[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 11/30/05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, November 30, 2005

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

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: DESICCATE - to dry completely.  Because it
weighs less, backpackers carry food that has been desiccated and then
add water when they are ready to eat it.

FINANCIAL AID NIGHT FOR SENIOR PARENTS:  December 6, 6:30 p.m. in the
Berkeley High School library.   Please come and bring all your
questions about financial aid, merit aid and scholarships.  A
representative of the UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office will walk us
through the FAFSA, line by line and I will discuss the CSS Profile.

PRESENTATIONS
Thursday, December 1
8:30 a.m.  US Air Force ROTC (seniors only)

DEADLINE TODAY FOR ALL UC AND SOME CAL STATE CAMPUSES
UC campuses - November 30 at 11:59 pm is the absolute deadline to
submit your UC applications.

Cal State campuses - November 30 at 11:59 pm is the priority deadline
to submit CSU applications.  This is the absolute deadline for Chico,
Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo, San Diego, San Marcos and Sonoma and possibly other campuses.
It is also the absolute deadline for impacted majors on many
campuses.  For daily updated information, check www.csumentor.edu.
Click on "Still Accepting Applications?", select "Undergraduate" and
"Fall 2006."  You will then be able to read the Campus Notice for
each CSU campus.  

SAT/ACT scores - remember that you are required to send official
scores to each campus where you are applying.  You can do this by
going to www.collegeboard.com for SAT scores and www.act.org for ACT
scores.  Simply entering your scores on your application is not
sufficient.  You MUST send official scores.  To send SAT scores to
all CSU campuses and pay only one $9 fee, use the code 3594
(csumentor).  Scores must be sent separately to each UC campus. The
scores do not have to be received by the campuses by November 30th,
but send them now as it takes 4-6 weeks for each campus to receive
them.

ESSAY READERS 
Do you need some help with your college application essay?  Essay
readers will be available every day before school, at lunch, and
after school (except Friday after school) until November 30.  Essay
readers will also be available on Wednesdays, 6th period, for seniors
who do not have a class then. After November 30, there will be an
essay reader available at lunchtime only.  

SCHOLARSHIPS
*UTSA Tennis & Education Foundation - numerous scholarships for
students who play tennis and have financial need, ranging in value
from $500 to $15,000 each.  Applications available in D221. Deadline:
February 3, 2006.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship.  Open to all seniors who
are planning to attend a two or four year college or university.
Minimum scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded by each local chapter.
Applications available in D221.  Deadline:  January 17.  

Sam Walton Community Scholarship.  Must be a graduating senior. Log
on to www.walmartfoundation.org for more information.  Apply online
only at www.scholarshipadministrators.net.  Use the access code SWCS
to complete the application.  $1,000 scholarship.  Deadline: January
20.  

Metro PCS Community Scholars Program.  Open to seniors attending
public high school in one of the Bay Area counties who plan to enroll
full-time in a two or four year college or university and have a
minimum GPA of 3.0 unweighted and who have volunteered in activities
that give back to the student's community.  Applications available in
D221 or at www.metropcs.com/scholarship.  Deadline:  December 19.
$1,000 scholarship.  

Miss Teen Chinatown Scholarship.  Applicants must submit a recent
photo, official transcript and application.  Applications are
available in D221.  For more information, go to
www.sfclcfoundation.org or call 650-348-2333.  Deadline:  December
31.  

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.   

FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
UC Irvine Stay-Over Program. Spend the night in a residence hall,
take a campus tour, and visit classes. Dates available from January
17-March 9, Monday through Thursday only.   Applications available in
D221.   They recommend applying early since this program fills up
rapidly.  For more information, e-mail sop at uci.edu or go to
www.housing.uci.edu/has/sop. 

SAT/ACT TEST DATES - December 22 is the regular registration deadline
for the January 28 SAT.  January 6 is the regular registration
deadline for the February 11 ACT.
Seniors, please remember that you must list all of your colleges on
the registration form to receive your scores. 

BLACK COLLEGE TOUR
Students interested in traveling on the Spring 2006 Black College
Tour to visit HBCU Campuses such as Howard University, Hampton
University, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, and several
others, College Bound Tours, is accepting deposits.  The tour dates
are April 9-16th, 2006, which is Spring Break for BHS.  Tour cost is
$1500.00.   Visit www.collegeboundtours.com or call 510-798-7852 for
more information.

VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Listen for Life is a global non-profit music-media production company
with its admin and post-production headquarters located less than one
block away from Berkeley High! (at 2041 Bancroft, Suite 206 and Suite
303)  We are looking for responsible, reliable volunteers and/or
interns who would like to contribute their time and individual
gifts/personalities on a regular basis. Check out our website for
more info!  www.listenforlife.org.  Please call 540-8136 if you are
interested.

SUMMER PROGRAMS
Oxbridge Academic Programs in Europe.  Information session on Monday,
December 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Palace Hotel, Sea Cliff Room, 2 New
Montgomery St., SF.  RSVP to sanfran at oxbridgeprograms.com or call
1-800-828-8349.  

SUMMER OPPORTUNITY - Stanford University Center for Clinical
Immunology Summer Intern Program.  If you are interested in biology,
apply for this 8 week program consisting of lab research, lectures by
selected faculty and graduates and some clinical exposure.  Interns
will be paid $1,500.  No housing is provided.  Applications are
available at http://ccis.stanford.edu.  Deadline:  January 16.  For
more information, email pjutz at stanford.edu or mgrantz at stanford.edu

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