[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10/17/05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, October 17, 2005
Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:    SURREPTITIOUS – secretive; stealthy.  Even 
though I was quite surreptitious when sneaking into the sleepy baby’s 
room, she heard me and woke up.

The next senior parent’s College Night will be held on Tuesday, October 
25 at 6:30 in the BHS library.  Speakers include the new director of 
admissions at UC Berkeley and representatives from the California State 
University system, a private university and community colleges.  I look 
forward to seeing you all!

Other upcoming events for senior parents are:  A two-part financial aid 
workshop – November 10 and December 6, both at 6:30 in the BHS library.

FOR SENIORS
*SIGN UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH MS. ABRAMS OR MR. STRINGFELLOW.  NEW 
SIGN-UP SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COLLEGE CENTER ON THURSDAY, 
OCTOBER 20 BEGINNING AT 8:00 A.M.

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, Monday, October 17
8:30  Bard (NY)
9:30  Notre Dame de Namur (CA)
12:20 University of Rochester (NY)
1:20 Bowdoin (ME)

Tuesday, October 18
9:30  Dartmouth (NH)
10:40 Lewis & Clark (OR)
2:20 Princeton (NJ)

Wednesday, October 19
8:30 Naropa (CO)
9:30 Colby-Sawyer (NH)
10:40 Boston College (MA)
12:20 New York University (NY)
1:20 Emory (GA)
2:20 University of Chicago (IL)

Thursday, October 20
8:30 U.S. Coast Guard
12:20 UC Santa Cruz
2:20 Haverford (PA)

Friday, October 21
8:30 Bates (ME)
9:30 Eugene Lang (NY)

ESSAY READERS ARE HERE
Do you need some help with your college application essay?  Starting 
this week, with one or two exceptions, essay readers will be available 
before school on Monday and Tuesday; lunch every day, and after school 
every day except Thursday and Friday.

ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOPS
Sign up in D221
3:30 p.m., Monday, October 24

UC/CSU Application workshops – in the library computer lab
7:30 a.m., Monday, October 17	
3:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 19
7:30 a.m., Friday, October 21
7:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 25

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
October 17 – Cornell University Admissions Night, Acalanes High School 
Cafeteria, 1200 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette, 7:00-8:30 p.m.  To RSVP 
and for directions, go to 
http://admissions.cornell.edu/seasonal/events.
October 19 – Boston College Overview, Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary St., SF, 
7:00 p.m.  Call 866-622-5284 for directions.
October 22 – UC Davis Preview Day , 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  
Informational program for prospective students and their parents.  
Visit admissions.ucdavis.edu/previewday to plan your day.
October 22 – Cal State East Bay (formerly named Hayward) information 
day, 9:00 am-1:00 pm.  For more information, call 510-885-2556 or 
www.csueastbay.edu.
*October 23 – Tufts information day, Oakland Main Library, 125 – 14th 
Street, Oakland.  2:00 p.m.
*October 23 – Duke University Information Session, Crowne Plaza Cabana 
Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 4:00-5:30 p.m.  (Registration 
begins at 3:30 p.m.)

SCHOLARSHIPS
Looking for some unusual scholarships?  Go to 
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml and check out the 
“Little People of America” and the “Tall Clubs International” 
scholarships, among many others.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Part-time positions open for a holiday gift wrapper and a cleaning 
person at The Gardener, 1836 Fourth Street (at Hearst), Berkeley.  
Flexible hours after school and on weekends.  $9 per hour.  Apply in 
person at the store or call 548-4545 and ask for a manager for more 
information.

FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
*COLLEGE FAIR – Saturday, October 29 at UC Berkeley Wheeler Auditorium, 
8:30-1:00 p.m.  Over 60 public and private college and university 
representatives will be present.  Workshops in English and Spanish on 
admission requirements, financial aid and scholarships, and more.  For 
more information, go to www.eastbayconsortium.org.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – October 28 is the regular registration deadline 
for the December 3 SAT and SAT subject tests. November 4 is the regular 
registration for the December 10 ACT.  These are the last tests 
recommended for the UC and Cal State campuses, as well as many private 
schools.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
HIGH SCHOOL STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES – 
The World Affairs Council and the Youth For Understanding USA offers 
scholarships to Northern California high school students to study 
abroad for a summer, semester or year.  Applications for both the 
scholarship and study abroad program are available in the 
College/Career Center and at www.itsyourworld.org/schools or at 
www.yfu-usa.org.  Recommendations are required.  Postmark deadline:  
December 13.

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.

*New to the bulletin today.