Senior Parent Night

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Senior Parent Night

• Presented by the
• Burlingame High School
• Counseling Department
• October 7, 2009

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Overview

• Counselors role in college admissions
• Classroom visitations with senior students
• Application Workshops
• Career College Center Connection
• College Fair
• Specific information about each campus
• Private application process
• Post-high school options

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How Counselors Can Help

• Give students information on the college
  admission process
• Give students tools to research colleges and
  careers both in print and on-line
• Guide students to select colleges broadly
• Assist help with applications as needed

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Classroom Visitations

• During September the Counselors visited every
  senior English class to review the following
  items
• Senior transcripts
• College entrance testing
• College and Career Guide
• College application process
• Post-high school options

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College and Career Center Visits

• Lori Friel (Career and College Advisor) Beth
  Pascal (EXPLORE Coordinator) visited the English
  classes this week to review the following
• Career College Center facilities
• College and Scholarship survey
• Job shadowing opportunities

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College and Career Center730 a.m. - 330 p.m

• Information available in the College and Career
  Center
• On-line resources and on-line access
• Software
• College catalogs videotapes
• College representative visits
• California university application information
• College test applications (SAT I, II, ACT, TOEFL)
• Financial Aid and scholarship applications
• Award Night - May 17, 2010 BHS Auditorium

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Application Workshops

• University of California and California State
  University application workshop
• October 21st 745-900am
• Alumni Conference Room
• Community College workshop
• February 25, 2010
• Career Center
• Letter of Recommendation Power Point
• http//bhs.smuhsd.org/bhsnew/studentservices/Colle
  geInfo.htm

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SMUHSDCollege Fair and Financial Aid

• College Fair
• Mills High School
• October 29, 2009
• 630 p.m. 830 p.m.
• Financial Aid Workshop
• San Mateo Performing Arts Center
• January 13, 2010
• 7 p.m.

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College Representatives in the BHS Career
College Center

• October 9 UC Berkeley
• October 12 Univ. of Colorado/Boulder
• Arizona State
• Oregon State
• October 13 Univ. of the Pacific
• Whitman College
• Saint Marys College
• October 14 Marymount College
• October 15 Sierra Nevada College
• Johnson and Wales
• Santa Clara
• October 21 Swathmore College
• October 22 Syracuse University
• October 26 CSU East Bay

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College Representatives in the BHS Career
College Center

• October 27 Univ. of Southern California
• October 28 DePauw University
• University of San Diego
• October 30 Emory University
• November 3 Menlo College
• November 4 Housing Info/Chico Butte
• November 6 University of Arizona
• November 10 University of Oregon
• CSU and UC campuses may have Open Houses on
  campus - check their websites for dates

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Calming the Frenzy

• Movement in the country
• Some colleges do not require test scores
• College is not the end result but an important
  fit to begin the next phase
• Apply broadly
• Apply to colleges that meet individual needs
• More colleges in country admit most students than
  are highly selective

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Parent and Student Challenges

• Look at colleges other than the same ones
  everyone talks about
• Dont talk about where your kids are applying or
  their GPA or scores
• Dont place value on your parenting according to
  where you kids go to college
• Take a good hard look at CSU and their programs
  also consider the community college

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How to help your son or daughter find the right
school

• Do I want to commute or live on campus?
• Do I want to attend college in a city or in a
  small college town?
• In what area of the country would I like to
  attend college?
• What size college appeals to me?
• Small up to 5000 students
• Medium 5000-15,000 students
• Large over 15,000 students
• Several campuses are near or over 30,000

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Choosing a College

• What kind of weather do I prefer?
• Would I prefer a single-sex or coed college?
• Does fraternity or sorority life interest me?
• Do I want to participate in extracurricular
  activities?
• Do I want an extensive athletic program?
• Do I want a strong creative arts program?
• Do I want an academically demanding environment,
  with a curriculum that allows for independent
  projects?

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Choosing a College

• Would I want to participate in an off campus
  internship?
• Will my family be able to support my college
  cost?
• Would I be willing to work part time while I
  attend college?
• Do I want to spend part of my college years
  studying in another country?

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Hidden Gems

• University of Iowa Top in writing 84
• Colorado School Of Mines Engin. - 80
• St Marys Nursing 85
• CSU Stanislaus Viticulture - all eligible
• Marquette Univ. Service learning 70
• Evergreen State College Progressive 97
• CSU LA Fire Science Administration all elig.
• Digital Media Art Dominguez Hills all elig.
• Newest CSU Channel Islands

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Websites to Calm

• fairtest.org a list of colleges that dont
  require SAT / ACT
• www.destination-u.com/jsp/occs.faces - a college
  search tool that looks to make a fit in both
  social, environmental and academic areas
• assist.org lists all majors in CSU and UC,
  articulates all community college courses with
  CSU/UC
• http//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story
  Id75378888 NPR series on college admission

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College Testing

• SAT collegeboard.com
• October 10 Registration Closed
• November 7 Late Reg. October 15
• December 5 October 30
• ACT act.org
• October 24 Registration Closed
• December 12 November 6

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Send Scores

• Students must send official scores to each
  university to which they apply
• CSU can send SAT to csumentor 3594 for all
  CSU / ACT score manager
• Colleges use students best scores
• Not having scores holds up the process biggest
  factor in not being eligible is not sending
  scores

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Score Choice

• The College Board offers score choice send only
  the scores you request. ACT offers this as well
• Colleges use a students best scores when
  determining eligibility sending all scores does
  not put the student at disadvantage and some
  schools prefer having all the scores

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Budget

• Budget factors continue to effect higher
  education in California
• Community colleges take all applicants,
  enrollment is high so classes are more difficult
  to get
• UC has raised fees and is deciding on another fee
  increase
• CSU has more impacted campuses than in the past
  due to enrollment decreases, however, there are
  campuses with room

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California Community College Requirements

• 18 years of age OR
• High school graduate OR
• California High School Proficiency Exam OR
• General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

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The Transfer Process

• The California Master Plan for Education states
  that PRIORITY must be given at the junior year
  for those students coming from the California
  Community College System. There is a specific
  plan of courses detailed in the Transfer Center
  at all 109 California Community Colleges
  detailing the transfer process.

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A Note on Transfer Students

• More than 90 of all transfer students offered
  admission are California Community College
  students
• UC must maintain at 60 / 40 student ratio
• 7 UC campuses offer transfer admission guarantees
  as do many CSU campuses
• Admit rates for students applying to UC campuses
  are better for junior transfers than freshmen
• One-third of UC bachelors degrees awarded each
  year go to transfer students
• Graduation rates Freshmen 81.4 / Transfers
  85.5

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Transfer Admission Guarantee

• A Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) is a formal,
  written agreement that outlines the CC courses
  you must complete before transferring to a
  participating institution. Upon completion of TAG
  requirements, transfer admission is guaranteed.
  NOTE. A TAG is not required for transfer.
  However, it guarantees admission upon completion
  of all general education and major required
  coursework.

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Transfer Admission Guarantee

• A TAG may be written after you have completed at
  least 30 semester units of transferable
  coursework, and may be written up to one year
  before transfer. Contact the counselor as soon as
  you start Community College to begin planning.
• See any Community College Transfer Center or web
  site for information about TAG.
• http//www.uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.html
  
• UCs site outlining TAG

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Eligibility vs. Selection

• Eligibility refers to the minimum requirements
  needed to be considered for freshmen admission
• Selection refers to a process used to select
  students for admission when a campus cannot admit
  all UC/CSU eligible applicants

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University of California California State
UniversitySubject Requirements

• a. English 4 years
• b. History 2 years
• c. Mathematics 3 years/4
• d. Laboratory Science 2 years/3
• e. Foreign Language 2 years/3
• f. Visual/Performing Art 1 year
• g. College Prep Electives 1 year

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Why Talk Stats

• Help students to set realistic goals
• Academic fit important to understand applying
  broadly
• Help students to understand academic profile of
  school
• Academics are an important factor in selection so
  finding a good academic fit is important so
  students have choices in the spring

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California State University

• 23 campuses
• 12 impacted campuses
• San Luis Obispo Chico
• San Diego Fresno
• Long Beach Northridge
• Pomona San Marcos
• Fullerton San Jose
• Sonoma San Francisco
• (our students are guaranteed at SFSU, if CSU
  eligible, as local area residents)

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California State University

• Little to no impaction
• Humboldt Channel Islands
• Sacramento Los Angeles
• Maritime Dominquez Hills
• East Bay San Bernardino
• Stanislaus Bakersfield
• Monterey Bay

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California State UniversityImpacted Campuses

• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Avg. GPA - 3.89
• Avg. SAT -1278
• Avg. ACT 29 ( ACT is recommended)
• San Diego State University
• Avg. GPA - 3.81
• Avg. SAT - 1179
• Avg. ACT - 26

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California State UniversityImpacted Campuses

• Fullerton State Univ. San Marcos
• Avg. GPA - 3.2 Ave. GPA - 3.25
• Avg. SAT - 984 Ave. SAT - 990
• Cal Poly Pomona Chico
• Avg. GPA - 3.3 Ave. GPA - 3.2
• Avg. SAT- 1041 Ave. SAT - 1041
• Long Beach Fresno
• Avg. GPA - 3.5 Ave. GPA - 3.3
• Avg. SAT - 1100 Ave. SAT - 933

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University of CaliforniaFall 2009 Statistics

• Campus of app. admitted
• Berkeley 48, 671 12,943 26.6
• Davis 42,392 19,567 46.2
• Irvine 44,116 18,676 42.3
• Los Angeles 55,680 12,086 21.7
• Merced (all elig.) 10,366 8,065 77.8
• Riverside 24,800 19,429 78.3
• San Diego 47,069 17,573 37.3
• Santa Barbara 44,717 21,584 48.3
• Santa Cruz 27,256 17,230 63.2

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University of CaliforniaFall 2009 Freshman

• Berkeley
• Ave. GPA 4.15
• SAT CR 665
• SAT M 692
• SAT W 676
• Davis
• Ave. GPA 4.0
• SAT CR 614
• SAT M 650
• SAT W 623

• Irvine
• Ave. GPA 4.01
• SAT CR 605
• SAT M 648
• SAT W 620
• Los Angeles
• Ave. GPA 4.16
• SAT CR 655
• SAT M 687
• SAT W 668

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University of CaliforniaFall 2009 Freshman

• San Diego
• Ave. GPA 4.08
• SAT CR 637
• SAT M 677
• SAT W650

• Santa Cruz
• Ave. GPA 3.76
• SAT CR 591
• SAT M 609
• SAT W 597
• Santa Barbara
• Ave. GPA 3.93
• SAT CR 609
• SAT M 634
• SAT W 620

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University of CaliforniaFall 2009 Freshman

• Riverside
• Ave. GPA 3.61
• SAT CR 541
• SAT M 576
• SAT W 549

• Merced
• Ave. GPA 3.53
• SAT CR 530
• SAT M 561
• SAT W 532

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How to strengthen your applicationfrom a UC
reader

• Evidence of sustained involvement
• Use additional space to explain record
• Personal Statement
• Adds clarity, depth and meaning to application
• Avoid clichés
• Level of specificity important, real examples
• How has your world been shaped not story
• Authentic voice

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Private and Out of State Schools

• Private
• Admission requirements vary campus to campus
• Selectivity varies campus to campus
• Students must obtain their own applications and
  be aware of deadlines at each campus
• Common Application can used for member schools
• Letters of recommendation may be required, give
  one month notice school web page for info.
• Financial Aid may be available from university
• Some will waive application fees
• Out of State
• Each state has a two tiered system (University of
  Arizona and Arizona State)
• Priority is given to state residents

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How Many?

• Three broad categories to be considered
• Reach
• most selective, possibly first choice campus
• generally 1 in 5 chance
• Level
• academic credentials match the applicant
• generally 1 in 2 chance
• Safety
• less selective school but meets all the qualities
  of a campus the students is interested in

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How Many?

• The Rule of Six
• 1-2 reaches
• 2-3 levels
• 1-2 safeties
• Cost of Applications
• CSU 55
• UC 60
• Private 35 and up

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Safety Schools

• We can not predict an admission cycle that has
  not yet finished!
• The budget and families reactions to it are
  varied
• Safety schools are important
• UC Merced growing all eligible
• San Francisco State University (local area guar.)
• California State University, East Bay and several
  other CSU campuses

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Colleges will not text students!

• Colleges communicate with students via email
  most all set up portals for students to verify
  status of application, what might be missing,
  admission status
• Students need to have an email address and check
  portal regularly as to not miss deadlines and
  important information!
• Students should consider opening an email account
  just for college using an appropriate name

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College Admission Mistakes

• Poor grades in senior year
• Not taking courses and grades seriously
• Ignoring great resources
• Following the pack
• Not enough research and visits
• Believing there is only one Right college
• Believing in Good and Bad colleges
• Not considering private because of cost
• Not putting your all into the essay
• Careless or incomplete applications
• Not managing time
• Ignoring good advice
• Letting someone else complete their applications

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Estimated College Costs
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Financial Aid

• Sources
• Federal Government
• State Government
• College Administered
• Private individuals, companies, or foundations

• Types
• Grants (need based)
• Scholarships (merit)
• Work Study
• Student Loans
• Parents Loans

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Scholarship and Financial Awards 09

• Community Awards
  
• 77,586 - 104,686 if renewed over 4 years
• College, Univ., Scholarships
• 420,235 1,677,925 if renewed over 4 years
  
• Departmental and HS awards
• 9,335
• Total
• 507,156
• 1,791,946 if renewed over 4 years

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Financial Aid Help / DATES

• FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid)
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• January 1 - March 1, 2010
• Financial Aid Workshop _at_ SM Performing Arts
  Center January 13, 2010
• CSS (College Scholarship Service)
• Apply NOW for selected private schools
• On-line application www.collegeboard.com

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More Dates and Deadlines

• Apply for CA Public Univ. Oct. 1Nov. 30
• Private University Application dates vary
• FAFSA Due March 1, 2010
• Decision letters to students March 130
• (Some schools have rolling admissions and will
  notify earlier)
• Intent to Register to Univ. May 1, 2010
• Final Transcript to Univ. July 15, 2010

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Other Post High School Options

• Art or talent based programs (Art Academy of
  S.F., Culinary Institute)
• These schools also have deadlines
• R.O.P. (Regional Occupation Program)
• Military
• World of Work
• Americorps
• Gap Year

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Helpful Web Sites

• UC - ucop.edu/pathways/
• CSU - csumentor.edu
• assist.org major search for CA public colleges
• Community College cccco.edu
• californiacolleges.edu
• CA Private Colleges Univ. - aiccu.edu
• collegeboard.com
• act.org
• fafsa.ed.gov

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Scholarship Search Engines

• www.finaid.org
• www.fastweb.com
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.fastaid.com
• www.collegenet.com
• www.collegequest.com
• www.peterson.com
• www.fastweb.com
• See Mrs. Friel in the Career Center

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Thank you for Coming

• QUESTIONS?