[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Bulletin for Week of Sep. 21-27, 2012

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  BHS College and Career Center Bulletin 
    Friday, September 21, 2012 



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

 
*SAT Word of the Week:  Rebuke - to scold or blame.
Martha rebuked Michael for not visiting more often. 
 

ATTENTION SENIORS


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 for Seniors:  Throughout the weeks of
September 10 and September 17, Ms. Price and Mr. Barton conducted class
presentations to cover important aspects of the college application process.
Students received a folder, complete with important information regarding
the fall semester and the college application process.  In addition,
students received a College Application Workbook.

Advising Appointments for Seniors:
Sign-up sheets became available in D-221 on the morning of September 17th.
Each Monday morning, Ms. Price and Mr. Barton will open up an additional
week of appointments for seniors to sign-up.  The schedules fill up fast, so
we recommend coming before first period if you'd like to secure an
appointment time.  .
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 and October calendar will be
available soon at
http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/
 
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)
2:32 pm    Dartmouth College (NH)

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)

Monday, Oct. 1:
11:40 am  Harvey Mudd College (CA)

Tuesday, Oct. 2:
8:27 am  Rutgers (NJ)
9:31 am  University of Puget Sound (WA)
12:24 pm  Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

Wednesday, Oct. 3:
12:24 pm  St Lawrence University (NY)

Thursday, Oct. 4:
8:27 am   Reed College (OR)
10:40 am  Dominican University of California (CA)
1:28 pm  New York University (NY)
2:32 pm   Pitzer College (CA)

Friday, Oct. 5:
9:31 am  Northeastern University (MA)

*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 or
www.act.org. 

ACT (Register at 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) 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. The program strives to provide free test prep services to high
school students in need of help. 

PTPS is offering FREE SAT prep courses at UC Berkeley on Saturdays and
Sundays, and Free ACT prep courses 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 began 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.

YOUNG ARTS SCHOLARSHIP - Applications are accepted in the following
disciplines: Cinematic Arts, Dance, Jazz, Music, Photography, Theater,
Visual Arts, Voice, Writing.  Eligibility requirements: As of December 1,
2012, you must be: 1) Between the ages of 15-18, or, in high school grades
10-12. 2) A citizen or legal resident of the United States or U.S.
territories.  For more information, go to www.youngarts.org   

ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION MOST VALUABLE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP: For information,
please visit www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvsfaq.cfm  Applications are
available in the College and Career Center, and the deadline to apply is
Dec. 7, 2012.

COLLEGE EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS

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


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  

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHITMAN COLLEGE: Wednesday, October 3, 7:00 p.m., Sheraton
Palo Alto Hotel - 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

CHICO PREVIEW DAY:  CSU, CHICO is hosting an Open House on Saturday, October
20.  For information, please go to www.csuchico.edu/admissions   

YALE INFORMATION SESSIONS:  Monday, Oct. 1, International High School FAIS,
150 Oak St., San Francisco, CA - or - Tuesday, Oct. 9, Oakland Technical
High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland, CA - To register please visit:
apps.admissions.yale.edu/events

THE ARTS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD TOUR: Barnard College, Columbia University,
Fordham University, Julliard, and New York University - Five premier
institutions with celebrated arts programs and internationally renowned
faculty are coming to the Bay Area to introduce the possibilities of a
world-class arts education.  Monday, October 1, 2012 - San Francisco -
7:30pm-9:00pm - Sacred Heart Preparatory, 150 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, CA
Register
(https://undergraduate-admissions.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/register/?id=8
05fdb01-58d4-4d9f-8a33-98427b17de14)

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

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