[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 02-18-05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Contact:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:    AMELIORATE – to improve.  Studying the SAT Word 
of the Day will help you to ameliorate your vocabulary.

Ms. Abrams will be out of school visiting colleges next week on Tuesday 
and Wednesday, February 22 and 23.  There will be no College Advisor’s 
Bulletin on Wednesday.

JOB AVAILABLE – Cohn Loans is looking for occasional help with 
mailings.  $8/hour.  For more information, contact Sara at 
510-528-3400.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors – sign up for California Scholarship 
Federation, an honor society.  The forms are now available in the 
College/Career Center.  Eligibility is based on community service and 
points for grades in academic courses.

COLLEGE VISITS
March 1, 10:35 – Academy of Art University.  The representative will 
speak about undergraduate programs as well as summer programs for high 
school students.

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS – Open House on February 26 at both the 
Oakland and San Francisco campuses.  Oakland tours begin at 10:00 am 
followed by presentations at 11:00.  SF tours begin at 2:00 followed by 
presentations at 2:30.  For more information, call 800-447-1ART or 
www.cca.edu.

SENIOR SECTION.
FAFSA WORKSHOPS – Get help filling out your FAFSA.  Students, parents, 
and guardians welcome.  February 24 and 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Berkeley 
High library.  You must sign up in the College Center.

Cash for College Days – Get individual help filling out the FAFSA and 
preparing your tax returns.  To complete the FAFSA (and your tax 
returns, if you want), bring your parent or guardian, social security 
card or alien registration card and 2004 tax returns or 2004 income 
records.  All events will be held in English and Spanish. Saturday, 
February 26 – Laney College – Forum, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA, 10 
am to 2 pm.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Below are samples of the many scholarships available in the 
College/Career Center.  Don’t miss this opportunity for free money!  An 
updated list is printed every Monday.

P.Y. Wen – For freshmen at San Francisco State College of Business.  
Minimum GPA of 3.25 with financial need.  Applications available in the 
College Center.  Deadline:  September 30

eQuality Scholarship - Senior from northern or central CA who has 
applied to 2 or 4 year post-secondary schools, including trade schools 
and has been involved in volunteer activities promoting equality for 
LGBT community.  Deadline:  February 21.  More info at 
www.glsen-sfeb.org/scholarship

Berkeley Community Fund – Senior planning to attend 2 or 4 year college 
in the fall of 2005, minimum GPA of 2.5, participates in 
extracurricular activities, community service and/or employment.  
Applications available in the College Center or at 
www.berkfund.org/apply_for_grant.htm  $500-$3,000.  Deadline:  March 7.

*New to the list today

FOR JUNIORS
*Parents – if you missed the College Meeting for Junior Parents, the 
videotape is now available.  Send an e-mail to 
iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us to get on the list.  You may borrow the tape 
for up to three days.

College Admissions 101 – free workshop on the college admissions 
process and SAT preparation.  Saturday, February 26, 9:00 a.m. to noon, 
at Classroom Matters, 2607 – 7th Street, Suite E, Berkeley.  Space 
limited.  Sign up at www.classroommatters.com or call 540-8646.

ACT – March 4 is the regular registration deadline for the April 9 ACT 
test.
SAT – March 25 is the regular registration deadline for the May 7th  
New SAT and SAT subject tests.

People’s Test Preparation Service of UC Berkeley will be offering free 
SAT prep at Berkeley High School.  Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5:30, 
starting February 23.  Room G205.  To enroll, send an email with your 
full name, school name and phone number to register4ptps at yahoo.com or 
call (510) 642-4951.

FOR ALL GRADES
Mini-University Program sponsored by the UC Berkeley chapter of the 
Society of Women Engineers.  This is a great opportunity to get 
first-hand information about student life on campus.  You do not need 
to be planning an engineering career to participate.  Friday, February 
25, 9:30 to 4:00 p.m.  Free.  Applications available in the 
College/Career Center.

The Stanford Black Student Union is sponsoring a high school conference 
on April 2nd titled “Breaking Down Barriers to Success.”   There will 
be workshops and seminars.  Open to students in grades 9-12.  Cost:  
$15.  Applications available in the College/Career Center.  Deadline:  
March 18.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
The list of summer opportunities is now available in the College/Career 
Center.  Come by and see the wide range of programs available.  
Following are a few samples:

* COSMOS - CA State Summer School for Mathematics and Science held at 
UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego. Four week programs.  
For more information, go to www.ucop.edu/cosmos.  Financial aid is 
available.

Outward Bound West - This program offers many options for short and 
long term programs.  Cost varies with the program, but they offer many 
scholarships.  www.obwest.org  Rolling admissions, so apply soon!



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