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1 Applying For College Class of 2015 Presented by: Brian Hewitt Leticia Gallardo Libby Cook

2 Agenda PREPARING FOR THE PROCESS A Word About Social Media SAT/ACT reminders COLLEGE ADMISSION THE APPLICATION PROCESS -WORKING WITH YOUR COUNSELOR A note about: Dates/Deadlines Getting organized Official vs. unofficial transcripts Letter of recommendation process Personal Finance course- (Blackboard)

3 Wash Behind your ears A WORD ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

4 FAIL WIN

5 Entrance Examination Requirements ACT Assessment ( OR SAT Reasoning Test ( Tests must be taken NO later than December of student s senior year (for CSUs &UCs ), preferably earlier! Use Naviance for test prep

6 SAT and ACT Upcoming Deadlines REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES; Test SAT October 3 November 7 December 5 Registration Deadline September 3 October 9 November 5 ACT October 24 December 12 September 18 November 6

7 Selecting Colleges High Graduation Rate Low Student/Faculty Ratio Good Financial Aid Intern/Research Opportunities Travel Opportunities Engaging Curriculum Clubs & Activities that Match your Interests

8 The College Systems Overview

9 California State University (CSU) & University of California (UC) CSU Admission Requirements Meet A-G Subject Requirements-Cs or better SAT/ACT Minimum GPA 2.0(10 th /11 th Grade) UC Admission Requirements Meet A-G Subject Requirements- Cs or better Minimum GPA 3.0 (10 th /11 th Grade) SAT/ACT plus writing Personal Statement Extracurricular Activities Application Cost $55 per campus Application Cost $70 per campus california.edu

10 SAT Calculating your Eligibility Index (Your GPA ) x Your SAT Total ACT My index is (Your GPA ) x (10 x ACT Comp) My index is

11 Information on Impaction Impacted Programs Matrix available at Local Admissions Area descriptions New Impaction Search Feature by Campus

12 The UC Application The UC application is a holistic applicationeverything is considered when making an admission decision, including the personal statement. Students need to take their time to fill out the application thoroughly, including: o Personal information o Academic history (students must report all academic courses completed including repeated courses.) Use transcript(s) don t guess about grades o Activities & Awards, plus quantitative or qualitative explanations

13 Timeline Aug. 1-Nov. 30 th Application Filing Period Jan.1-Mar. 2 nd File FAFSA UC submission Nov.1-Nov.30th CSU submission Oct. 1- Nov. 30th Mar.1-30 th Individual Campus Admission notificationsposted online/via portal or By May 1 st Submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR)

14 Important Dates September October September November December January Senior conferences Access to UC and CSU application CSU Night, October 1 st ASVAB October 12 th & 21 st UC Night, September 15 th Deadline to submit Application Nov. 30th Financial Aid info. Night Dec. 8th Cash for College Night

15 Private Colleges and Out of State Schools Differences between a college and university WUE School /Regional campus agreements AICCU.EDU (Association of Independent CA Colleges and Universities Follow the A-G course pattern Check specific schools for additional course requirements Common application or site-based application

16 What you need to get started on your applications! *High School Transcript- Grades, State ID *Social Security/legal name *College Entrance exam scores *Family's annual income (pre-tax) *What major do you want to apply to? *Credit Card *Citizen status *Passwords/Usernames

17 APPLICATIONS CSU- Mentor - UC Pathways - Common Application-

18 Steps to start your CSU application csu/csu_ug_2015/tutorials/player.asp? m=starting_an_application

19 Steps to start your UC application

20 Steps to start your Common application

21 Application Assistance UCs CSUs

22 Questions?? Twitter

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