1. Junior Advisory Schedules Upcoming presentations:  3/10/2015 and 3/12/15 CSU and EOP  3/17/2015 and 3/20/15 UC COLLEGES: Admissions and majors  3/24/2015 and 3/27/2015 Bragsheets  4/14/2014 and 4/17/2015 Review Bragsheets and intro to Resume

2. Junior Advisory Schedules Upcoming presentations:  4/21/2015 and 4/24/2015 PRIVATE COLLEGES: Admissions and majors  4/28 and 5/5 Create tentative college list and college discussion: is my list realistic?  5/12/2014 and 5/19/2014 Community Service and summer plans

3. Preparing for college Application Timeline: Junior portfolio submission: May 24 th Junior College Bootcamp: June 16-19 ( You will be assigned to a one OR two day workshop depending on 15 week grades) College Application submissions by End of November. (6 MONTHS AWAY!!!)

4. Community College (CCC) 18 yrs, H.S. diploma California State University (CSU) 2.0 GPA, SAT/ACT University of California (UC) 3.0 GPA, SAT/ACT, Extracurricular Activities Private Colleges & Universities Requirements vary by campus FOUR SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

5. High School Recommended Route

6. www.calstate.edu

7. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES 23 campuses located thru out the state of California that offer undergraduate degrees. Admission requirements: 2.0 GPA (or higher) for CA residents; SAT or ACT is required for students with less than a 3.0 GPA; Certain classes (beyond the typical high school diploma requirements). Hundreds of majors!!! Yearly tuition cost/Costo de la matrícula anual – approx $8,335

8. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

9. Introduction  What is EOP?  What Can EOP Do for Students?

10. The CSU offer a program to assist students to no only succeed in college but to be able to gain admission into college. EOP, the Educational Opportunity Program is designed to help studentsgain admission into college as well graduate!!! CSU universities are becoming very competitive (hard to get into). Programs like EOP give students who do not have the strongest grades assistance to get into college as well as provide services like tutoring to be able to keep up with their college work. For this reason we will have all student prepare to practice applying for this program NOW !!!!m (on paper). What is EOP?

11. EOP Programs available at 22 CSU campuses…

12. Applying to EOP  High School Graduate or Equivalent  Meet CSU Eligibility for Regular Admission  EOP considers admission for students who may not meet regular admission criteria on a campus by campus basis

13.  Instructions: Take out a sheet of paper and begin to answer the following questions.  Write down and answer the following questions. Answer all the questions to the best of your ability. **TYPED ANSWERS WILL BE DUE ON 3/18 AS PART OF YOUR JUNIOR PORTFOLIO!! EOP Advisory Activity:

14.  Answers to the following questions will help us determine your motivation and preparation to undertake college work. Please answer as precisely and honestly as possible. Use complete sentences and avoid responses such as “yes” or “no.”  List any volunteer, extracurricular activities, or work experience in which you are or have been involved in the past two years EOP Questions

15.  Why would you like to attend college? Discuss your career and personal goals. Are there any particular circumstances, school experiences, or persons that influenced your preparation or motivation to attend college (e.g., cultural/financial background, family, teachers, schools you attended)? Please explain. EOP Questions

16.  Briefly describe your family’s economic background. Include information about your financial challenges EOP Questions

17.  Briefly describe your family’s economic background. Include information about your financial challenges EOP Questions

18.  Please tell us more about yourself. Is there any additional information you would like EOP to consider in determining your admission to the program? EOP Questions