[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Wed., Feb 13, 2008

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

                                                                         
             College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  RECTIFY – to correct; fix.  The U.S. paid  
reparations to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War  
II in order to rectify the wrong that was done to them.

*FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES – The Bay Area Hispanic Youth Symposium will  
be held June 25-28 at  St. Mary's College of California in Moraga.   
There is space for 150-200 students.  To be eligible, students must  
have an overall GPA of 2.5 or above and be a current freshman or  
sophomore in high school.  The Hispanic Youth Symposium is a four  
day, three night program that provides:  College access and  
matriculation information, Career exposure, A network of role models  
and mentors, Culturally relevant curriculum, Motivational speakers,  
Leadership development workshops, College life experience and $14,000  
in scholarships through speech, art, talent, and essay competitions.   
Application deadline:  March 15.  Apply at:  http://hispanicyouth.org/ 
students.php . For more information, please contact Andrew J.  
Gonzalez via e-mail at agonzalez at hispanicfund.org or via phone at  
(202) 280-5040.  For a video of the HYS on Youtube, visit http:// 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPmDOIXax70  .

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Summer camp jobs – City of Berkeley, Echo Lake Camp near South Lake  
Tahoe is hiring for maintenance and kitchen staff as well as  
counselors.   Most staff work 8 hour days.  Counselors work about 8  
hours each day through the week and have weekends off.  Shifts vary  
depending on department.  For more information, go to http:// 
www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=8752 or call  
510-981-5140.
  FOR JUNIORS
*TODAY - FREE SAT TEST PREP CLASSES – People’s Test Preparation  
Service will be offering free SAT prep classes beginning on  
Wednesday, February 13.  Classes will be held on Tuesdays and  
Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:45 in room H207 for 10 weeks, ending on  
April 30.  One day will include instruction on the math section and  
the other day will focus on the critical reading section.  Students  
do not need to attend both days if they are not available.  No  
registration is necessary.

Nordstrom Scholarship Program – Open to juniors in the Bay Area with  
a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.7 who has made a substantial  
contribution to community service, is involved in school activities  
and demonstrates the financial need for a scholarship.  Five $10,000  
scholarships will be awarded.  Applications available in D221.  
Deadline:  May 31.

EXPERIENCE BERKELEY PROGRAM – This FREE summer program includes  
panels with students, faculty and alumni, personal statement  
workshops, academic planning, financial aid sessions and more.   
Students stay in the UC Berkeley residence halls during the program.  
There are two separate programs – one for high achieving African  
American students (either July 10-12 or July 31-August 2) and one for  
high achieving Latino students (June 19-21).  This is an excellent  
program.  Pick up your applications in D221.  Deadline for Latino  
student program is February 29, for the African American student  
program it is March 14.

* JUNIORS – If you haven’t done so already, sign up for a meeting  
with your college advisor.  Students in CAS and AHA sign up with Ms.  
Abrams.  Students in CPA and SSJE sign up with Ms. Price.  Students  
in AC whose last names start with A-Lea sign up with Ms. Abrams;  
those with last names Lee-Z see Ms. Price.  Sign-up sheets will  
remain available for the rest of the semester.

FOR SENIORS
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 at 8:30 am a representative from Sacramento  
State will be in the College/Career Center to answer your questions.   
If you applied for admissions for Fall 2008, don’t miss this the  
chance to get information on academics, orientation, assessment  
tests, class registration and much more.  Sign up in D221 to attend.

Did you apply to San Francisco State?  Wednesday, February 20 at  
10:35 am, a representative from San Francisco State will be in the  
College/Career Center to answer your questions about your application  
as well as about enrolling at SF State in the fall.  Sign up in D221  
to attend.

FIRST SEMESTER GRADES – if you applied to any UC’s or private schools  
(and some Cal States), you must inform them in writing if you  
received any D’s or F’s first semester.  The letter should include  
information on why your grade(s) dropped and what you did or are  
doing about it, as well as what you have learned from it.  If you  
want to discuss your situation or have your letter reviewed, please  
see me or Ms. Price as soon as possible.

If you are considering attending a Cal State campus, you must sign up  
to take placement tests – ELM for math and EPT for English.  However,  
students who score 550 or higher on the SAT math or 23 or higher on  
the ACT math are excused from the math test.  Students who score 550  
or higher on the SAT critical reading section or 24 or higher on the  
ACT English are excused from the English placement test.  You must  
have the results from the placement tests before you can register for  
classes, so take the earliest possible test.  You can take the test  
at any Cal State campus and the results will be sent to all CSU  
campuses.  To sign up at Cal State East Bay, go to  
www.testing.csuhayward.edu/eptelm/eptelmhome.php .  To sign up at San  
Francisco State, go to www.sfsu.edu/~testing/ee.html .  If you do not  
have a SF State ID number, enter your social security number.  The  
fee for each test is $18, which can be paid on the day of the test.

CAL STATE DEADLINES – March 1 is the application deadline for these  
campuses: Dominguez Hills, East Bay, San Bernardino, Bakersfield, Los  
Angeles, Sacramento State, and Monterey Bay. After March 1, due to  
budget cuts, you will not be able to apply for admission to any Cal  
State campus for the fall 2008 term.  If you and need help with your  
application, please see me or Ms. Price as soon as possible.

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS – We will be holding workshops on filling out  
the FAFSA both before and after school in the Berkeley High library.  
The next two workshops are:
*TODAY - Wed., February 13, 3:30 pm
Wed., February 20, 7:30 am
Wed., February 20, 6:30 pm – CASH FOR COLLEGE NIGHT.  If at least 25  
students are present, one will win a $1,000 scholarship.
Please sign up in advance in the College/Career Center so that we  
have enough computers for everyone.  Prior to the workshop, pick up  
the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet so that you can prepare the necessary  
information.  For a complete list of workshops, go to http:// 
bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=workshops .

CAL GRANTS – IF YOU HAVEN’T TURN IN YOUR CAL GRANT GPA INFORMATION  
RELEASE FORM, YOU MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY!  Cal Grants are free money  
from the state of California based on the student’s GPA and family  
income. The money may be used at any accredited California college,  
public or private. Applying for the Cal Grant is very easy.  You just  
need to fill out two documents.  1.  Fill out and submit the FAFSA by  
March 2 listing a California college to receive the information.  2.  
Fill out the Cal Grant Information Release Form, a very simple form  
available in D173 and D221, and return it to D173 IMMEDIATELY!!!

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – March 7 is the regular registration deadline for  
the April 12 ACT test.  April 1 is the regular registration deadline  
for the May 3 SAT and SAT subject tests.  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

Burger King Scholars Program – Open to seniors with a minimum  
unweighted GPA of 2.5 who work an average of 15 hours per week, 40  
weeks per year, are actively involved in community service  
activities, have financial need and are enrolling in an accredited  
two or four year college or vocational or technical school in the  
fall.  Apply at www.bk.com/scholars .  Up to 700 scholarships of  
$1,000 each will be awarded.  Deadline:  February 15.

Lend A Hand Foundation – Open to all graduating seniors.  $500  
scholarship.  Deadline:  March 1.  Applications available in D221.

New American College Fund – Open to foreign-born graduating seniors  
planning to enroll in a two or four year college in fall 2008 who  
have financial need, have lived in California for three or more years  
during high school, have community or extracurricular involvement and  
have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0.  Scholarships of up to $5,000.   
Applications available in D221 and at http://www.e4fc.org/ .  
Deadline:  March 5.

eQuality Scholarship Collaborative – Open to graduating high school  
senior residing in northern or central California who applied to a  
two or four year secondary institution, including trade schools and  
has promoted awareness and equality for the gay/lesbian/bisexual/  
transgender community.  Scholarship:  $5,000.  Applications available  
in D221 and at http://www.pge.com/includes/docs/word_xls/about_us/ 
community/scholarships/equalityscholarshipapplication2008.doc .   
Deadline:  February 15.

Hispanic Heritage Youth Award - Graduating senior planning to enroll  
in college in the fall who is a US citizen or permanent resident, has  
at least one parent of Hispanic heritage, minimum unweighted GPA of  
3.0 and is willing to travel to the awards ceremony in your area  
(Northern California).  Grants of $1,000 to $3,000 will be awarded.   
Applications available at http://youthawards.hispanicheritage.org .  
Deadline:  March 14.

Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship – Open to high school  
seniors who are members of the Berkeley Chapter of the Japanese  
American Citizens League and will be attending college in Fall 2008.   
Deadline:  March 1.  Scholarships:  Up to $1,200.  Applications  
available in D221.

Community Network, Lewis Latimer – Open to African-American seniors  
with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who plans to attend a two or four year  
accredited college or business school (majoring in computer science  
or relating to the telecommunications industry).  Scholarships of at  
least $500 will be awarded.  Applications available in D221.   
Deadline:  February 29.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Information on many more programs is available in D221.

*Camp Galileo is an art, science and outdoor summer day camp for kids  
entering K-5 grade. Volunteer Summer Intern positions at Camp Galileo  
are available for high school students in over 19 communities  
throughout the Peninsula, South Bay, San Francisco, Marin and East  
Bay (new sites in Dublin, Marin, & San Mateo!).  Summer Interns can  
earn high school community service credits, gain leadership  
experience, make new friends and enjoy an enriching and rewarding  
summer experience with children entering K-5th grades. Summer Interns  
assist with all aspects of camp—from helping kids with art and  
science classes to setting up camp games.  We are looking for  
enthusiastic and patient role models with a fun, energetic attitude  
to volunteer for 3-8 weeks.
Applications available online at: www.galileoed.com/volunteer ;  
Application deadline is February 29th! Camps run from 6-8 weeks  
starting June 16th through August 8th.

Cal Shakes Summer Theater Programs - Cal Shakes is offering five- and  
two-week conservatories as well as a two-week camp. While slightly  
different in class content and structure, each program is suitable  
for all ages and levels of experience. Scholarships are available.   
There will be an open house on Monday, Feb 25, 6:30-8pm at the Orinda  
Community Center, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda.  For more information, go to  
www.calshakes.org/camps .

Paid Summer Internship – 8 week paid internship.  Open to sophomores  
who have at least a 2.0 GPA and either have taken chemistry or will  
take it junior year.  Biotech Academy gives you a chance to use DNA  
fingerprinting techniques, gain unique on-the-job training and a  
career path at companies like Bayer, Novartis and EBMUD.   
Applications available in G305 or G304.  Deadline:  February 14.

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