[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Fri., Dec 7, 2007

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


College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, December 7, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  OBLITERATE – to destroy completely.  Nuclear war  
has been avoided primarily because all sides understand that such a war  
would obliterate nearly all life on earth.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
PSAT – We have not yet received the PSAT scores for students who took  
the test this fall.  We expect to receive them before winter break.   
There will be an announcement in this bulletin and the Daily Bulletin  
as soon as the scores are available.

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.

FOR JUNIORS
*The Junior College Information Guide was sent out by mail at the end  
of October. If you have not yet received your copy in the mail, please  
let me know.   Due to budget constraints, only one handbook is mailed  
per student, even if parents live at different addresses.  This guide  
is tremendously helpful as juniors begin thinking about their future  
after high school graduation and answers many of the questions families  
may have.  The guide is also available online at  
http://bhs.berkeley.net/uploads/career_center/ 
BHS_Junior_Guide_Final.pdf .  Ms. Price and I will begin meeting with  
juniors and their parents at the beginning of second semester to start  
this exciting process.


FOR SENIORS
College Visits
Tuesday, December 11
1:20 Grambling State University, Louisiana

Essay readers will be available in the College/Career Center at the  
beginning of lunch every day.  No appointment is necessary, but if you  
want help, please come at the beginning of lunch.

Congratulations to all of you who turned in your UC and Cal State  
applications.  If you are still interested in applying to California  
public four year colleges, the following schools are still accepting  
applications:  UC campuses: Riverside and Merced.  Cal States:  
Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fresno,  
Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Northridge, San Bernardino, San  
Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma and Stanislaus. Not all majors are open at  
these campuses.  If you need help with your application, please see Ms.  
Abrams or Ms. Price.

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
*Italian Catholic Federation – Open to students of Catholic and of  
Italian descent with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who live within the Catholic  
Dioceses of California, Nevada, Illinois and Arizona.  $400  
scholarship.  Winners of this First Year Scholarship are eligible to  
receive an advanced scholarship after completion of their freshman  
year.  Deadline:  March 15.

Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West – Open to students who  
have financial hardship, a minimum GPA of 3.0, provided significant  
community service, is employed after school, during the summer or has  
an unpaid internship, and has a unique story to tell.  Apply online at  
www.fsrequests.com/splawnhs .  Deadline:

Chevron - Black History Awareness Celebration (BHAC), Murray Jacobs  
Scholarship – Open to graduating seniors with a minimum unweighted GPA  
of 2.5 who plan to attend a 2 or 4 year college or university and  
demonstrate leadership ability, community involvement and  
extracurricular activities.  Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.   
Essay and letter of recommendation required. Scholarships range from  
$2,500 to $4,000.  Deadline:  January 9.

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.

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 .

* New to the bulletin today.