[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 09-30-05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, September 30, 2005

Contact: Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  INCUMBENT - the current holder of an elected
office.  An incumbent running for re-election has many advantages
over a challenger, not the least of which is free publicity.  

Ms. Abrams will be out of the office all day today at a counselor
conference.  

PSAT SIGN UP INFORMATION - TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP - The
PSAT will be given on October 15 at Berkeley High.  We will take
sign-ups September 21 through September 30 during lunch and after
school until 4:00 p.m. at the D building ticket window on Allston
Way. The cost is $22, cash or money order only. Money orders should
be made payable to Berkeley High. 

FOR SENIORS

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS.  The October list is available in
D221.  Sign up to get more information on colleges from around the
country.  You must have your teacher's signed authorization to attend
each session.  Visits are as follows:

TODAY, Friday, September 30
8:30 UC Riverside
9:30 Evergreen College (WA)
10:40 Oregon State University
1:20 UC San Diego
2:20 Humboldt State

Monday, October 3
8:30 Whittier College (CA)
9:30  Grinnell College (IA)
1:20 Columbia University (NY)

Tuesday, October 4
8:30 UC Santa Barbara
9:35 Macalester College (MN)
12:20 University of Pennsylvania
1:20 Amherst College (MA)

Wednesday, October 5
8:30 Middlebury (VT)
9:30 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
10:40 Prescott (AZ)
12:20 U.S. Navy
1:20 Skidmore (NY)
2:20 Connecticut College

Thursday, October 6
9:30 University of Redlands (CA)
12:20 San Francisco State University
Friday, October 7
12:20 University of North Carolina
1:20 Vassar (NY)

Do you need some help with your college application essay?  Essay
readers will be in the College Center at lunch time on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during the month of September and the
first week of October to give you feedback on your essay drafts.  

ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOPS

Sign up in D221
7:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 5
7:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 11
3:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 11

MORE LATER IN THE MONTH

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA

Friday, September 30 - UCLA School of Arts and Architecture -
Radisson Hotel, 1085 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale.  7:00-8:30 p.m.
RSVP (310) 825-8981 or rcrtasst at arts.ucla.edu.  
October 2 - Colorado College information session, Park Hyatt San
Francisco, 333 Battery St., SF, 2:00-4:00 p.m.  RSVP to
rvang at coloradocollege.edu with your full name, high school and number
attending.  
October 9 - St. Mary's College fall preview day.  Noon-5:00 p.m.
RSVP at www.smcadmit.com.  
October 9 - Pepperdine University information session.  Embassy
Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Parkways, San Rafael, 3:00-5:00 p.m.  RSVP
at http://wavelink.pepperdine.edu.  
October 9 - Stanford information session.  Oakland Marriott City
Center, 1001 Broadway, 3:00-4:30 p.m.  RSVP to
http://admission.stanford.edu and click on "Regional Information
Sessions."  
*October 10 - Whitman College information meeting.  Westin San
Francisco Airport Hotel, 1 Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae.  7:00 p.m.

*October 11 - Clark University (Massachusetts) information session.
54 Beachmont Drive, San Francisco, 7:00 p.m.  RSVP to 800-GO-CLARK or
vgenkos at clarku.edu.  
 
FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS

TODAY - SAT/ACT TEST DATES -September 30 is the late registration
deadline for the October 22 ACT test.  September 30 is the regular
registration deadline for the November 5 SAT and SAT subject tests.
I generally recommend that juniors take the PSAT in October and wait
until spring to take the SAT or the ACT.   

WRITING COMPETITION FOR 10-12TH GRADERS - Bennington College Young
Writers Awards invite you to submit your poem, short story, play or
nonfiction essay.  Submission forms are available in D221.  Deadline:
November 1.  

College Admissions Course at Albany Adult School.  Taught by veteran
College Admissions Counselor Jim Walker on high school academic
advising, college admissions testing, college selection, etc.  This
two session class is held on October 5 and 6 from 7:00-9:00.
Register at the Albany Adult School, 559-6580.  Cost: $25.  

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Work in an insurance office.  Requires accurate filing, copying,
scanning, etc.  Five to ten hours per week.  Pay: $9 per hour.
Contact Cynthia Blumgart at 510-848-2132.  

FOR ALL STUDENTS

Mentoring for Academic Success - free tutoring by UC Berkeley tutors
in D221 every Monday and Wednesday from 3:15 to 5:15.  For more
information, contact Matt Ellsworth or Tefi Ma'ake at 848-4075 x13 or
matt at mionline.org.  

Free Study Skills and Organization Workshop For Students (ages
12-17).  October 6, November 3, December 8, 8:00-9:30 p.m.  Contact
Classroom Matters to register: 510-540-8646.  

*New to the bulletin today.