Welcome to Junior Parent/Student Night!

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Welcome to Junior Parent/Student Night!

• Eric Calloway, Counselor
• Caroline Rubio, Counselor
• Gloria DaSilva, Counselor

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Dublin High School Statistics

• For the Class of 2014 (411 students), 50
  attended a four-year college or university
• 45 attended a two-year community college (98 in
  a transfer program)
• 11 enlisted in the military
• 5 enrolled in vocational programs
• 4 worked full time

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Breakdown

• 70 attended CSU campuses (17)
• 44 attended UC campuses (9.7)
• 92 attended private and out-of-state colleges
  (22)

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University of California

• Serves top 1/8 of high school graduates
• MINIMUM GPA of 3.0 to apply
• Comprehensive Review includes
• a g courses in grades 10 11
• Number of a-g and AP/Honors courses
• SAT or ACT with Writing scores (single best
  sitting)
• Quality of the senior year
• Extra-curricular activities, special talents,
  leadership exp., personal statements

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UC Eligibility in the Local Context

• Top 9 ELC from high school identified by
  self-reported grades on UC app and
• Must have completed 11/15 a-g courses
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Must have at least one ACT/SAT score
• Results shown on Application Status page
• after application deadline and review.
• Applications will be automatically screened by UC
  system upon submission.

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UC Entering Class of 2014

• Admit rate ranged from 17 at UCLA to 67 at
  Merced
• Average GPA range was 3.61 at Merced to 4.18 at
  Berkeley
• Average test score range was 24/1638 at Merced to
  31/2071 at Berkeley.
• Average cost of attendance for the UC system is
  33,000

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UC best bets

• Do the best you can in a-g courses
• Take advantage of other academic/
  leadership/unique opportunities
• Continue to retest to get best scores and
  complete testing in Nov/Dec of senior year
• Remember SAT Subject Tests no longer required,
  suggested for Engineering and Chemistry majors
• Apply to numerous UC campuses

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California State University

• Serves top 1/3 of high school graduates
• Students ranked on Eligibility Index (formula
  based on GPA/SAT/ACT calculation)
• Requires SAT or ACT without writing
• Average cost from 19,628 (Monterey Bay) per year
  to 26,158 (SDSU) on-campus
• EAP (ELM and EPT) tests taken by all juniors in
  spring
• Early Start Program - mandatory remediation
  during summer after graduation

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California State University data

• GPA range was (2013) from 3.09 at Dominguez Hills
  to 3.78 - 4.08 at San Luis Obispo
• ACT range was from 18 at San Bernadino to 29 at
  San Luis Obispo
• SAT range (Critical Reading and Math only) was
  from 850 at Dominguez Hills to 1227 1388 at San
  Luis Obispo

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Impaction

• Impaction means that they have more applicants
  than spots available
• Some CSU campuses are impacted for all majors
• Some campuses rank applicants (according to EI)
  by major
• Some campuses are not impacted, except for
  Nursing/Pre-Nursing

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Best bets

• Apply to local CSU East Bay and San
  Francisco State - Alameda County residents given
  priority at both
• Look at CSU Eligibility-only campuses such as
  Stanislaus, Bakersfield, Dominguez Hills, East
  Bay, Maritime Academy, Channel Islands

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Western Undergraduate Exchange

• Students who are residents of WICHE states may
  enroll at participating two- and four-year
  college programs outside of their home state at a
  reduced tuition rate.
• WICHE states include Alaska, Arizona,
  California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
  Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South
  Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
• Website wiche.edu/wue
• Some GPA, major, tests score requirements

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Private/Independent Colleges

• 75 Independents in California alone
• 9 out of 10 receive financial assistance
• Most schools guarantee 4 year graduation
• Every admission file is personally reviewed
• Classes are smaller with actual professors
• Personal attention to succeed in college/life
• Costs and admissions standards vary widely
• Test scores can open access for financial aid

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California Community Colleges

• All students should take a-g requirements,
  especially MATH if they wish to be in a Transfer
  Program
• DUSD Concurrent Enrollment Program for
• 10-12 graders-earn HS and College credit
• LPC Early Admissions Program
• Transfer Programs/AA AS/Certificates
• Average cost 1400/year
• No SAT or ACT testing required

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CCC Transfer Agreements

• LPC has TAGs with 10 California State
  Universities and 6 University of California
  campuses. In addition, agreements are in place
  for Arizona State University and University of
  the Pacific and St. Marys College (Moraga)
• LPC has Concurrent Enrollment Programs with CSUEB
  and UC Berkeley

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Trade/Technical Schools

• Specialty schools such as Heald, Wyotech,
  California Culinary Academy, Dublin Beauty
  College
• All have different entrance requirements - check
  with admissions
• All have financial aid available as well

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What should I be doing now???

• Earn the strongest grades possible through summer
  after junior year
• If wishing to attend a four-year college, make
  sure to remediate any D/F grades in courses that
  have a (P) on your transcript
• Take SAT and/or ACT multiple times (single best
  sitting vs. superscore)
• Consider taking test prep course (possibly from
  Catalyst or Revolution Prep)
• (continued.)

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What should I be doing now???Continued.

• Visit campuses/attend Open Houses and sign up in
  Career Center to hear college presentations from
  admissions representatives
• Attend Tri-Valley College Fair at Livermore HS on
  October 15 attend Financial Aid Night at DHS on
  February 4
• Discuss finances as a family
• Start looking for scholarships now (check on
  college and DHS websites)
• Start thinking about what you are looking for in
  a school/program

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Thank you for attending!

• General Q A 10 minutes
• If you have a specific question about your
  student, please call Mrs. Campisi (833-3300,
  x7050) to set up an appointment with your
  students counselor