[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Weekly Newsletter 9/15

Thu Sep 15 16:51:41 PDT 2022

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Hi BHS families,

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

Save the date!

   -

   9/20 7pm Family College Information Night (Spanish). Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/s/85009054105>

(Passcode: CCC)

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   9/29 7pm Family Financial Aid Information Night. Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/83256157484?pwd=WlZ0NVJOWXo5NlMxOHAwamVTaXhUQT09>

(Passcode: 2023)

In case you missed the Family College Information presentation last week,
here’s the link to watch it: 9/08 Recording
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B45e9M4yqtZLKWo7FEVGvFZ5l-NClLVj/view?usp=sharing>
.

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.

The spreadsheet now includes some digital brochures and the contact
information for the Reps who already came visiting us.

Essay readers season has started! Students applying to UC or Private
Schools should be working on 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.

PSAT

BHS will be offering the 2022 PSAT to our Junior students on Saturday, Oct,
15, start time will be 8 am. Registration is online
www.TotalRegistration.net/PSAT/050290
<http://www.totalregistration.net/PSAT/050290>.

Registration will open on September 19th at 8 am and will close September
30th at 11 pm. For questions please contact Ms. Benette Williams
<benettewilliams at berkeley.net>.

Resources and College Information Sessions Outside of School:

Destination College <https://scholarmatch.org/students/sf/>: ScholarMatch
is accepting applications for one-on-one support through the Destination
College (DC) program from high school seniors who are the first in their
families to attend college. Please complete the student application *by
September 15th (today!)*

Black College Expo
<https://tradefest.io/en/event/black-college-expo-oakland> will be on
September 24, 2022 at Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland.

Davis Women in Business
<https://mcusercontent.com/50463ced2f04cb87fd3023068/images/041cf01c-f62c-561a-5132-c6825a687dc1.png>:
Workshop on College Applications & College Life,

October 19th, @6:00 - 6:45pm. Please register
<https://gmail.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50463ced2f04cb87fd3023068&id=5b56a3e2bd&e=57138f536d>
.

Degree Choices: <https://www.degreechoices.com/> Degree Choices is a team
of education researchers working together to provide valuable insight into
degrees and the degrees offered at higher education institutions.

Sisters2022
<https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/xhcW_MaAqXTD0VJ8S6YODAWgjuEwWRtGHeiC2CYA-XfUi9w2adPuEAw4PPRzjOZA6H8mHdn_wOuA3T74V8wLcg/3pf/KNNxv-J-SsKZF7_RcDKgSg/h0/56GTrvHXzSe7H46DZk3sWQ76O6hF4lZ1GZJNLi2GbWw>:
Join the Deans and Directors of the five Sisters Colleges (Barnard, Bryn
Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and Wellesley) for an information session about
the value of women's colleges. Student session: Sunday, September 18 at
2:00 PM -  Millbrae, CA

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.

CalState nights
<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 1st.

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.

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

Coast to coast tour <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 session:  September 28th @5pm Pacific/7pm Central

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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