2. 8/29/2015 Welcome to Junior/Senior Night! Kim Halket, Head Counselor, A - H Caroline Rubio, Counselor, I – N & AVID Talvin Sodhi, Counselor, O – Z & ELD Gloria DaSilva- At-Risk Counselor Jacque Barker- Career Center Tech. Denise Watts- Registrar/Transcripts Maryann Campisi- Counseling Secretary Melissa Phillips & Ashley Tomlinson- Interns

3. 8/29/2015 Dublin High School Graduation Requirements: English - 4 years Social Studies – 3 years Math - 3 years Biological Science- 1 year Physical Science- 1 year One additional science- 1 year PE- 2 years App Arts/Fine Arts/World Lang- 2 years in 2 of 3 areas CHEE/Health- one semester Electives- 55 credits

4. 8/29/2015 Diploma Options Students may choose from: -Diploma -Diploma with Distinction -Advanced Scholar Diploma See website for chart and additional information on requirements

5. 8/29/2015 University of California Serves top 1/8 of high school graduates MINIMUM GPA of 3.0 (weighted) 2012 Comprehensive Review includes: a – g courses in grades 10 – 11 number of a-g courses number of AP/Honors quality of the senior year extra-curricular activities, special talents SAT or ACT with Writing

6. 8/29/2015 UC- Entering Class of 2011 95% of admits were CA residents Average GPA was 3.86 with 24 “a-g” courses Average test scores were ACT 26 and SAT 1782 Average cost $32,000/year (living on campus) Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) at seven UC Campuses -earn at least a 3.0 GPA in UC transferable courses from a CA Comm. College

7. 8/29/2015 UC Policy Changes for 2012 Must complete at least 11 of the 15 required a-g classes by end of the 11 th gr. No longer require SAT Subject Tests Must have at least a 3.0 GPA to apply New 14 Factor Comprehensive Review Process Admission Guarantee for the top 9% of the junior class- based on a-g coursework

8. 8/29/2015 California State University Serves top 1/3 of high school graduates CSU Admit Rate 56% (over 400,000 apps) Minimum 2.0 GPA, 3.0 automatically qualifies for non-impacted campuses CSU Eligibility Index= GPA + test scores Requires SAT or ACT w/o writing Avg. cost $19-25,000/yr. living on-campus www.CSUMentor.edu

9. 8/29/2015 CSU Impacted Campuses Pomona San Diego Fullerton Chico San Francisco Sacramento San Bernardino Los Angeles San Luis Obispo Long Beach Sonoma Fresno San Marcos Northridge San Jose Humboldt

10. 8/29/2015 CSU Best Bets… Apply to local schools-CSU East Bay & San Francisco State- Alameda County residents given priority at both Should include CSU campuses that take pool from entire state and are not impacted such as Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Monterey Bay, Stanislaus, Cal Maritime

11. CSU Early Start Program 50% of freshmen need remediation in math and English Can be exempt by showing proficiency on EAP taken in Junior year STAR Also will look at SAT/ACT/ELM/EPT and classes taken in senior year Must tell them by May 1 how you are addressing remediation-summer programs at CC/CSU, online classes 8/29/2015

12. Testing CSU requires either the SAT or ACT. May/June is a good time to take the SAT. ACT will be in June. Seniors- must finish all testing by Nov/Dec. UC requires the SAT or ACT with Writing You can’t change your GPA, but you can change your test scores! Test-prep classes

13. 8/29/2015 Independent Colleges 75 Independents in California alone 9 out of 10 receive financial assistance More students graduate in 4 years Every admission file is personally reviewed Classes are smaller with actual professors Personal attention to succeed in college/life Average cost of $42,000 more expensive, but average financial aid package is $21,000/year Most use the Common Application process

14. 8/29/2015 Western Undergrad 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

15. 8/29/2015 CA Community College All students should take a-g requirements, especially MATH if they wish to be in a Transfer Program DUSD Concurrent Enrollment Program for 10-12 graders-earn HS and College credit LPC Early Admissions Program- February Average cost $1000/year No SAT or ACT testing required Certificates and AA/AS Degrees Transfer Agreements (TAGs)

16. 8/29/2015 Trade/Technical Schools Specialty schools such as Cal Arts, Heald, Wyotech, California Culinary Academy, Dublin Beauty College. All have different entrance requirements- check with admissions. All have financial aid available as well.

17. 8/29/2015 School Visitations: Junior/Senior year is a good time to visit schools and attend Open House Events- see handout Try to go when schools are in session. Talk with students, not just to admissions personnel. Tri-Valley College Fair- September 29- Foothill HS

18. 8/29/2015 College Considerations: How far away from home? Do they have what I’d like to study? If I change my mind, do they have lots of things to study that interest me? What is the housing situation? Financial Aid packages? Do I want to live in a big town, rural area or suburban school?

19. 8/29/2015 How many colleges should I apply to? It’s a good idea to apply to at least six. For some schools, there are no guarantees. Shoot for your dream school, but have a list of several schools that you feel reasonably sure will accept you. Make sure you have a “backup” school. Counselors can give you an idea of what last year’s acceptance data is like.

20. 8/29/2015 Unsure of what to do? See Career Center for Interest Assessment and job-shadowing opportunities CHEE Career Project in senior year Explore careers with family/friends Assess your passions and talents-may not be the same things-then explore- be flexible and patient

21. 8/29/2015 To Begin Application Process Transcript Test Scores and/or Planned Dates Personal Statement/Essay List of Activities and Awards Letters of Recommendation(LOR packet) Set up college-only e-mail account Set up personal account on-line with each college you are applying to

22. 8/29/2015 Seniors- Lunchtime College Application Workshops October 11- CSU Application October 18- UC Application October 25- Private Colleges/Common App. November 1- Scholarships Drop-in help throughout November -Tuesdays during lunch in Library Computer Lab Deadline for CSU/UC Application is November 30! Private and out of state schools-check each campus. Community College Early Decision is March 31.

23. 8/29/2015 Important Dates CSF Deadlines- Sept. 30/March 2 Academic Block D Deadlines- Oct.15/Feb. 15 PSAT-October 15/Results- Jan.25 ASVAB-November 16 CSU/UC Deadline- November 30 Financial Aid Night- February 1 FAFSA Deadline- March 2