Mount St. Mary's College

Mrs. Hall and I (Mrs. Denny) visited Mount St. Mary's Doheny campus yesterday.  We were very impressed with this school.  It is definitely a school to take into serious consideration.  They have two campus. The Doheny campus is located downtown near USC. It is for females only.  The Chalon campus is located in Brentwood near Santa Monica and it is a co-ed campus.  Both campuses are small and the student population is very diverse. 

Mount St. Mary's has a good nursing program.  Most of the CSU campus' nursing programs are impacted and hard to get into.  Four of our Nogales Seniors from last year are currently enrolled in the nursing programs at Mount St. Mary's.  Previous students have graduated from this school in four years and are currently employed in great nursing jobs.

 

Mount St. Mary's has other really good programs too.  Yesterday, we heard about how advanced their Film, Media and Communications department is and how they are getting internships and jobs for their students with big name production companies.  They also have cutting edge Criminal Justice programs.

 

This school is impressive, but they do not have high GPA minimums.  It is easier to get into than other private schools.  They also give really good financial aid packages.  The application deadline for this school is February 15, 2014.  Apply online at http://www.msmc.la.edu/index.asp.

 

There are a lot of schools out there just like this one that are good alternatives to CSU and UC schools.  See your counselor for help or look up these type of schools at https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/california-independent-colleges/california-independent-colleges.asp.

Looking forward to 2014

Now that the UC and CSU application window is over, we are looking forward to the new year. 

 

It's not too late to apply for college. Even though the UC and CSU applications are over, there are still many private/independent colleges and universities that are accepting applications.  These schools are all different and have lots of great things to offer.  They also give out scholarships and very good financial aid packages.

 

The application deadlines for these schools vary and some last until late February/early March.  Check out these schools.  To find out about private schools in California: https://secure.californiacolleges.edu and http://www.aiccu.edu.

 

In January, we will be starting Financial Aid and Community College Applications.  Counselors will be helping students fill out the FAFSA and Dream Act applications.  Please do not pay anyone to help you fill out your financial aid forms. And be careful of scam financial aid web sites.  The web site for the FAFSA is http://www.fafsa.gov and the web site for the Dream Act application is https://dream.csac.ca.gov/.

· Financial Aid Information Night: January 14th from 6-8pm in the Little Theater (Spanish), the New Manor (English) and F8 (Dream  Act)

· CASH FOR COLLEGE: February 8 from 8am-2pm, Mt SAC-Student Life Center

· FAFSA Workshops: January 22, February 19 and 28, Periods 2-7th in the Library

 

Scholarship season has begun.  Seniors, read the Senior Bulletin to find out about scholarship opportunities.  Read the "Scholarship" page of the Guidance section on our school website.  You can also sign up at www.fastweb.com for more scholarship opportunities.

 

Our Mt SAC representative will be on campus to help with community college applications through out January and February.  Mt SAC has a lot of programs and opportunities for our students whether they are looking at transferring to a 4 year college/university, a 2 year degree, a certificate program, or job training.  For high school students, we recommend a community college over a vocational or trade school. Community colleges have everything that vocational/trade school offer for a fraction of the cost.  Please be very careful when considering a vocational/trade school.

Senior Bulletin #5

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College Applications!

Our last College Application workshops are going to be this Tuesday, November 22nd in the library periods 2-7.

If you haven't started your college applications, get started!  The deadline to apply for CSU and UC's is November 30th...while we are gone for Thanksgiving break.

Come to the workshops or see your counselor for help.

CSU: www.csumentor.edu

UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu

Make sure you have your counselor check your application before you submit.

Happy Halloween from the Nogales Guidance Team

We hope you have a safe and fun Halloween filled with more treats than tricks!

College Application Workshops

Counselor held the first of four college application workshops yesterday in the Library.  Throughout the day, we helped 73 Seniors with their CSU and UC applications.  Our next college application workshops will be on Tuesday, October 29^th, November 12^th, and November 19^th. 

The deadline to submit CSU and UC applications is November 30^th.  Just a side note, we are not helping with Community College applications right now because they are not available till after January.  We will hold workshops for those in February.

Need CAR hours?

Our Family Resource Center needs student volunteers for their yearly events such as Focus Shoe Event in October, Thanksgiving Basket distribution in November, Adopt N Shop in December, Heart N Sole in February, and McKinney-Vento Resource Fair in April.

If you are interseted in volunteering, contact katherine Rodriguez at 626-854-2228 or krodriguez@rowland.k12.ca.us

 

Rorimer is having it's annual carnival on November 1, 2013.  They need volunteers to be at Rorimer between 2:15 and 2:30PM, no exceptions.  Students need to wear their black Nogales t-shirt or an appropriate black shirt.  Call Irma Ortega at 626-337-2177 to confirm.  Students can leave me a message on the answering machine.

Operations Safe Communities Service Award

Operations Safe Communities Service Award for Rowland Unified Students

$500 Service Award Scholarship 

Application Window December 2^nd – February 7, 2014

Operations Safe Communities is committed to helping and encouraging students who have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and community involvement with a focus on service to others.  This scholarship is to assist in helping students achieve their goals of attending college/high education.

Scholarship Application Requirements:

1.  Short Essay (500 words) Why Should You Be Selected for This Scholarship?  Provide specific details related to service work done within the Rowland Unified School District. 

2.  Copy of Transcripts for Grades 9-12

3.  Resume of Leadership Experience & Community Involvement

Eligibility:

High School Senior in the Rowland Unified School District that Demonstrates Financial Need; Minimum 3.5 GPA or Above; Demonstrates Leadership Capacity through School & Community Involvement/Participation/Service; and Student is Planning to Attend College/Junior College/Certified Vocational Program.   

All Materials Must Be Hand-Delivered and Received by 4 p.m. on  February 7, 2014 to the Rowland Unified School District – DATE OFFICE Suite #5 in the main building.  1830 S. Nogales Street, Rowland Heights

Questions/ Call the DATE office at (626) 854-8340

Students are ineligible if they know or are related to any member of the OSC.  The student who receives this award must be able to attend the Safe Communities Festival on Saturday, March 22^rd at Rowland Heights Park in Rowland Heights.  The award will be presented at this time, more information regarding the presentation will be discussed once a student is selected.

FERIA EDUCATIVA to be held at the 2013 Annual "Festival Cardenas"

 

The Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Organization, will host its second FERIA EDUCATIVA to be held at the 2013 Annual "Festival Cardenas".   With the theme of "UNA BUENA EDUCACION",  the educational zone will take place alongside the full day of free fun, food and entertainment for the entire family, and will be the “Most Attended Educational Expo for Latino Students and Families EVER!”.

The educational expo zone designed to provide students and their families with information and resources that will facilitate student academic achievement and their pathway to college will take place on Sunday October 27, 2013 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, and runs from 9am to 1pm.  

 

*The 7th annual "Festival Cardenas" will feature headliner group “Los Tigres del Norte” and the larger event runs from 9am to 5pm at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Two free tickets to the event are available with the purchase of $50 or more in merchandise excluding liquor, tobacco, tax and California Refund Value at Cardenas Markets stores; kids 10 and under are FREE.

College Application Season has begun!!

The online college application portals for both the CSU and UC's opened up October 1st. You can now start your online applications for both CSU and UC schools.  You can submit the CSU applications, but must wait till November 1st to submit UC applications.  The deadlines for both is November 30th.

 

The web site for CSU's: www.csumentor.edu

For UC's: www.universityofcalifornia.edu

 

Independent colleges and universities have varying application deadlines.  You must check with each school.  You can find information about them on their web sites at www.commonapp.org.

 

We will be having college application workshops throughout October and November in the library periods 2-7.  Please plan on attending one.

 

Workshop dates:

October 22

October 29

November 12

November 19

 

If you decide to complete the applications on your own, please have your counselor check it before you submit.  It is way too easy to make a simple mistake and it is hard to correct it with the colleges once you have submitted your application.

 

Remember that to apply for a four year college, you must have completed the A-G requirements.  You must also have made up or in the process of making up any D's or F's that you received in an A-G class.  See you counselor with questions!

 

Today is the deadline for the November SAT.  If you don't sign up, you will still be able to sign up for the December SAT.  The December SAT is the last SAT you can take that the colleges will accept.  Go to www.collegeboard.com to sign up.