[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Tues., March 27, 2007

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:   EBULLIENT – Overflowing with enthusiasm; showing 
excitement. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.  After struggling 
hard to get through calculus, she was so ebullient to have earned a “C” 
that she could hardly stop from jumping up and down.

IMPORTANT NOTE – I will be away from school this week.  If you need 
assistance during that time, please contact Matt Saraceno, College 
Advisor, at msaraceno at berkeley.k12.ca.us or 644-4576 or see Ms. Harris 
in the College/Career Center.  There will be no College Advisor’s 
Bulletin on Wednesday and Thursday.

FOR ALL GRADES
Paid Internship Opportunities – Metropolitan Transportation Commission 
High School Summer Internship Program.  Applicants must be at least 16 
years old with at least a 2.8 GPA (if below 2.8, must submit two 
letters of recommendation).  Application and lists of job sites are 
available at www.mtc.ca.gov .  Applications are also available in D221. 
You may also contact the MTC High School Coordinator at 817-5807.

Summer Day Camp Jobs – Counselor in Training (completed grade 9, 10 or 
11, a volunteer position) and Junior Counselor (completed grade 10, 11 
or 12, may receive a weekly stipend).  Work with campers ages 5-14.  
Students can work for 4, 6 or 8 weeks from June 18-August 24, 
Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.  Apply online at the UC Berkeley Department of 
Recreational Sports, www.oski.org or call 643-2477.

Aspire Education Project offers SAT and ACT practice tests at Piedmont 
High School, Room 39 at 9:00 am.  These are generally held one week 
before the actual test.  Test dates are on Saturdays: April 7, May 26, 
and June 2 and Sunday, April 29 and students may take either test on 
each day.  For more information, go to www.aspireeducation.org or call 
(510) 658-7500.  Cost is $20 payable at the time of the test.

Building Diversity in Science is sponsoring the Scientific Empowerment 
Movement.  This free event will bring together minority scientists, 
physicians, professionals and entertainers to empower youth and young 
adults and promote diversity in the sciences.  April 14 at the Mission 
Bay Campus of UC San Francisco.  Breakfast and lunch is included.  
Register at www.bdis.us

FOR JUNIORS
Students who have not yet signed up for an appointment with their 
College Advisor may sign up beginning Monday, April 9 at 8:00 am.  The 
appointment sign-up sheets will continue to be available for the rest 
of the semester.  However, the sooner you sign up, the sooner you will 
have your meeting.  Don’t delay!

People's Test Preparation Service workshop on Personal Statements 
(application essays) will be held on Saturday, April 7 from 3-4:30 pm 
at 235 Dwinelle Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.  For more information, 
go to www.ptps.org or e-mail ptps.berkeley at gmail.com .

FOR SENIORS
SAT/ACT TEST DATES – April 3 is the regular registration deadline for 
the May 5 SAT test.  Register at www.collegeboard.com. May 4 is the 
regular registration deadline for the June 9 ACT test.  Register at 
www.act.org.

SCHOLARSHIPS
*SENIORS – spring break is a great time to fill out scholarship 
applications.  Most of you will have received your financial aid 
packages and can know how much the loan amount is.  Scholarships can 
help you reduce the amount of your loans.  Come by the College/Career 
Center to pick up a few applications before it is too late.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Oakland East Bay Alumnae Chapter – Open to 
African American seniors with a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 or 
higher who have demonstrated community service, leadership ability and 
have financial need who are planning to attend a four year college or 
university.  $1,000 scholarship each.  Deadline:  April 28.  
Applications available in D221.

Chinese American Citizens Alliance – Open to Chinese American seniors 
who are available to attend the awards dinner on June 24.  Students 
must fill out an application and write an essay.  Applications 
available in D221.  Deadline:  April 20.   At least 9 scholarships will 
be awarded.

Kim and Harold Louise Family Foundation – Open to seniors with minimum 
unweighted GPA of 3.5, a minimum SAT score of 1900 who is planning to 
attend a US college or university or vocational program next year.  
Students with financial need or who have parents who did not attend 
college or who have overcome adversity or are first-generation 
immigrants will be given special consideration.  $50,000 will be 
distributed among the awardees.  Deadline:  April 7.  Applications 
available in D221.

Richard D. Navies Scholarship – Open to graduating seniors who are U.S. 
citizens or legal residents who are a varsity athlete this year, has a 
minimum GPA of 2.5 and minimum ACT score of 20 or SAT score of 900 who 
demonstrate leadership and commitment to service and have good 
sportsmanship and a positive attitude.  Two scholarships of $2,500 
each.  Deadline:  May 1.  Applications available in D221.

Aztec Scholarship Program – Applicant must be a Latino or Latina 
Oakland resident graduating from high school and entering a four year 
university, community college, art institute or vocational school for 
the 2007-2008 school year.  Most are based on scholastic achievement 
and financial need.  Ten scholarships will be awarded.  Nine are in the 
amount of $1,000 and one is for $2,000 per year for four years.  
Deadline:  April 6.  Applications available in D221.

Meleia Willis-Starbuck Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice – open 
to graduating senior who plans to attend a two or four year university 
in the fall who has participated in work to further the cause of social 
justice in high school and plans to continue that work in college and 
beyond, has financial need and a minimum GPA of 2.5.  Deadline:  April 
11.  Applications available in D221.  Minimum value of $1,000.

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.

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.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
We have applications for numerous summer programs.  Some are academic 
programs based in colleges around the country while others volunteer 
and language immersion programs around the world.  Many offer 
scholarship programs for low income students.  Check them out in our 
summer box in the College/Career Center!

*New to the bulletin today.