[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Monday, 10/15/07

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, October 15, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  EGALITARIAN – dedicated to the principle of 
equality.  Although many colleges used to be open only to a privileged 
few, most universities now have more egalitarian admissions policies.

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 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.

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 - Monday, October 15
8:30 Bowdoin (ME)
9:30 Arizona State
12:20 American University of Paris
1:20 Morehouse (GA)

Tuesday, October 16
8:30 Haverford (PA)
9:35 Pitzer (CA)
10:35 Occidental (CA)
2:20 Smith (MA)

Wednesday, October 17
8:30 Harvey Mudd (CA)
9:30 UC Berkeley
10:35 Canadian colleges – U of British Columbia, U of Toronto, Queens
12:20 Emory (GA)
1:20 Pepperdine (CA)
2:20 Goucher (MD)

Thursday, October 18
8:30 Johns Hopkins (MD)
9:30 Hamilton (NY)
12:20 Colorado College
1:20 West Point (MD)
2:20 Vassar (NY)

ESSAY READERS AND WORKSHOPS
*NEW ESSAY READER SCHEDULE - Essay readers will be available in the 
College/Career Center every day from 8:00 to 8:30, at lunch and after 
3:15.  They will also be available during some 6th periods.  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.
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 – Tuesday, October 30 is the regular registration 
deadline for the December 1 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Friday, 
November 2 is the late registration deadline for the December 8 ACT 
test. These are the last tests which the UC’s and some CSU campuses 
will accept.  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
*Metro PCS Community Scholars – Open to graduating seniors who plan to 
enroll full time in a two or four year college, have exceptional 
involvement in volunteerism and community service and a minimum 
unweighted GPA of 3.0.  Financial need is not considered.  15 
scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded in the SF Bay Area.  
Applications available in D221 and at www.metropcs.com/scholarship

*Gates Millennium Scholarship – open to low income, high achieving 
American American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific 
Islander American, and Hispanic American students who are a citizen, 
national or legal permanent resident of the US, have a minimum 
cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and have demonstrated leadership 
abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular 
or other activities.  Scholarship covers all costs of a college 
education which are unmet through the financial aid package or other 
scholarships.  The scholarship also covers graduate school for selected 
majors.  Deadline:  December 31 if applying by mail, January 11 if 
applying online.  Applications are available in D221 and at 
www.gmsp.org .

*Burger King Scholars Program – Open to all seniors who have a minimum 
cumulative GPA of 2.5, work an average of 15 hours per week, 40 weeks 
per year, is actively involved in community service activities, has 
financial need and is enrolling in an accredited two or four year 
college or vocational or technical school in the fall.  Apply at 
www.bk.com/scholars beginning October 15.  Awards:  $1,000, up to 700 
scholarships will be awarded.

* New to the bulletin today.