1. Senior College Information Time to think about what comes next….

2. EHS Graduation Requirements Check your status on Aeries.net Check your status on Aeries.net Don’t forget: Don’t forget: Community Service hours Community Service hours ROP credits are variable ROP credits are variable Senior grades DO count!!! Senior grades DO count!!!

3. College Requirements CSU CSU Minimum GPA=2.0 Minimum GPA=2.0 SAT or ACT SAT or ACT UC UC Minimum GPA=3.0 Minimum GPA=3.0 SAT or ACT SAT or ACT Personal Statement Personal Statement Private Schools Private Schools Requirements vary by school Requirements vary by school Most want letters of recommendation Most want letters of recommendation

4. SAT/ACT SAT: www.collegeboard.org SAT: www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org ACT: www.ACT.org ACT: www.ACT.orgwww.ACT.org Most schools have testing deadlines Most schools have testing deadlines Send scores immediately Send scores immediately

5. Applications CSU: www.csumentor.edu CSU: www.csumentor.eduwww.csumentor.edu Application opens October 1st Application opens October 1st Filing period: 10/01 – 11/30 Filing period: 10/01 – 11/30 UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply Application opened August 1st Application opened August 1st Filing period: 11/1 – 11/30 Filing period: 11/1 – 11/30 Private Schools: various websites Private Schools: various websites www.commonapp.org or www.commonapp.org or www.commonapp.org www.sendedu.org or www.sendedu.org or university websites university websites Filing period: varies by school Filing period: varies by school

6. Letters of recommendation Required by most private schools and some out of state schools Required by most private schools and some out of state schools EHS website has detailed instructions EHS website has detailed instructions Counseling Counseling Senior Handouts Senior Handouts Minimum two weeks notice (Thanksgiving or Winter Break DO NOT count) Minimum two weeks notice (Thanksgiving or Winter Break DO NOT count)

7. Transcripts Official transcripts: www.parchment.com Official transcripts: www.parchment.com www.parchment.com EHS website EHS website Bulletin Board Bulletin Board Secure Transcripts-Parchment Secure Transcripts-Parchment $5 per transcript $5 per transcript Unofficial transcripts: Unofficial transcripts: Print from Aeries.net Print from Aeries.net

8. How am I going to pay for all this?! Government money: Government money: FAFSA and Cal Grant FAFSA and Cal Grant Filing period: 1/1 – 3/1 Filing period: 1/1 – 3/1 Scholarships: Scholarships: Merit, Need and Talent based Merit, Need and Talent based Usually within application Usually within application Private Organizations Private Organizations Criteria vary Criteria vary EHS Scholarship News Flash EHS Scholarship News Flash Register to receive scholarship emails on the homepage of the Esperanza website Register to receive scholarship emails on the homepage of the Esperanza website

9. Good Luck Thanks for listening!