[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 11-01-05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, November 1, 2005

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

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:   DILATORY - habitually late; tardy.  To
discourage dilatory students, some teachers lock their doors after
class has begun.  

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:

TODAY, 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)

Thursday, November 3
8:30 Hamilton College (NY)
1:20 University of Southern California - USC
2:20 Syracuse University (NY)

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
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.