Hemet High School
College Kickoff Calendar of Events October 3-5 Pre-Game Activities October 10 College Kickoff - SAT October 24 Senior Touchdown: College applications (MSJC, CSU, UC) FAFSA Financial Literacy Military Careers/Job Search
Why College? Two-thirds of all jobs in 2020 will require some postsecondary training (Certificate, Associate s Degree, Bachelor s Degree) 2017 Median Salary/Unemployment Rate* (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) $72,852 2.2% Master s Degree $60,996 2.5% Bachelor's Degree $43,472 3.4% Associate s Degree $40,248 4.0% Some College $37,024 4.6% High School Graduate $27,040 6.5% Some High School *Workers aged 25 and older (experienced, not entry-level)
College Options: University of California (UC) Bachelor s, Master s, Doctoral, Professional Degrees (most prestigious university system in the world) Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Irvine, Davis, Riverside, Santa Cruz, Merced Cost of Attendance (living on campus): $35,300 ($13,900 fees) Financial Aid: Blue & Gold Opportunity Plan, Pell/Cal Grants, Work Study, Scholarships Admission Requirements: a-g courses/3.0 GPA SAT/ACT Application/personal insight questions www.admission.universityofcalifornia.edu application fee may be waived (deadline: November 30)
College Options: California State University (CSU) Bachelor s & Master s Degrees (46% of California Bachelor s Degrees) San Diego State, San Marcos, Fullerton, San Bernardino, Pomona, LA, Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Channel Islands, Maritime, Fresno, San Jose, San Francisco, Humboldt, Chico, Stanislaus, East Bay, SLO, Monterey Bay, Sonoma, Sacramento, Bakersfield Average Cost of Attendance (living on campus): $25, 011 ($5742 fees) Financial Aid: Pell/Cal Grants, Work Study, Scholarships Admission Requirements: A-G courses/2.0 GPA SAT/ACT Application (no personal statement) 2950 eligibility index (800 x GPA + SAT) or 3.0 GPA in A-G courses = guaranteed admission to San Marcos, Dominguez Hills, Channel Islands, Maritime, Chico, Stanislaus, Bakersfield, Humboldt, SFSU www2.calstate.edu/apply (Google Cal State Apply ) application fee may be waived (deadline: November 30)
College Options: Community College Associate s Degrees, Vocational Certificates, Transfer Programs 112 campuses statewide; MSJC, Palomar, RCC etc. Cost: $1104 fees (not counting living expenses) Financial Aid: Board of Governor s Waiver, scholarships, Cal Grants Admission Requirements: High School Diploma and application/placement test (no a-g or SAT/ACT) www.msjc.edu no application fee Application deadline: mid-august, but earlier applications receive priority registration
College Options: Private & Out of State Colleges All degree levels depending upon school USC, USD, Stanford, Cal Baptist, Point Loma, Azusa Pacific, University of Redlands, NAU, ASU, etc. Private Cost: $50,407 (32,100 tuition) Out of State WUE: $23,000-$30,000 Financial Aid: Pell/Cal Grant, Work Study, Scholarships Admission requirements and deadlines vary (December 1 March 1) application fees may be waived www.californiacolleges.edu www.commonapp.org www.aiccu.edu
SAT Test Prep/Score Reports Free SAT prep is available on the College Board website (www.collegeboard.org) through Khan Academy You will have the option on your SAT answer sheet to list up to (4) four-year colleges that you want to receive your SAT scores (community colleges do not require SAT scores). You only need to send your scores to one UC or CSU campus and all UC or CSU campuses will receive your scores. Log into your College Board account to get codes for other schools and bring them with you to the SAT on October 10.
How to fill out the FAFSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk0bbu0y5am
FAFSA All seniors should complete a FAFSA IRS Data Retrieval Tool makes it even easier to apply without needing parent/student financial information. www.fafsa.gov Available beginning October 1. Submission deadline is March 2. Students without a SS# should complete a California Dream Act Application instead of FAFSA (www.dream.csac.ca.gov).
Why FAFSA? Cal Grants: 5742 CSU 13,200 UC Pell Grants: 5900 5900 Work Study: 3000 3000 Direct Loan: 5500 5500 20,142 27,600 Free Tuition: Middle Class Scholarship: <$150,000 (UC/CSU) Blue & Gold Opportunity Program (UC): <$80,000 BOGW (CCC)
FSA ID Serves as an electronic signature and log-in credential for FAFSA and financial aid sites Both student and one parent should create a FSA ID Go to www.fafsa.gov and click on FSA ID in page banner
Reminders Study for the SAT through College Board/Khan Academy (admissions/financial aid/scholarships) Create an FSA ID (student & one parent) by October 24 Get an extra graduation ticket for a submitted college application (or proof of military enlistment) & for a submitted FAFSA or Dream Act application Senior Touchdown October 24 college applications, FAFSA, military, job search, financial literacy, senior BBQ, UC Davis, raffle prizes: extra grad tickets, chromebooks Special Bell Schedule on October 10 (7:40-1:26) Lowe s Careers October 25 11:30-12:30 Colleges Coming to HHS Cal Baptist University, Monday, October 8 UC Riverside, Tuesday, October 9 Paul Mitchell, Thursday, October 11 Humboldt State University, Monday, October 22 UC Santa Barbara, Tuesday, October 23, 2nd lunch only UC Davis, Wednesday, October 24, 5th period University of San Francisco, Friday, October 26 Grand Canyon University, Tuesday, October 30 FIDM, Tuesday, November 6 Johnson & Wales, Wednesday, November 7 New School of Architecture & Design, Thursday, November 8