[BHS etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 12/14/05

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

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

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  QUIXOTIC - unrealistic; foolishly romantic.  I
advised my cousin to get a job and give up his quixotic dream of
winning the lottery. 

FOR SENIORS
E-MAIL REMINDER - Many colleges communicate with you solely through
e-mail.  Remember to set your spam filters low and check your e-mail,
including your spam folder, at least several times a week.  If you
have a yahoo or hotmail account, remember to empty your messages so
that your inbox does not get full and messages are returned to the
colleges.

FINANCIAL AID - The new FAFSA on the Web Worksheet is now available
in the College/Career Center.  Come by to pick up a copy so that you
can be ready to file the FAFSA online when it becomes available on
January 1.  

If you have not yet gotten two FAFSA PIN numbers - one for the
student and one for a parent or guardian - now is a good time to
apply.  It takes only a few minutes and will allow you to file your
FAFSA online, which I strongly recommend.  Go to www.pin.ed.gov to
apply for your PIN number.

MISSED THE CAL STATE DEADLINE?
Many Cal State campuses are still accepting applications.  For a
complete list come by D221 or go to www.csumentor.edu and click on
"Still Accepting Applications?"

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
Essay readers are now available every day at lunchtime if you need to
get feedback or help on a college essay.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Gates Millenium Scholars Program - Open to all low income African
American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander
American or Hispanic American students who are U.S. citizens or legal
permanent residents, with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.3.
Applications available in the College Center or at www.gmsp.org.  You
must have a nominator and recommendor for your application.
Deadline:  January 13, 2006

AXA Achievement Community Scholarship (please note this is different
than the other AXA scholarship) - open to seniors who are U.S.
citizens or legal residents who are planning to attend a two or four
year college in the fall and who have outstanding achievement in
school, community or work activities.  $2,000 scholarship.
Applications available in D221 or at www.axaonline.com/axafoundation.
Deadline: February 17, 2006

Italian Catholic Federation Scholarship - seniors who are Catholic
and of Italian descent and who have a minimum GPA of at least 3.2 are
eligible. Applications available in D221.  $400 scholarship.
Deadline: March 15, 2006.  

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
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. 

ALL STUDENTS
*Save Me A Spot in College Scholarship Contest.  Use your talents to
write an essay, create a poster or produce a 30 second TV ad on the
topic: Why should California leaders save you and your peers a spot
in college?  A total of $50,000 in scholarship prizes will be
awarded.  Open to all students in grades 6-12. For more information,
go to www.collegecampaign.org/contest or call 1-800-459-9586.
Deadline:  March 15.

BLACK COLLEGE TOURS
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.

Educational Student Tours presents Black College Tours.  Tours are
six days long, beginning either April 9 or June 25, 2006.  Tour
brochures available in the College/Career Center.  More information
available at www.blackcollegetours.org.  

SUMMER PROGRAMS
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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