Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Junior News Flash!

SAT/ACT Deadlines:
If you plan to apply to a UC or CSU and other 4 year colleges, you should take the SAT reasoning test this Spring. The deadline to register for the May SAT is this Tuesdays, March 31st. You can register for the test at www.collegeboard.com. If you qualify for free/reduced lunch or you can verify low income, you may use a fee waiver for the test.
Mrs. Hall will be in the A4 computer lab to help with online SAT registration periods 3-5 this Monday, March 30th. Teacher permission required. You must have an email account to register online.

You should also consider registering for the ACT. The next testing date is in June and the deadline to register for this date is May 8th.

AND! If you plan on applying for a UC, you must also take the SAT Subject tests in June. Registration deadline is May 5th.

Colleges Visiting Nogales!
This Thursday, March 26th, UC Berkeley "PASS: will be here in the Little Theater periods 2-6. Juniors may come any period except 4th.

UCLA will be here on Wednesday, April 1st periods 2 and 3 in the Little Theater. Sign up in K4 ASAP.

Three summer opportunities for Juniors that are great resume builders...
Pepperdine Youth Citizenship Seminar- Due March 31st!
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership- Due April 13th
West Point Summer Leaders Seminar-Due April 1st (www.admissions.usma.edu)
All are free-get forms in K4.

Scholarships for Juniors:
Nordstrom Scholarship for Juniors-Due June 1st
Questbridge Scholarship for Summer Programs-Due March 31st.

College Information Sessions:
Info Night for Penn State: May 19th at Courtyard LAX at 7pm
UCLA Free College Workshop: Monday, April 20th at 7pm in Dodd Hall 147
NACAC National College Fair: Monday, April 20th from 6-9pm at the Pasadena Conference Center.

Questions? See Mrs. Hall in K4!