[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Friday, 4/27/07

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, April 27, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  PREVARICATE – to lie.  Faced with being  
grounded for failing math first semester, Jay prevaricated when he  
told his parents that he had gotten a “B” on his math final, when in  
reality he had gotten a “D.”

I will be away from school on Monday, April 30 and the morning of May  
1.  Seniors, if you have questions or concerns about your college  
choices, please see me today or tomorrow at lunch or after school.

JOB OPENINGS
Meyer Sound Labs has 4-6 paid summer internships for high school  
students (must be 16 year old) in manufacturing operations doing  
assembly or data entry type work. Interns must commit to a minimum of  
6-8 weeks for 30 hours per week. Interested students can either stop  
by Meyer Sound at 2832 San Pablo Ave. (near Ashby) between 8:30 AM  
and 5 PM to fill out an application, or can email hr at meyersound.com.  
To learn more about Meyer Sound Labs, visit www.meyersound.com.  
Deadline to apply is May 14, 2007.

Social Security Administration in Richmond is looking for 10 or more  
students for general office work including answering phones, filing,  
photocopying, etc, to work full-time Monday-Friday, 40 hours per  
week, during the summer.  Students must be at least 16 years old with  
a minimum GPA of 2.0 and must be either a U.S. citizen or permanent  
resident or otherwise authorized to be employed.  Students from low  
income families will receive priority in hiring.  Applications  
available in D221.  Priority deadline:  May 11.

FOR SENIORS
URGENT - Did you file your FAFSA by March 2nd, list a California  
college on the FAFSA and turn in a gold GPA Information Release Form  
to Ms. Mellion or your counselor or College Advisor by March 2nd?  If  
you did, but have not received a letter from the Cal Grant agency or  
have been told that they did not receive your GPA, please see Ms.  
Abrams or Mr. Saraceno in D221 immediately.

A representative of the U.S. Air Force will be speaking in the  
College/Career Center on Monday, April 30 during fifth period.  Sign  
up in D221 to attend.

Are you interested in becoming an apprentice and learning a trade?   
There are many excellent apprentice programs available.  Check out  
this excellent web site to find out about them at http:// 
www.calapprenticeship.org as well as to get information on all of the  
trades.  Most of these are very well paying jobs!

If you would like to discuss your options for next year or need help  
understanding and comparing your financial aid packages, please stop  
by to see me or Mr. Saraceno any day at lunch or after school.

MAY 1 DEADLINE – May 1 is the deadline to send in your Statement of  
Intent to Register (SIR) to most colleges and universities.  For most  
schools, if you do not send in your SIR and your deposit (if  
required) by May 1, you will not be able to attend that school in the  
fall.  You may only send in a SIR to one school.  It is unethical to  
tell more than one school that you plan to attend their college.  If  
you have any questions at all, please stop by to see me or Mr.  
Saraceno at lunch or after school.

If you were waitlisted at a school that you wish to attend, you very  
likely will not hear whether you have been admitted from the waitlist  
before May 1.  Therefore, you must send a Statement of Intent to  
Register (SIR) to one of the schools where you have been admitted no  
later than May 1.  If you are then admitted to the school where you  
were waitlisted, you can tell the school where you sent the SIR that  
you have been admitted off the waitlist of your first choice school  
and tell the school where you were originally waitlisted that you  
will be attending there in the fall.

The following Cal State campuses are still accepting applications:   
Cal Maritime, Bakersfield, Chico, Dominguez Hills, East Bay,  
Fullerton (computer science and engineering only), Los Angeles,  
Monterey Bay, Northridge, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Stanislaus,  
Humboldt (will close on May 31), San Jose, and Sonoma (except  
interdisciplinary studies, liberal studies and pre-nursing majors).

FOR JUNIORS
The Bay Area Hispanic Youth Symposium (BAHYS), a three day college  
and career access program for high school sophomores and juniors,  
will be held this summer from June 29-July 1 at St. Mary’s College of  
California in Moraga.  Students will spend the night in the dorms and  
stay on campus during the symposium.  In addition to the workshops  
there will be four competitions (Essay, Talent, Speech and Art) where  
students can compete for scholarships ranging from $500 - $2000,  
which will be awarded at the end of the symposium.   The deadline to  
apply is April 30th, 2007.  Students can apply at  
www.hispanicyouth.org.  There are still slots available for eligible  
students. Cost:  $10.

*TODAY - SAT/ACT TEST DATES – April 27 is the regular registration  
deadline for the June 2 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.

FOR ALL GRADES
Volunteer at the California Shakespeare Theater.  This year’s  
performances include Richard III, Man and Superman, Triumph of Love  
and King Lear.  Performances begin on May 30 and end on October 14.   
Come to D221 for a volunteer form and the performance schedule.  This  
is a great opportunity to see the shows for free!

TOMORROW, April 28, 1:00-4:30 pm – St. Mary’s College Fair.  This is  
the biggest college fair in the East Bay.  Representatives from over  
175 different colleges and universities will be available to speak  
with you. In addition, come to free workshops on admissions,  
financial aid, the UC, Cal State and community college systems,  
recruited athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.   
Sessions will also be held in Spanish.  For more information, go to  
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/prospective/undergraduate_admissions/ 
ebcc.html .  The full list of the participating colleges is now  
available on the website.

Take the bus from Berkeley High to the St. Mary’s College Fair!   
Purchase a $2 ticket from Ms. Harris in D221.  The bus will leave at  
12:30 and return you by 4:00 pm.  You can also take BART to the  
Orinda BART station and take the free shuttle to St. Mary’s College  
from there.

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: 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.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Nancy Elizabeth Branch Scholarship – Open to African-American seniors  
planning to attend a four year college in the fall.  Essay and letter  
of recommendation required.  Deadline:  May 31.  Application  
available in D221.  Scholarship:  $1,000.

Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California Scholarship –  
Open to U.S. citizens with a Japanese ancestry or legal Japanese  
residents of the U.S. who have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.30 who  
have demonstrated academic interests in the study of fields of US- 
Japanese relationship and plan to attend an accredited college or  
university in the fall.  Two scholarships of $2,000 each will be  
awarded.  Received deadline:  June 8.

GPA REQUIREMENT REDUCED TO 3.0!! - Scates Scholarship – open to  
African American male seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum  
1500 SAT score with a commitment to the community who will be  
entering a four year college in the fall.  Several scholarships of  
varying amounts will be awarded.  Received deadline:  April 27.   
Applications available in D221.

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.

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.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
Public Glass, San Francisco’s center for creation and education in  
the glass arts, is offering summer workshops for students ages  
14-18.  Each workshop is one week long and meets Monday-Friday, 9:00  
am-3:00 pm and costs $700.  Beginning workshop – June 18-22;  
Intermediate – July 9-13 and Advanced – July 23-27.  For more  
information, go to www.publicglass.org or call 510.836.3301.

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!

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