[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 8/30/06

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College Advisor's Bulletin   Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

WELCOME BACK!  PLEASE STOP BY AND SAY HELLO AND LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR 
SUMMER EXPERIENCES.

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: FORTUITOUS – favorably accidental; lucky.  Finding 
the winning lottery ticket in the street would be quite a fortuitous 
occurrence.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Please come by and check out our college and career books and college 
catalogues, find a great place to study, get tutoring help or discuss 
possible careers for your future.  We look forward to meeting you.

FOR SENIORS
SENIORS:  I will be speaking to your English classes beginning on 
September 11th and setting up individual appointments after the class 
presentations are completed.  Until then, you may stop by at lunch or 
after school to get your questions answered.

REMINDER:  If you are applying to private colleges which need a 
counselor recommendation, your Senior Profiles are due on September 8th 
if you are applying Early Decision or Early Action and September 22rd 
for Regular Decision.  You do NOT need to fill these out if you are 
applying only the UC’s, Cal State Universities or community colleges.

COLLEGE VISITS
Sign up in D221 to attend college presentations.  You must also pick up 
an authorization form for your teacher to sign so that you may miss his 
or her class.  This is a great opportunity to find out more about 
individual colleges as well as

Friday, September 8
8:30	University of Denver (CO)

Monday, September 11
8:30 Colgate University (NY)

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Tuesday, September 12 is the regular registration 
deadline for the October 14 SAT and SAT subject tests.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship – open to African 
American residents of the San Francisco Bay Area graduating in 2007 
with a minimum GPA of 3.0 with financial need.  Scholarships range from 
$1,000 to $5,000. Applications available in D221. Deadline:  September 
15.

Horatio Alger Association – Open to seniors graduating in 2007 who plan 
to start college in the fall with gross family income under $50,000 and 
a minimum GPA of 2.0.  Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.  
Scholarships range fro $1000 to $20,000.  Apply at 
www.horatioalger.org/scholarships.  Deadline:  October 30.

JOB INFORMATION
Administrative job for International Computer Science Institute, local 
nonprofit.  Duties include filing, updating budgets, spreadsheets.  No 
experience necessary.  For more information, call Theresa Hilaire at 
666-2911 or Sharon Parker at 666-2905.