[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Wed., May 30, 2007

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CONTACT:  ILENE ABRAMS  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:   CIRCUMVENT – to get around; bypass.  The 
defendant circumvented the question by claiming she could not remember 
where she was at the time.

*Thank you David Krasnor and Joan Emery for volunteering yesterday on 
very short notice to help at Ms. Harris’ desk.  You were both wonderful 
and a great help.

FOR SENIORS
*UC campuses strongly recommend that admitted students attend  
ORIENTATION 2007 a campus orientation session, where you will find the  
answers to many questions about what life will be like at the 
University.  The schedule provides orientation dates, fees, campus 
contact information and more.  
http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/ucnotes/May07/orientation.html

*The Common Application website will shut down on Sunday night, June 3, 
at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight time.  If you are still applying to Common 
Application schools or want a copy of your application, make sure and 
save the information on another site or print out a copy before then or 
the data will be lost.  Check back on July 1 for the new Common App 
Online.

CSF Sealbearers – The tassels and cords for you to wear at graduation 
have arrived.  Pick yours up from Ms. Harris in the College/Career 
Center.

SENIOR EXIT REPORT – If you have not turned in the Senior Exit Report 
to D221 or your teacher, you must do so immediately, or you will not be 
able to pick up your graduation tickets.  Come to the College/Career 
Center to fill out a form TODAY!  It only takes a few minutes.

June 1 – Last day for students to turn in a Transcript Request Form to 
Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the 
school you will be attending in the fall.  Write “FINAL TRANSCRIPT” in 
capital letters across the top of the form and paperclip it to a 
stamped business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley 
High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.  
If you are under 18, please remember to have your parent or guardian 
sign the request form.  All colleges require that students send them a 
final transcript confirming their senior year grades.

If you are getting below a C in any of your classes and are planning to 
attend a four year college in the fall, you MUST contact the college to 
discuss this.  All colleges will receive a copy of your final 
transcript.  By contacting the college and discussing your options with 
them, you may be able to prevent your admission from being rescinded.  
Please see me or Mr. Saraceno if you would like to discuss your grades 
or what to say to the college.

FOR JUNIORS
The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are now available 
in the College/Career Center.  Students are required to fill out the 
Senior Profile if they are applying to any private schools or 
scholarships which require a counselor recommendation or School Report. 
  I strongly recommend that students complete the profile during the 
summer, as the fall semester is extremely busy.  There is also a 
section of the Senior Profile which parents/guardians must complete.

Thinking of applying to a UC campus?  The new Introducing the 
University is now available in the College/Career Center.  This 
information packed-booklet is a great resource on each UC campus, 
including majors and admissions, as well as the UC system as a whole.  
Don’t forget to pick yours up!

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS – The National Foundation for Advancement 
in the Arts is accepting applications for cash awards up to $10,000 and 
an opportunity for arts enrichment programs.  The early deadline, which 
provides for a 30% discount on the $35 application fee, is June 1.  The 
final deadline is October 1.  Students who will be seniors during the 
2007-08 academic year who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents may 
apply.  Awards range from $500 to $10,000.  For more information, call 
800-970-2787 or go to www.youngARTS.org .

If you haven’t yet signed up for an appointment with your College 
Advisor, it’s not too late!  There are now many appointment slots 
available.  Come to the College/Career Center to sign up.  If your last 
name begins with A-La, sign up with Ms. Abrams, for Le-Z, sign up with 
Mr. Saraceno.  We both also have shorter drop-in appointments every day 
at lunch and after school for all juniors and seniors.

FOR ALL GRADES
SWIFT, a nonprofit cultural exchange organization in Oakland, is 
looking for families to host exchange students (aged 14-18) from Spain, 
France and China for 2-4 weeks this summer.  Host families can learn 
about another culture and practice foreign language skills while 
sharing US traditions.  For more info, please contact Miya at (510) 
525-5633 or mrsioson at yahoo.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Canon Jones Memorial Scholarship – students must have been in either 
the Berkeley Boosters/Police Activities League, CAS at Berkeley High or 
a member of the Southside Church of Christ in Richmond and accepted at 
a four year college or university.  Two scholarships of $1,000 each 
will be awarded and are renewable.  Recommendations and essays 
required.  Applications available in D221.  Deadline:  June 22.

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.

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.