[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Mon., Dec 10, 2007

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, December 10, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  QUIESCENT – being quiet, still or at rest;  
inactive.  Since its eruption in 1987, the volcano has remained  
quiescent.

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
* SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUNIORS – Discover Card Tribune Award Program –  
Students with a minimum cumulative GPA for 9th and 10th grades of 2.75,  
who demonstrated leadership, are actively contributing to their  
communities and have experienced and overcome a significant obstacle  
are eligible.  Up to 10 scholarships of $30,000 each will be awarded.   
Apply at www.scholarshipadministrators.net and use access key "DISC".   
Postmark deadline:  January 31, online deadline:  January 31 at 11:59  
pm Eastern Standard Time (8:50 pm our time).

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.

*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 (except nursing and recording arts majors), Dominguez  
Hills (until 4/1/08), East Bay (until 8/31/08), Fresno (until 2/1/08),  
Humboldt (until 12/31/07; then as space permits), Los Angeles, Monterey  
Bay, Northridge, San Bernardino, San Francisco (until 1/08 – exact date  
to be determined), San Jose, Sonoma (except for interdisciplinary  
studies, human development, liberal studies and nursing) and  
Stanislaus. Not all majors are open at these campuses.  If you need  
help with your application, please see Ms. Abrams or Ms. Price.
* Applying to Sonoma State?  If you have a GPA of 3.0 or above and are  
applying for fall 2008, check out the many scholarships, ranging from  
$250 to $3,000 per year, available at  
http://www.sonoma.edu/Scholarship/HTML/Application.shtml  Deadline:   
January 15.
* FINANCIAL AID – If you are applying for financial aid, you cannot  
fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid which is required  
by all colleges until January 1, 2008.  However, you can apply for your  
Personal Identification Number (PIN) now so that you will be ready to  
submit your application online.  Go to www.pin.ed.gov and fill out this  
very short application twice – once to get a PIN for the student and  
once for one parent.

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.

* New to the bulletin today.