[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: Weekly Update from the CCC

Thu Sep 29 14:03:39 PDT 2022

Please do not reply to this email. If you have questions, contact
erikapistoni at berkeley.net.

Hi BHS families,

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

Save the date!

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   Tonight! 09/29 7pm Family Financial Aid Information Night.

Zoom link
<https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/83256157484?pwd=WlZ0NVJOWXo5NlMxOHAwamVTaXhUQT09>
(Passcode: 2023)

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   10/05 7pm Noche de Ayuda Financiera para padres y guardianes (junta
   informativa). Zoom link
   <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/83256157484?pwd=WlZ0NVJOWXo5NlMxOHAwamVTaXhUQT09>
     (Passcode: 2023)
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   10/13 6pm-8pm Cash4College Night at the College and Career Center (CCC).

In case you missed the Family College Information presentations, here are
the links to watch them:  9/08 Recording (English)
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B45e9M4yqtZLKWo7FEVGvFZ5l-NClLVj/view?usp=sharing>
   9/20 Recording (Spanish)
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6g-Hjx-_ZYzeixRJMcG-MW4bBGz5isC/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>
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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 8:00 am.

Registration is online: www.TotalRegistration.net/PSAT/050290
<http://www.totalregistration.net/PSAT/050290>, it will close September
30th at 11:00 pm.

For questions please contact Ms. Benette Williams.

Resources and College Information Sessions Outside of School:

UC Berkeley Showcase
<https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/VpDhrCrvzjOrNk6AZ3TbHhibm-hLkH07fwPo4hrx6aFuxVVcrrsWWk7U90dboJ1lijwWs_e23puAwFdaLwEnXONQf6hdffrFcofoHtnSCy4/3pl/n2S-ZkMvTXGPTshZZDaryg/h0/8_h4sTm_AXj2cDo1XQMssHNvLWUQisDRO7hU985IXfM>:
UC Berkeley's in-person open house for prospective students hosted by the
Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Sessions on the admissions process,
academic programs, financial aid, and more!

Saturday, October 8th, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Lehigh Regional Events and Interviews
<https://www2.lehigh.edu/admissions/regional-information-sessions-interviews>:
Lehigh University Events in the Bay Area for Prospective Students,
including: Lehigh Student and Alumni Panel, Lehigh Engineering and Computer
Science Session, Best of Both Coasts-Lehigh Western Region Opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

Six Colleges <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!

Pre-Vets Supporting Diversity Club <http://prevetsofdiversity.weebly.com/>
at UC Davis: Virtual high school Pre-Veterinary mentorship program that
will run from January to early June 2023. The mentor will guide students as
they prepare for their college education, as well as offer them insight
into the application process for veterinary schools and the different
career paths within the veterinary field.

Thanks and kind regards,

Ms Pistoni

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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