[BHS etree] College|Career: Advisor's Bulletin for Mon., March 5, 2007

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Contact:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, March 5, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  PREPONDERANCE	- greatness in number, strength, 
weight or influence.  In order to convict someone of a crime, a jury 
must find that a preponderance of the evidence indicates that the 
person is guilty.

FOR ALL GRADES
*For an excellent article on the importance of looking outside the 
lists of highly ranked colleges and universities for schools that are a 
good fit for each student, go to 
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/education/28face.html?pagewanted=1 
for an article on Loren Pope, the author of the book Colleges That 
Change Lives.

* SPRING BREAK OPPORTUNITY - Spring Youth TV Camp 2007.  Learn:  
Directing, Hosting, Camera, Audio, Switching, Graphics, Interviewing 
and Writing a television show.  Berkeley Youth TV Camp at Berkeley 
Community Media (BCM) will teach you how to create your own television 
show from beginning to end.  Shows will be aired on cable TV in 
Berkeley on B-TV Channels 28 and 33. Youth participants will get 
experience working in every crew position.  By the end of the week-long 
session, you will be certified in studio production at BCM and can 
continue to create your own shows for free!  Participants will also 
receive a free membership to BCM and be eligible to take other classes 
throughout the year.  Classes are held from April 2-6, Monday-Friday 
1:00-5:00 pm at 2239 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (in the G Building of 
Berkeley High).  Ages: 13-20 years old.  Cost:  $200 (financial aid is 
available). Application Deadline:  March 12, 2007.
Contact: 510-848-2288 Ask for Hal/Katherine or email info at betv.org

20th Annual Health Careers Conference for Students of Color – Saturday, 
March 10, 9:00 am-2:30 pm at the Clark Kerr Campus of UC Berkeley.  
This free conference will provide information on career choices in the 
health care field, how to prepare, financial resources available to 
help you and will give you a chance to talk with professionals in the 
field.  Lunch and refreshments are free to registered participants.  
Registration forms are available in D221.  Registration deadline:  
March 5. For more information, call Margaret Zimmerman at 510-547-1857.

FOR SOPHOMORES
Summer paid internship – Biotech Academy is offering an eight week 
internship program where students learn  to use DNA fingerprinting 
techniques, gain unique on-the-job training and career path information 
at companies like Bayer Healthcare and Lawrence Berkeley Lab.  Students 
must have at least a 2.0 GPA or have a goal of raising their grades 
during junior year.  Applications due Monday, March 5.  Pick up an 
application in G305 or G304.

Do you want to engage in hands-on leadership training? Intern at a 
professional work place? Meet diverse youth from the Bay Area? Get the 
skills and experience to be a change-maker in your community? Stand out 
in your college applications? Earn a $1,000 stipend? Coro’s Exploring 
Leadership, a full-time summer and part-time fall program, will allow 
you to do all and more. Go to www.coro.org/el to learn more and to 
download a 2007 application. Priority Application Deadline: March 1. 
Regular Application Deadline: March 15 .

FOR SENIORS
Community College Day is Coming – Tuesday, March 13.  Sign up in D221 
to get information including special programs offered at each college 
and how to apply and register for courses  at one or more of the 
following colleges:
	8:30 Diablo Valley College (DVC)
	9:30 College of Alameda
	10:35 Berkeley City College
	12:20 Merritt College
	1:20 City College of San Francisco
	2:20 Laney College

The Young Conservatory at American Conservatory Theater is offering a 
special scholarship for high school seniors in Alameda County to attend 
classes offered in the Spring Session (March 19-May 26, after school 
and weekend schedule) and their 4-week Summer 2007 Session (daytime 
classes June 18-July 13). The spring class schedule and scholarship 
application is available in D221. The scholarship, offered on a first 
come, first serve basis is for one class in either the 2007 Spring 
Session or the 4-Week Summer session. Students applying must meet 
regular standards of admission and must be able to commit to the full 
course selected.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – March 9 is the regular registration deadline for 
the April 14 ACT test.  Register at www.act.org.  April 3 is the 
regular registration deadline for the May 5 SAT test.  Register at 
www.collegeboard.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Elsie Carrington Rumford Scholarship – open 
to African-American females with minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5 who is a 
U.S. citizen and planning to attend either a vocational program, a two 
year associate degree program or a four year college.   A total of 
$8,000 will be awarded from all Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarships. 
Deadline:  April 20.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Olga Jane Lewis Scholarship – open to 
African-American females with minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 who is a 
U.S. citizen and planning to attend either UC Berkeley or an 
historically Black college or university.   A total of $8,000 will be 
awarded from all Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarships. Deadline:  April 20.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Ida Louise Jackson Scholarship – open to 
African-American females with minimum unweighted GPA of 3.5 who is a 
U.S. citizen and planning to attend a four year college.  A total of 
$8,000 will be awarded from all Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarships.  
Deadline:  April 20.

New American College Fund Educators for Fair Consideration – students 
must be born outside of the U.S., have financial need, have lived in 
California for 3 or more years of their high school career, have a 
minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 and plan to attend a two or four year 
college in the fall.  Scholarship: $2,000.  Deadline:  March 30.  
Applications available in D221.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship – Open to African and African American 
seniors with a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5 who are planning to attend 
college immediately after graduation. Scholarship value up to $1,000.  
Deadline:  April 30.

East Bay Consortium Scholarship – Open to seniors planning to attend a 
two or four year accredited college with a minimum GPA of 2.8 if 
planning to attend a four year college or 2.0 if attending a community 
college who have demonstrated active participation in extra curricular 
activities and have financial need.  Deadline:  April 6.  At least 36 
scholarships of $2,500 for students attending a four year college and 
ten scholarships of $1,000 for students attending community college.

Rotary Club of Berkeley – open to seniors with financial need who would 
otherwise have difficulty paying to attend a four year college.  Also 
taken into consideration are academic standing, test scores, 
extracurricular activities.  Applicants cannot be relatives of a living 
Rotarian.  Scholarships of $5,000 per year, renewable for four years.  
Deadline: April 11

Berkeley Retired Teachers Association Scholarship – Open to Berkeley 
High seniors who have spent the majority of their school age years in 
Berkeley Unified School District.  Scholarship amounts vary.  Deadline: 
  March 30.  Applications available in D221.

Berkeley Community Fund Scholarship – open to Berkeley High seniors who 
will be attending a two or four year college in the fall with a minimum 
GPA of 2.5.  Scholarships range from $500-$4,000.  Deadline:  March 12.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
Below are a few of the summer opportunities available.  Check out the 
“Summer” box in the College/Career Center to read about many more.

* City of Berkeley Youthworks is taking applications for the 2007 
Summer Session.  Students aged 14-21 who are Berkeley residents may 
pick up an application at the Youthworks office at 1947 Center St 
(Basement level).  The Youthworks office hours are: 8am - 5pm, Monday 
through Friday.   Applications will be available March 5th - March 
30th.  Completed applications must be returned by March 30th to be 
considered.   For further information, call Youthworks at 510-981-4970.

*Engineering Camp for current 11th graders at the University of 
Houston.   To encourage low income students to attend, the entire cost 
of the two week program, including room and board, is $200.  
Scholarships for up to $150 are available.  Students are given the 
opportunity to learn about various engineering disciplines, visit 
engineering companies, participate in project-based learning on 
subjects including robotics and engineering design, field trips, panel 
discussions, and fun at the campus sports and recreation center.  
African-American and Latino students are especially encouraged to 
apply.  All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  
For more information, contact John Matthews at (713) 743-4226 or go to 
http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/?e=camps for more information and to 
download the application.  Deadline:  April 15.

California College of the Arts Pre-College Summer Program.  Open to 
students entering their junior or senior year in fall 2007.  A three 
week program is available for rising sophomores.  Courses available in 
creative writing, architecture, animation, community arts/drawing, 
drawing and painting/sculpture, fashion design, film/video, graphic 
design, illustration/printmaking, drawing/printmaking, industrial 
design, jewelry/metal arts, painting/drawing, photography – either 
black and white, color or digital.  Scholarships are available.  
Scholarship deadline:  March 23.  For more information, 
www.cca.edu/precollege or call 510-594-3710.


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