Senior Class College Information

October 3rd, 2011

Today we will talk about:

UC vs. CSU admissions requirementsGoing to Community CollegeGoing to a private college/universityCollege Application Form WorkshopsUseful College/Financial Aid WebsitesSenioritisQuestion and Answer Session

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

Univ. of California California State Univ. Submit app. between Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 Submit app. between Oct. 1 – Nov. 30

Complete A – G required courses Complete A – G required courses

Personal statement required No personal statement required

No letter of recommendation needed No letter of recommendation needed

SAT (Take highest composite score) SAT (Take highest score from multiple sittings)

NO SAT Subject Tests Required (BUT) No SAT Subject Tests Required

ACT plus writing ACT no writing

CollegeWeekLive.comUC online college fair onThursday, Oct. 6, 12 to 12 pm

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

Univ. of California California State Univ. 9 Campuses: UC Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego

23 Campuses: Humboldt, Chico, Sonoma, Maritime, Sacramento, East Bay, San Francisco, Stanislaus, San Jose, Fresno, Monterey Bay, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Northridge, Channel Islands, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Pomona, Fullerton, San Bernardino, San Marcos, San Diego(Campuses in bold are impacted and may have additional admissions requirements)

Accept top 12.5% of high school graduates.

Accept top 33% of high school graduates

Cost: Approximately $32,000/yr. Cost: Approximately $28,000/yr depending on where you live

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

SAT/ACT TestingYou should have already taken the SAT and/or ACT at least once by now. If you are applying to UC’s you should have already taken the SAT Subject Tests.If you are applying to impacted CSU campuses, you must take the SAT and/or ACT regardless of your GPA. Some impacted campuses require testing to be completed by November. Check websites for specific campus requirements.

SAT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (collegeboard.com)November 5th October 7th December 3rd November 8th

ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (actstudent.org)December 10th November 4th

SEE YOUR COUNSELOR ASAP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT TESTING REQUIREMENTS!!!

Ventura Community College

If you are planning on attending VC, we will take you to the college and help you get registered in the Spring.

IMPORTANT: You CANNOT transfer to a UC or CSU without completing 60 transferable units. This generally means TWO YEARS (or MORE) of community college before you can transfer.

Private college/university

If you are planning on attending a private college/university YOU need to find all info on your own.

Come see us for help!-- Does the school use the

Common app, dates, letters of rec (and from who), CSS Profile, etc. are all different for each school.

Online College Application Form Workshops

During Fall Break: Create application log-on and complete as much of the online

application forms as you can. Tuesday, Nov. 1st: UC Application WorkshopWednesday, Nov. 2nd: CSU Application WorkshopThursday, Nov. 3rd: Common Application Workshop

TIME: 2:00 pmPLACE: Media Center

PLEASE NOTE: Requests for Letters of Recommendation are due to your counselor at least TWO WEEKS before the college

or university application deadline!!!

Useful Websites http://fthscounselors.wetpaint.com:// www.collegeboard.com (SAT registration) www.actstudent.org (ACT registration) www.csumentor.edu (CSU online application, campus search engine,

campus highlights, etc.) www.universityofcalifornia.edu (UC online application, campus highlights,

scholarship information, etc.) www.commonapp.org (Online common application form for almost 300

colleges/universities across the US) www.cccco.edu (California community college information) www.californiacolleges.edu (Info on all California colleges) www.fastweb.com (Comprehensive scholarship search site) www.fafsa.ed.gov (Site for Federal financial aid form, FAFSA available

after Jan. 1, 2010)

Senioritis

Don’t let THIS happen to you!

Continue to take rigorous classesDon’t let your grades slipColleges have revoked admissions based on poor

academic performance 2nd semester. FINISH STRONG!!