[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10-27-05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, October 27, 2005

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

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:    CARICATURE - a drawing that distorts or
exaggerates prominent features.  A caricature of Jay Leno is easy to
recognize:  it will usually emphasize his uniquely enormous chin.  

*Ms. Abrams will be out of the office today at a counselor's
conference.

FINANCIAL AID NIGHTS FOR SENIOR PARENTS:  A two-part financial aid
workshop - November 10 and December 6, both at 6:30 in the BHS
library.  Please come and bring all your questions.

FOR SENIORS
*REMINDER - If you are applying to any private schools which require
counselor recommendations, your large envelopes addressed to each
college, along with a Transcript Request Form and the Counselor
Recommendation Form, are due in the College/Career Center no later
than November 10th.  If you have questions about how to organize
these forms, stop by and talk with Ms. Abrams or Ms. Harris.

Parents - Did you miss the Senior Parent Night presentation on
September 25?  You can now borrow a video of the meeting.  Please
e-mail me if you are interested and I will put your name on the list.

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, Thursday, October 27
8:30 California Institute of the Arts (CA)
9:30 Northeastern (MA)
10:40 Oberlin (OH)
12:20 Pomona (CA)
1:20 University of Oregon
2:20 UC Berkeley

Friday, October 28
9:30 Colorado College
12:20 Wesleyan (CT)

Tuesday, November 1
8:30 University of San Francisco
10:35 Colby College (ME)
1:20 University of the Arts (PA)
2:20 St. Mary's College of California

Wednesday, November 2
8:30 Occidental College (CA)
10:40 Harvey Mudd (CA)

ESSAY READERS ARE HERE
UPDATED TIMES - Do you need some help with your college application
essay?  Starting this week, essay readers will be available every day
before school, at lunch, and after school (except Friday after
school).  Essay readers will also be available on Wednesdays, 6th
period, for seniors who do not have a class then.  

UC/CSU Application workshops - in the library computer lab
3:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 2
7:30 a.m., Thursday, November 3
3:30 p.m., Monday, November 7
Sign up in D221

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
October 30 - Dartmouth College information session.  Doubletree Hotel
Berkeley, 200 Marina Blvd., 4:00 p.m.
November 21 - University of Vermont information session.  Children's
Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr. Way,
Oakland.  6:00-8:00 p.m.  RSVP to www.uvm.edu/admissions/rsvp.  

SCHOLARSHIPS
National High School Essay Contest of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Omego
Psi Phi Fraternity.  Submit essay titled, "Can Economic and Political
Empowerment Lead to Social Change?"  Application available in D221.
Award: $500-$3,000 per student.  Postmark Deadline: November 1.  

Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West.  Award:  up to $1,000
based on financial need, academic qualifications, dedication to
school, community and family, and extraordinary circumstances.  Based
primarily on overcoming personal challenges.  Apply online only at
www.fsrequests.com/splawn.  Deadline:  January 20, 5:00 p.m. EST.  

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.  

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 the UC's, please remember that you must
register by the regular registration deadline and list all of your
colleges on the registration form to receive scores.  You can update
this information up to the Wednesday after the SAT test.  

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.  

*New to the bulletin today.