[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10-31--05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, October 31, 2005

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:   APPREHENSION – fear; misgivings.  Whenever a 
police car pulls up behind me, I experience a feeling of apprehension.

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 about financial aid, merit 
aid and scholarships.  November 10th will include an overview of 
financial aid and how the Estimated Family Contribution is calculated.  
On December 6th, a representative of the UC Berkeley Financial Aid 
Office will walk us through the FAFSA, line by line.

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 (also called the School Report 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.

*Seniors – if you haven’t had an appointment yet with one of the 
college advisors, there are many slots now available.  Come in and sign 
up!

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:

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
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
SAT/ACT TEST DATES – November 4 is the regular registration for the 
December 10 ACT.  November 9 is the late registration deadline for the 
December 3 SAT and SAT subject tests. 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.