MAKE YOUR DREAMS BECOME REALITY!

• TESTING

• APPLICATION

• SCHOLARSHIPS

• FINANCIAL AID

TERESA PITTS,

COLLEGE COUNSELOR

WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR?• Grades, gpa grades 10-11

• Test scores

• Rigor including senior year

• Commitment

• Strong personal statement

SENIOR STATUSCollege GPA based on grades earned in grades

10-11

Check transcripts for A-G deficiencies!

Final grades of C or better for colleges!

Colleges will not accept semester D’s

Class rank is determined at end of Jr. year,

available end of September

Must keep strong profile in senior year

Must report any D’s/F’s, drops at semester

BEYER A-G COURSE LIST

• For students wishing to attend a four-year university,

must meet required A-G courses for CSU/UC

• Check transcripts now!!

• All requirements met by end of senior year

Refer to Beyer course list at:

https://doorways.ucop.edu/list

A-G REQUIREMENTS

ADMISSIONS 101

• Start applications: UC now open, CSU Oct. 1st, private, must check individually

• Start working on personal statement UC/private schools

• Ask for letters of rec for private schools

• Establish email for college use only! Check daily!!

ADMISSIONS 101WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING NOW?

• Decide where you are applying! 6-8

• Attend campus visits, open houses

• 3 days excused absence for seniors: Mr. Chiles office D36

• Register for SAT/ACT! BHS Code 051986

• Supply codes for colleges w/registration to report scores!

REQUIRED TESTING

• Good idea to take both SAT and ACT (not required for Junior colleges)

• Register now! Online registration

• Fee waivers for qualified students

• December tests are deadline for UC/CSU

• 4 free score reports included with reg. Send scores now!

ACT VS. SAT

• SAT

• UC takes best score

combined

• Subject tests are optional,

check each UC/Private

campus

• Send scores to one UC, they

are forwarded to rest

• CSU code 3594, scores sent

to all campuses

• December deadline

• ACT

• CSU/Private will combine scores

• UC must include writing portion

of the test

• CSU writing optional

• Send scores to one UC, they are

forwarded to rest

• CSU send scores individually to

each campus

• December deadline

SAT/ACT TEST DATES

• SAT test dates ACT test dates

• October 1 September 10

• November 5 October 22

• December 3* December 10*

• sat.org/register www.actstudent.org

• *Last date to test for all UC’s and most CSU’s.

SAT SC OR E

C ON V ERT ER ON

C OL L EG EB OA R D

To convert a

score out of

1600 to a

score out of

2400,

choose New

SAT to Old

SAT.

To convert a

score out of

2400 to a

score out of

1600,

choose Old

SAT to New

SAT.

OLD SAT VS. NEW SAT

OLD SAT

• 1360

• 1700

• 1980

• 2170

NEW SAT/ACT

• 1000/19

• 1220/25

• 1400/30

• 1500/33

www.magoosh.com

KHAN ACADEMY FREE SAT PREP

• https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

• Free SAT test prep

• Practice tests

• Interactive practice

• Short quizzes

• Instant feedback

REMIND!

Get messages!

Text @f6h39

Enter 81010

BHS SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN

• MCS District College bulletin available on the

BHS website https://beyer.mcs4kids.com

• Go to Beyer counseling link to find link to

bulletin

• New bulletins updated monthly

• Read scholarship bulletin, observe all deadlines!

• Hard copies available in D wing; most are

online

• Good search sites:

www.fastweb.com www.collegeboard.org

DATES TO REMEMBER!

• Aug. 31 MJC College Fair 6:30 East Campus MJC/UC/CSU, private

• Sept. 12, Exploring College Options, Harvard, Duke, Stanford, etc., http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/

• Sept. 19 National Christian College Fair: 6:00 p.m. Modesto Christian High School

• UC Application Workshop: Oct. 4th periods 2 and 3

• Mandatory Common App Meeting for all seniors applying to private colleges Oct. 6th, periods 6 and 7, must attend both!

• CSU Application Workshop: Oct. 13 periods 3,4 and 6,7

• October 29th Modesto City Schools College Expo Downey HS grades 9-12

COLLEGE VISITS AT BEYER

• Sign up for all visits with Erin Stanfield, main office

• Students must get teacher permission to attend

• Go immediately to the assigned period, no call slips sent

• 8/29/2016 UC Santa Barbara

• 8/31/2016 SOKA University

• 8/31/2016 Colorado Mesa

• 8/31/2016 UCLA

• 9/1/2016 UC Santa Cruz

• 9/6/2016 Air Force ROTC

(San Jose State University)

• 9/26/2016 CSU East Bay

• 10/11/2016 Sacramento State

EARLY ACTION VS.

EARLY DECISION

• Early Action: Apply early, get decision early (December), DO NOT COMMIT

• Early Decision: Apply early, get decision early (December), MUST COMMIT!

• Restricted Early Action: May apply early, not binding, but can only apply to one institution under REA.

APPLY FOR ADMISSION AND OBSERVE DEADLINES!

College Application Filing Period

UC: Nov. 1-Nov. 30 Application opened Aug. 1st, cannot send until Nov. 1st

CSU: Oct. 1- Nov.30

– Private Institutions have individual deadlines

– UC: one application for all

– CSU: individual applications for each

COLLEGE OPTIONS

• Junior College-113 campuses in CA

• California State University-23

campuses

• University of California-9 campuses

• Private universities

• Out of state colleges and

universities

• Trade/vocational schools

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE

• Transfer program to UC/CSU

• AA/AS degrees/Certificate programs

• $46.00/unit

• *TAG: UC/CSU Guaranteed transfer to 6 UCs and many CSU campuses uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.html.

*N/A UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO

MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE

• www.mjc.edu

• Classes are free to high school students, must get permission form signed

• Follow 7 steps to enroll online

• Math/English placement tests required

• NO SAT or ACT required!

• Guidance 110

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

• www.csumentor.edu $55/per campus

• Fee waivers for those who qualify

• 23 campuses (many impacted)

• Degrees in business, teaching, nursing, etc. See matching assistant for major search

• Must declare major at Cal Poly

• CSU Mentor Code for SAT 3594

23 CSU CAMPUSES

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

• http://www.universityofcalifornia/ap

ply

$70/per campus

• Fee waivers for those who qualify

• *9 campuses

• Must have 3.0 min. GPA

• SAT subject tests optional,

recommended for math science

majors, check by campus

• www.ucgateways.org personal

statement

9 UC CAMPUSES

COMMON APP

• Over 600 private member colleges www.commonapp.org

• Fill out one application, plus

supplements by college

• Students MUST attend Common

App Workshop with Mrs. Pitts, Oct.

6th

APPLY BROADLY!UC ADMISSION RATES FALL 2016

• UC Berkeley 18%

• UC Davis 42%

• UC Irvine 41%

• UCLA 18%

• UC Merced 74%

• UC Riverside 66%

• UC San Diego 36%

• Santa Barbara 36%

• Santa Cruz 58%

CSU ADMISSION RATES *2015

• Cal Poly 31%

• Long Beach 35%

• San Diego 34%

• Chico 71%

• Fresno 59%

• Sacramento 73%

• San Jose 60%

PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2016

• Brown 8.5%

• Columbia 6%

• Cornell 14.5%

• Dartmouth 10.5%

• Harvard 5.2%

• Princeton 6.5%

• U/Pennsylvania 9.4%

• Stanford 4.7%

• Yale 6.3%

NAVIANCEHTTP://CONNECTION.NAVIANCE.COM/BEYER

• Naviance code needed

• Interest inventory great tool

• College application

sites/major searches

• Resume

• Scattergrams

• BHS Scholarship bulletin

UC DAVIS

CAL POLY SLO

CSU STANISLAUS

STANFORD

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

• All OFFICIAL Transcripts:

Mrs. Kauffman, BHS Registrar

• Office is located near nurse’s office

in attendance

• Give several days notice

• Private schools: Require secondary

school reports that include official

transcript. Most sent electronically

PRIVATE FOR PROFIT COLLEGES

• High tuition schools with highest share of students with debt

• 96% take out loans compared to 13% @ jc, 48% @ 4 yr. public, and 57% @ 4 yr. non-profit

• Highest student loan default rate

• Too many students do not get high quality training or do not graduate = no jobs, high debt

• Under new rule, most for-profits in CA can no longer participate in Cal Grant program like non profit schools

• Includes U of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Kaplan, SJVC, etc.

COLLEGE WEBSITE PORTALS

Once students apply to colleges, they will receive an email directing them to set up a “portal”. Do this immediately!

This is where the college will send all information regarding admission, financial aid, housing, etc.

It is important to check the portals daily and respond to requests immediately!

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

– 3 weeks notice, Nov. 1st deadline to be requested for counselors before holiday break

– Required for most private colleges

– Provide stamped, addressed envelopes if needed

– Resume

– Not required for UC, CSU

NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE

• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net must register

• Division I or II school

• Core requirements

• SAT /820 ACT/68

• Apply online, download form, turn in to Mrs. Kauffman for transcript to be sent

• Report SAT/ACT scores! 9999

FINANCIAL AID

• FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid

• www.fafsa.gov

• CAL Grant GPA verification sent for all seniors

• PROFILE Required by some private institutions

• FAFSA application: October 1 to March 2, 2017

•CSU—estimated cost $22,000 per

year (including tuition, books,

room, board, personal expenses)

•UC—estimated cost $35,000 per

year (including tuition, books,

room, board, personal expenses)

•Private—estimated cost

$40,000+(including tuition, books,

room, board, personal expenses)

ESTIMATED COSTS

SCAMS!

Beware of those who tell

you that for a fee, they

can get you

scholarships and

financial aid.

CLASS OF 2017,WHERE WILL YOU BE?