[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Tues., 11/27/07

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, November 27, 2008


SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  INDULGENT – permissive.  Parents who are overly  
indulgent with their children often wind up with spoiled brats on  
their hands.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Paid internship opportunity - Zirana ( http://www.zirana.com), a Web  
2.0 company based in Cupertino, focuses on developing online  
communities for mid-sized cities across the US. They provide local  
news, events, reviews on local merchants, information about local  
schools and local groups.  They are looking for interns to work from  
home as school correspondents and photo journalists to write articles  
and/or take pictures about the activities in their school and local  
events. The interns should have good communication and writing skills  
and have interest in reporting and journalism.  Prior experience in  
writing for school magazine/newspaper or yearbook is desired.   This  
opportunity will help students improve their reporting skills and  
website design skills. In addition, they will learn skills in  
different aspects of marketing (content creation, messaging and  
promotion).  For more information, contact: Erik Reyes, Zirana, Inc.,  
(408)-366-9000, or  eric at zirana.com

JUNIORS - Summer Internship at UCSF.  If you are interested in a  
research-intensive summer internship, the Department of Pediatrics at  
UCSF has an excellent program to introduce you to the world of  
science.  You will work in a laboratory and assigned a designated  
research project while working with a mentor, attend seminars, tour  
UCSF and other universities.  UCSF is looking for motivated and  
responsible students and are particularly encouraging applications  
from women, underrepresented minorities and talented and motivated  
students who have experienced economic or other challenges that might  
limit their ability to achieve these academic and career goals.   
Applications are available in D221.  An information session on the  
program will be held on Saturday, December 8 at 1:00 pm at UCSF, 3333  
California St., SF.  Application deadline:  January 28.

Essay contest for Native American students.  Five first place winners  
will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. in June  
2008 to visit the National Museum of the American Indian, as well as  
a scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.  For more information,  
go to www.indian.hklaw.com or call 1-866-452-2737.  Deadline:  April 15.

Do you need to brush up on your basic skills?  Laney College is  
offering bridge courses in writing (Mondays, 6-9pm) and math  
(Thursdays, 6-9 pm).  For more information, call 464-3411.

JUNIORS AND SENIORS – UC Irvine offers a Stay-Over Program for  
students at least 16 years old.  Participants stay the night in the  
residence halls with a current UCI student, attend classes, eat in  
the dining commons and more.  Cost is $25 to pay for meals and a  
small number of scholarships are available.  Apply early as the  
program fills up.  Applications available at www.housing.uci.edu/ 
sop/ .  For more information, call 949-824-5167 or email sop at uci.edu .

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.

FOR SENIORS
*FOUR  MORE DAYS UNTIL THE UC APPLICATION DEADLINE AND THE PRIORITY  
DEADLINE FOR THE CAL STATES.  THIS IS THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR MANY CAL  
STATE CAMPUSES.

Financial Aid Part 2 – Tuesday, December 4, 6:30-8:30 pm, Berkeley  
High library (English) and College/Career Center (Spanish).   
Representatives from the UC Berkeley financial aid office will  
explain how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid  
(FAFSA), which is required to apply for financial aid by all U.S.  
colleges and universities.  This is a Cash for College event, so if  
more than 25 seniors are present, one will win a $1,000 scholarship.   
Because this meeting will be very crowded, we ask that only senior  
families attend.

APPLY TO THE UC’S AND CAL STATES NOW! The UC application is available  
online at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ .  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., 11/28 – 7:30 am
Thurs., 11/29 – 3:30 pm

SENDING TEST SCORES
1.  If you are finished taking SAT’s and/or ACT’s and haven’t told  
College Board or ACT to send your test scores to each UC and Cal  
State campus where you are applying, do so ASAP.  To send your SAT  
scores to Cal State campuses, use the code 3594 (CSU Mentor) and you  
will only have to pay once to make your scores available to each Cal  
State campus.  This service is not available through ACT.
2.  If you’re taking the SAT and/or the ACT in December, make sure  
that you have listed all of the UC’s and CSU’s on your registration  
form (you can use the code 3594 to send all of your SAT scores to  
each CSU campus) so that they will receive your scores.  If you wait  
until you get your scores and then tell the testing agency to send  
them, it will be too late.
  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.

Friday, November 30
8:30 Western Washington University – a hidden gem of a school,  
located near the Canadian border on Puget Sound.   This is a large  
university for those who like lots of people and big classes, and a  
small school (Fairhaven) within it where you can attend seminars and  
get to know your teachers well. If you are admitted to Fairhaven, you  
can still take classes in the big school.

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 – December 26 is the regular registration deadline  
for the January 26 SAT and SAT subject tests. Friday, January 4 is  
the regular registration deadline for the February 9 ACT test.  Fee  
waivers for low income students are available in D221.

SCHOLARSHIPS
*National Dunbar Alumni Association – Open to African-American high  
school seniors in a high school in Oakland or Berkeley with a minimum  
GPA of 2.75 who plans to attend an accredited college or university  
full time and has financial need. Essay required. Applications  
available in D221.  Deadline:  March 1.

Syracuse University's School of Architecture is seeking young men and  
women of color interested in pursuing a five year professional degree  
in Architecture. Ten scholarships covering all education costs are  
available.  Syracuse University 's School of Architecture has a great  
reputation and this is a terrific opportunity. For more information,  
contact: Mark Robbins, Dean School of Architecture, 315-443- 2255 or  
robbinsm at syr.edu .

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.

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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