[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: JUNIORS: CCC News: 3/12/21: College Resources

Sat Mar 13 08:49:12 PST 2021

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JUNIORS,

SAT TEST @ BHS CANCELLED ON 3/13/21:
ACT TEST CANCELLED @ BHS on 4/217/21
Refunds available from the College Board or ACT.  Check a college's website for admission requirements, including testing. Refer to a list of colleges with a test-optional policy at www.fairtest.org <http://www.fairtest.org/>.

CREATING A COLLEGE LIST:

Here is the recording from the 3/4/21 workshop "Creating a College List". Stop at the 40 minute mark when break out rooms occurred.
 zoom_0 (1).mp4 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBCyVDLFiyUThiOdhsDFeiuXo2tlgXNt/view?usp=drive_web>
No sound- just Google slides of "Creating a College List":
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s9OeTMr5cVTZ7wEFudeEhc7hflFHokPi2N99aZi7IS0/edit?usp=sharing <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s9OeTMr5cVTZ7wEFudeEhc7hflFHokPi2N99aZi7IS0/edit?usp=sharing>

COLLEGE ESSAY GUY FREE VIDEO: How to Write an OUTSTANDING Personal Statement for College: A Crash Course

https://youtu.be/uk7pLY4jbDU <https://youtu.be/uk7pLY4jbDU>

VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSIONS:

1. Six Colleges: 3/17/21 at 1:00pm Pacific time or 3/18/21 at 8:00am Pacific time
In the spirit of cooperation, six of the nation's top liberal arts colleges <https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLKA_KhQ1XuypSHGyceXIbFR37VhzSh1IYdfM50bmvfhcrrWWnbsEdGjfUdesLyRu94ItBYORmUlXJcX77s4hhGRKFa9exystNiavHwQK4ZUFdqzQXH8SKKsgPZgP7iwXAQ_M1XJWUp1ruLElvQdhc_jS6_FfQBfvKt6PxW8_swm/3a3/TWkYhYSdSwWWJ_VF1QCYjw/h0/cxJguT7F83QhC7yWwMVYrtmMvYN8cV91oeyx-v933-g> —Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, and Williams—are joining forces to offer you an opportunity to connect with our deans of admission as they reflect on this year’s application season and help you prepare for the application season ahead. We invite you to register for the session time that is most convenient for you.

College Counselors: In Conversation
Wednesday , March 17 at 4 pm EDT  <https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLKA_KhQ1XuypSHGyceXIbExkKuEksusWvVTfzWo0Wectx6MMNcQaFpR4BfUHBcyYCG-JPsiQEjBfO_f00FU4Pgofe5E8CtK_yZuLUUJyekoR0Ex7je9yNJbjKcu1SqwSC0iawSt1KPQlPIcf0r0UDpOUNRtKsPwBUd3uRvn8OHHePSUNh78uIK_7V7nNObzvLYVre7tOhsm3T-q5KQ9DHY/3a3/TWkYhYSdSwWWJ_VF1QCYjw/h1/gjT6mUMKKJjUayvFKT9JJ9FP0AQgby7KBMWxkx6GW_c> - or - 
Thursday, March 18 at 11 am EDT <https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLKA_KhQ1XuypSHGyceXIbExkKuEksusWvVTfzWo0Wec7ycsHRMVLvEsfXIwfKqfaIYahxO1V6YxitSjrFHbpyeOVsjjlfBOY1IDqetgFLeKvcs1flWT6rFzDwKtoDe5mV-KYPQcSIoI76c3Ryva0kdX0iGCRA8S3vo8iX9-iU4BKpenESBzpbqgyjHQbRMyGoxsfcIEv2Vs6EBsI8cXQt0/3a3/TWkYhYSdSwWWJ_VF1QCYjw/h2/vxPQUDieoexDoKZiZiPfQJ11YO25b4u4jBpMX5PQfO4>  *New time: 11 a.m. E

2. University of San Francisco (USF): College Info Night for Juniors: 3/23/21 at 6-7pm
Register here: https://apply.usfca.edu/register/?id=1482cc40-7767-4388-a417-0743f54538ba <https://apply.usfca.edu/register/?id=1482cc40-7767-4388-a417-0743f54538ba>

3.US <http://3.us/> Air Force Academy (USAFA): Air Force Academy Information Night with Lt. Severn, USAFA
3/25/21 at 5pm PST in zoom:  https://bit.ly/3v5pGPE <https://bit.ly/3v5pGPE>

 Flier Air Force Academy Informational Meeting 2... <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PhjxUmz9pg_66ZVGnZ5ZOZVQO40OICLY/view?usp=drive_web>4. U.S. Marines with Sgt. Khan: 3/16/21 at 2:00-2:30pm
https://zoom.us/j/97477977770?pwd=OTZTRjkxZ3hWRU80dnNGdTFYT3lnZz09 <https://zoom.us/j/97477977770?pwd=OTZTRjkxZ3hWRU80dnNGdTFYT3lnZz09>
 5. U.S. Navy with Sergeant Meeds: 3/23/21 at 2:00-2:30pm. Zoom link to follow closer to the info session.

Reminder for Summer Scholarship Program: 
 Questbridge:  Due 3/24/21 https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/college-prep-scholars <https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/college-prep-scholars>
For high achieving, low-income juniors; full scholarship summer programs

Link to the CCC Calendar <https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-and-career-center-calendar/>
Link to CCC Website: bit.ly/2FxB69w <https://bit.ly/2FxB69w>
Link to join the CCC Remind Group <https://www.remind.com/join/bhsccc>
Link to the BHS Counseling Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyhighcounseling/?hl=en>

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