[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Seniors: CCC News: week of 1/19-22/21

Fri Jan 15 15:11:40 PST 2021

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Seniors: Words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday today. Jan. 15th:”The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.”
No School on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Dr. King.

FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS:
FAFSA: Due 3/2/2021: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa <https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa>. Gather financial documents like IIRS statements from 2019,  W2, bank statements, and SSN.Make a FSA ID for you and a parent. Contact your college counselor if you need help to complete the application.
CA Dream Act Application: Due 3/2/2021
https://dream.csac.ca.gov/browserdetection.aspx <https://dream.csac.ca.gov/browserdetection.aspx>
CSS (for some private schools through CollegeBoard): Due dates vary by college
https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/ <https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/>  You can waive the submitting fee if you had SAT waiver, or application waiver, or free lunch program.
MONEY MONDAYS: Get help with all financial aid matters from Ms. Julia Maciel every Monday afternoon from 2:30-3:30pm. Join at tinyurl.com/bhsmoneymon <http://tinyurl.com/bhsmoneymon>
Email Ms. Maciel with questions at juliamaciel at berkeley.edu <mailto:juliamaciel at berkeley.edu> or juliamaciel at berkeley.net <mailto:juliamaciel at berkeley.net>
COLLEGE PORTALS:This is how the college will communicate with you!
Create student portals with usernames and passwords to check your application
status for all schools you applied to.To help keep track, use this cool planning too <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DJcMtNFNCLwbVIFCc57rUzHMGFHcGzqtKbvvNIJ3tUY/edit?usp=sharing>
SCHOLARSHIPS:  Scholarship List <https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.net/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=0>  (many applications are not updated yet but check websites and plan ahead)
1. NEW THIS WEEK: APPLY BY 1/31/21: Professional BusinessWomen of California: female high school seniors. Apply at: https://pbwc.org/scholarship-program/ <https://pbwc.org/scholarship-program/>
2. Berkeley Community Scholars (BCS) High Hopes Scholarship: Open now at www.berkeleyscholars.org/apply <http://www.berkeleyscholars.org/apply>.; Due 3/11/21 by 8:59 PM Pacific time. High Hopes  Application Support Workshop next date is 1/19/21 between 2-4pm: Join BCS in a Zoom breakout room. Jacobs’ Zoom Link: bit.ly/3kUUbT6 <http://bit.ly/3kUUbT6>
Sign up for your 1:1 in a  google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15spWcsBbuYJfWya87meJi0qVDRORKEr5Xzms5hWhUm0/edit?usp=sharing <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15spWcsBbuYJfWya87meJi0qVDRORKEr5Xzms5hWhUm0/edit?usp=sharing>
 3. Xi Gamma Omega Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship: Due 1/29/21 www.xigammaomega.com <http://www.xigammaomega.com/>
 4. LPA Scholarships: Due 1/29/2021 3pm CT. Students who are under represented in education and Interested in design, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering- apply for a renewable scholarship of $5000.
https://lpadesignstudios.com/videos/lpa-interdisciplinary-diversity-scholarship-program <https://lpadesignstudios.com/videos/lpa-interdisciplinary-diversity-scholarship-program>
https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/lpa/ <https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/lpa/>
5. The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship opened this month: Due 2/1/2020: jackierobinson.org <https://click.e.collegeboard.org/?qs=35fa265ad4bb0238543de56f6b845c3fe279a5385a0ff7cf5800d1a33c442d1b2137b550e016f47f808fb12455f5a1ac61ddd5d9744899b8>
6. Kiwanis Scholarship: Due 2/18/2021:  http://berkeleykiwanis.org/scholarship <http://berkeleykiwanis.org/scholarship> Highlights community service; no need to show financial need; $500-$10,000 award.
7. Asian Pacific Fund: Dates Vary from February to April, 2021. www.asianpacificfund.org/scholarships <http://www.asianpacificfund.org/scholarships>.
8.NEW THIS WEEK: BerkeleyJapanese American Citizens League  (JACL)Scholarship:   Due 3/1/2021 JACL membership is not required by Berkeley chapter but there are funds to help one join JACL. See berkeleyjacl.org <http://berkeleyjacl.org/>.  Or Contact Jacobs for help. Apply at:  https://jacl.org/jacl-national-scholarship-program/ <https://jacl.org/jacl-national-scholarship-program/>
9. Hearthstone Housing Foundation: Open 12/1/20 & Due 3/31/21: Show financial need in FAFSA or Dream Act, live in the county where Hearthstone Housing is located, 3.0 GPA
.www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship <http://www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship>
10. Shelley Bergum Higher Education Award: Due 3/19/21 For Seniors with a disability shown in IEP or 504plan, minimum GPA of 3.0, and going to community college or 4 yr. College https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing>
11. Tzu Chi Foundation: Due 4/30/21..  Apply online at www.tzuchi.us/scholarship <http://www.tzuchi.us/scholarship> Use 94704 as school zip code for our region..Requires 3.0 GPA or >, financial need shown through IRS docs, writing essays, transcript, 2 letters of rec.
Scholarship Resources : 
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ <https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/>
https://www.collegegreenlight.com/ <https://www.collegegreenlight.com/>
http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship <http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship> 
https://www.fastweb.com/ <https://www.fastweb.com/>
scholarships360.org <http://scholarships360.org/>
scholarships.com <http://scholarships.com/>
Unigo.co <http://unigo.com/>

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