[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 03-04-05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, March 4, 2005

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:    ACRIMONY – hatred; bitterness.  The acrimony  
between Israelis and Palestinians has led to many years of conflict and  
bloodshed.

AOL PROBLEM – I am not able to reply to many aol addresses as the  
e-mail bounces back to me.  If you are an AOL subscriber, please check  
your spam settings and lower them.  If you are waiting for decisions  
from colleges, this is especially important.

COLLEGE VISITS
Wednesday, March 16, 9:30 a.m.	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – for admitted  
seniors and juniors who are interested in the school.
Thursday, March 17, 2:20 p.m.	Prescott College, Arizona

SENIOR SECTION.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
*Check your admission status online, information below.  In addition,  
all campuses will be mailing letters to all students with their  
admission decisions.
•	Berkeley –  
https://students.berkeley.edu/myberkeley/myberkeleyapp.asp.  Decisions  
to be posted on March 31.
•	Davis -  
https://sisweb2.ucdavis.edu/owa_service/owa/bwzkugap.P_AccountSetup  
(set up your own account)
•	Irvine - https://www.admissions.uci.edu:8443/cgi-bin/maa_uci.cgi.   
Decisions will begin to be posted on March 1, but may not be completed  
until March 31.
•	Los Angeles -  
http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Applicant/Decision/default.htm.   
Decisions will be available by March 15.
•	Merced -  
http://admissions.ucmerced.edu/3.asp? 
uc=1&lvl2=2&lvl3=2&lvl4=103&contentid=97
•	Riverside - https://student08.ucr.edu/myucr/index.aspx (You can use  
your application ID).
•	San Diego -  
https://www-act.ucsd.edu/studentApplicants/applicanttracking (You can  
use your application ID) Decisions begin to be posted mid-March.
•	Santa Barbara -  
https://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/applicant/index.asp? 
context=applicant_freshmen (You can use your application ID)
•	Santa Cruz – http://my.ucsc.edu Decisions began to be posted on March  
1; additional decisions will be posted daily.

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.

* Alpha Kappa Alpha - Graduating African American female with a minimum  
GPA of 3.0, not including non-academic courses with economic need.   
$500-$2,000.  Deadline:  April 1.

Oakland Association of Insurance Agents - Graduating senior with a  
minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 with financial need who has participated  
in community service.  $5,000 scholarship and peer mentoring and  
advising.  Deadline:  March 31 (received date).

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority – African American senior attending two or  
four year college in the fall.  Recommendations and essay required.   
$2,500.  Deadline: March 19.

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 sign up to borrow it.  You may borrow the  
tape for up to three days.

TODAY - 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.

FOR ALL GRADES
March 15 – 7-9 p.m.  Students and Parents interested in getting the  
most current information on enlisting in the military, registering for  
Selective Service, or specific issues concerning the Draft are welcome  
to join a panel of lawyers and parents of Berkeley High Students in the  
Counseling Center.   Sponsered by BHS College/Career Center and  
Academic Choice.

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:

Exploring Leadership is a program of Coro Northern California, a 62  
year-old, non- partisan nonprofit that offers leadership training in  
public affairs for youth and adults.  Exploring Leadership is full-time  
in the summer (June 27-August 19) and after school in the fall.
Current 10th & 11th graders in Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Emeryville,  
Alameda and San Francisco are eligible.  Participants will earn $1000,  
participate in an internship,get hands-on leadership training and meet  
diverse youth from the Bay Area.  Applications available in the College  
Center or at http://www.coro.org.  Application deadline:  March 18.

Internship – Metropolitan Transportation Commission.  The purpose of  
the program is to introduce high school students to career  
opportunities in the transportation field and to assist MTC’s  
transportation partners (such as traffic engineers at city and county  
public works departments or planners at transit agencies) with  
assistance.  Salary: $8.25 per hour.  Students may work full or part  
time between June and August.  Applicants must be 16 years old,  
completed the 10th grade and have a minimum GPA of 2.8. Applications  
available at http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school/index.htm.




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