[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 09/13/07

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														    College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, September 13, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: ILLUSORY - giving a false impression;  
deceptive.  The glamorous life of rock stars is often illusory; the  
music business is actually quite stressful and unforgiving.

FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS – PSAT INFORMATION
*The PSAT is given only once a year at Berkeley High.  The dates are  
set by College Board.  This year it will be given on Saturday,  
October 20 in the morning.  It is about three hours long.  It is an  
excellent practice test for the SAT for juniors and sophomores.  For  
juniors only, it is also the qualifying exam for the National Merit  
Scholarship.  If your junior cannot take the test on Saturday, some  
local schools also give it on Wednesday, October 17.  The student can  
talk with me at lunch or after school about the problem and I may be  
able to help.  Sophomores need not worry about missing the test.  I  
DO NOT YET HAVE REGISTRATION INFORMATION.  When it comes out, it will  
be available in the College Advisor’s Bulletin and the Student Daily  
Bulletin.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Zoo Careers Night, Friday, September 21, 5:30-9:30 pm at the Oakland  
Zoo –Find out firsthand what working in a zoo is like and find out  
how you can get there yourself.  The program is designed for  
teenagers (ages 12-19).  Adults may attend, but only to accompany or  
chaperone their teens.  A chaperone is not required for teens to  
attend.  Cost:  $15 teenagers, $7 adults.  For more info, contact  
Melinda Sievert at 632-9525 x 201 or Melinda at oaklandzoo.org .  Jobs  
Available
King Middle School Afterschool ELL Tutorial is looking for Spanish  
bilingual tutors who can work from 3-4, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,  
and from 2:15-3:15 on Wednesday.  We'll also hire monolingual English- 
speaking tutors who want to patiently work with middle school  
students.  You must be good in Pre-Algebra and Algebra and/or  
Science.  You must be able to help students read and understand  
literature and history books. You must be in 11th or 12th grade and  
able to get to King on time!  Pay:  $9.00/hour.  Come by the Science  
Building, Room 7 and ask for Patricia Rathwell or Akemi Hamai, or  
call 644-4811.

Albany Physical Therapy has an opening for a student to work 15-18  
hours per week (approximately 3 hours per day, Monday-Friday).  The  
student is responsible for filing, faxing, copying, laundry,  
straightening up treatment rooms and other miscellaneous jobs.   
Contact Sherry at 526-2353.  Wages:  $8/hour.

FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Keeping King’s Legacy Alive Scholarship - develop and submit a script  
for a 30 second public service announcement contributing to the  
public understanding of Dr. King's life and the movements inspired by  
his message of peace through social justice. Five finalists will be  
invited to meet with local film producers and representatives from  
the MLK Institute to share the inspiration behind their PSA. Of the  
finalists, one team will be chosen and those individuals/group will  
get to shoot their PSA with professional film producers, which will  
be aired on the Yahoo! website and on local TV stations on Martin  
Luther King Day 2008. Members of the winning team will also receive a  
$2500 scholarship. For more information, go to http:// 
www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/psacontest   
Deadline to submit proposals – September 21, 2007

FREE SAT TEST PREP CLASSES – People’s Test Preparation Service will  
be offering free SAT prep classes beginning on Tuesday, September  
18.  Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to  
5:30 in room G302 for 10 weeks.  No registration is necessary.

FOR SENIORS
SENIORS:  Ms. Price and I will continue speaking to senior English  
classes this week.  You will be able to sign up for an individual  
appointment beginning on Monday, September 17 at 8:00 am in the  
College/Career Center.  Sign-up sheets will remain open for the rest  
of the semester.  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  
21st.  You do NOT need to fill these out if you are applying only to  
the UC’s, Cal State Universities or community colleges.

COLLEGE VISITS
Seniors, sign up in D221 to attend college presentations.  All  
presentations will be held in the College/Career Center.  You must  
also pick up an authorization form for your teacher to sign so that  
you may miss his or her class.  This is a great opportunity to find  
out more about what individual colleges have to offer as well as to  
meet the admission officer who may be reading your application.    
Students may not attend more than 10 college visits during the school  
year.   A complete listing of the September college visits is  
available at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college .

TODAY- Thursday, September 13
8:30  Dominican (CA)
10:35 University of the Arts (PA)
12:20 Humboldt State

Friday, September 14
2:20 Linfield (OR)

Monday, September 17
10:35 Macalester (MN)
12:20 Reed (OR)
2:20 Brandeis (MA)

Tuesday, September 18
8:30 Mills (CA)
10:35 Mt. Holyoke (MA)

*Wednesday, September 19
9:30 College of Santa Fe (NM)
10:35 Bryn Mawr (PA)
12:20 Gonzaga (WA)
1:20 Franklin College of Switzerland
2:20 Bennington (VT)

EARLY DECISION/EARLY ACTION WORKSHOPS
If you are planning to apply to private colleges under one of their  
early plans, come to one of the workshops to get more information on  
applying.  Sign up in D221 to attend.
Thursday, September 13, 7:30 am, College/Career Center – PLEASE NOTE  
CHANGE FROM WEDNESDAY DUE TO LATE START DAY
Friday, September 21, 7:30 am, College/Career Center

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Friday, September 14 is the late 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 INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
Sun., September 16, 7:00 pm – Tufts University at JW Marriott Hotel,  
500 Post Street (corner of Post & Mason), SF.  RSVP:   
TuftsonTourRSVP at ase.tufts.edu .  Subject line:  San Francisco.   
Include the student’s name and the total number of guests attending  
in the body of the text.
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
Sun., September 23, 3:00 pm – Boston College at Hotel Monaco, 501  
Geary St., SF

SCHOLARSHIPS
Keeping King’s Legacy Alive Scholarship – Applicants must develop and  
submit a script for a 30 second public service announcement  
contributing to the public understanding of Dr. King's life and the  
movements inspired by his message of peace through social justice.   
Five finalists will be invited to meet with local film producers and  
representatives from the MLK Institute to share the inspiration  
behind their PSA.  Of the finalists, one team will be chosen and  
those individuals-group will get to shoot their PSA with professional  
film producers, which will be aired on the Yahoo! website and on  
local TV stations on Martin Luther King Day 2008.  Members of the  
winning team will also receive a $2500 scholarship. For more  
information, go to http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/ 
liberation_curriculum/psacontest .  Deadline:  September 21.

Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship – Open to graduating  
seniors who are SF Bay Area residents with a minimum cumulative GPA  
of 3.0 who have financial need.  12 scholarships of $1,000-$1,500  
will be awarded.  Deadline:  September 20.  Applications available in  
D221.

Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship – Open to seniors who live  
in the SF Bay Area, have participated in community service and have  
financial need.  Scholarships range from $2,5000 to $5,000.   
Deadline:  November 9.  Applications available in D221.

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.

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