[BHS etree] COLLEGE | CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 09/06/06

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CONTACT:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or (510) 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, September 6, 2006

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  TAINT - to pollute or make impure; adulterate.  
Before environmental laws were enacted, the waters of the Great Lakes 
were tainted by effluents dumped by factories in the Midwest.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
JOB INFORMATION
*A student from Saudi Arabia, taking UC classes, is looking for a tutor 
to help him with his English and practice conversation with him.  He 
would like tutoring about twice per week and is willing to pay about 
$20/hour.  Another option if you are interested in learning Arabic, he 
would be interested in working with you or working out a trade.  
Contact Catherine Varnau at cvarnau1 at aol.com or call 415-203-0633.

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.

FOR SENIORS
*If you are applying Early Decision or Early Action, come to one of the 
following workshops:
September 12, 3:30 pm - Conference Room A
September 19, 7:30 am - College/Career Center
September 21, 3:30 pm - Conference Room A	
September 22, 7:30 am - College/Career Center

SENIOR PARENT COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSION - Wednesday, September 13, 
6:30 pm in the Berkeley High School library.  I will be presenting 
detailed information on the college application process. Please come by 
to get all of your questions answered.  I look forward to seeing you.

SENIORS:  We 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 this Friday, 
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.

JESUIT COLLEGE FAIR - Thursday, September 14, 7:00-9:00 pm, St. 
Ignatius College Prep, 2001-37th Avenue, San Francisco.  
Representatives from 17 Jesuit colleges will be present to talk with 
you and provide information.  These include:  Fordham University, 
Loyola Marymount, Loyola University Chicago, Santa Clara University, 
Seattle University, and many more.

COLLEGE VISITS TO BERKELEY HIGH
SENIORS:  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 meet one of the people who 
may be reading your college application.

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

Monday, September 11
8:30 am Colgate University (NY)
1:20 pm Fordham University (NY)

SAT/ACT TEST DATES - Tuesday, September 12 is the regular registration 
deadline for the October 14 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Register at 
www.collegeboard.com.  September 22 is the regular registration 
deadline for the October 28 ACT test.  Register at www.act.org.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
Sun., September 10 - Courtyard Emeryville, 5555 Shellmound St., 
Emeryville, 1:00-6:00 pm.  RSVP at www.colgate.edu or call 315-228-7401
Wed., September 13 - MIT at Acalanes High School, 1200 Pleasant Hill 
Rd, Lafayette, 7:30 pm
Sun, September 17 - Boston College at Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary St., SF, 
3:00 pm
Sun., September 17 - Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and 
Wellesley together at The Argent Hotel, SF, 7:00-9:00 pm.

SCHOLARSHIPS
AXA Achievement Scholarship - Open to current seniors who are U.S. 
citizens or permanent residents who are planning to enroll in a two or 
four year college in the fall and have shown outstanding achievement in 
school, the community or workplace.  Scholarships range from $10,000 to 
$25,000.  Deadline:  December 15.

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.

The official Class Ring and Graduation Product Vendor for Berkeley High 
School is Achievers, Inc.  They can be reached at 408-441-7200.  All 
orders can be placed on campus starting September 19, 2006 at lunch.  
If there are any questions, please contact Eloy Garcia for additional 
information.

FOR JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES
PSAT - many of you have inquired about the PSAT.  It will be offered at 
Berkeley High on Saturday, October 21.  Students will be able to 
register at Berkeley High.  We will post more information as it becomes 
available.

*New to the bulletin today.