<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class=""><font color="#ff2600" class="">Please do not reply to this email.</font> Contact Mary Jacobs at <a href="mailto:maryjacobs@berkeley.net" class="">maryjacobs@berkeley.net</a> or any of the college advisors:</font></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class="">David An: <a href="mailto:davidan@berkeley.net" class="">davidan@berkeley.net</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class="">Jennifer Hammond: <a href="mailto:jenniferhammond@berkeley.net" class="">jenniferhammond@berkeley.net</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class="">Julia Maciel, UC EAOP: <a href="mailto:juliamaciel@berkeley.edu" class="">juliamaciel@berkeley.edu</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class="">Sophina Jones: <a href="mailto:sophinajones@berkeley.net" class="">sophinajones@berkeley.net</a></font><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Juniors, Class of 2021: </b>Sending our best to you and some news for the next college application cycle:<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Updates from University of California: <br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">1. Pass/Fail grading accepted for A-G requirements for Spring 2020 Classes</font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">2. No SAT/ACT Test Requirement for fall application to UC<br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">From the UC website: <a href="https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/response-covid-19.html" class="">https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/response-covid-19.html</a></font></b></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">1. "UC has temporarily suspended the letter grade requirement for A-G courses completed in spring 2020 for all students, including UC’s most recently admitted freshmen. A-G courses completed in spring 2020 with Pass (P) or Credit (CR) grades will satisfy appropriate A-G requirements." <br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">2. "UC is suspending the standardized test requirement for students applying for fall 2021 freshman admission."</font><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">"Students applying for fall 2021 are not precluded from taking standardized tests (SAT or ACT) and sending scores if they are able. Doing so can support their statewide UC eligibility, application for certain scholarships, and help them fulfill some University graduation requirements. Campuses will adjust their internal processes accordingly to ensure that no student is harmed in admissions selection should they not submit a test score. This modification to the test requirement is not intended as an admissions policy shift but is rather a temporary accommodation driven by the current extraordinary circumstances."</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></p><p class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Updates from College Board: <a href="https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates" class="">https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates</a></font></b></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">1. Refunds will be given if you paid for March and May tests that were cancelled. Refunds to come in the next few weeks, according to the website.</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">2. June test date is open as of 4/2/20.</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Updates from ACT:</b> No April 4th test date; June open at other test centers (not Berkeley High) if open; subject to public health policy.<br class=""></font></p><p class=""><b class=""><a href="https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid19.htm" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid19.htm</font></a></b></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">"All students registered for the April 4 test date will receive an email from ACT in the next few days informing them of the postponement and instructions for free rescheduling to June 13 or a future national test date." <a href="https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid-19.html" class="">Learn more.<br class=""></a></font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Reminder: BHS is not a test center on June 13, 2020 due to graduation/commencement ceremony.</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Refunds available for April test. No charge for date change if test fee waiver was used.</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">BHS CCC Advising: </b>So sorry that Sign Up Genius appointments were cancelled due to school closure and distance learning plan that starts 4/6/20.<b class=""><br class=""></b></font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">College advisors are available to answer your questions. <br class=""></font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Caseload for David An: AHA, AMPS, BIHS</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Caseload for Jennifer Hammond: AC, CAS</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Caseload for Sophina Jones: BTA, ISP</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">University & College Virtual Tours: </b>Check out individual college websites and the following platforms for an on-line look at higher education:</font></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" class="">YouVisit at: <a href="https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/" class="">https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/</a> <br class=""></font></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.campusreel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">CampusReel</font></a></p><p class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class="">________________________________________________________________</font></p><div class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; 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