[BHS Etree] COLLEGE|CAREER BULLETIN - Week of 2011-09-19
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College Advisor's Bulletin: Week of Sep. 20 - 24,
2011 College/Career Center website: http://www.bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2
*
Indicates new or updated information since previous
bulletin *News: · The College and Career Center would like to welcome Ms. Marquez, who,
along with Ms. Price, will assist students with their college and career
options. ·
The Sophomore, Junior &
Senior College Application Handbooks have been updated and are available
online at http://www.bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=college-application-handbook
1. FOR SENIORS Senior
Profiles: If you are applying to
private colleges that need a counselor recommendation, your Senior
Profiles are due now. Turn profiles into Ms. Price in the College
Center, D221. This is especially important for anyone applying early
decision/action. You do NOT need to fill these out if you are applying
only to the UCs, Cal State Universities or community
colleges.
College Essay Readers Available:
College essay
readers are available in the College/Career Center (D221) during
lunchtime for BHS Seniors to meet with on a drop-in
basis. *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. The current September
college visit list and permission slips are available at the front desk
of the administration building and online at http://www.bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college
. Senior English teachers also have copies of the College Visit list and
permission slips.
Thursday, September 22 8:27 - 1st Period Wellesley College
(MA)
Monday,
September 26 11:40 -
3rd Period Skidmore College (NY) 1:09 - 4th Period U of Connecticut
(CT) 1:58 -
5th Period Western Oregon University (OR) Tuesday, September 27
1:28 - 5th Period U of Vermont
(VT) 2:32 -
6th Period Western Washington University (WA)
Wednesday, September 28
8:27 - 1st Period St. Lawrence
University (NY) 9:31 -
2nd Period Vassar College (NY) 12:24 - 4th Period Tufts University
(MA) 1:28 -
5th Period Bard College (NY) 2:32 - 6th Period Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology, International School of
Engineering
Thursday, September 29 8:27 - 1st Period Brown University
(RI) 9:31 -
2nd Period U of Puget Sound (WA) 10:40 - 3rd Period U of British
Columbia (Canada) 12:24 -
4th Period U of Washington (Seattle) 1:28 - 5th Period Whittier College
(CA) 2:32 -
6th Period Northeastern University (MA) Friday, September 30
2:47 – 6th Period Williams
College
2. FOR JUNIORS/SENIORS SAT/ACT Practice Test,
September 24: Take an SAT or ACT practice
test at Berkeley High School Saturday, September 24, 2011,
8:30am-1:30p.m. To sign up, bring $20 cash (only) to the College
Center, D221, before and after school. Registration deadline:
Thursday, September 22 at 4p.m. All proceeds benefit Berkeley High
College/Career Center. Registration forms were handed out in Senior
English classes. NOTE: this is not the PSAT - this is a full SAT exam
that is for practice only. The results are not sent on to any
colleges.*SAT/ACT Test Dates – The
next SAT test is November 5 (the registration has passed for the October
1 SAT). Registration deadline is October 7. Go to http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-dates to
register. The October 22 ACT is taking late registration until September
30 (with extra fee). The next ACT is on December 10, 2011, with a
registration date of November 4. Go to http://www.actstudent.org/ to register.
Fee waivers for low income
students are available in D221.
*College Information Sessions in the Bay
Area
·
UCLA School of the Arts and
Architecture Event: Prospective students, parents, counselors and
educators are invited to attend a presentation and meet with
representatives of UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. This is a
great opportunity to learn about our unique majors, admissions
information, financial aid, audition and portfolio requirements, and
student life. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 07:00 PM, Hilton Garden
Inn, 1800 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA 94608. RSVP at http://www.arts.ucla.edu/rsvp?cboUclaEvents=9938
·
Performing and Visual Arts
College Fair – Sunday, October 23, 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Nob Hill Masonic
Center, San Francisco, CA. This is an excellent opportunity to find out
about schools from across the country that offers excellent programs in
the arts.
3. FOR SOPHOMORES/JUNIORS PSAT: Berkeley High School is
offering the PSAT on Saturday, October 15. Sign ups will take place at
the Donahue Gym ticket windows during lunch and after school until 4 p.m.
Juniors register between September 26 and September 30, and sophomores
register between October 3 and October 7. The cost is $22 payable in
cash or check or money order payable to Berkeley High School. All tenth
and eleventh graders are encouraged to take the PSAT. Juniors who score
well may qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program. As a
practice for the SAT, students get back their test booklet and a printout
of their answers and the correct answers and feedback about critical
academic skills. *New or updated information since previous
bulletin
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