Welcome to Your

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Class of 2017

• Welcome to Your
• Junior Year

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Overview

• 1. Upcoming Events
• 2. Post High School Options
• 3. College Entrance Tests
• The Junior Dozen
• Naviance

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Upcoming Events
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Colleges Still Visiting ORHS

• University of Colorado, Boulder
• William Jessup University
• UC Santa Cruz
• University of Montana, Missoula
• Willamette University
• Pepperdine University

(Sign-up in the Career Center - Subject to
Change)
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Visit Colleges this FallCheck on the college
websites for open house/preview day events
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Post High School Options
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What are your options after high school?

• 4-Year College
• Community College
• Career College
• Military
• Apprenticeship
• Employment

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College and Career Plansare different foreach
individual.One size does not fit all!
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Oak Ridge Data for Class of 2015
Class of 2015 91.3 College-bound
56.4 to 4-Year College 34.9 to 2-Year College
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Masters or Doctorate Degree
2-4 yrs
Bachelors Degree
4 YR Bachelors Program
2 yrs
4 yrs
Transfer Program 60 credits
Career College Short term
Associates Degree Certification
2 yrs
2 yrs
HIGH SCHOOL
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4 Year Colleges
Juniors will be applying to colleges 1 Year from
NOW
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4 Year College Requirements

• University of California and
• California State University
• Admission Requirements
• (a-g coursework)
• History/Social Science 2 Years
• English 4 Years
• Mathematics 3 Years (UC recommends 4 yrs)
• Lab Science 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs)
• Foreign Language 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs)
• Visual Performing Arts 1 Year
• College Prep Electives 1 Year
• (UC Admission is Highly Competitive - Meet w/
  Your Counselor)
• All Classes completed with a C or better
• UC/CSU GPA calculates from academic courses 10th
  11th

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UC / CSU Comparison

• University of California
• 9 Campuses
• 11,200 (tuition only per year)
• 25,000 (tuition, room board)
• SAT Reasoning or ACT Plus Writing
• Personal Statement
• No Letters of Recommendation
• Online Application
• 70 application fee per campus

• California State University
• 23 Campuses
• 5,500 (tuition only per year)
• 16,000 (tuition, room board)
• SAT Reasoning or ACT
• No Personal Statement
• No Letters of Recommendation
• Online Application
• 55 application fee per campus

Tuition fees subject to change
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California State University
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California State Universities

• Long Beach
• Los Angeles
• X Maritime Academy
• Monterey Bay
• Northridge
• Pomona
• X Sacramento (local)
• San Bernardino

San Diego San Francisco San Jose Cal
Poly San Marcos Sonoma X Stanislaus

• X Bakersfield
• X Channel Islands
• Chico
• X Dominguez Hills
• X East Bay
• Fresno
• Fullerton
• Humboldt

X Non-impacted campuses or Local Service Area
Campus
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Minimum CSU Eligibility Indexfor non-impacted
campuses
GPA SAT ACT 3.0 No minimum score No minimum
score 2.8 660 14 2.6 820 18 2.4 980 22 2.2 1
140 26 2.0 1300 30 SAT Reasoning add
critical reading mathematics scores only ACT
use composite score (w/o writing)
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Impacted CampusesEligibility Index Formula
10th - 12th Weighted GPA X 800 ________
Critical Reading ________
Math ________ TOTAL (Eligibility
Index)
Corresponding Eligibility Index Formula for ACT
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What is EAP?Early Assessment Program

• CSU and some community colleges use
• Allows you to skip placement tests
• Identifies areas of weakness early
• Avoid Early Start requirement
• EAP opportunity during SBAC Testing

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(No Transcript)
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University of California
Davis Berkeley Santa Cruz Santa
Barbara Irvine Riverside San Diego Los
Angeles Merced
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Additional Admission Criteriafor UCs

• Coursework Other than A-G (demonstrates a
  focus)
• Educational Preparation Programs
• Volunteer and Community Service
• Work Experience
• Awards and Honors
• Extracurricular Activities

During High School Years Only
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UC PERSONAL STATEMENT

• Respond to both prompts, using a maximum of
  1,000 words total
• 1) Describe the world you come from-for example,
  your family, community or school-and tell us how
  your world has shaped your dreams and
  aspirations.
• Tell us about a personal quality, talent,
  accomplishment, contribution or experience that
  is important to you. What about this quality or
  accomplishment makes you proud and how does it
  relate the person you are?
• (Subject to change)

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Private Colleges
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Partial List of Private CollegesOak Ridge
Students Have Attended

• MIT
• Columbia
• Amherst
• North Carolina
• Northwestern
• University of Chicago
• NYU
• Brigham Young University
• Brown
• Yale
• Harvard
• Duke
• Vassar
• University of Pennsylvania
• Sarah Lawrence
• Babson

• Stanford University
• University of Southern CA
• University of the Pacific
• University of San Francisco
• St. Marys College
• Menlo College
• Pt.Loma Nazarene
• Pepperdine University
• Azusa Pacific University
• Westmont College
• Santa Clara University
• University of San Diego
• Harvey Mudd
• Occidental
• Notre Dame De Namur
• William Jessup University

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Other 4 Year CollegesPrivate and Out-of-State

• Contact the Colleges Directly
• Via Naviance

Many private colleges have large endowments to
help Students finance their education.
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Out-of-State Colleges

• Out-of-state tuition (more )
• Residency requirements vary
• WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange)

Some restrictions may apply check with the
college
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Examples of WUE Colleges

• University of Nevada, Reno
• Boise State University
• Montana State University
• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• Arizona State University (selected majors)
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Utah
• Southern Oregon University

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Community College
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Community College Options

• Transfer Guarantee to the UCs
• Associate Degree For Transfer (new)
• AA or AS Degree (2 Years)
• Certificate Degree Program

Take a Community College course while in high
school.
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Certificate Programs (Los Rios CC District)

• Journalism
• Landscape Design
• Library Technology
• Management
• Marketing
• Mechanical Engineer Tech
• Medical Assisting
• Motorcycle Maintenance
• Music Production
• Nursing, LVN
• Nutrition
• Paramedic
• Phlebotomy
• Photography
• Railroad Operations
• Real Estate
• Restaurant Management
• Vet Tech
• Web Page

• Accounting
• Admin. of Justice
• Aeronautics
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Art New Media
• Automotive Technology
• Biotechnology
• Building Inspection Tech
• Business
• Chemical Dependency Studies
• Communication
• Television Production
• Comp. Info Science
• Construction Management
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts
• Dental Assisting
• Design Technology

• Desktop Publishing
• Diesel Mechanics
• Digital Media
• Drafting Technology
• Early Childhood Ed
• Electronics Technology
• Electric Vehicles
• Emergency Medical Tech
• Environmental Design
• Fashion/Fashion Merchandising
• Fire Technology
• Geographic Information Systems
• Gerontology
• Graphic Communication
• Health InfoTechnology
• Horticulture
• Hospitality Management
• Interior Design

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Career Colleges

• California Culinary Academy
• Cogswell Polytechnical
• Carrington College (formerly Western Career
  College)
• Wyotech
• Le Cordon Bleu
• Academy of Art
• ITT Institute
• FIDM
• Expression

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Military Options

• Enlist (Junior/Senior Yr)
• Recruiters _at_ ORHS during lunch
• ROTC (Junior/Senior Yr)

ASVAB given at ORHS November 2nd or April 4th
100 400 PM Sign-up
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Career Expo 2016

• Wednesday, March 16th
• 600 800 PM
• Union Mine High School
• Career Representatives
• Career Breakout Sessions
• Community Service Programs
• Student Internship Opportunities
• Hiring Fair Area

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College Entrance Tests
Take this Year
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PSAT _at_ ORHS

• Wednesday, October 14th _at_ ORHS from 830 AM
  1230 PM
• Based on the New SAT
• Free PSAT study booklets are available in the
  Career Center
• Room Assignments will be posted on Monday,
  October 12th
• (Career Center window)
• ASB Card or photo ID, Email address, Bring a
  calculator, snack, and 2 pencil(s)

PHOTO IDENTIFICATION - MANDATORY
Financial assistance available for students with
financial need
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PSAT for the NEW SAT

• Measures verbal, critical reading, math
  problem-solving and writing skills
• Practice for the NEW SAT
• Will give students access to MyRoad
• Taking the PSAT is the first step in the National
  Merit Scholarship Program (for juniors only)
• Valuable feedback provided in a detailed report
• Focus on skills, not scores

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National Merit Scholarship

• Taking the PSAT is the first step
• to enter the
• National Merit Scholarship Competition

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Recommendation for Juniors PSAT Fall
2015 Old SAT November December 2015 /
January 2016 New SAT March November
2016 ACT December 2015 October 2016
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College Entrance TestsRequired by most 4-Year
Colleges

• SAT Reasoning
• Math
• Critical Reading
• Writing
• Writing optional
• New SAT
• 54.50
• Mail or Online Registration

ACT Math English Science Reading Writing
option 39.50 No Writing 56.50 Plus
Writing Mail or Online Registration
OR
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Practice Sat or ACT Combo Test 10.00 (Kaplan)

• To determine the best test fit for you
• Saturday, October 24th
• 900 AM 100 PM
• In B-3
• Results meeting Monday, November 2nd
• 600 700 PM
• Sign-up in the Career Center

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Kaplan is OfferingSAT Essay Writing Workshop -
10Monday, February 8th200 315 PMLocation
B-3
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Fee Waivers for Studentswith Financial
NeedCheck with yourCounselor
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Who Needs to Take SAT Subject Tests? Check with
individual colleges/majors todetermine if a SAT
Subject Test is Recommended

• UC Campus Recommends taking the following SAT
  Subject tests

Berkeley College of Chemistry
Engineering Davis Not recommended in any
area Irvine Serve as a value-added component
in the application evaluation Los Angeles
School of Engineering Math Level 2
recommended Merced Not recommended in any
area Riverside College of Natural and
Agricultural Sciences and College of Engineering
Math Level 2 and Physics strongly
recommended San Diego Engineer and Division of
Biological Sciences Math Level 2 and Science are
recommended Santa Barbara College of
Engineering Math Level 2 College of Creative
Studies Check many majors require SAT Subject
tests College of Letters and Sciences not
required, but considered Santa Cruz Not
recommended in any area
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• Other Item
• for Juniors

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ROP Cosmetology

• 7 Openings for January 2016
• Course begins January 11 June 17
• Course continues in July (4 weeks off for the
  summer)
• Make an appointment with your counselor

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NCAA Recommendations

• File with the NCAA Clearinghouse for Div. I or
  Div. II Athletics
• Students register online - NCAA Eligibility
  Center 10th grade
• Students must complete the NCAA Amateurism
  Certification questionnaire
• Students must supply SAT or ACT scores to the
  Eligibility Center directly from the testing
  agencies (code 9999)
• www.ncaa.org

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Counselor Assignments
Last Names Counselor Assignment A Ch Jon
Pratt Ext. 3051 Ci Gr Jill Howard
Ext. 3053 Gu - Lan Kim Cerutti
Ext. 3310 Lap Per Jenisse Bovo Ext. 3057 Pet
- Sn Darsy Arburn Ext. 3052 So -
Z Mandy Fielder Ext. 3055
Email or Call [phone] X 3050
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Avenues of Communication

• Text Message Reminders
• Naviance (www.orhsonline.com)
• Career Center Website (www.orhsonline.com)
• Fliers around campus

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Weekly Text Message Reminders
Subject Text to Message Career Center
Opportunities 81010 _at_ccenter
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The Junior Dozen

• College Fair _at_ UMHS Oct.5th
• PSAT _at_ ORHS October 14th
• 3) Academics Count
• 4) Extracurricular Activities Count
  (UC/Privates/Cal Poly SLO)
• 5) Take SATs ACT
• 6) Use NAVIANCE

7) Meet w/ Your Counselor 8) Talk w/ Your
Parents 9) Research Your Options 10) Attend
Career Fair 11) Visit, Visit, Visit 12) Have a
Plan a Backup Plan
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NAVIANCEUser Name the first four letters of
your last name, plus the last four numbers of
your ORHS student ID Example
lask3468Password the first initial of your
first name and the first initial of your last
name, plus the last four numbers of your ORHS
Permanent ID Example jl9645