[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Wednesday, Nov 14. 2007

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CONTACT:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  NOXIOUS – harmful to the health.  We opened a 
window to remove the noxious fumes of the paint thinner.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
*Is sustainability an important factor to you in choosing a college?  
The Sustainable Endowment Institute grades colleges on an A-F school on 
sustainable practices.  You can look at either the entire report by 
college or a summary.  Go to http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/ for 
more information.

*People’s Test Preparation Service is offering a FREE mock SAT this 
Saturday, November 17, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at UC Berkeley, 213 
Wheeler Hall.  This is great practice for the real thing without 
sharing your scores with colleges and at no cost to you.

SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS - Tuesday, November 20 at lunch, place to be 
announced, representatives from the Davis Scholarship Committee will be 
here to answer questions about the Davis Scholarship. The Davis 
Scholarship program is a full scholarship to attend a United World 
College at one of their 12 campuses world wide.  The United World 
Colleges are international schools where high school students from all 
over the world study for the full international baccalaureate.  The 
campuses are located in many countries including Swaziland, India, 
Norway, Hong Kong and Singapore. The scholarships cover tuition, room 
and board as well as most of the costs associated with attending a UWC 
and can even include airfare.  Come listen to the representatives, who 
are former students, discuss the program, their experiences and how to 
apply.  Sign up in the College/Career Center to attend. For more 
information on United World Colleges, go to www.uwc.org .

Soroptimist Award – Open to women ages 14-17 who have demonstrated 
initiative in both identifying a problem and trying to solve it, who is 
committed to making the world a better place, who has had significant 
and noteworthy accomplishments as a volunteer.  $1,000 award to 28 
winners.  Applications available in D221.  Received Deadline:  December 
1.

Are you interested in studying abroad?  The World Affairs Council is 
offering three scholarships of approximately $4,000 each for high 
school students to study abroad for a semester, an academic year or for 
the summer in one of 32 participating countries.  The scholarship is 
open to all high school students in Northern California with an 
unweighted 3.0 GPA or above whose birthdays fall between April 1989 and 
July 1993.  An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, December 
6 at 5:00 pm at the World Affairs Council office, 312 Sutter St., Suite 
200, San Francisco.  For more information and an application, go to 
www.itsyourworld.org/schools or www.yfu-usa.org or call (415) 293-4650. 
  Application deadline:  January 8.

JOBS
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is currently accepting 
applications for the Worker Trainee Program.  This program provides an 
opportunity to gain valuable work experience through part-time work in 
various District units, for entry-level jobs at the District or in 
other organizations and to provide students with income.  The part-time 
job will be located in downtown Oakland.  Applications available in 
D221.  Application deadline – November 30.  For more information, 
contact Ayanna Fields, 510-287-0724.

The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for air traffic 
controller school. Students must be at least 18 years old.  You need 
only a high school diploma to apply.  For more information, go to FAA's 
website at http://www.faa.gov  and 
 http://www.faa.gov/jobs/job_opportunities/airtraffic_controllers/  .

FOR SENIORS
Despite rumors floating around Berkeley High, the UC’s do not require 
official transcripts.  Please do not fill out Transcript Request Forms 
for any of the UC campuses.

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 presentation on Financial Aid, Part 1 by Sue Kim, 
DVD’s are now available for you to borrow.  Contact Angela Price at 
angela_price at berkeley.k12.ca.us to borrow the DVD.

APPLY TO THE UC’S AND CAL STATES NOW! The UC application is now 
available online at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ . 
  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.
Wed., 11/14, 7:30 am   
Thurs., 11/15, 3:30 pm   

COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION FORMS AND ENVELOPES – if you are applying to a 
school that requires a counselor recommendation, your counselor 
recommendation forms (Secondary School Report Forms), transcript 
request forms and envelopes (with $1.14 in postage stamps) are were due 
on November 8.  If you have not turned these in, please see one of us 
in the College/Career Center immediately.

Are you applying to UC Davis?  If you have at least a 3.5 UC GPA, you 
may be eligible for the Aggie Alumni Scholarship.  Go to 
http://www.ucdavis-alumni.com/pages/alumnischolarship.htm for more 
information.  Deadline:  February 1.

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 October and November college visits is 
available at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college .

TODAY - Wednesday, November 14
9:30 Drexel (PA)
10:35 Olin School of Engineering (MA) – free tuition for all admitted 
students!
1:20 Kalamazoo (MI)

Thursday, November 15
9:30 Oregon State
12:20 British Council (representing many British colleges & 
universities)

ESSAY READERS AND WORKSHOPS
ESSAY READER SCHEDULE - Essay readers will be available in the 
College/Career Center every day from 8:00 to 9:00 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.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Thursday, November 15 is the late registration 
deadline for the December 8 ACT test. This is the last test which the 
UC’s and some CSU campuses will accept.  December 26 is the regular 
registration deadline for the January 26 SAT and SAT subject tests.  
Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program – Open to graduating seniors and write 
an essay of 150 to 250 words on the topic: How will your college 
education help you to achieve your lifetime goals? Essays will be 
judged on originality, conciseness, grammar and spelling.  For the 
entry form, go to www.mahatmarice.com/scholarship .  Five $2,000 
scholarships will be awarded.  Deadline: February 15.

Skidmore College offers a scholarship of $10,000 per year to talented 
music students interested in majoring in any academic area.  For more 
information, go to www.skidmore.edu/filenescholarship or contact 
Michele Koskinen at 518-580-5320 or mkoskine at skidmore.edu . Scholarship 
winners will be chosen by audition.  Up to four scholarships will be 
awarded.

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   
Deadline: November 29.

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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