[BHS Etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: College Bulletin for Friday, Sept. 14, 2012

Fri Sep 14 14:46:13 PDT 2012

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BHS College and Career Center Bulletin 

Friday, September 14, 2012

College Advisor:  Angela Price  
Phone: 510-644-6804             

 Angelaprice at berkeley.net
<mailto:Skylerbarton at berkeley.net> 

College Advisor:  Skyler Barton
Phone: 510-644-4576

Skylerbarton at berkeley.net

College and Career Center Hours:  8:00 - 4:00 p.m.

BHS CEEB Code:  050290

*Indicates new or updated item

*SAT Word of the Week:  Prolific - abundantly fruitful; productive

ATTENTION SENIORS

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, September 19 at 6:30 pm in the BHS Library -
Senior Parent College Information Night - the how-to's of applying.  

College Essay Readers Available:  Throughout the month of September, we will
have a college essay reader in the College/Career Center during lunch.
Beginning in October, we will have an essay reader available in the
College/Career Center before school (8:00am), during lunch, and after
school.  Please consider utilizing this amazing resource!

College Advisor's Class Presentations:  Throughout the weeks of September 10
and September 17, Ms. Price and Mr. Barton are conducting class
presentations to cover important aspects of the college application process.
Students will all receive a folder, complete with important information
regarding the fall semester and the college application process.  In
addition, students will receive a College Application Workbook for Seniors.

Advising Appointments for Seniors

Sign-up sheets will become available in D-221 on the morning of September
17th.  Seniors may also drop in any day at lunch or after school without an
appointment to have shorter questions answered.  College Advisor
assignments:  Ms. Price - BIHS and AC students with last names L-Z.  Mr.
Barton - AHA, AMPS, CAS, GRN and AC students with last names A-K.

*COLLEGE VISITS

Many college representatives visit Berkeley High's College and Career Center
every year.  Seniors may attend up to 10 of these meetings, with the
permission of the teacher whose class you are missing.  Sign up in advance
in the College and Career and pick up a permission slip.  The schedule of
presentations will be updated throughout the fall, so please check our
calendar frequently.  The complete September list will be available soon at
http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/

Beginning on September 17, students must sign up for college presentations
in the College and Career Center and also pick up a permission slip. 

Monday, September 17: 

9:57 am   McGill University (Canada)

10:46 am Brandeis University (MA)

1:09 pm   Boston College (MA)

2:47 pm   Boston College (MA)

Tuesday, September 18:

8:27 am   College of Wooster (OH)

9:31 am   Wellesley College (MA)

10:40 am  Yale University (CT)

12:24 pm  Drexel University (PA)

2:30 pm    Bennington College (VT)

Wednesday, September 19:

1:28 pm    University of Vermont (VT)

Thursday, September 20: 

10:40 am  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (CA)

2:32 pm    Southern Oregon University (OR)

Friday, September 21: 

8:27 am    Macalester College (MN)

9:31 am    Wesleyan University (CT)

10:40 am   The University of Chicago (IL)

2:32 pm    Mount Holyoke College (MA)

Monday, September 24:

9:57 am    Bates College (ME)

Tuesday, September 25:

10:40 am  UC Irvine (CA)

12:24 pm  Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

2:32 pm    Williams College (MA)

Wednesday, September 26:

8:27 am    Tulane University (LA)

9:31 am    Mills College (CA)

10:40 am  Clark University (MA)

12:24 pm  Bucknell University (PA)

Thursday, September 27: 

8:27 am   Grinnell College (IA)

10:40 am  Whittier College (CA)

12:24 pm  Evergreen State College (WA)

Friday, September 28:

8:27 am  Barnard College (NY)

11:40 am Skidmore College (NY)

12:24 pm Rice University (TX)

New SAT and ACT registration procedures - photos required during
registration!

To produce an honest and fair test-taking environment for all students and
prevent test-taker impersonation, starting this fall the College Board (for
SAT tests) and the ACT testing agency (for the ACT) will require enhanced
security measures for all students taking the college entrance tests.
Students will be required to submit a current, recognizable
head-and-shoulders photo that will be printed on the new photo admission
ticket.  For more information, please visit www.collegeboard.org
<http://www.collegeboard.org/>  or www.act.org <http://www.act.org/> . 

ACT (Register at www.ACT.org <http://www.act.org/> ) Check website for
complete listing of test dates:  

ACT Test Date:  October 27.  Registration Deadline Sep. 21.  Late fee
required Sep. 22 - Oct. 5.

SAT (Register at www.collegeboard.org <http://www.collegeboard.org/> ) Check
website for complete listing of test dates:

SAT Test Date:  October 6.  Registration Deadline Sep. 7. Late fee deadline
Sep. 21.

*FREE SAT AND ACT PREP CLASSES 

The People's Test Preparation Service (PTPS) was founded in 1995 at the
University of California, Berkeley and is a non-profit, student-run
organization dedicated to providing standardized test taking skills to urban
communities. We strive to provide free test prep services to high school
students in need of help. PTPS is offering FREE SAT and ACT prep courses at
UC Berkeley on Saturdays.  For more information and to register for a
course, please visit http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ptps/
<http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Eptps/>  Courses begin this Saturday
(9-15-12)

SCHOLARSHIPS

SINKLER MILLER MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP - Open to seniors who are SF
Bay Area residents, minimum GPA of 3.0 who demonstrate financial need and
plan to attend a two or four year college in the fall.  Deadline is Oct. 8
and applications are available in D-221.

ALL GRADE LEVELS

*CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY PREVIEW DAY OR INFORMATION SESSION FOR
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012  4:00 p.m. 

Cal State East Bay, Concord Campus:  4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, CA
Location:  Oak Room  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

11:30am - 12:00pm  Optional Pre-Nursing & Health Science Overview

Hosted Parking and Refreshments Provided  

*INTRODUCTION TO PENNSYLVANIA:  Learn about admissions and undergraduate
life at Penn.  Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012  4:00 p.m.

El Cerrito High School; 540 Ashbury Avenue  El Cerrito, CA  Please RSVP at
www.admissions.upenn.edu/e/sanfrancisco

*CSF ANNOUNCEMENT:  Attention Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors! CSF,
Berkeley High School's honors society, is back! Come to our students-only,
MANDATORY information meeting for all CSF members or those looking to join
CSF on Tuesday, September 18 in the College Career Center at lunch to
learn more about CSF membership and backdating opportunities.

COLLEGE INFORMATION DAY:  Saturday, October 13, 2012     

For 6th to 12th Grade Students & Parents

Dia de Informacion Universitaria: Sabado, 13 de octubre de 2012

Para Estudiantes en los Grados 6 a 12 y sus Padres

Wheeler Hall - UC Berkeley - 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM; Over 60 Public and private
college and university representatives.  Workshops in English and Spanish on
admission requirements, financial aid and scholarships, college
preparation..and more!  For more information and to pre-register online:
www.eastbayconsortium.org <http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/> 

DOWNTOWN BERKELEY YMCA HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (For grades 9-12)

The YMCA High School internship program helps teens who need an internship,
are looking for work experience, or planning to find a job, build the skills
necessary to find work and become a strong asset to their employer.
Participants can pick up an application at the Downtown Berkeley YMCA and
must turn it in by September 20, 2012.

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