[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Friday, Oct 19, 2007

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, October 19, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  SUBSTANTIATE – to give definite evidence to  
support a claim.  Since I did not have a photograph to substantiate  
my claims, the judge had to believe the police officer who said that  
I was parked illegally.

PSAT INFORMATION – Students who have registered for the PSAT are to  
meet Saturday, October 20 in the garden between the Donahue Gym and  
the C building. Room assignments will be posted on the doors of the C  
building and students will be admitted at 8 a.m. They need to bring a  
photo ID, several number 2 pencils and a calculator. The test should  
end between 11 and 11:30 a.m.

AFTERSCHOOL JOBS – October 31 is the last day to submit applications  
for after school jobs through the City of Berkeley Youthworks  
Program.  Pick up and submit applications at Youthworks, 1947 Center  
St., basement level, Berkeley.  For more information, call 510-981-4970.

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
Berkeley Experience Program - The Berkeley Experience Program  
welcomes high school seniors onto the UC Berkeley campus. Each  
student will be paired with a current Alumni Scholar in his/her  
potential area of study. This program allows high school seniors to  
get a taste of life at Berkeley, ask any questions they might have,  
attend a college application workshop, sit in on classes and speak  
with alumni and faculty.  This year's BEP dates:   November 14 and  
November 21, 8:00 am-8:00 pm.  Cost: $25 including meals.  For more  
information and to register, go to www.freewebs.com/asaoutreach .

If you missed the Senior Parent College Night on October 2, DVD’s are  
now available for you to borrow.  Contact Angela Price at  
angela_price at berkeley.k12.ca.us to

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.
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 to come – for a complete list of all workshops, go to http:// 
bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=workshops

COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION FORMS – your counselor recommendation forms  
(Secondary School Report Forms), transcript request forms and  
envelopes are due one month prior to your earliest deadline, but no  
later than November 8.  If you have questions about the format of  
these forms or what is needed, please see one of us in the College/ 
Career Center.

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 .

Monday, October 22
8:30 UC Santa Barbara
9:30 Wellesley (MA)
10:35 Tufts (MA)
1:20 California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts)

Tuesday, October 23
8:30 Hampshire (MA)
9:30 Eckerd (FL)
1:20 Rice (TX)

Wednesday, October 24
8:30 Vanderbilt (TN)
10:35 Clark (MA)
1:20 University of Arizona

Thursday, October 25
8:30 Drew (NJ)
9:30 Tulane (LA)
12:20 Beloit (WI)
1:20 Columbia College Chicago (IL)
2:20 Cornell (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 6th periods on Monday,  
Tuesday and Thursday.  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.
Thurs., 10/25, 7:30 am
Thurs., 11/1, 3:30 pm
Wed., 11/7, 7:30 am

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
TODAY -  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  
African 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 .

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