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 1st period
or 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and after
school! (AVID ONLY 2 & 3rd 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!
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. 20PTA 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!
