Welcome to Senior ParentStudent Night

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Welcome to Senior Parent/Student Night!

• Presented by the Dublin High School Counseling
  Department and Career Center Staff

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Counseling Department

• Kim Halket- Head Counselor, A-H
• Caroline Rubio- AVID AP Coordinator, I-N
• Talvin Sodhi- O-Z ELD Students
• Gloria DaSilva- At-risk Counselor
• Cynthia Walker- Counseling Intern
• Julia Jones- Career Center Technician
• Denise Watts- Registrar (transcripts)
• Judi Fall- Secretary (call ex. 7050 for appts.)

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Fall/Winter

• Review career plans, decide what type of school
  is best for you, ask for help if undecided
• Narrow college list to 4-5 schools
• Sign up to retake SAT and ACT tests if needed
• Visit colleges/attend open house events
• Begin application process
• Begin scholarship search
• Remember that senior grades DO COUNT!

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Selecting the Right School

• Visit Campuses/Preview Days
• Location and Size
• Campus Environment
• Programs/Majors Offered
• Financial Assistance
• Making the List- always have at least one safety
  school and one reach school on list

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College Options Overview

• Community College
• cost
• not ready to leave home yet
• undecided on major
• did not get accepted to school of choice
• transfer admissions agreements Honors
  Transfer Program

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California State University (CSU)

• 23 campuses with 1800 bachelor degree programs in
  240 subject areas
• The states primary undergraduate teaching
  institution.
• Draws from top third high school graduates.
  Minimum 2.0 GPA required, but 3.0 GPA
  automatically qualifies for admission.
• Its admissions priority is upper-division
  students transferring from California Community
  Colleges
• CSU educates more community college transfer
  students than all other California universities
  and colleges combined
• Average cost is around 16,000.00 per year

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University of California (UC)

• 9 undergraduate campuses
• Draws from the top 1/8 of the states high school
  graduates. Average GPA in 2007 3.78 with SAT of
  1763/ACT of 24.8.
• Offers various advanced degrees, including law
  and medicine
• Academic study areas on UC campuses span more
  than 150 disciplines, one of the broadest ranges
  of study of any university in the world
• More UC academic programs are rated among the top
  ten nationally than any other private or public
  university
• With approximately 42,000 graduate students, UC
  produces 7 percent of the nations Ph.D.
  candidates nationally
• Average cost is around 23,000.00 per year

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Independent Colleges

• Nine out of ten students receive financial
  assistance
• More students graduate in four years, saving as
  much as 100,000.00
• Every admission application is personally
  reviewed
• Classes are smaller and taught by professors (not
  teaching assistants)
• Each student is given personal attention to help
  them succeed in college and life
• 40 of the students are from communities of color
• 60 of the students are women
• Although the overall coast is higher per year
  than public schools, the average financial aid
  package is 18,900.00

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Technical/Specialist Schools

• These schools help students pursue an intense
  program in their area of interest, such as
  fashion design, computer animation, automotive
  mechanics, culinary arts.
• Financial aid is available for all accredited
  post-secondary schools. Students interested in
  these specialty schools should contact their
  admissions office to procure an application.
• This is a great way for students who do not
  necessarily want to pursue a four-year degree but
  who want to specialize in a particular area to
  acquire that knowledge directly out of high
  school.
• Most specialty schools have placement services
  for their graduates.

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College Testing Requirements

• ACT
• Register for this test at www.actstudent.org
• Take Writing Option
• Test dates for seniors are October 27 and
  December 8

• SAT Reasoning Test
• Register at www.collegeboard.com
• Test dates for seniors are October 6, November 3,
  December 1

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SAT II Subject Area Tests

• Required for UC System, some private schools
• Students will need two subject area tests, not
  from the same curricular area.
• The areas must be from the following
• History, Literature, Mathematics (Level 2 only),
  science or language other than English. These
  tests may not be taken any later than December of
  the senior year.

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SAT Prep Classes at DHS

• E-Group Learning will be starting a four week SAT
  prep class beginning Saturday, October 6. Class
  meets on Saturdays from 8 am-1 pm.
• Cost is 470 and prepares seniors for the
  November 3rd SAT.
• Contact directly at www.egrouplearning.com

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ASVAB

• Given on November 14th 2006 during periods 1
  4. Students will need field trip form signed
  by teachers and parent. FREE of charge.
• Comprehensive career assessment with no
  obligation to join armed services or to be
  contacted by them.
• Required by armed services of all recruits.

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Las Positas Assessment

• Offered to students in Spring of senior year.
• Students must register with Las Positas College
  prior to sitting for assessment
• Registration information given to students prior
  to assessment by visiting counselor
• Free of charge
• Students may not sign up for classes without
  assessment in English and Mathematics

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College Application Workshops at Lunchtime in
Room C-4

• October 18 CSU application
• October 24 UC application
• Nov. 1 Private Schools/Common Application
• CSU and UC application deadline is November 30.
  Private schools check each campus for deadline
• Community Colleges March/April

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Items Needed for Online Applications

• Consistent and appropriate e-mail address
• Intended major
• Transcript
• Social Security Number
• Test Scores (or test score dates)
• Parents annual income and residency date
• Credit card or fee waiver

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Cal State Application www.csumentor.edu

• Learn about the CSU system
• Explore campuses and majors
• Learn about financial aid
• Online application
• Eligibility GPA in a-g courses SAT/ACT score

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UC Application www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ap
ply

• UC Merced
• Activities and awards
• NEW Personal Statement Prompts 1,000 words total
  (www.ucgateways.org)
• Academic preparation
• Potential to contribute
• Open-ended question
• Eligibility GPASAT scores number of a-g
  courses
• Selection is made using Comprehensive Review

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Private Colleges

• Personal statement and awards/activities
• Letters of recommendation
• More personal review, looking for well-rounded
  students
• The Common Application www.commonapp.org
• Accepted by 298 colleges in U. S.

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Letters of Recommendation

• Teacher, counselor, coach, mentor
• Use Brag Sheet or resume
• At least a two week notice before deadline
• Use for colleges, scholarships, job interviews

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Winter/Spring

• Attend Financial Aid Night on February 5
• Complete FAFSA by March 1
• DHS automatically sends out Cal Grant Info.
• March- begin getting college acceptance letters
• March- complete community college apps.
• April- Make final decision about which college to
  attend after receiving financial aid offers
• Complete required assessment tests
• May- send in housing deposit

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The Three Fs You Must Achieve to Pay for
College

• FAFSA
• Fast Web
• Financial Aid
• Dont miss our Financial Aid Workshop on February
  5!

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DHS Scholarship Statistics

• 706,589 was awarded to the Class of 2007!
• Scholarship websites- see list
• www.tuitionfundingsources.com for local
  scholarships
• Also check workplace, church and other
  associations for scholarships

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Build Your Future

• Job Shadowing Opportunities
• DPIE Mentoring Program in CHEE classes
• Paid Apprenticeships (Trades Expo in May)
• Alternative Pathways List
• Choices and Reality Check for students
• Tri-Valley One-Stop Career Center-Pleasanton
• Visit Career Center in Library for more info.

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• Thank you for coming.
• Please feel free to make an appointment with your
  counselor anytime.