The Kings Academy

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The Kings Academy

• Senior Parent College Night
• Sept. 7th 2006

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• Caps and Gowns
• Jostens Representative
• Barbara Esparza
• London Trip Senior Retreat
• Mrs. Bell
• Summit Ministries Summer Program
• Sheila Casey, TKA 06
• www.summit.org

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College and Academic Center Staff

• Doreen Heenk
• Student Support Director
• Aurora Cabrera
• Academic Center Supervisor

• Lorry Gordon
• Academic College Counselor
• Becky Threewitt
• College Counselor
• Ana Lewis
• Guidance Assistant

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Mindset List Class of 2010

• The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore
  is about as scary as the student union.
• Major U.S. airlines have always been broke.
• Google has always been a verb.
• Text messaging is their email.
• They rarely have mailed anything with a stamp.
• They grew up in mini-vans.
• Check out Beloit College Mindset List at
  www.beloit.edu/pubaff/mindset/

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Dates to Note

• College Visits to TKA are posted tonight with
  dates
• Sept. 25th Christian College Fair _at_ Valley
  Christian at 630pm
• UC Applications Nov. 1st Nov. 30th
• California State Universities Oct. 1st Nov.
  30th
• Private Colleges and Universities-Check the
  University web site
• Early Action/Early Decision typically due Nov.
  1st or the 15th
• October 1 CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE filing
  period begins (www.collegeboard.com)
• November 2 Financial Aid Night _at_ TKA at 730pm
  in the W building
• January 1 FAFSA filing period begins
  (www.fafsa.ed.gov)

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California Community College

• www.cccco.edu
• Vocational programs
• AA Degree or Occupational Certificate
• Transfer program to UC and CSU
• Over 2.5M students
• 109 Campuses
• Est. Total Annual Cost 26 per unit, plus 4600
  books, fees, transportation

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California Community Collegewww.assist.org

• Minimum Entrance Requirements
• Open to all CA residents
• Must be 18 or older or have signed release from
  high school
• No entrance exams
• Highly recommend research and selection of UC or
  CSU you are planning to transfer to before you
  attend

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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)

UCLA UC Berkeley UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa
Barbara UC Santa Cruz UC Davis UC Merced UC San
Diego UCSF (graduate)
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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)
• www.ucop.edu/pathways
• Strong emphasis on graduate programs
• World-class research in Sciences and Humanities
• Over 200K students
• 10 Campuses
• Est. Total Annual Cost 25,000

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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)

• Minimum Entrance Requirements
• Top 12.5 academically of high school graduates
  statewide
• Completed 15 UC prescribed high school courses
  (a-g list)
• SAT or ACT and two SAT subject tests (last SAT
  date accepted is December 2nd)
• Personal Statement necessary for application
• No secondary school recommendation required

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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)

• Gather your information
• Research your major options www.universityofcalif
  ornia.edu/admissions/openmajors
• Apply broadly
• Pick an e-mail address and stick with it
• Take an online virtual tour www.universityofcalif
  ornia.edu/admissions/apptour
• Pursue all potential scholarships
  www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/scholars
  hips

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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)

• Application Checklist
• www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
• You will need to have the following ready
• Written, proofed Personal Statement in an MS Word
  document
• High School transcript
• Test scores
• Activities and awards
• Annual income (for your parents for 2004-2005)
• Your Social Security Number
• Parents residency
• Credit Card

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California Public Universities

• University of California (UC)

• Dates Deadlines
• October Online application opens for Fall 2007
• November 1-30 Filing period
• January 1 FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
• March 1 Notification of all admissions decisions
  begins
• March 2 FAFSA deadline
• May 1 Intent to Register statement due

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• Cal Poly SLO
• Cal Poly Pomona
• CSU, Channel Islands
• CSU, Chico
• CSU, Fresno
• CSU, Fullerton
• CSU, Humboldt
• CSU, Long Beach
• CSU, Los Angeles
• CSU, Monterey Bay
• CSU, North Ridge
• CSU, San Bernadino

• CSU, Sacramento
• CSU, San Diego
• CSU, San Francisco
• CSU, San Jose
• CSU, San Marcus
• CSU, Sonoma
• CSU, Stanislaus
• CSU, Bakersfield
• CSU, Camarillo
• CSU, Dominguez Hills
• CSU, East Bay

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• www.csumentor.edu
• Emphasizes undergraduate education
• Education is more technical and hands-on
• Over 409K students
• 23 Campuses
• Est. Total Annual Cost 17,000

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• Minimum Entrance Requirements
• Top 33 academically of high school graduates
  statewide
• Completed 15 CSU prescribed courses (a-g list)
• SAT or ACT
• No essay required on application
• No secondary school recommendation required

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• Gather your information
• Research your major options www.csumentor.edu
• Pick an e-mail address and stick with it
• Take an online virtual tour
• Fill out the FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Pursue all potential scholarships Contact the
  financial aid office or scholarship office on
  your campus of interest.

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• Application Checklist
• You will need to have the following ready
• High School transcript
• Test scores (SAT or ACT)
• Activities and awards
• Annual income (for your parents for 2004-2005)
• Your Social Security Number
• Parents residency
• Credit Card

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California Public Universities

• California State Universities (CSU)

• Dates Deadlines
• October 1 Filing period opens
• November 30 Last day to submit application
• January 1 FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
• March-April Notification of all admissions
  decisions begins
• March 2 FAFSA deadline
• May Intent to Register statement due

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Welcome to ECON 101, UC-style
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Its enough to make you dizzy!
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Common Application

• www.commonapp.org
• Accepted at 300 schools
• Check your colleges for any required supplemental
  forms
• Even if you only have one college that accepts
  the Common Application, use it.

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Common Applicationwww.commonapp.org

• Sections
• Application for Undergraduate Admission
• School Report (filled out by school counselors)
• Mid-Year Report (same as above)
• 2 Teacher Evaluations (to be filled out by
  teachers in academic subjects from 11th 12th
  grades)
• Essay
• Short Answer
• Check online for any supplements required by the
  college you are applying to

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Schools Not Accepting the Common Application

• Most require an essay, for which they provide the
  prompt
• Go online to the schools website and download
  the application
• Most require teacher recommendations
• Contact College Board to send your SAT scores to
  the colleges to which you are applying
• Pay close attention to deadlines!

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Secondary School Report Recommendations

• Find your Senior Packet and read it!
• Deadlines for getting recommendations to your
  college counselors and to teachers

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Deadline Options

• Regular Decision I am interested, and if
  accepted, I might want to attend.
• Early Action I am very interested, and if
  accepted, I will most likely attend.
• Early Decision Its true love, and if
  accepted, I must attend because it is
  contractually binding.
• Early Action/Single Choice Im very
  interested, and youre the one and only school I
  may apply to early. (Non-binding)

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• College admission is a match to be made, not a
  prize to be won.
• - Quote?

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• Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
  so easily ensnares us and let us run with
  endurance the race that is set before us, looking
  unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith
• Hebrews 121-2
• The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord. He
  directs it like a watercourse wherever He
  pleases.
• Proverbs 211

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• QA