[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Weekly College & Career Newsletter

Fri Sep 2 11:23:31 PDT 2022

Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, please
contact Erika Pistoni at erikapistoni at berkeley.net.

Hi BHS families,

Below you’ll find some useful information about the College and Career
Center.

*Save the dates! *

   - 9/08 7pm Family College Information Night. Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/s/85009054105> (Passcode: CCC)
   - 9/13 7pm Family College Information Night (Spanish). Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/s/85009054105> (Passcode: CCC)
   - 9/29 7pm Family Financial Aid Information Night. Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/83256157484?pwd=WlZ0NVJOWXo5NlMxOHAwamVTaXhUQT09>
   (Passcode: 2023)

Check out our CCC calendar
<https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/calendar/>
for all events in the College and Career Center;

List of colleges coming to visit us
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14gSd5Xby4uVMOcqtMwXpz2Tw7jo-emTtZzI23gbZ_Ls/edit#gid=0>-
for students only, on Zoom in the CCC or in-person in the CCC. Ask your
counselor or Ms Pistoni for a College Advisor Pass;

*Essay readers* start September 6th - students applying to UC or Private
Schools should be drafting their essays now;

Here is a monthly spreadsheet of *scholarships*.  Scholarships 2022-2023
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=890463532>

Note that not all have been updated yet. See websites for eligibility,
applications, and deadlines.

*College Information Sessions Outside of School*:

calstate.edu/collegenights
<https://email.mail1.sedlv.net/c/eJwlkE1qxDAMhU8T7xIi-Sf2wovSYaD7XsBjKRO3TiYkboe5feMUhND7EOI98RxS_rh4BQiAgj0YA85YB1KQB21olCJ57BF7KwFsD8p0FMfIjIGNA-ucbVRf70C3M-XfbuEiuILP18r-nET2Uynr3si3Bq9H8bx2TD-vxJm6-Jgryo28hkSNvLCOPI6gWnTatABMrdU33fasdAgGiFg3aLZz2dhB9oOsYP0HKAdVZTylcsMxE-_lENVFg7ra0NXI0Z7PZxdD3ksoXD2dMD5y5jsv6T6VXcSceCn1T24Qm__iZUkjb1OY58dCR_wbb9-c-XVmL3WtfQ_zGtJ92f-1mLyz1kQTkawbjZISpSOMo6UQkNGoP9oJdlA>:
CSU College Nights 2022 - Meet with representatives from all 23 California
State University campuses (Sept 21st in San Jose or Sept 22nd in
Sacramento) and learn how you can prepare to apply on Oct 1.

DiscoveringU <https://discoveringu.org/>: Meet admissions officers from
Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Texas (at
Austin), University of Michigan, Yale University many dates *virtual *sessions
available.

www.sixcolleges.org: Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, and
Williams are hosting a series of virtual events for students and families.

8 of the Best Colleges <https://8ofthebestcolleges.org/student-programs/>:
The directors and deans of eight-highly selective liberal arts colleges
(Claremont McKenna, Colorado, Connecticut, Grinell, Haverford, Kenyon,
Macalester, and Sarah Lawrence) provide information to students and
families in-person.

https://www.coasttocoasttour.org/: Welcome to Coast to Coast, a joint
travel partnership among Dartmouth College, Northwestern University,
Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, and Vanderbilt
University. Because each of our institutions practices holistic admissions
within a highly selective environment, we have partnered to offer insight
into the seemingly complex admissions process. We hope you will join us for
the program most convenient for you.

Please note, the Coast to Coast program is intended to be an introduction
to each of our institutions and an opportunity to answer some of your
questions. For more specific information about our institutions, please
visit our websites or arrange a visit.

Whitman College
<https://www.whitman.edu/admission-and-aid/visit-whitman/fall-for-whitman-day>:
Saturday October 15th is “Come Fall for Whitman” Day. Students and families
are invited to Whitman’s beautiful campus in Walla Walla, Washington.
You’ll have the opportunity to sit in on a college class, chat with
admission officers, learn about financial aid and meet current students!

Engaging Distinctive Universities
<https://riceadmission.rice.edu/portal/engagingdistinctiveuniversities>:
Join Emory University, Rice University, University of Michigan
<https://enrollmentconnect.umich.edu/portal/bbty> and University of
Washington for a virtual information session for counselors, prospective
students and their families. Event times are listed in Central Daylight
Time.

Student/Family sessions: September 13th @5pm Pacific/7pm Central

September 28th @5pm Pacific/7pm Central

Visiting or Connecting with Mount Holyoke
<https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/visiting-or-connecting-mount-holyoke>:
Tons of events starting September 20th for students and families.

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

Link to the BHS Counseling Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyhighcounseling/?hl=en>

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