1 Welcome to Your Junior Year Class of 2017 11/28/2015.

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Welcome to Your

Junior Year

Class of 2017

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Overview

1. Upcoming Events2. Post High School Options3. College Entrance Tests4. The Junior Dozen5. Naviance

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Upcoming Events

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Colleges Still Visiting ORHS

(Sign-up in the Career Center - Subject to Change)04/18/23

• University of Colorado, Boulder

• William Jessup University

• UC Santa Cruz

• University of Montana, Missoula

• Willamette University

• Pepperdine University

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Visit Colleges this Fall

Check on the college websites for

open house/preview day events

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Post High School Options

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What are your options after high school?

• 4-Year College• Community College• Career College• Military• Apprenticeship• Employment

College and Career Plans

are different foreach individual.

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Oak Ridge Data for Class of 2015

Class of 2015

91.3%College-bound

56.4% to 4-Year College & 34.9% to 2-Year College

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Associate’s Degree

Certification

TransferProgram

60 credits

Bachelors Degree

4 YR

Bachelor’s

Program

HIGH SCHOOL

Masters or Doctorate Degree2-4 yrs

2 yrs

2 yrs 2 yrs

4 yrs

Career College

Short term

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4 Year Colleges

Juniors will be

applying to colleges

1 Year from NOW

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4 Year College Requirements

University of California and California State UniversityAdmission Requirements

(“a-g” coursework)

• History/Social Science 2 Years• English 4 Years• Mathematics 3 Years (UC recommends 4 yrs)• Lab Science 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs)• Foreign Language 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs)• Visual & Performing Arts 1 Year• College Prep Electives 1 Year

(UC Admission is Highly Competitive - Meet w/ Your Counselor)All Classes completed with a “C” or better

UC/CSU GPA calculates from academic courses 10th & 11th

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UC / CSU Comparison

University of California

9 Campuses$ 11,200 (tuition only per year)$25,000 (tuition, room & board)

SAT Reasoning or ACT Plus WritingPersonal Statement

No Letters of RecommendationOnline Application

$70 application fee per campus

California State University

23 Campuses$ 5,500 (tuition only per year)

$16,000 (tuition, room & board)SAT Reasoning or ACTNo Personal Statement

No Letters of RecommendationOnline Application

$55 application fee per campus

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Tuition & fees subject to change

California State University

California State Universities

X Bakersfield

X Channel Islands

Chico

X Dominguez Hills

X East Bay

Fresno

Fullerton

Humboldt

Long Beach

Los Angeles

X Maritime Academy

Monterey Bay

Northridge

Pomona

X Sacramento (local)

San Bernardino

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose

Cal Poly

San Marcos

Sonoma

X Stanislaus

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X = Non-impacted campuses or Local Service Area Campus

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Minimum CSU Eligibility Indexfor non-impacted campuses

GPA SAT ACT

3.0 No minimum score No minimum score

2.8 660 14

2.6 820 18

2.4 980 22

2.2 1140 26

2.0 1300 30

SAT Reasoning add critical reading & mathematics scores onlyACT use composite score (w/o writing)

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Impacted CampusesEligibility Index Formula

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10th - 12th Weighted GPA X 800 = ________

+ Critical Reading ________

+ Math ________

TOTAL (Eligibility Index)

* Corresponding Eligibility Index Formula for ACT

What is EAP?Early Assessment Program

CSU and some community colleges use

Allows you to skip placement tests

Identifies areas of weakness early

Avoid “Early Start” requirement

EAP opportunity during SBAC Testing

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University of California

Davis

Berkeley

Santa Cruz

Santa Barbara

Irvine

Riverside

San Diego

Los Angeles

Merced

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Additional Admission Criteriafor UCs

Coursework Other than “A-G” (demonstrates a focus)

Educational Preparation Programs

Volunteer and Community Service

Work Experience

Awards and Honors

Extracurricular Activities

*During High School Years Only

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UC PERSONAL STATEMENT

Respond to both prompts, using a maximum of 1,000 words total

1) Describe the world you come from-for example, your family, community or school-and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.

2)Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate the person you are?

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Private Colleges

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Partial List of Private CollegesOak Ridge Students Have Attended

•Stanford University

•University of Southern CA

•University of the Pacific

•University of San Francisco

•St. Marys College

•Menlo College

•Pt.Loma Nazarene

•Pepperdine University

•Azusa Pacific University

•Westmont College

•Santa Clara University

•University of San Diego

•Harvey Mudd

•Occidental

•Notre Dame De Namur

•William Jessup University

•MIT

•Columbia

•Amherst

•North Carolina

•Northwestern

•University of Chicago

•NYU

•Brigham Young University

•Brown

•Yale

•Harvard

•Duke

•Vassar

•University of Pennsylvania

•Sarah Lawrence

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Contact the Colleges DirectlyVia Naviance

Other 4 Year Colleges:Private and Out-of-State

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Many private colleges have large endowments to helpStudents finance their education.

Out-of-State Colleges Out-of-state tuition (more $$$) Residency requirements vary WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange)

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Some restrictions may apply – check with the college

Examples of WUE Colleges

• University of Nevada, Reno

• Boise State University

• Montana State University

• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

• Arizona State University (selected majors)

• Northern Arizona University

• University of Utah

• Southern Oregon University

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Community College

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Community College Options

Transfer Guarantee to the UCs

Associate Degree For Transfer (new)

AA or AS Degree (2 Years)

Certificate Degree Program

Take a Community College course while in high school.

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Certificate Programs (Los Rios CC District)

• Accounting• Admin. of Justice• Aeronautics• Agriculture• Architecture• Art New Media• Automotive

Technology• Biotechnology• Building Inspection

Tech• Business• Chemical Dependency

Studies• Communication• Television Production• Comp. Info Science• Construction

Management• Cosmetology• Culinary Arts• Dental Assisting• Design Technology

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• Desktop Publishing• Diesel Mechanics• Digital Media• Drafting Technology• Early Childhood Ed• Electronics

Technology• Electric Vehicles• Emergency Medical

Tech• Environmental

Design• Fashion/Fashion

Merchandising• Fire Technology• Geographic

Information Systems• Gerontology• Graphic

Communication• Health

InfoTechnology• Horticulture• Hospitality

Management• Interior Design

• Journalism• Landscape Design• Library Technology• Management• Marketing• Mechanical Engineer

Tech• Medical Assisting• Motorcycle

Maintenance• Music Production• Nursing, LVN• Nutrition• Paramedic• Phlebotomy• Photography• Railroad Operations• Real Estate• Restaurant

Management• Vet Tech• Web Page• Welding

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Career Colleges

California Culinary Academy

Cogswell Polytechnical

Carrington College (formerly Western Career

College)

Wyotech

Le Cordon Bleu

Academy of Art

ITT Institute

FIDM

Ex’pression

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Military Options

Enlist (Junior/Senior Yr)

Recruiters @ ORHS during lunch

ROTC (Junior/Senior Yr)

ASVAB given at ORHS:

November 2nd or

April 4th

1:00 – 4:00 PM

Sign-up

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Career Expo 2016 Wednesday, March 16th

6:00 ~ 8:00 PMUnion Mine High School

Career RepresentativesCareer Breakout Sessions

Community Service ProgramsStudent Internship Opportunities

Hiring Fair Area

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College Entrance Tests

Take this Year

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PSAT @ ORHS

• Wednesday, October 14th @ ORHS from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

• Based on the New SAT

• Free PSAT study booklets are available in the Career Center

• Room Assignments will be posted on Monday, October 12th

(Career Center window)

• ASB Card or photo ID, Email address, Bring a calculator, snack, and

# 2 pencil(s)

Financial assistance available

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PHOTO IDENTIFICATION - MANDATORY

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PSAT for the NEW SAT

Measures verbal, critical reading, math problem-solving and writing skills

Practice for the NEW SAT

Will give students access to MyRoad

Taking the PSAT is the first step in the National Merit Scholarship Program (for juniors only)

Valuable feedback provided in a detailed report

Focus on skills, not scores

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National Merit Scholarship

Taking the PSAT is the first step to enter the

National Merit Scholarship Competition

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Recommendation for Juniors…

PSAT: Fall 2015

Old SAT: November & December 2015 / January 2016

New SAT: March –November 2016

ACT: December 2015 – October 2016

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College Entrance TestsRequired by most 4-Year Colleges

SAT Reasoning

Math Critical Reading Writing

*Writing optionalNew SAT

$54.50Mail or Online Registration

ACTMathEnglishScienceReading*Writing option

$39.50 No Writing$56.50 Plus Writing

Mail or Online Registration

OR

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Practice Sat or ACT Combo Test $10.00 (Kaplan)

• To determine the best test fit for you• Saturday, October 24th

• 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM • In B-3• Results meeting: Monday, November 2nd • 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Sign-up in the Career Center

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Kaplan is OfferingSAT Essay Writing

Workshop - $10

Monday, February 8th2:00 – 3:15 PMLocation – B-3

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Fee Waivers for Studentswith Financial Need

Check with yourCounselor

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UC Campus Recommends taking the following SAT Subject tests:

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Berkeley – College of Chemistry & Engineering

Davis – Not recommended in any area

Irvine – Serve as a value-added component in the application evaluation

Los Angeles – School of Engineering – Math Level 2 recommended

Merced – Not recommended in any area

Riverside – College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and College of Engineering: Math Level 2 and Physics strongly recommended

San Diego – Engineer and Division of Biological Sciences: Math Level 2 and Science are recommended

Santa Barbara – College of Engineering – Math Level 2 College of Creative Studies – Check – many majors require SAT Subject testsCollege of Letters and Sciences – not required, but considered

Santa Cruz – Not recommended in any area

Who Needs to Take SAT Subject Tests?

Check with individual colleges/majors todetermine if a SAT Subject Test is Recommended

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Other Itemfor Juniors

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ROP Cosmetology

• 7 Openings for January 2016• Course begins January 11 – June 17• Course continues in July (4 weeks off for the

summer)

• Make an appointment with your counselor

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NCAA Recommendations

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File with the NCAA Clearinghouse for Div. I or Div. II Athletics

Students register online - NCAA Eligibility Center – 10th grade

Students must complete the NCAA Amateurism Certification

questionnaire

Students must supply SAT or ACT scores to the Eligibility Center

directly from the testing agencies (code 9999)

www.ncaa.org

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Last Names Counselor AssignmentA – Ch Jon Pratt Ext. 3051

Ci – Gr Jill Howard Ext. 3053

Gu - Lan Kim Cerutti Ext. 3310

Lap – Per Jenisse Bovo Ext. 3057

Pet - Sn Darsy Arburn Ext. 3052

So - Z Mandy Fielder Ext. 3055Email or Call (916) 933-6980 X 3050

Counselor Assignments

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Avenues of Communication

Text Message Reminders

Naviance (www.orhsonline.com)

Career Center Website (www.orhsonline.com)

Fliers around campus

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Weekly Text Message Reminders

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Subject: Text to: Message

Career Center Opportunities 81010 @ccenter

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The Junior Dozen

7) Meet w/ Your Counselor

8) Talk w/ Your Parents

9) Research Your Options

10) Attend Career Fair

11) Visit, Visit, Visit

12) Have a Plan & a Backup Plan

1) College Fair @ UMHS Oct.5th

2) PSAT @ ORHS October 14th

3) Academics Count

4) Extracurricular Activities Count (UC/Privates/Cal Poly SLO)

5) Take SATs & ACT

6) Use NAVIANCE

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NAVIANCEUser Name: the first four letters of your last name, plus the last four numbers of your ORHS student ID

Example: lask3468

Password: the first initial of your first name and the first initial of your last name, plus the last four

numbers of your ORHS Permanent ID Example: jl9645

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