Bay Area with a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0
planning to study at an accredited two or four year college or university.
Applications available in the College Center.  Deadline: December 13.

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.

*New to the list today

FOR JUNIORS
FREE PRACTICE FOR THE NEW SAT ­ From December 7 to December 12 the Princeton
Review¹s LiveGrader technology will be available free to all students
seeking to practice the New SAT essay. Within five days after taking the
test, Princeton Review will send them a score and provide detailed feedback
on how they can improve.  Visit their website at
www.PrincetonReview.com/essay.
 
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. To pre-register, call 204-8980 or go
to their web site, www.kaplan.com.

SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUNIORS
Discover Card Tribute Award - $25,000 scholarship.  To be eligible, students
must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 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

IT¹S NOT TOO LATE TO APPLY TO MANY CAL STATE CAMPUSES! The following
campuses are still accepting applications:  Cal Maritime, Bakersfield,
Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, Fresno, Fullerton (engineering, computer
science and communications majors only),  Hayward, Los Angeles, Monterey
Bay, Northridge, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Stanislaus, Humboldt, San
Francisco State (except for majors in nursing, radio & TV, cinema, apparel
design & merchandising, interior design), and San Jose State.   Please come
see me if you would like help in filling out an application.



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