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Deposits (May)

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SENIOR TIMELINE

……….what to select?Classes

Graduation Requirements1 year English1 year Religion1 sem Government1 sem PE 1 year VPA

A-G requirementsEx: Sacred Symbols and World Religions

Highly Selective CollegesWant the core: English, Math, Science, SS, LOTE

Rigor and Success and Balance

• Sacred Symbols and World Religions … othersReligion

• Gov’t or AP Gov , AP Gov BGovernment

• Dance • B series coursesPE / VPA

• 2 semester ie. Women in Lit, Mythology, Dramatic Arts and APEnglish

• Math Analysis• PreCal*, Calculus*• AP Stats

Math

• Anatomy• Environmental Science• Astronomy … others

Science

• Engineering, Social Justice, VPA, Economics, European History, AP Comp, AP Music Theory, Psy and AP Psy

LOTE or Electives

What are they looking for?

1. Courses2. Grades3. Test Scores4. Achievements5. Activities6. Essay7. Letter of Recs8. Interviews9. Connections

Resource Tutoring & Learning Center –

last minute boost on grades

PrepMe on Naviance & Quickstart ACT & SAT

Summer Programs – Concurrent EnrollmentSummer School (Mercy)

UCBFOIT * 826 Valencia * Teen Connect * MYEEP * MTC * Brava Theatre * Santa Clara Summer Engineering Seminar * www.siprep.org/programs

How to Maximize your STUDENT

Free Test Prep Resources

Let’s talk about “TESTS”• SAT vs ACT– 1/3 Math * 2/3 English– ¼ Math * ¼ Critical Thinking * ½ English– April, May, June exams

• Subject Exams– Literature * Math Level 2 * Science * History– LOTE: Spanish, Chinese*, Korean*, French,

Latin, Hebrew, German– May and June exams

• AP Exams (register by March 1st)– English Lang * Spanish * Chinese Lang &

Culture * Studio Art * Art History * Human Geography

The College List• Balance List– Reach, Possible, Likely

• Admissions• Financial Aid• Athletic Recruitment– Division I, II, III and NAIA

• Visual Performing Arts Programs– Auditions required and no auditions required

• Military programs– ROTC, Academy, Structure Programs (CSU

Maritime)

• Costs for applications – – public, private, CSS Profile, Test Scores & Fee

Waivers

SEARCHING FOR COLLEGES

• BigFuture.Collegeboard.org• PayScale• CollegeNavigator.gov• NCAA College Search• Collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard• Family Connection • Social Media

Types of Applications

• CommonApp.org (over 400 colleges)• UC: universityofcaliornia.edu/apply (9)• CSU: www.csumentor.edu (23)• Campus specific applications:– University of Oregon– Holy Names University– Georgetown University– University of Washington

COST: $100 to $60 each **Fee Waivers options

UC’s & CSU’s

1. UC Merced min GPA: 3.0 (a-g)

2. UC Riverside3. UC Santa Cruz4. UC Davis5. UC Santa

Barbara6. UC Irvine7. UC San Diego8. UCLA9. UC Berkeley

Non-Impacted CSU Campus (2013-2014): CSU Channel Islands, CSU Monterey Bay, CSU East Bay, CSU Maritime Academy, CSU Bakersfield, CSU Stanislaus ** Service Campus: SFSU

Documents needed…

Parents’ educational backgroundParents’ Job TitleCA Residency dateNaturalized / SSA2012 1040 Tax Forms and 2013 Paystubs

and December Account StatementsSocial Security Number (student and

guardian)Debts/Sources of Income amountsCheck/Credit Card

College Essay• UC – Personal Statements (2)

• Your World & Achievement Essay

– Other Information

• Common App– Mini statements– Short essay– Main essay (personal statement)– Supplemental essays (up to 6 diff essays)

• Non-Common App– Various essay questions

• Net Price Calculator

Ways to Bring Down the Cost Now

• Cal Grant GPA• Scholarships• Grades and Test Scores• College Classes now• Apply Broadly

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