MAKE YOUR DREAMS BECOME REALITY!

MAKE YOUR DREAMS BECOME REALITY!

TESTING APPLICATION SCHOLARSHIPS FINANCIAL AID TERESA PITTS, COLLEGE COUNSELOR

WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR? Grades, gpa grades 10-11 Test scores Rigor including senior year Commitment Strong personal statement

SENIOR STATUS College GPA based on grades earned in grades 10-11 Check transcripts for A-G deficiencies! Final grades of C or better for colleges! Colleges will not accept semester D s Class rank is determined at end of Jr. year, available end of September Must keep strong profile in senior year Must report any D s/f s, drops at semester

BEYER A-G COURSE LIST For students wishing to attend a four-year university, must meet required A-G courses for CSU/UC Check transcripts now!! All requirements met by end of senior year Refer to Beyer course list at: https://doorways.ucop.edu/list

A-G REQUIREMENTS

ADMISSIONS 101 Start applications: UC now open, CSU Oct. 1 st, private, must check individually Start working on personal statement UC/private schools Ask for letters of rec for private schools Establish email for college use only! Check daily!!

ADMISSIONS 101 WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING NOW? Decide where you are applying! 6-8 Attend campus visits, open houses 3 days excused absence for seniors: Mr. Chiles office D36 Register for SAT/ACT! BHS Code 051986 Supply codes for colleges w/registration to report scores!

REQUIRED TESTING Good idea to take both SAT and ACT (not required for Junior colleges) Register now! Online registration Fee waivers for qualified students December tests are deadline for UC/CSU 4 free score reports included with reg. Send scores now!

ACT VS. SAT SAT UC takes best score combined Subject tests are optional, check each UC/Private campus Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest CSU code 3594, scores sent to all campuses December deadline ACT CSU/Private will combine scores UC must include writing portion of the test CSU writing optional Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest CSU send scores individually to each campus December deadline

SAT/ACT TEST DATES SAT test dates ACT test dates October 1 September 10 November 5 October 22 December 3* December 10* sat.org/register www.actstudent.org *Last date to test for all UC s and most CSU s.

S AT S C O R E C O N V E RT E R O N C O L L E G E B OA R D To convert a score out of 1600 to a score out of 2400, choose New SAT to Old SAT. To convert a score out of 2400 to a score out of 1600, choose Old SAT to New SAT.

OLD SAT VS. NEW SAT OLD SAT 1360 1700 1980 2170 NEW SAT/ACT 1000/19 1220/25 1400/30 1500/33 www.magoosh.com

KHAN ACADEMY FREE SAT PREP https://www.khanacademy.org/sat Free SAT test prep Practice tests Interactive practice Short quizzes Instant feedback

REMIND! Enter 81010 Text @f6h39 Get messages!

BHS SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN MCS District College bulletin available on the BHS website https://beyer.mcs4kids.com Go to Beyer counseling link to find link to bulletin New bulletins updated monthly Read scholarship bulletin, observe all deadlines! Hard copies available in D wing; most are online Good search sites: www.fastweb.com www.collegeboard.org

DATES TO REMEMBER! Aug. 31 MJC College Fair 6:30 East Campus MJC/UC/CSU, private Sept. 12, Exploring College Options, Harvard, Duke, Stanford, etc., http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/ Sept. 19 National Christian College Fair: 6:00 p.m. Modesto Christian High School UC Application Workshop: Oct. 4th periods 2 and 3 Mandatory Common App Meeting for all seniors applying to private colleges Oct. 6 th, periods 6 and 7, must attend both! CSU Application Workshop: Oct. 13 periods 3,4 and 6,7 October 29 th Modesto City Schools College Expo Downey HS grades 9-12

COLLEGE VISITS AT BEYER Sign up for all visits with Erin Stanfield, main office Students must get teacher permission to attend Go immediately to the assigned period, no call slips sent

8/29/2016 UC Santa Barbara 8/31/2016 SOKA University 8/31/2016 Colorado Mesa 8/31/2016 UCLA 9/1/2016 UC Santa Cruz 9/6/2016 Air Force ROTC (San Jose State University) 9/26/2016 CSU East Bay 10/11/2016 Sacramento State

EARLY ACTION VS. EARLY DECISION Early Action: Apply early, get decision early (December), DO NOT COMMIT Early Decision: Apply early, get decision early (December), MUST COMMIT! Restricted Early Action: May apply early, not binding, but can only apply to one institution under REA.

APPLY FOR ADMISSION AND OBSERVE DEADLINES! College Application Filing Period UC: Nov. 1-Nov. 30 Application opened Aug. 1 st, cannot send until Nov. 1 st CSU: Oct. 1- Nov.30 Private Institutions have individual deadlines UC: one application for all CSU: individual applications for each

COLLEGE OPTIONS Junior College-113 campuses in CA California State University-23 campuses University of California-9 campuses Private universities Out of state colleges and universities Trade/vocational schools

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE Transfer program to UC/CSU AA/AS degrees/certificate programs $46.00/unit *TAG: UC/CSU Guaranteed transfer to 6 UCs and many CSU campuses uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.ht ml. *N/A UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO

MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE www.mjc.edu Classes are free to high school students, must get permission form signed Follow 7 steps to enroll online Math/English placement tests required NO SAT or ACT required! Guidance 110

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY www.csumentor.edu $55/per campus Fee waivers for those who qualify 23 campuses (many impacted) Degrees in business, teaching, nursing, etc. See matching assistant for major search Must declare major at Cal Poly CSU Mentor Code for SAT 3594

23 CSU CAMPUSES

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA http://www.universityofcalifornia/ap ply $70/per campus Fee waivers for those who qualify *9 campuses Must have 3.0 min. GPA SAT subject tests optional, recommended for math science majors, check by campus www.ucgateways.org personal statement

9 UC CAMPUSES

COMMON APP Over 600 private member colleges www.commonapp.org Fill out one application, plus supplements by college Students MUST attend Common App Workshop with Mrs. Pitts, Oct. 6th

APPLY BROADLY! UC ADMISSION RATES FALL 2016 UC Berkeley 18% UC Davis 42% UC Irvine 41% UCLA 18% UC Merced 74% UC Riverside 66% UC San Diego 36% Santa Barbara 36% Santa Cruz 58%

CSU ADMISSION RATES *2015 Cal Poly 31% Long Beach 35% San Diego 34% Chico 71% Fresno 59% Sacramento 73% San Jose 60%

PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2016 Brown 8.5% Columbia 6% Cornell 14.5% Dartmouth 10.5% Harvard 5.2% Princeton 6.5% U/Pennsylvania 9.4% Stanford 4.7% Yale 6.3%

NAVIANCE HTTP://CONNECTION.NAVIANCE.COM/BEYER Naviance code needed Interest inventory great tool College application sites/major searches Resume Scattergrams BHS Scholarship bulletin

UC DAVIS

CAL POLY SLO

CSU STANISLAUS

STANFORD

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS All OFFICIAL Transcripts: Mrs. Kauffman, BHS Registrar Office is located near nurse s office in attendance Give several days notice Private schools: Require secondary school reports that include official transcript. Most sent electronically

PRIVATE FOR PROFIT COLLEGES High tuition schools with highest share of students with debt 96% take out loans compared to 13% @ jc, 48% @ 4 yr. public, and 57% @ 4 yr. non-profit Highest student loan default rate Too many students do not get high quality training or do not graduate = no jobs, high debt Under new rule, most for-profits in CA can no longer participate in Cal Grant program like non profit schools Includes U of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Kaplan, SJVC, etc.

COLLEGE WEBSITE PORTALS Once students apply to colleges, they will receive an email directing them to set up a portal. Do this immediately! This is where the college will send all information regarding admission, financial aid, housing, etc. It is important to check the portals daily and respond to requests immediately!

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION 3 weeks notice, Nov. 1 st deadline to be requested for counselors before holiday break Required for most private colleges Provide stamped, addressed envelopes if needed Resume Not required for UC, CSU

NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE www.ncaaclearinghouse.net must register Division I or II school Core requirements SAT /820 ACT/68 Apply online, download form, turn in to Mrs. Kauffman for transcript to be sent Report SAT/ACT scores! 9999

FINANCIAL AID FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.fafsa.gov CAL Grant GPA verification sent for all seniors PROFILE Required by some private institutions FAFSA application: October 1 to March 2, 2017

ESTIMATED COSTS CSU estimated cost $22,000 per year (including tuition, books, room, board, personal expenses) UC estimated cost $35,000 per year (including tuition, books, room, board, personal expenses) Private estimated cost $40,000+(including tuition, books, room, board, personal expenses)

SCAMS! Beware of those who tell you that for a fee, they can get you scholarships and financial aid.

CLASS OF 2017, WHERE WILL YOU BE?