[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

WELCOME BACK!  PLEASE STOP BY AND SAY HELLO AND LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR 
SUMMER EXPERIENCES.

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: CAJOLE - to persuade, coax.  With sweet words and 
promises, the mother cajoled the restless child into sitting quietly 
through the ceremony.  

Please welcome our new College Advisor, Angela Price.  Ms. Price was 
hired to replace Matt Saraceno who left Berkeley High School at the end 
of last year.  She has worked in college admission for over 12 years 
and brings a wealth of knowledge to share with our students.  Most 
recently, she was Assistant Director of Admission and Multicultural 
Recruitment at Connecticut College.  Ms. Price has also worked as a 
College Evaluator at the University of California, Berkeley and as an 
Admission Counselor at the University of Southern California.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Please come by and check out our college and career books and college 
catalogues, find a great place to study, get tutoring help or discuss 
possible careers for your future.  We look forward to meeting you.

FOR SENIORS
SENIOR PARENT COLLEGE NIGHT – Monday, September 10, 6:30 pm in the 
Berkeley High library, Ms. Price and I will be giving a detailed 
overview of the college application process.  Please come by to get all 
your questions answered.

SENIORS:  Ms. Price and I will be speaking to your English classes 
after Labor Day.  You will be able to sign up for an individual 
appointment after the class presentations are completed.  Until then, 
please stop by at lunch or after school to get your questions answered.

REMINDER:  If you are applying to private colleges which need a 
counselor recommendation, your Senior Profiles are due on September 7th 
if you are applying Early Decision or Early Action or to any school 
which requires a recommendation by November 1 and September 21st for 
Regular Decision.  You do NOT need to fill these out if you are 
applying only to the UC’s, Cal State Universities or community 
colleges.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Monday, September 10 is the regular registration 
deadline for the October 6 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Friday, 
September 21 is the regular registration deadline for the October 27 
ACT test.  Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

COLLEGE FAIR
Jesuit College Fair - Sunday, September 9, 12-2pm, St. Ignatius College 
Prep, 2001-37th Avenue, SF  – Meet with representatives from over 15 
different Jesuit colleges from California and around the country.  Many 
are smaller schools which provide small classes, close relationships 
with professors, and many community service, athletic and other 
opportunities.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
Sun., September 9, 7:00 pm – George Washington University at Hotel 
Monaco, 501 Geary St., SF.
Sun., September 23, 7:30-9:00 pm – Washington U in St. Louis at Double 
Tree Hotel, Berkeley Marina, 200 Marina Blvd., Berkeley, (510) 548-7920

SCHOLARSHIPS
Ron Brown Scholarship Program – open to black or African American 
seniors who have shown leadership, commitment to public service and a 
desire to make a difference, have financial need and are a US citizen 
or permanent resident.  Scholarship is for $10,000 per year for four 
years.  The deadline is November 1 to be eligible for other 
scholarships through the Ron Brown program or January 9, 2008 for the 
Ron Brown Scholarship only.  Applications available in D221.