Torrey Pines High School

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• Torrey Pines High School
• Senior Presentations
• Class of 2010

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Transcripts

• Check your transcripts for the following
• Correct Name, Address
• Off campus classes
• Credits
• Grades
• Check for Repeats
• Graduation Status
• CSIS ID SSID (UC System Only)

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Naviance Computer Programhttp//connection.navian
ce.com/tphs 

• To login-
• Your school ID number is your Naviance
  registration code. Your parents can also create
  an account by using your ID with a P at the
  end.

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Naviance Features

• Scholarship Opportunities Find out what
  scholarships are available to you.
• Career Exploration- Find career information such
  as salaries, future outlook, and education
  needed.
• Research Colleges- Compare GPA, standardized test
  scores, and other statistics to actual historical
  data from our school for students who have
  applied and been admitted in the past (this will
  be available for our students in future years)
• Sign up for college visits- Find out which
  colleges are visiting our school and sign up to
  attend those sessions. Max of 6 visits per
  student.

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Community Colleges

• Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) This program
  offer guaranteed admission to students who
  complete a core set of courses at a California
  community college.
• IGETC Will help you meet general education
  course requirements at UC Campuses CSU
  campuses.

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California State Universities (CSU)

• 23 campuses
• Service Area CSU San Marcos
• Applicants must meet the A-G subject requirements
• Apply online _at_ www.csumentor.edu

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University of California (UC)

• 9 campuses
• Visit pathways.ucop.edu/doorways/list for a
  complete list of Torrey Pines High School UC
  approved courses
• Applicants must meet the A-G subject requirements
• Apply online _at_ www.universityofcalifornia.edu/appl
  y
• Application determined by comprehensive review
  process
• CSIS ID SSID

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UC/CSU Subject Requirements(A-G)

• A History/ Social Science 2 years required
• B English 4 years required
• C Math 3 years required/ 4 yrs recommended
• D Lab Science 2 yrs required/ 3 recommended
• E Foreign Language 2 yrs required/ 3 yrs
  recommended
• F Visual/ Performing Arts 1 year required
• G Electives 1 year required

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D Grades

• UC and CSU campuses consider a D grade in a
  required subject a Subject Omission.
• Students who have received a D grade in a
  required course need to repeat the course in
  order to be eligible to apply to a UC or CSU
  campus
• HOWEVERthere are exceptions
• Math
• World Languages
• See your counselor for specific information

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UC/ CSU Application Deadlines
All students are expected to apply online UC
online application www.universityofcalifornia.edu
/apply Filing period November 1- November
30 CSU online application www.csumentor.edu Appl
ication available October 1st Filing period
November 1- November 30
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Private and Out of State Colleges

• 1. Admission requirements vary by institution
• 2. Often use committee type admission process
• 3. Students should check with individual campuses
  to determine admission requirements deadlines
• 4. Many campuses use the Common Application
  (Visit www.commonapp.org for more information)
• 5. Letter of Recommendation required

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College Admission Testing Requirements

• ?www.fairtest.org great resource to view a list
  of colleges and universities that do not require
  a SAT or ACT exam for admission

• University of California
• ?Require SAT reasoning or ACT (w/ writing)
• ?2 Subject exams in 2 different areas
• CSU
• ?Require SAT or ACT
• Private Schools
• Refer to school websites, some allow ACT exam to
  replace subject test requirements.
• Check specific program testing
  requirements- as some majors require certain
  subject tests

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Test Dates

• SAT
• www.collegeboard.com
• October 10th
• November 7th
• December 5th

• ACT
• www.act.org
• October 24th
• December 12th

Please note that some schools may not accept
scores from the December test day.
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Prospective College Athletes

• NCAA Clearinghouse
• 1.Dont forget to register online _at_
• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• 2.Ensure you are meeting the NCAA course
  requirements (new requirements as of 2008!)
• 3.Bring signed FERPA form, found on Naviance, and
  stamped addressed envelope to TPHS Registrar.

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Financial Aid/ Scholarships

• Encourage all students to apply
• Visit www.fafsa.gov to download FAFSA form
• More scholarship information on Naviance

CSS/ Profile - Similar to FAFSA - Certain
private Universities use this form to determine
financial aid eligibility
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How to Apply to College
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Begin with My Colleges tab
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If you intend to apply to a Common App school,
read this FERPA agreement carefully, then check
one of these boxes. If you do not intend to apply
to ANY Common App schools, you can skip this box.
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You will find the TPHS FERPA agreement here. For
any school or program that requires a letter of
rec, fill out this form and give it to the
recommender.
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FERPA Agreement

• Be sure to print the
• FERPA form and return
• to counselor to waive
• your right to access letter.
• No counselor can write you a letter of rec
  without this form on file.
• Students who do not waive their right will
  receive a generic, neutral letter.

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If you have never used this page, start with add
to this list.
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Add your college list using the lookup feature.
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You can browse colleges by state, country or
name.
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After you find the school, click Add Colleges
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When you add a college, it goes to the Colleges
that Im considering section.
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To add your college to the application list,
check the box to the left of school name and
indicate your interest. Then select Move to
Application List.
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Choose type of admission and be sure to check
what each school offers.
Be sure to click Add Applications once done.
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Make sure that your Colleges to which Im
applying list is ACCURATE! Your counselors and
teachers will refer to this list as needed for
deadlines.
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For a counselor letter of recommendation,
complete the brag packet for counselors.
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Complete every question and pay close attention
to the deadlines.
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For a teacher recommendation, be sure to select
the brag packet for teachers and complete all
the questions.
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Once your packets are done, you must select your
teachers and counselor by using the add/cancel
requests.
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Select your teachers and counselor from the pull
down menu here. This will send them an email
notifying them that the Brag packet is done. Be
sure to ask them in person first, before sending
the email, as a courtesy.
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Dont forget to select Update Requests once
your teachers and counselor have been selected.
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Requesting Letters of Recommendation

• Once again, you MUST speak with the recommender
  (i.e. teacher or counselor) before completing
  your brag packet and submit to them the signed
  FERPA agreement form.
• Common Application schools must be completed
  through Naviance, NO ENVELOPES REQUIRED!!!

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Schools NOT on the Common Application

• Letters of recommendation are needed for private
  and some out of state schools only.
• For these colleges and universities you must
  bring in a stamped (3) and addressed 8½ x 11
  envelope for each college and that schools
  secondary school report.
• Remember, UC/CSU Schools do not accept letters
  of recommendation

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Resources
Refer to College Application Reference Sheet,
found on Naviance, for assistance.
For a detailed step by step guide of Naviance see
this video.
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Letter of Recommendation Request Deadlines

• For Early Admissions
• October 2nd
• For Regular Admissions
• November 20th

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TPHS College Career Center (CCC)

• Visit Room 401 for detailed information on
  college career options!
• Hours Monday-Thursday
• 800am 1237pm
• Mrs. Bhagwat- CCC Advisor

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Upcoming Events

• October 14th Senior Meetings
• (During 9th-11th grade PSAT testing)
• -UC online application workshop
• -CSU online application workshop
• -Q A session with the counselors
• March 2010
• TP/CCA College Night to be held at TPHS this
  year.
• May 2010
• Torrey Pines H.S. Career Day!

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The last day to drop a class

• without any record on your transcript is
  Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
• The last day to Withdraw from a class is Friday,
  December 4th, 2009
• (A W will appear on your transcript)

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Enjoy Your Senior Year!

• Remember to contact your counselor for more
  information
• A-Co Mrs. Cambra
• Cr-Ha Mr. Dean
• He-Ko Mrs. Sanchez-Allwein
• Kr-Na Ms. Gervasini
• Ne-St Mrs. Bascom
• Su-Tu Ms. Gervasini
• Ty-Wo Mrs. Sanchez-Allwein
• Wr-Z Mr. Dean
• Student Support Services Ms. Dexter