[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: SENIORS: CCC News 3/26/21

Fri Mar 26 16:18:49 PDT 2021

*Please do not hit reply. Contact Mary Jacobs at maryjacobs at berkeley.net
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*SENIORS,*

*COLLEGE ADMISSIONS NOTICES:*

Congratulations for your acceptances!!

*If you did not receive the results you wanted, please consider the
following ideas and make another plan with your counselor.*
1. Give yourself time to process your feelings.
2. Get excited about other schools.
3. Consider community college and transfer, especially Transfer Admissions
Guarantee (TAG) program to 6 UC campuses, CSUs, and HBCUs.
4. Find colleges with late or rolling admissions and apply now.
*See
Niche: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/top-rolling-admissions-colleges/
<https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/top-rolling-admissions-colleges/>*
New List Coming Soon- The National Association for College Admission
Counseling (NACAC) will have an updated list of College Openings for 2021
in May. This list will include mostly 4 year colleges that will accept late
applications for Fall 2021.
*NACAC: https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/newsroom/college-openings-update/
<https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/newsroom/college-openings-update/>*
5. Take a Gap Year and reapply next fall for Fall 2022. Work, volunteer,
intern, travel.
6. Appeal the decision if you had a mistake in the application or have new,
compelling information that you did not include in the original
application. Each campus has its own procedures and deadlines to appeal and
will warn that it is rare to reverse a decision.

*VIRTUAL COLLEGE REJECTION LETTER WALL:*

In collaboration with ASB Leadership, the CCC will host a *Virtual
College Rejection Letter Wall* on the counseling IG
<https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyhighcounseling/?hl=en>
 (@berkeleyhighcounseling).

*What is it? *a platform for students to share their rejection experiences,
process, hear encouragement from their community, and ultimately normalize
that rejection is part of life and necessary for growth.

*How do I submit? *by clicking your way to this google form linked here
<https://forms.gle/7L6Le1M7TuHw4mRm7>.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

1. Sign up now, even if you change your mind and do not start until the
fall semester.

*Create an account at cccapply.org <http://cccapply.org/>* and you will get
an ID # within 1-2 days.

2. Ready to pick a *Learning Community at Berkeley City College*?

Let the BCC Counselors know you want a learning community in this

*interest form*: *https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYS3AXGjQBy3__
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYS3AXGjQBy3__>*

*ddYWNu9gsOP0KFhSdoiZjgvOvRdfoG**_hWQ/viewform*

UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID AWARDS:

1. Let Julia Maciel break it down for you- grants, work study,
scholarships, loans, EFC. Workshop with Julia Maciel on 4/13/21 at
3:00-4:00pm for general public.

4/22/21 at 6:00-7:15pm for AVID, Bridge, EAOP, RISE, and YScholars. Link to
follow. 2. College counselors are available to help you figure out best
financial aid packages or college options. Contact David An at
davidan at berkeley.net or Jennifer Hammond at jenniferhammond at berkeley.net.

*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)  *

*NEW: BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GROUP (BHSDG) FIRST STEP AWARD:*

Coming Soon and due 5/7/21. Students going to 4 yr college with Estimated
Family Contributions of $0-$1000 can apply for the First Step Award to help
pay initial fees such as deposit to register or housing. Stay tuned soon
for the google form. *MARCH:* 1. Hearthstone Housing Foundation:  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

<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing>2.
The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund: Due 3/31/21:  Primarily
for Jewish families from SF Bay Area to attend college full time; based on
financial need and merit;  Go to jewishfed.org. Click for Scholarship page
for application.

*3. **Chicana Latina Foundation: $1500 award. Due 3/31/21* for student who
identifies as Chicana or Latina, has lived in a Bay Area county for at
least 2 yrs, will attend full time college in a Bay Area county, will
commit to Foundation leadership and service projects/events.
https://chicanalatina.org/programs/programs-scholarship-guidelines/

APRIL:

*1. The Pearl & Ivy Community Corporation, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Sorority, Inc./Alpha Nu Omega Chapter: Due 4/15/21: 3 different awards:*

**Ida Louise Jackson Scholarship: *$1000 for African American female in
Alameda or Contra Costa counties; 3.0 or > GPA, US citizen, going to UC
Berkeley or a HBCU,

**Alpha Nu Omega:* $1000 for African American female or male senior in
Alameda or Contra Costa, 2.80 & > GPA to CA 4 yr. college or HBCU

**Olga Jane/Daisy Ross*: African American female, 3.50 & . GPA to 4 yr.
college, US citizen

2. Society of Women Engineers: Due 4/23/21: Women or nonbinary or gender
non-conforming; pursuing engineering or computer science

Scholarship Application - SWE Golden Gate Section
<http://ggs.swe.org/scholarship-application.html>.

3. Tzu Chi Foundation: Due 4/30/21.  Apply online at 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.

*4. Hispanic Heritage Foundation:*  $2500 award Due 4/30/21. Details when
you make an account.   https://hispanicheritage.org/leadingconeducacion/

MAY:

*1. The Pathfinder Chapter of the American Business Women's Association
(ABWA):*

** ABWA Scholarship:* Due 5/10/21; $2000; Female, US citizen, GPA 3.0 & >,
to 4 year college. Must contact Debbie Derham, Chair, at
debbie at summit-tax.com or call 209-966-5344.

** Polly Olson Memorial Scholarship:* Due 5/10/21; $1000 to a female, US
citizen, GPA 2.75 or >. Must contact Debbie Derham for details of the
application at debbie at summit-tax.com or call 209-966-5344.

*2. Vipin Agrawal Scholarship:  *$1000, Opens 4/1/21. Due 5/31/21. https://
vipinagrawalfund.com/
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