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

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, April 4, 2005

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:   LEVITY – excessive lightness of behavior or 
feeling.  A funeral is not the proper place to display levity.

NEWSLETTER ARTICLE ERROR
In my newsletter article in the section on Testing, it states, “If 
sophomores are taking biology, chemistry or physics or are completing 
an advanced level of a foreign language, I recommend that they take the 
SAT subject test in that subject on June 11.”  The date of the test is 
incorrect.  The SAT subject tests are given on June 4th, not June 11th. 
  The regular registration deadline for the June 4th test is April 29th. 
  Students may register online at www.collegeboard.com or my mail.  
Mail-in registration forms are available in the College/Career Center.

COLLEGE VISITS
TODAY - MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1:20 p.m. – Harvard University.  All juniors 
are invited.

Sign up in the College Center to attend.


SENIOR SECTION.

SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS – There are many fraudulent organizations which prey 
on families who need money for college.  If an offer seems too good to 
be true, it probably is false.  If someone tells you that you are 
guaranteed to get a scholarship, don’t believe them.  You should never 
have to pay for scholarship information.  Please stop by if you have 
questions about any solicitation you have received.

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.

*Gill Scholarship #2 – Senior attending college in the fall with 
established financial need and academic potential.  Essay and two 
letters of recommendation required. $1,000 scholarship renewable for 
three additional years.  Deadline:  April 21.

California Labor Federation - Senior attending accredited college in 
the fall.  Essay and transcript required.  Applications available in 
the College Center.  Deadline:  April 15

Elsie Carrington Rumford  Scholarship - African American female senior 
attending high school in Alameda or Contra Costa County with an 
unweighted minimum GPA of 2.5 who is planning to attend a vocational 
program or two or four year college and demonstrates economic need.  
Applications available in the College Center.  Deadline:  April 9.

Morris and Juliet James Achievement Award - students must have attended 
Berkeley public elementary, middle and high schools, participated in 
community service and are interested in becoming a teacher or working 
with people in another capacity.  $2,000.  Applications due in D-221 by 
April 15.

Gill Scholarship #1 - Senior planning to attend a four year college 
with a major in math, science, engineering or business.  Deadline:  
April 14.

*New to the list today

FOR JUNIORS
Confused about which schools need SAT subject tests (formerly called 
SAT II) and how many?  Here’s a very helpful web site:  
http://www.compassprep.com/subject_test.  I recommend that you double 
check this information with each school’s admissions web site.

TODAY - If you have not yet made an appointment to see me, new sign-up 
sheets will be available beginning on Monday, April 4, 8:00 a.m.

SAT – April 5 is the late registration deadline for the May 7th New SAT 
and SAT subject tests.
ACT – May 6 is the regular registration deadline for the June 11 ACT 
test.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
It is not too late to sign up for some great summer programs.  
Applications for programs throughout the country and abroad are 
available in the College/Career Center.

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