1. Laguna Hills High School Senior Parent Night Class of 2016

2.  Mr. Murle Sango A – Gal  Mrs. Julie McClure Gam - N  Mrs. Julie Minekime O – Z  Mr. Joshua Van Dyke Intervention

3.  Military  Work  College  Community College  Trade/Technical School  4 Year College  CSU’s, UC’s, out of state public, private

4.  Options  Transfer to 4-year university  Associate Degree  Certificate program  AA-T or AS-T  High school diploma or age 18 required to attend  Matriculation is different at each campus. Saddleback/Irvine Valley College offers Freshmen Advantage Program beginning in December 2015

5.  UC TAG is a helpful online tool for CA community college students on the transfer path.  Allows you to plan and view progress towards meeting UC’s requirements.  6 UC campuses offer guaranteed admissions through TAG (UCLA, Berkeley and UCSD do not participate)  Visit uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu

6. Cal State University (CSU) University of California (UC)

7. Minimum Subject Requirements: a. History/Social Science: 2 years b. English: 4 years required c. Mathematics: 3 years required, 4 recommended d. Laboratory Science: 2 years required, 3 recommended e. Language Other Than English: 2 years required, 3 recommended f. Visual and Performing Arts: 1 year required g. College Preparatory Electives: 1 year required 7

8.  23 campuses  Most impacted: Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, Long Beach State  Applicants must meet the 15 A-G subject requirements with a grade of C or better and a minimum 2.0 GPA  Most campuses require students to take ACT without writing or SAT (math and critical reading) by November test dates (some campuses will accept December test scores)

9.  GPA based on 10th – 11th grades  Local attendance area school: San Marcos and Fullerton  No letters of recommendation accepted or essays/personal statements

10.  Apply online  www.csumentor.edu  Filling period: October 1 - November 30  $55 application fee per campus  Send SAT scores to all CSU’s via one code: 3594 (CSU Mentor)  ACT still have to be sent to individual CSU campuses

11.  Is the only Cal State that uses 9th grade grades in the calculation of GPA  The only Cal State that offers early decision (application deadline is October 31)  Considers extra-curricular activities as part of the application process  You must declare your major on your application  Very difficult to change majors at SLO

12. SAT Scores: (Your GPA) x 800 + Your SAT total (math + critical reading) = Index of ______ ACT Scores: (Your GPA) x 200 + (10 x ACT composite w/out writing) = Index of _______ Cal State Fullerton – Local Area Index = 3450 (SAT) 820 (ACT) example: 3.25 GPA x 800 + 900 (SAT) = 3500 3.0 GPA x 800 + 1100 (SAT) = 3500 Cal State San Marcos – Local Area Index = 2900 (SAT) San Diego State - Out of Area Index = 4200 (SAT) 3.83 Average GPA 1169 SAT 26 ACT 12

13.  9 campuses  Most impacted: UCLA, Berkeley and UCSD  Applicants must meet the A-G subject requirements with a grade of C or better and a minimum 3.0 GPA  Students must take SAT or ACT (with writing)  Some specific majors will require SAT Subject Tests  UC will take December testing scores

14.  Admission is determined by comprehensive review process based on 14 factors  UC’s require students to submit a personal statement:  1,000 word limit between two prompts  NOT AN ESSAY!  Make it personal…students need to focus on themselves

15.  Apply online  www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply  Application is open to students now  Must submit application Nov. 1 – Nov. 30  Two personal statements required  1,000 word limit between the two essays  No letters of recommendation are accepted  $70 application fee per campus  Report SAT and ACT scores to each individual campus

16.  Admission requirements vary by institution  Tuition is usually more expensive than at public universities, but often more financial aid is available through grants and merit scholarships  Apply at www.commonapp.org (over 500 colleges use common app)

17.  Advantages  Smaller student population  More student/professor interaction  More individualized attention to students  Ability to complete degree in 4 years 17

18.  Early Action  Apply early; find out early  Can do as many as you want unless it is “Single Choice Early Action” or “Restrictive Early Action”  Non-binding  Early Decision  Apply early; find out early  Binding  Typically due November 1 18

19.  15 states participate  150 Universities  Reduced tuition for public out of state universities  For information go to: www.wiche.com 19

20.  Timeline to submit requests for letters of rec:  Early action/Early decision: October 9 th  Regular decision: October 30 th

21.  Most Private Universities will require students to submit a Letter of Recommendation  Usually require one letter from a teacher and/or one letter from a counselor/administrator (AKA Secondary School Report)  Instructions can be downloaded through LHHS website under guidance, college planning

22. Student Last NameStaff Member ResponsiblePositionEmail Address A-DMurle SangoGuidance CounselorMurle.Sango@svusd.org E-HRick PembrookAssistant PrincipalRick.Pembrook@svusd.org I-LJulie McClureGuidance CounselorJulie.McClure@svusd.org M-PJay ChadwickAssistant PrincipalJay.Chadwick@svusd.org Q-TJulie MinekimeGuidance CounselorJulie.Minekime@svusd.org U-XTricia OsborneAssistant PrincipalTricia.Osborne@svusd.org Y-ZJoshua Van DykeIntervention CounselorJoshua.VanDyke@svusd.org All ASB StudentsMegan O’GaraActivities DirectorMegan.Ogara@svusd.org Refer to the table below for the Laguna Hills staff member who will be responsible for writing your letter of recommendation

23.  www.parchment.com  $8.50 each  Do not send any to Cal States or UC’s unless the college specifically requests one  Send only one to Common App which will go to all of your common app schools  Don’t forget to order midyear transcripts in February through Parchment  Be sure to request a final transcript at the end of the year to be sent to your chosen school

24.  Visit CollegeBoard.org or ACTstudent.org to have your test scores sent to your colleges  To report scores, the cost is $12 for ACT and $11.25 for SAT.  Save money$$$  UC – send a score report to each campus that students are applying to  Cal State – only send one score report to CSU Mentor (code 3594) which will send it to all CSU’s to which you apply  Only send one score report to common app  The schools will use your highest scores.

25. NCAA Clearinghouse: Don’t forget to register online @ www.ncaaclearinghouse.net (www.eligibilitycenter.org)

26.  All applicants applying to college should:  Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to download FAFSA form. Should be completed as close to January 1, 2016 as possible  Complete the “Cal Grant GPA Verification Form”  Timeframe to apply for Cal Grant: January 1 - March 2  All applicants applying to private universities  May have to fill out the CSS PROFILE in addition to the FAFSA  Available at http://profileonline.collegeboard.com  Application deadlines vary so check your private university due dates  Scholarship information on our guidance website  Attend our financial aid workshop 7pm January 5th (MVHS Theater - district-wide workshop)

27.  Murle Sango (A-Gal) Murle.Sango@svusd.org  Julie McClure (Gam - N) Julie.McClure@svusd.org  Julie Minekime (O - Z) Julie.Minekime@svusd.org  Joshua Van Dyke (Intervention) Joshua.VanDyke@svusd.org

28.  Admittance notification emailed/mailed by April 1st  Students should use an email address that they check regularly  National reply date is May 1st