[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER BULLETIN: Sep. 13-17, 2010

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College Advisor's Bulletin: Week of Sep. 13-17, 2010

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: BELEAGUER – to harass. Many celebrities feel that members of the press unfairly beleaguer them in aggressive attempts to root out news stories.

FOR ALL STUDENTS

Please come by and check out our college and career books and college catalogues, find a great place to study, get tutoring help or discuss possible careers for your future. We look forward to meeting you. We are located in building D, room 221.

FOR SENIORS

1. SENIOR PARENT/GUARDIAN COLLEGE NIGHT – NEW DATE - Wednesday, September 15, 6:30 pm in the Berkeley High library. Ms. Price and Ms. Sandberg will be giving a detailed overview of the college application process. Please come by to get all your questions answered. 

2. Ms. Price and Ms. Sandberg will be speaking to your English classes beginning Sept. 13. You will be able to sign up for an individual appointment after the class presentations are completed. Senior information packets will be given to each senior during the classroom presentations. Until then, please stop by at lunch or after school to get your questions answered.

3. REMINDER: If you are applying to private colleges which need a counselor recommendation, your Senior Profiles were due on September 10th. Turn senior Profiles into Ms. Yaramala in the college center, D221. You do NOT need to fill these out if you are applying only to the UC's, Cal State Universities or community colleges. 

4. College Essay Readers Available: Starting September 13, there will be a college essay reader in the college career center during lunch.

5. COLLEGE VISITS:
Over 100 college representatives visit Berkeley High's College/Career Center every year. Seniors may attend up to 10 of those meetings, with the permission of the teacher whose class they are missing. Sign up in advance in the College/Career Center and pick up a permission slip. The complete September list is available at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college.

Tuesday, September 14
12:24 University of Puget Sound (WA)
  1:28 Nagoya University (Japan)

Wednesday, September 15
8:27 Mt. Holyoke (MA)
9:31 American University of Paris (CO)
1:28 Williams College
2:32 King's College (London)

Thursday, September 16
12:30 Cornell College (IA)

Friday, September 17
8:27  Whitman College
9:19  Drexel University (PA)
10:40 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (CA)
12:48 Northeastern University (MA)
 1:44 U of Colorado Boulder (CO)

JUNIORS/SENIORS

1. SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Thursday, September 11-24 is the late registration deadline for the October 9 SAT and SAT subject tests. Friday, September 17 is the regular registration deadline for the October 23 ACT test. Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221. 

2. SAT/ACT Practice Test
Take a SAT or ACT practice Test at Berkeley High School Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8:30am-1:30p.m. $15.00 (CASH ONLY) Registration deadline: September 16th at 4 p.m College Center D221. All proceeds benefit Berkeley High College Career Center.

3. COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA

a. MIT (2 Sessions)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Oakland Technical High School, Auditorium, 4351 Broadway, Oakland 94611

Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:00 p.m. 
Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, 1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, 94109

b. University of San Francisco
 October 22-24 Fall Fest 2010, register for fall fest at www.usfca.edu/fallfest. For more information contact Jenna Bent, Special Events Manager, at usfevents at usfca.edu or (415)422-6441

c. Historical Black College Recruitment Fair Wednesday September 15, 2010, Laney College, 900 Fallon St., Oakland 4 p.m - 8 p.m. Free and open to all students. On the spot admission and scholarships, bring high school transcript (official) and ACT/SAT scores for each college application you plan to complete.