[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Monday, Jan 07, 2008

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Contact;  Ilene Abrams   iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, January 7, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  CACOPHONY – harsh or discordant sound;  
dissonance.  The cacophony of all of the instruments of the orchestra  
tuning up at the same time grated on my nerves.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
PSAT SCORES HAVE ARRIVED!  Students can pick up their scores in the  
College/Career Center at lunch and after school only.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
*High School Senior/Junior girl with good academics wanted to tutor 8th  
grade girl with homework in a variety of subjects.  Must be able to  
help with beginning Spanish.   Two to three hours a week after school.   
$10/$15 an hour depending on experience and compatibility.  Meet at our  
house, which is very close to Berkeley High.  For information please  
contact Honorah at: hcurran10 at hotmail.com or 510-847-5694(c).

FOR 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 SENIORS
FINANCIAL AID – now is the time to start working on financial aid  
applications and continue (or start) on scholarship applications.  If  
you haven’t done so already, each student and one parent must get a PIN  
number so that you can apply online for the FAFSA.  It takes only a few  
minutes by filling out the form at www.pin.ed.gov .  Then start  
gathering a list of what forms each of your colleges requires for their  
financial aid application as well as their deadlines.  This can almost  
always be found on each school’s financial aid website.  For the  
community colleges, UC’s and Cal States, the only form required is the  
FAFSA and it is due no later than March 2 (but PLEASE don’t wait that  
long).  For a list of workshops we are holding on filling out the FAFSA  
as well as other helpful information, go to  
http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 and click on either  
“Scholarships” or “Financial Aid” or “Financial Aid Workshops.”  If you  
have questions, please see me or Ms. Price any day at lunch or after  
school.

Applying for financial aid?  Pick up your copy of the Fund Your Future  
Workshop in the College/Career Center.  This easy to read pamphlet  
contains nearly everything you need to know about applying for  
financial aid and Cal Grants.  Get yours now!

*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. For the UC applications, you must apply  
using a paper form, available at  
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/ 
download.html . Cal States: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico (except  
nursing and recording arts majors), Dominguez Hills (a late application  
fee will be charged after 4/1/08), East Bay (until 8/31/08), Fresno  
(until 2/1/08), Fullerton (open to engineering and computer science  
majors only), Humboldt (open if space is available), Los Angeles,  
Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco (deadline –  
1/15/08), San Jose, San Marcos (if space is available), 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.

*SAT/ACT TEST DATES – January 29 is the regular registration deadline  
for the March 1 SAT tests. Subject tests are not offered on this test  
date.  January 18 is the late registration deadline for the February 9  
ACT test.  Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

SCHOLARSHIPS
*For the complete list of applications available in the College/Career  
Center, go to  
http://bhs.berkeley.net/uploads/career_center/Scholarships_2007 
-2008%20for%20website.doc

*SBC Memorial Foundation – Open to graduating seniors or college  
students who have volunteered for a significant number of hours within  
the last 18 months, have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0, are residents  
of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and plan on attending a two or  
four year academic, vocational or technical school in the fall.   
Scholarship:  $1,000.  Applications available in D221 and at  
www.sbcfoundation.org .  Deadline:  March 1.

Kaiser Permanente Asian Association Scholarship Program, open to  
seniors of Asian descent with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who lives in the  
Kaiser Permanente Northern CA service area who is planning on attending  
a two or four year college, university, trade or technical school in  
the fall.
Five scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded.  Applications  
available in D221 and at www.KPAAonline.org .  Deadline:  February 29.

Scholarships for Latino students - http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/

Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program – must be a current  
high school senior planning to attend a two or four year college or  
vocational school, a legal US resident and less than 21 years old.  A  
variety of scholarships are available in the following categories: all  
students; at least one parent of Asian-Pacific heritage; at least one  
parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage; at least one  
parent of Hispanic heritage.  Applications available in D221.
Minimum of $1,000 scholarship awarded.  Deadline:  February 15.

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.


SUMMER PROGRAMS
Stanford Medical Youth Science Program – Five week summer residential  
program held on Stanford’s campus for low-income high school students  
interested in science, medicine and health.  The program is open to  
current sophomores and juniors from a low income family without high  
levels of education. Students must have completed science and math  
classes in high school with at least some B’s in those classes and have  
an interest in science, medicine and health.  The program runs from  
June 22-July 27 and students must attend the entire program.   
Applications available in D221.  Application deadline:  February 15.

* New to the bulletin today.