7/2/2015 Welcome to Junior Parent/Student Night! Eric Calloway, Counselor Caroline Rubio, Counselor Gloria DaSilva, Counselor

Dublin High School Statistics For the Class of 2014 (411 students), 50% attended a four-year college or university 45% attended a two-year community college (98% in a transfer program) 11 enlisted in the military 5 enrolled in vocational programs 4 worked full time 7/2/2015

Breakdown: 70 attended CSU campuses (17%) 44 attended UC campuses (9.7%) 92 attended private and out-of-state colleges (22%) 7/2/2015

University of California Serves top 1/8 of high school graduates MINIMUM GPA of 3.0 to apply Comprehensive Review includes: “a – g” courses in grades 10 – 11 Number of “a-g” and AP/Honors courses SAT or ACT with Writing scores (single best sitting) Quality of the senior year Extra-curricular activities, special talents, leadership exp., personal statements

UC Eligibility in the Local Context Top 9% ELC from high school identified by self-reported grades on UC app and: Must have completed 11/15 “a-g” courses Must have at least a 3.0 GPA Must have at least one ACT/SAT score Results shown on “Application Status” page after application deadline and review. Applications will be automatically screened by UC system upon submission.

7/2/2015 UC Entering Class of 2014 Admit rate ranged from 17% at UCLA to 67% at Merced Average GPA range was 3.61 at Merced to 4.18 at Berkeley Average test score range was 24/1638 at Merced to 31/2071 at Berkeley. Average cost of attendance for the UC system is $33,000

UC best bets… Do the best you can in “a-g” courses Take advantage of other academic/ leadership/unique opportunities Continue to retest to get best scores and complete testing in Nov/Dec of senior year Remember SAT Subject Tests no longer required, suggested for Engineering and Chemistry majors Apply to numerous UC campuses

7/2/2015 California State University Serves top 1/3 of high school graduates Students ranked on Eligibility Index (formula based on GPA/SAT/ACT calculation) Requires SAT or ACT without writing Average cost from $19,628 (Monterey Bay) per year to $26,158 (SDSU) on-campus EAP (ELM and EPT) tests taken by all juniors in spring Early Start Program - mandatory remediation during summer after graduation

California State University data: GPA range was (2013) from 3.09 at Dominguez Hills to at San Luis Obispo ACT range was from 18 at San Bernadino to 29 at San Luis Obispo SAT range (Critical Reading and Math only) was from 850 at Dominguez Hills to 1227 – 1388 at San Luis Obispo 7/2/2015

Impaction: Impaction means that they have more applicants than spots available Some CSU campuses are impacted for all majors Some campuses rank applicants (according to EI) by major Some campuses are not impacted, except for Nursing/Pre-Nursing 7/2/2015

Best bets… Apply to local CSU East Bay and San Francisco State - Alameda County residents given priority at both Look at CSU Eligibility-only campuses such as Stanislaus, Bakersfield, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Maritime Academy, Channel Islands

7/2/2015 Western Undergraduate Exchange Students who are residents of WICHE states may enroll at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state at a reduced tuition rate. WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Website: wiche.edu/wue Some GPA, major, tests score requirements

7/2/2015 Private/Independent Colleges 75 Independents in California alone 9 out of 10 receive financial assistance Most schools guarantee 4 year graduation Every admission file is personally reviewed Classes are smaller with actual professors Personal attention to succeed in college/life Costs and admissions standards vary widely Test scores can open access for financial aid

7/2/2015 California Community Colleges All students should take “a-g” requirements, especially MATH if they wish to be in a Transfer Program DUSD Concurrent Enrollment Program for graders-earn HS and College credit LPC Early Admissions Program Transfer Programs/AA & AS/Certificates Average cost $1400/year No SAT or ACT testing required

7/2/2015 CCC Transfer Agreements LPC has TAGs with 10 California State Universities and 6 University of California campuses. In addition, agreements are in place for Arizona State University and University of the Pacific and St. Mary’s College (Moraga) LPC has Concurrent Enrollment Programs with CSUEB and UC Berkeley

7/2/2015 Trade/Technical Schools Specialty schools such as Heald, Wyotech, California Culinary Academy, Dublin Beauty College All have different entrance requirements - check with admissions All have financial aid available as well

What should I be doing now??? Earn the strongest grades possible through summer after junior year If wishing to attend a four-year college, make sure to remediate any D/F grades in courses that have a (P) on your transcript Take SAT and/or ACT multiple times (single best sitting vs. superscore) Consider taking test prep course (possibly from Catalyst or Revolution Prep) (continued………….) 7/2/2015

What should I be doing now??? Continued…. Visit campuses/attend Open Houses and sign up in Career Center to hear college presentations from admissions representatives Attend Tri-Valley College Fair at Livermore HS on October 15; attend Financial Aid Night at DHS on February 4 Discuss finances as a family Start looking for scholarships now (check on college and DHS websites) Start thinking about what you are looking for in a school/program 7/2/2015

Thank you for attending! General Q & A – 10 minutes If you have a specific question about your student, please call Mrs. Campisi ( , x7050) to set up an appointment with your student’s counselor 7/2/2015