[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisors Bulletin for Friday, 10/09/07

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  OPAQUE – not transparent; difficult to  
understand.  To help ensure privacy for their guests, most hotels  
furnish rooms with opaque window drapes.

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:
·      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 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.

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 - 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 (MA)
9:30 McGill (Montreal, Canada)
12:20 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2:20 College of Wooster (OH)

Thursday, October 11
8:30 UCLA
10:35 American University of Rome
12:20 Carleton (MN)
1:20 University of Pennsylvania
2:20 Yale (CT)

Friday, October 12
8:30 Howard (DC)
9:30 California College of the Arts (CCA)
10:35 Clark Atlanta (GA)
1:20 Skidmore (NY)

ESSAY READERS AND WORKSHOPS
Essay readers will be available in the College/Career Center at lunch  
time this week.  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.
TODAY - Tues., 10/9, 3:30 pm
Mon., 10/15, 3:30 pm
Thurs., 10/25, 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 –Thursday, October 11 is the late registration  
deadline for the November 3 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Friday,  
November 2 is the late registration deadline for the December 8 ACT  
test.  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
*Tues., Oct. 16,  7:00 pm - Bowdoin College at the Home of Greg  
Scharff, 445 Seale Avenue , Palo Alto.  RSVP:  http://www.bowdoin.edu/ 
admissions/forms/bowdoinnights
*Wed., Oct. 17, 7:30-9:00 pm -  Duke University at The Bentley School  
(Lafayette Campus), 1000 Upper Happy Valley Rd., Lafayette
* Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6 -8:00pm - University of Puget Sound at  
Berkeley City Club.  For more information and to reserve a spot,  
please call 800/396-7191 or email kshaugen at ups.com
*Thurs., October 18, 7-9:00 pm – Pepperdine University at Sheraton  
Gateway Hotel, 600 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, 650-340-8500.  RSVP at  
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/admission/rsvp/ .
* Friday, Oct. 19, 7:00pm-8:30 pm - UCLA Arts at the Hilton Garden  
Inn, 1800 Powell Street , Emeryville.  RSVP:  (310) 825-8981 or  
rcrtasst at arts.ucla.edu
Thurs., October 25, 7:00 pm – Tulane University at Oakland Marriott  
City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland.  RSVP at 1-800-873-WAVE.

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.

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