[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 9/19/2007
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College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
SAT WORD OF THE DAY: RESPITE – Temporary intermission or
suspension. Weekends are a welcome respite for students who don’t
like to get up early in the morning.
*I will be out of town from Tuesday, September 25-Friday, September
28 at a professional conference. If you need assistance while I am
gone, please contact Ms. Price at angela_price at berkeley.k12.ca.us .
*UPCOMING PARENT NIGHTS
1. SENIOR PARENT COLLEGE NIGHT – Tuesday, October 2, 6:30 pm in the
Berkeley High library. Hear a panel of UC, Cal State, community
college and private school representatives and get all of your
questions answered about these types of schools.
2. FINANCIAL AID PART ONE – Wednesday, October 10, 6:30 pm in the
Berkeley High library. Sue Kim, a financial aid expert, will explain
how financial aid is calculated for both public and private schools
and answer your questions. She will also provide information on
merit aid.
FOR SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Membership applications for the California Scholarship Federation are
now available in the College/Career Center. Join CSF to show your
enthusiasm for citizenship and academics. Come to an information
meeting Thursday, September 20 at lunch in the College/Career Center
or email CSF at csfbhs at gmail.com
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 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
TODAY - FREE SAT TEST PREP CLASSES – People’s Test Preparation
Service will be offering free SAT prep classes beginning on
Wednesday, September 19. 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
TODAY - Do you have a cumulative unweighted GPA of at least 3.5 in
10th and 11th grade? Do you need financial support for college? If
so, you may be eligible for the Incentive Awards Program at UC
Berkeley. This is an excellent mentorship, leadership training and
scholarship program (up to $32,000 over 4 years). If you are
interested in finding out more, come to an informational meeting on
Wednesday, September 19 in Conference Room A (note room change). If
you cannot come to the meeting, please see me to discuss the
program. For more information, go to http://students.berkeley.edu/
incentive/index.asp
REMINDER: If you are applying to private colleges which need a
counselor recommendation, your Senior Profiles are due on Friday,
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 and October college
visits is available at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-
a-college .
TODAY- 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)
Thursday, September 20
8:30 George Washington (DC)
9:30 Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
10:35 University of Denver (CO)
12:20 Boise State (ID)
2:20 Portland State (OR)
Friday, September 21
8:30 Brown (RI)
9:35 St. John’s (MD and NM)
10:35 Whitworth (WA)
12:20 University of Puget Sound (WA)
1:20 University of Oregon
2:20 Boston College (MA)
Monday, September 24
8:30 Boston University (MA)
9:35 American University (DC)
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.
Friday, September 21, 7:30 am, College/Career Center
*ESSAY READERS AND WORKSHOPS
Essay readers will be available in the College/Career Center at lunch
time this week and next. No sign-ups are necessary, just bring your
essay draft.
*Essay writing workshops:
Morning workshops will be held in the College/Career Center.
Afternoon workshops in either Conference Room A or B. Students must
sign up to attend.
Wed., 9/19, 7:30 am
Thurs., 9/27, 3:30 pm
Fri., 10/5, 7:30 am
More to come – for a complete list of all workshops, go to http://
bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=workshops
SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Friday, September 21 is the regular registration
deadline for the October 27 ACT test. Tuesday, October 2 is the
regular registration deadline for the November 3 SAT and SAT subject
tests. Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.
COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
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
*Sun., September 23, 6:00 pm – Georgetown at Preservation Park, Nile
Hall, 668 – 13th Street, Oakland. RSVP to Liz Chausse at
chaussee at georgetown.edu or http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/
inyourarea.cfm
*Fri., September 28, 7:00-8:30 pm – MIT at Holiday Inn in Golden
Gateway, Emerald Room, 1500 Van Ness Ave., SF.
*Sun., September 30, 2:00 pm – Carnegie Mellon University at Marriott
Fisherman’s Wharf, 1250 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco. To register,
go to http://my.cmu.edu/site/admission/page.counselors and use the
registration code “Scottie Dog.”
SCHOLARSHIPS
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.
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