[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 1/06/05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, January 6, 2005

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  FALLOW – not currently in use, especially 
farmland.  Every few years, farmers should let a field lay fallow to 
allow the land to rest and regenerate vital soil nutrients.

*BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES SPRING COLLEGE TOUR – March 27-April 1.  
Includes Howard, Morgan State, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia State, North 
Carolina Central, St. Augustine and Virginia Union.  For more 
information, contact Terrance Greene, 415-239-3381.

SENIOR PARENTS – If you missed the Financial Aid Information Night in 
December, the videos are now available.  You may borrow one for up to 
three days.  E-mail me at iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us if you would like 
to sign one out.

PRESENTATIONS IN THE COLLEGE CENTER

TODAY - Thursday, January 6, 10:35 – A BHS graduate will speak about 
her experiences at Tufts University.  Come get your questions answered.

Friday, January 14, 2:20 p.m. - Presentations on Canadian colleges and 
universities.  Many of these colleges are still accepting applications. 
  Come find out about these excellent, low cost schools.

UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s up with College: A Reality Check
Come hear the true story about going to college.  Recent Berkeley High 
graduates will be here January 6th at 7pm to tell their personal 
stories about their college experiences. There will be an informal 
discussion with students from a wide range of schools, large and small, 
near and far. While the students talk in the College/Career Center, we 
would like to also invite the parents/guardians of recent grads to come 
to the library and share their first hand knowledge of sending their 
children off to college. Mark your calendar for January 6, the first 
week after winter break. This should be a lively and informative 
evening.  The event is open to all students, parents/guardians and is 
sponsored by Academic Choice.  For more information, contact 
janet at janetdelaney.com.

SENIOR SECTION.
January 17 - deadline to turn in Midyear School Report Forms to the 
Registrar in D173 or the College Center.  This is required for most 
schools that requested a counselor recommendation.  It is not required 
for the UC's and most Cal State campuses.  Paperclip a regular 
business-sized envelope (addressed to the college, return address 
Berkeley High, 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704) with one stamp on 
it to the college Mid-Year Report form and a Transcript Request form.  
Write "Midyear Report" on the top of each Transcript Request Form.

Cal Grant GPA Information Release Forms are now available in the 
College Center and the Registrar’s office.  It takes only a few minutes 
to fill out.  This form, along with the FAFSA, determines your 
eligibility for a Cal Grant.

ARTISTS – National Portfolio Day, Saturday, January 15 at the 
California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco.  
Tours and financial aid workshops – 10:00 a.m. to noon; Portfolio 
reviews – noon to 4:00 p.m.  This is your chance to have your portfolio 
reviewed by an expert.  Representatives of over 30 leading colleges of 
art and design will be present.  For more information, go to 
www.npda.org or www.cca.edu or call 415-703-9523.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Below is a sample of the many scholarships available in the 
College/Career Center.  Come by to get the complete list.

*Civil Service Employees Insurance Group – Senior attending two or four 
year college or trade school in fall 2005, minimum GPA of 3.0 whose 
parent or legal guardian is currently employed full time by a 
government entity or if retired or deceased was employed full time by a 
government entity.  Essay required.  $500.  Deadline:  April 8.

Sam Walton Community Scholarship – Senior with a minimum 2.5 GPA who 
has taken either the SAT or the ACT and can prove financial need.  
Applications available at www.walmartfoundation.org.  $1,000.  
Deadline:  February 1.

Bay Area Professionals in Relocation Management – Senior with a minimum 
unweighted GPA of 2.5, minimum SAT of 1000, US citizen who relocated to 
one of the six Bay Area counties in the last 5 years.  Application 
available at www.scholarshipprograms.org.  $1,000.  Deadline:  February 
15.

Lewis H. Latimer Scholarship – Black senior with a minimum of 2.5 GPA.  
Essay and letter of recommendation also required. Applications 
available in the College Center. $500 minimum.  Deadline:  March 4.

*New to the list today

FOR JUNIORS
 
SAT PREP – Princeton Review free events at their Berkeley office on 
Shattuck:
Free SAT practice session on Saturday, January 8, 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Free SAT strategy session  on Saturday, January 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 
noon.
Free PSAT scores back strategy session on Tuesday, January 18, 7-9 p.m.
To register, call 800-2Review or go to www.princetonreview.com/events.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) sponsors the 
Summer for Sickle Cell Science Program which offers a full-time, 
hands-on experience in a research laboratory environment.  Each student 
will work with a faculty mentor in his or her laboratory.  Applicants 
must be current juniors or seniors with a 3.0 average or better and an 
interest in science.  Applications are available in the College Center. 
An essay and letters of recommendation are required.  Deadline:  
February 15.



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