[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Thurs., May 1, 2008

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CONTACT:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804College 
Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, May 1, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  EXHAUSTIVE – thorough; complete; comprehensive.  
After an exhaustive search of the grass, crawling slowly from one end 
of the yard to the other, I found the earring I had lost.

FOR ALL GRADES
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Thursday, May 22, Lake Temescal, East Bay 
Regional Park District hosts Special Kids Fishing Derbies for disabled 
elementary school children.  Every child needs an older “buddy” to 
escort them through the day’s activities.  Volunteers will attend an 
orientation before the elementary students arrive, receive a free 
t-shirt and breakfast and lunch.  For more information, call 
510-544-2205 or e-mail DChambers at ebparks.org .

Intern for Congresswoman Barbara Lee over the summer – Interns will be 
taught how to organize, empower and mobilize the voting public behind 
both Congresswoman Lee and the causes and candidates she endorses.  No 
experience is necessary.  To apply, send a resume and cover letter 
(outlining your commitment to progressive political action and what you 
hope to get from the experience) to:  interns at leeforcongress.org or fax 
to 510-663-1573 or mail to Barbara Lee for Congress, Attn:  Internship, 
1736 Franklin St., Suite 400, Oakland, CA  94612. For more information, 
call 510-663-1207.

Do you have a problem to solve?  MTV wants to help!  Contact them with 
your issue and they may hook you up with a mentor to help support and 
advise you how to solve it.  Open to students between the ages of 14-19 
who need help with a problem you’re having with friends, self-esteem, 
parents, bullies, body image, etc.  Contact MTV at helpme at mtvstaff.com 
.  Include your contact info and try to be specific about your 
situation.

Immediate internship opportunity available with Indie-Pop Music, LLC, 
an independent record label with offices located in the Bay Area and 
New York City. Approximately 4 hours/week is required, where you will 
help in the development, distribution, and promotion of all Indie-Pop 
artists. Creativity, dedication, and the ability to work on a team is 
required. Included on Indie-Pop's roster is Berkeley High's own, "The 
Cataracs."  If interested, please contact Joshua Andriano, at 
917.420.0607, or by email at Josh at indie-pop.com .

Outward Bound Gay and Lesbian Youth Leadership Mountaineering Course, 
July 11-20, 2008
Saguache Range, Colorado.  This 10-day wilderness leadership course is 
designed for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered young adults 
(ages 16-25) from across the country. During these transformational 
mountaineering adventures, students have hands-on opportunities to 
challenge themselves both physically and mentally. They work to 
strengthen leadership skills and test problem-solving and risk-taking 
techniques both individually and as a community of LGBT people.
To learn more visit: http://outwardboundwilderness.org/lgbt.html or 
call: 888-837-5211.

STAGE DOOR CONSERVATORY will be hiring three students to work as 
apprentices from June 16 through August 25.  Apprentices will assist 
with the day-to-day operation of our musical theater camp and with 
rehearsals. They will also select and focus upon one specialty area and 
focus on this area during their apprenticeship.  Each apprentice will 
be paid a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the 10 week period and 
can be absent for one week during the season, with the exception of the 
weeks of August 2 and August 18. Program hours: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, MON 
- FRI. Apprentices must also work at our shows on August 8, 9 and 10 
and 22, 23 and 24.  For more information and an application, please 
email us at stagedoor2005 at yahoo.com. Counselor-in-training 
opportunities are also available.

Project WHAT! raises awareness about the impacts of parental 
incarceration in children, with the long-term goal of improving 
services and policies that affect children of incarcerated parents. We 
are now accepting applications from youth (ages 15-24) who have had a 
parent in prison or jail at some point in their lives. Pay is 
approximately $10/hour plus local transportation stipends. Position is 
PART-TIME (approx. 6 hours/week during the summer and 3 hours/week 
during the academic year). For details, see the attached job 
description and application or visit our website at: 
http://www.community-works-ca.org/programs/projectwhat.html. For a hard 
copy of the application, call the Community Works office at 
510-486-2340 and leave your FULL name, phone, and address. If you have 
questions, please call the Program Director, Anna Wong, or email: 
projectwhat at gmail.com. Deadline is May 2, 2008.

Free writing workshop, “Finding Your Voice,” sponsored by Youth Speaks, 
a national organization dedicated to Spoken Word performance, education 
and youth development programs.  Facilitators: Katri Foster and Lauren 
Whitehead.  Wednesdays 4-6pm in Room C327. This workshop will encourage 
you to rethink what you've been told and to question what you've 
assumed through creative exploration of the world around you. All Youth 
Speaks After School Writing Workshops are FREE for everyone and no 
registration is necessary.

FOR JUNIORS
College Information Night, Tuesday, May 13, Scottish Rite Center, 1547 
Lakeside Dr., Oakland.  Student/Parent sessions sponsored by Duke, 
Georgetown, Harvard, Penn and Stanford.

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – May 6 is the regular registration deadline for the 
June 7 SAT and SAT subject tests.  May 9 is the regular registration 
deadline for the June 14 ACT test.  Fee waivers for low income students 
are available in D221.

FOR SENIORS
CAL GRANT – YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.  If you did not turn in your Cal 
Grant Information Release Form before March 2, you have another chance 
to do so.  Pick up a “Late Cal Grant GPA Verification Form” from D173 
and return it to Ms. Mellion no later than May 12.

Are you planning to attend UC Berkeley in the fall?  Applications for 
two scholarships for UC Berkeley students are available in the 
College/Career Center.  Stop by and pick one up as deadlines are coming 
up quickly!

Are you planning to attend a UC campus in the fall?  If so, you must 
take the Analytical Writing Placement Exam on May 10 unless you scored 
30 or better on the Combined English/Writing test on the ACT; 680 or 
better on the Writing section of the SAT reasoning test; or a 3, 4 or 5 
on either AP English test.  For more information, including practice 
test questions, go to http://www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe/index.html .

Hispanic/Latino students - win free tickets to and from your college 
campus.  Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges 
and Universities (HACU) are sponsoring a travel award program.  If you 
are enrolled in a two or four year college, have at least a 2.5 GPA and 
economic need, you can apply for up to four round-trip tickets on 
Southwest Airlines for yourself and/or your parent to use when 
traveling to or from your college.  For more information, go to 
www.hacu.net .  Deadline:  May 30.

*TODAY - May 1 is the deadline for you to send a Statement of Intent to 
Register (SIR) to one of the colleges which has accepted you.  After 
that date, many colleges will withdraw your admission.  It is unethical 
to send an SIR to more than one school and if colleges find out that 
you have done so, they may rescind your admission.  If you are 
waitlisted at your first choice school, you must deposit at another 
school since no one will be admitted from the waitlist until after May 
1.  If you would like to discuss your college choices or have questions 
about financial aid, waitlists, other schools which are still accepting 
applications or anything else in the college application process, 
please see your college advisor at lunch or after school.

SCHOLARSHIPS
For the complete list of applications available in the College/Career 
Center, go to http://www.bhs.berkeley.k12.ca.us/ , click on Services, 
then College/Career Center, then Scholarships.

*Sallie Mae Unmet Need Scholarship Program – Open to U.S. citizens and 
permanent residents who are accepted or enrolled as full-time 
undergraduate students at approved, accredited institution, who have a 
minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), whose combined family 
income is $30,000 or less and whose financial aid packages fall more 
than $1,000 short of students’ financial need. Recipients will be 
selected based on financial need. Unmet Need Scholarships range from 
$1,000 to $3,800.  Deadline:  May 31.  Apply at 
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/Unmet_need.html .

Check Center Scholarship – Open to graduating seniors from Berkeley 
High School with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who is planning to attend a 
vocational/training school or a two or four year college or university. 
  Applications available in D221. Deadline:  May 5.

Chinese American Citizens Alliance – open to graduating seniors of any 
nationality who complete the application, including the required essay 
part of the application.  Applications available in D221.  Received 
deadline:  May 2.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Information on more programs is available in D221 and at the 
College/Career Center website: 
http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 .

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