[BHS etree] SENIORS: College Admissions Events

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Please note the following upcoming events for BHS Senior students and
parents:

1. BHS-Sponsored College Admission Events - September 10 (and other
dates)
2. Free Classroom Matters Event For Students and Parents - August 29,
7:00pm

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1. BHS-Sponsored College Admission Events:

* An overview of the college admission process will be offered for
parents of Seniors by Berkeley High's College Advisor.  This event is
tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the
school library.  Watch the etree and the upcoming emailed College
Advisor's Bulletin to confirm the date. 

* At this College Advisor's meeting for Senior parents, copies of the
Berkeley High Book of College Essays, "True Admissions," will be on
sale for $10.  This book, a fund raiser for the BHS College and Career
Center, is very helpful for students setting out to write their
essays. It may also be purchased at Codys on Fourth Street. 

* Over the course of the next few months, the BHS College and Career
Center will be holding a number of essay writing workshops. These
workshops will be announced in the College and Career Bulletin which
is posted daily on the etree,  In addition, a group of trained essay
"readers" will be available to work one-on-one with our students on a
regular basis starting in September.  


2. Free Classroom Matters Event For Students and Parents

Don't miss a chance to wow the college admissions committee with an
effective personal statement. Learn how to select a topic that's right
for you; how to get to your first draft; and how to create a personal
statement that is both compelling and representative of the 'real'
you.

Get tips on the DO's and DON'T's of writing as well as a clear
understanding of how admissions committees rely on your essays to make
decisions. You'll hear it all from an expert.

Marilynn Aiches is a certified educational consultant with a private
practice in Berkeley. She authored a manual on college admissions
essays for other professionals and she reads for UC Berkeley
Admissions.  Bring all of your questions, a pencil and paper and get
started.  The summer before senior year is the best time to finish
your essays and personal statements!

Wednesday August 29 at 7PM at Classroom Matters:
2436 Sacramento Street at Dwight Way
Please rsvp to Lisa at classroommatters.com or by calling 540-8646