[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 10/04/07

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, October 4, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  EXTOL - to praise highly.  At the awards
ceremony, the head tollbooth worker was extolled for her excellent
toll-taking.  

UPCOMING SENIOR PARENT NIGHTS
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 AND JUNIORS 
PSAT - This year's PSAT will be held Saturday, October 20 at 8am in
the C Building.  Sign-ups will be October 1 through 10 at lunch and
after school (3:15 until 4:00 pm) at the D-building ticket windows on
Allston Way. The test fee is $22 cash or money order payable to
Berkeley High School.  This is an excellent practice for the SAT and
for Juniors the test to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship
programs.  Do NOT wait to sign up on the last days.  The line will be
LONG!

COLLEGE INFORMATION DAY - Saturday, October 20, Wheeler Hall, UC
Berkeley, 8:30-1:00 pm.  Over 60 public and private college and
university representatives will be present.  There will also be
workshops in English and Spanish on admission requirements, financial
aid, scholarships, college preparation and more.  For more
information:  510-238-9450.  Pre-register online at
www.eastbayconsortium.org .  

WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES
The Gooden Family Scholarship Fund is holding workshops as follows:
.	Sunday, October 7 - Putting Your Finances in Order, 1:00-3:00,
Easter Hill United Methodist Church, 3911 Cutting Blvd., Richmond, for
11th and 12th grade families
.	Sundays, October 14 and 21, 1:00-3:00 pm.  Writing a Winning
Essay.  This two part series will be held at St. Peter CME Church,
5324 Cypress Ave., El Cerrito. for 11th and 12th grade families
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
.	Sunday October 28 - College 101 in Spanish, for 10th and 11th
Grade families, 1:00-3:00 pm at Iglesia Catolica de San Pablo, 1825
Church St., San Pablo
.	Sunday, November 4 - College 101 in English, for 10th and 11th
grade families, Easter Hill United Methodist Church, 3911 Cutting
Blvd., Richmond.  
For more information, contact Joann Steck-Bayat at 510-524-9464 (NOTE
CORRECTED PHONE NUMBER) or at jsbayat at comcast.net .

FOR SENIORS
*APPLY TO THE UC'S AND CAL STATES NOW! The UC application is now
available online at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/
.  You can start your application and work on it now.  The first day
to submit your application is November 1. The Cal State application is
available at www.csumentor.edu .  You can start the applications and
save them as you go.  Sign up to attend the application workshops
where you can get one-on-one help with both applications.  All
workshops will be held in the BHS library.
Thurs., 10/18, 7:30 am 
Tues., 10/23, 3:30 pm    
Fri., 10/26, 7:30 am 
Mon., 10/29, 3:30 pm 
Tues., 10/30, 7:30 am 
More in November

FOR SENIORS APPLYING EARLY - your counselor recommendation forms
(Secondary School Report Forms), transcript request forms and
envelopes are due one month prior to your earliest deadline.  If you
have not yet turned in your forms, please see Ms. Harris, Ms. Abrams
or Ms. Price as soon as possible.  

At the end of August, all registered students were mailed a copy of
this year's College Application Handbook for Students and Their
Parents.  The handbook was sent by bulk mail.  If you are a senior who
registered at Berkeley High School after August 19th or if you did not
receive a copy in the mail, you can pick up a copy at the
College/Career Center.  Because of the cost, we can only provide one
copy per family, even if the student's parents are no longer living
together.  This book is an excellent resource, with current
information on applying for admissions and financial aid, testing,
athletics, scholarships, etc.  

If you missed the Senior Parent meeting on September 10, you may
borrow a DVD of the meeting.  You may keep it for up to two evenings.
Please e-mail Angela Price at angela_price at berkeley.k12.ca.us to get
on the list to borrow it.

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 - Thursday, October 4
8:30 University of San Francisco
10:35 Scripps (CA)
12:20 Wesleyan (CT)

Friday, October 5
8:30 Amherst (MA)
12:20 Dartmouth (NH)
1:20 Evergreen (WA)
2:20 University of Colorado, Boulder

Tuesday, October 9
8:30 Kenyon (OH)
9:30 Holy Names (CA)
10:35 Wilberforce (OH)
2:20 Seattle University (WA) 

Wednesday, October 10
8:30 Williams 
9:30 McGill (Montreal, Canada)
12:20 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2:20 College of Wooster (OH)

Thursday, October 11
8:30 UCLA (THIS IS A NEW DATE.  IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET FOR THE END OF
OCTOBER)
10:35 American University of Rome
12:20 Carleton (MN)
1:20 University of Pennsylvania
2:20 Yale (CT)

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.  
Fri., 10/5, 7:30 am
Tues., 10/9, 3:30 pm
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, October 5 is the late registration
deadline for the October 27 ACT test. Thursday, October 11 is the late
registration deadline for the November 3 SAT and SAT subject tests.
Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.  

*For free test prep, go to www.number2.com .  This site offers free
prep for both the SAT and the ACT.  

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
Sun., October 7, 1:00-3:00 pm  - Reed/Sarah Lawrence at Jewish
Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis Street, SF. Please RSVP
to 1-800-547-4750 by Friday, October 5.  Free off-street parking:
(Please set navigation systems to 1227 Pierce  Street (it's the only
driveway on that side of the block). Press the  garage intercom button
from driver's seat, and say: "I am attending the  college
presentation," and the security office will raise the garage gate.
Mon., October 8 - University of Pennsylvania at Rockridge Branch
Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland.  

SCHOLARSHIPS
AXA Achievement Scholarship - Open to all seniors who are US citizens
or legal residents, who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two
or four year college in the U.S. by fall 2008, who demonstrate
ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in an
activity in school, the community or workplace and who is recommended
by an unrelated adult.  One student from each state will be awarded
$10,000.  For more information, go to www.axa-achievement.com .
Deadline:  December 15.  

*New to the bulletin today.