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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Ms. Melanie Aguas at
<a href="mailto:melanieaguas@berkeley.net" target="_blank">melanieaguas@berkeley.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College Advisor - AC (A-Sm), AHA, CAS, ELN
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Melanie Aguas (<a href="mailto:melanieaguas@berkeley.net" target="_blank">melanieaguas@berkeley.net</a>)
<a href="tel:510-644-4576" target="_blank">510-644-4576</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College Advisor - AC (So-Z), AMPS, BIHS, ISP
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Angela Price (<a href="mailto:angelaprice@berkeley.net" target="_blank">angelaprice@berkeley.net</a>)
<a href="tel:510-644-6804" target="_blank">510-644-6804</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Career Advisor
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">James Dopman (<a href="mailto:jamesdopman@berkeley.net" target="_blank">jamesdopman@berkeley.net</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College Advisor - 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> graders
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brianna Brooks (<a href="mailto:briannabrooks@berkeley.net" target="_blank">briannabrooks@berkeley.net</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College and Career Center Assistant
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mary Jacobs (<a href="mailto:maryjacobs@berkeley.net" target="_blank">maryjacobs@berkeley.net</a>)
<a href="tel:510-644-4583" target="_blank">510-644-4583</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ANNOUNCEMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Attention Seniors</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: If you have not already done so, please schedule an appointment with your College Advisors to check in about
your post-high school graduation plans. The links were sent to your student emails from Ms. Mary Jacobs on Friday, September 30<sup>th</sup> 2016. If you cannot find the links, please email your College Advisor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Attention Seniors</span></u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> If you are applying to colleges that require letters
of recommendation (either on the Common Application or the school’s website), you mus nominate your teachers and counselor ASAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Directory:
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship" target="_blank">http://eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TESTING SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2016<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(Registration for all testing for Fall 2016 is now closed)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SENDING TEST SCORES</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SAT</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> (Always select to send all scores)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to CSUs: You can list CSUMentor as an SAT score recipient. The SAT institution code for CSUMentor is 3594. CSUMentor will then store your scores for ALL CSU campuses to utilize. If
you have not yet sent your scores to either a CSU campus or CSUMentor, you can request this at
<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html" target="_blank">
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html</a><b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to UCs</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Choose: Any (1) UC Campus and it will be shared with all the others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to Private/Independent School(s)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Choose: The individual school that you will be applying to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Note</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The first 4 official score reports are free with your registration fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ACT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to CSUs</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: Before you can use the
<b>ACT Scores</b> Manager, you must first have arranged for your <b>scores</b> to be
<b>sent</b> to a <b>CSU</b> campus. If you have not yet arranged for your <b>ACT scores</b> to be
<b>sent</b> to a <b>CSU</b> campus, you can learn how to request this at <a href="http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/your-scores/send-your-scores.html">
http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/your-scores/send-your-scores.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Choose: Any (1) CSU Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Then use ACT Scores Manager: Release Eligible ACT Scores to other schools through CSU Mentor after your score is received. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to UCs</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: Report ACT and/or SAT
<b>scores</b> on your admissions application, then request that an official copy of the
<b>score </b>be <b>sent</b> from the testing agency. You can have your official <b>
score</b> report <b>sent</b> to one <b>UC</b> campus, and all campuses you apply to will receive it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applying to Private/Independent School(s):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Choose: The individual school that you will be applying to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Note</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The first 4 official score reports are free with your registration fee. Only scores from one test date will be sent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TEST-FREE COLLEGES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Colleges recognize that standardized test results are not always a very good indicator of a student’s success in college and later life. There are colleges and universities nationwide that
have made standardized tests optional. A list of these colleges can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.fairtest.org/univ/optional.htm" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">www.fairtest.org/univ/optional.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="m_2611194538792401011__t94j37lus2t4"></a><a name="m_2611194538792401011__4zo5bcr5pvp4"></a><a name="m_2611194538792401011__tkr5g7j6s040"></a><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">UPCOMING
DEADLINES</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*UC AND CSU APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 30. DON’T PROCRASTINATE.*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship, November 30, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eligibility requirements: Class of 2017, U.S. citizen, pursuing a 4-year-degree in a U.S. college or university. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. Male
and female students compete separately. The top finalists will participate in an all-expenses-paid Leadership Weekend in Chicago from April 6-9, 2017. For more information and to apply, visit:
<a href="http://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Making Waves CAP (College and Alumni Program) Scholarship, December 12, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eligibility requirements include: Class of 2017, 4-year college bound, low income. For more information and to apply, visit:
<a href="http://making-waves.org/programs/education/college/capbayarea" target="_blank">
http://making-waves.org/programs/education/college/capbayarea</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">California State University Northridge* EOP Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friday, December 16, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) at California State University, Northridge designs, administers, and supports programs that deliver access and retention services to CSUN students.
EOP provides services to historically low-income, educationally disadvantaged, first-generation college students; a population that not only reflects the diversity of CSUN’s feeder communities but also the diversity of the University itself. For more information,
visit <a href="http://www.csun.edu/csun-eop/csun-eop-admissions" target="_blank">
http://www.csun.edu/csun-eop/csun-eop-admissions</a> and <a href="http://www.csun.edu/csun-eop" target="_blank">
http://www.csun.edu/csun-eop</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Many CSUs and UCs offer EOP programs. Please check the websites of each individual school.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">APIASF Scholarship, January 11, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation’s largest non-profit provider of college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
<a href="http://www.apiasf.org/scholarships.html" target="_blank">http://www.apiasf.org/scholarships.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Application Deadline (Juniors Only)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hamilton Award Scholarship, January 13, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Hamilton Award recognizes young people for their academic, personal, service, and entrepreneurial accomplishments, and 35-40 students are selected annually to participate in the Alexander
Hamilton Scholars (AHS) leadership program. Their winners are high-achieving, service-focused high school juniors with grit, perseverance, and demonstrated need. All applicants should be college-bound, and committed to participating in our rigorous leadership
program, designed to provide a comprehensive network of support and practical guidance to Alexander Hamilton Scholars as they transition from high school to college and beyond. For more information, visit
<a href="http://hamiltonscholars.org/1/the-program/program-overview/" target="_blank">
http://hamiltonscholars.org/1/the-program/program-overview/</a> or contact <a href="mailto:program@hamiltonscholars.org" target="_blank">
program@hamiltonscholars.org</a>.To apply, visit <a href="https://hamiltonscholars.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx" target="_blank">
https://hamiltonscholars.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">UPCOMING EVENTS</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_2611194538792401011__yg4gsv6e5u1s"></a><a name="m_2611194538792401011__25hdf12764d3"></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">College Application Workshops on Tuesdays</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 22, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 29, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3:00 – 5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Berkeley High School Library Computer Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Work on your essays and college applications for the Common App, CSUs, and UCs. Your college advisors will assist you in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Zaytuna College Admissions Open House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sunday, November 20, 2016, 11:00am – 1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2401 Le Conte Ave – Berkeley, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Learn more about the student experience at the first Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. For more information and to register, visit
<a href="http://info.zaytuna.edu/open-house" target="_blank">http://info.zaytuna.edu/open-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information Meeting: Scholarship from Berkeley Community Fund (BCF)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday, December 8, 2016, Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Berkeley High School CCC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Check out details at:
<a href="http://berkfund.org/scholarships/" target="_blank">http://berkfund.org/scholarships/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eligibility Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Graduating in 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*4 year college<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">* Minimum GPA of 2.5 for High Hopes Scholarship; 3.5 for Class of '51 Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Education Summit – For First-Generation, African-American, Asian-American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander Students and Their Families<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Saturday, February 4, 2017, 9:00am – 1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">University Gymnasium, Cal State East Bay, Hayward, CA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This event is for students and families to be engaged and motivated about higher education, and to empower families with information and resources to help achieve educational success. There
will be inspirational speakers, higher education related workshops for middle school, high school, and community college students and their families, a college and resource fair, and an official Cash for College workshop. If you have questions, contact the
Summit Hotline at <a href="tel:510-885-3516" target="_blank">510-885-3516</a>, or email
<a href="mailto:educationsummit@csueastbay.edu" target="_blank">educationsummit@csueastbay.edu</a> For more information and to register online, visit
<a href="http://www.csueastbay.edu/educationsummit" target="_blank">www.csueastbay.edu/educationsummit</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PROGRAMS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">University of Miami Summer Scholars Program (For Sophomores and Juniors)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3 Week Session: July 1 – July 21, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Summer Scholars Program at the University of Miami offers academically-motivated high school students the ability to sample college life, explore one of 16 exciting programs taught by UM’s
distinguished faculty, earn 6 college credits, and take classes and form friendships with peers from around the world. The program seeks students who are active in their communities, leaders in their schools, and examples of integrity. Individuals should be
mature, self-motivated, and prepared to study an academic discipline in a rigorous scholarly program.
<b>Applicants must be current high school sophomore or juniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Application Deadlines</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Early Action</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: December 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Priority Application Deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: March 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scholarship Application Deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: March 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Final Application Deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: April 25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To apply, visit the website. For more information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Phone: <a href="tel:305-284-4000" target="_blank">
305-284-4000</a> | Email: <a href="mailto:ssp@miami.edu" target="_blank">ssp@miami.edu</a> | Website:
<a href="http://www.miami.edu/ssp" target="_blank">www.miami.edu/ssp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pomona College Department of Music Wants Student-Musicians<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pomona College is proud to offer what they believe is the best of both worlds – a conservatory-caliber music education incorporated within one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation.
Few places can offer students the chance to learn from world-class musicians while enjoying the freedom of intellectual exploration as part of a student body ripe with academic curiosity, passion and openness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Learn about our performance opportunities (ensembles and private lessons), and our other courses in music theory, music history, composition and ethnomusicology on the website:
<a href="https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/music" target="_blank"><b><i>https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/music</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Students who are planning to visit the College and who want to attend a rehearsal and/or speak with a faculty member about the program should contact a faculty member through this<b>
</b>page: <a href="https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/music/prospective-students" target="_blank">
<b><i>https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/music/prospective-students</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carpe Diem Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Three-month and yearlong Gap Year programs focused on community, cultural immersion, service learning, and adventure. Students may also have the opportunity to earn college credit and access
financial aid during their program through Carpe Diem Education’s partnership with Portland State University. For more information: Call
<a href="tel:877-285-1808" target="_blank">877-285-1808</a>, visit <a href="https://www.carpediemeducation.org/" target="_blank">
https://www.carpediemeducation.org/</a> or email <a href="mailto:info@carpediemeducation.org" target="_blank">
info@carpediemeducation.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rustic Pathways Travel/Gap Year Programs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rustic Pathways Gap Year programs each last for one semester and are designed to provide different opportunities for travel, cultural immersion, service and non-cognitive skills development.
Among the many possibilities, students can immerse themselves in Latin American culture, learn marine conservation in the South Pacific, or intern with a Rustic Pathways partner organization. For more information, visit
<a href="http://gap.rusticpathways.com/" target="_blank">http://gap.rusticpathways.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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