Senior Bulletin-Procrasinator's Edition!!

Read this, please, if you plan on applying to four year colleges!

 

Last minute reminders:

1. UC and CSU applications are due online this Friday, November 30th.  We are finished with workshops, so you'll need to get going if you have not finished already!

CSU application is on www.csumentor.edu

UC application is on www.universityofcalifornia.edu

You need a transcript to complete them and you need a counselor to check before submitting.  Please come in before Friday to get help.

Mrs. Hall's students may send username and password to my home email for checking: saradiershall@yahoo.com.  Please include your cell # too.

 

2. SAT/ACT must be completed by December for four year colleges.  If you have not tested, your only option to to test "standby" this Saturday.  Go to South Hills or West Covina High; bring your photo Id, pencils and calculators.  You may not get in!  Be there REALLY early-we suggest 7am.

 

3. Most private/out of state colleges are not due until January 1st, but USC is due this Saturday, December 1st if you plan to apply for scholarships.  These application is on www.commonapplication.org.   You need a counselor to complete the school report and a teach to write a letter of recommendation.  This is a time consuming application-no way to do it last minute.  USC is very selective, so if you are not very strong, don't apply there.  Almost all other private colleges are on the common app, so take a look at it after you've finished your CSU/UC applications.

 

Do not wait until Friday to get help.  This is your life and your future.

 

We will have group meetings with all Seniors on December 13th to go over the FAFSA (Financial Aid and Scholarships), and will meet with undocumented Seniors December 6th during 5th period in the Little Theater to discuss the Dream Act.  These meetings will be for all colleges-2 year, 4 year, and trade/tech.

UC/CSU Application Deadline!

SENIORS!

Important reminder: UC and CSU applications must be completed online by THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30! We have finished with our workshops, but after completing the application, please ask your counselor to check it before submitting.                                               

REMINDER: The USC application (on the common app site) is due by Saturday, December 1. You need counselor and teacher recommendations for USC!                                                                                

Get help this week if you need it, please!

SENIOR BULLETIN # 11 – November 16, 2012

SENIORS, please READ !!!!!! Important college info !!

OUR LAST CSU/UC ONLINE WORKSHOP BEFORE THANKSGIVING is THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 in the LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB !!You may come in 1^st period or 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and after school! (AVID ONLY 2 & 3^rd per.)  If you have not started on these applications, GET GOING, please!  The DEADLINE for BOTH CSU and UC is NOVEMBER 30 !!!  The website for CSU’s is csumentor.edu.  The website for UC is universityofcalifornia/apply.  Please get started and have us check – don’t start from scratch on Monday!  Mrs. Hall’s students – please email my home email if you want me to check your personal statements and/or applications (give me username/password please if checking apps).  My home email is saradiershall@yahoo.com.

REMEMBER – you must COMPLETE THE SAT OR ACT BY DECEMBER AND SEND THE SCORES OFFICIALLY THROUGH SAT/ACT IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGE !!

PRIVATE COLLEGE APPLICANTS – check commonapp.org or college website for info!   Most private college deadlines are from December 1 (USC!!) to January. CHECK, please!

DECEMBER is FINANCIAL AID KICKOFF MONTH !!  Counselors will be hosting all of the Seniors during school on December 13 to explain the FAFSA procedure. We will have parent meetings in January in English and Spanish.

IMPORTANT: With the California Dream Act, ALL students can receive not only admission but also financial aid!!We have had kids receive misinformation about this. DREAM BIG!  We will have a special meeting for currently undocumented students to explain how this works.

SCHOLARSHIP SEASON is EARLY WINTER THROUGH SPRING!!  Please READ THE SENIOR BULLETIN CAREFULLY TO GET INFO !!Current scholarships include the following (by date)

Free Speech Essay Contest – essay req. on topic. www.studentscholarships.org/scholarships.php. DUE NOV. 25!

AXA Achievement Scholarship – 2 scholarships – go to www.axa-achievement.com. DUE DECEMBER 1 !!

RMHC Scholarships – 2.7 and up GPA, legal resident. http://rmhc.org. DUE DECEMBER 20 !! (GOOD  one!!!)

CSULB Presidential Scholarship – VERY SELECTIVE!(4.0/up)csulb.edu/presidents_scholars. Due Jan.2

Edison Scholarship – Engineering/Math/Sci. scholarshipamerica.org/edisonscholars. Due Jan. 10

Davila Scholarship – student / parents in food industry (retail store/grocery etc.) sms.scholarshipamerica.org/Davila Due Jan. 20

PTA CA. State Scholarship – Must  join PTA to apply! Apps. in Guidance – Due  Feb. 1

Christermon Scholarship – parents/grandparents in beverage industry.christermon.com/scholarship. Due Feb. 1.

Nogales kids have gotten ALL of these! Get your apps done, then get going on scholarships!! See you on Monday in the Library for the workshop! DON’T FORGET, please!

Dream Act-Financial Aid for Undocumented Students

Counselors will be meeting with AB540 students on Thursday, December 6^th during 5^th period in the Little Theater to discuss the Dream Act and how to apply for financial aid.
For undocumented students to qualify for AB540 and the Dream Act they must have been enrolled in a California high school for the past three years.  That’s it!  Students can apply for financial aid at www.caldreamact.org.  They will fill out a form that is much like the FAFSA except it has been modified a bit for these students.  AB540 students can now qualify for financial aid to pay for 4 year colleges, community colleges as well as trade/vocational schools.  The Cal Grant alone for UC's is almost $10,000 a year!

We have posted useful information and links about AB540 and the Dream Act in the guidance section of our school web site.   If you have any questions, please talk to your counselor.

New College Application Workshop Date!!

We were able to reserve the computer lab in the library for another round of college application workshops.  We will be available to help you fill out your college applications on Monday, November 19th periods 4-7 in the Library Computern lab.  Please see your counselor with questions.

SENIOR BULLETIN # 10 – November 8, 2012

SENIORS, please read – important information we can't share with you individually, so you really need to read this EVERY time.

 

Testing for FOUR YEAR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

The regular SAT deadline has passed=you have until November 16th to pay with a late fee. The ACT deadline was extended until this Friday, November 9th at 8pm our time. Sign up at www.act.org. You can take it without writing if you are only applying to CSU's. It's only $35 then, but you must sign up today! There are no more fee waivers. You must pay by credit card. Reminder, you do not need these tests for two year/trade/tech/art colleges. You need either the SAT or the ACT not both. You must complete testing by December. UC's and CSU's will not accept January tests.

 

Our final lab was on November 13th. After that the labs move and we can't have any more workshops. If you missed attending a workshop, fill out your applications on your own and have your counselor check it before you submit. Counselors are available to help you at lunch.

 

Financial Aid Jumpstart in December!

We will meet with all Seniors to discuss completing the FAFSA for financial aid. We'll also talk to undocumented students about the new CA Dream Act.

 

Here's your to do list:

For four year students, work on your college applications. www.csumentor.edu for CSU applications and www.universityofcalifornia.edu for UC applications. If applying to private schools, google their applications so you know what's coming. For community college students, we'll work with you in the Spring.

Fall ALL Seniors: watch SENIORITIS! Use this weekend to get caught up, especially if you are taking AVENTA classes. Next bulletin will be all scholarship and financial aid.

College Application Workshops

We will be holding another set of college application workshops on November 13th periods 1-5 in A-9.  We will be helping you fill out your online CSU, UC and private school applications.  This will be our last online workshops.  Make sure you attend if you haven't already attended a workshop and finished your applications.

Please make sure you start your applications before you attend a workshop.  Visit www.csumentor.edu to start the CSU applications and www.universityofcalifornia.edu to start UC applications.  Have questions, please see you counselor.

Ronald McDonald House Scholarships

The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Southern California will be awarding 104 scholarships to Southern California students.

To apply, students must meet the following criteria:
*Be a currently enrolled high school senior who is eligible to attend an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational/technical school with a completed course of study.
*Reside within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura counties.
*Be a legal U.S. resident
*Be less than 21 years of age
*Have a minimum 2.7 GPA

Apply today at http://rmhc.org

Application deadline: December 20, 2012