INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
Powerpoint Presentation given in PAC April 8, 2013
College Application Workshop Series
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Common Application Overview 9/28 at 7:45 am, Suncenter
CSU Application Overview 10/12 at 7:45 am, Suncenter
College Essay/Personal Statement Workshop 10/19 at 7:45 am, room D20
UC Application Overview 11/12 at 7:45 am, Suncenter
Walk-in Application Assistance 10/19, 10/26, 11/9, 11/30 at 7:45 am, SuncenterCollege Application Process Presentation
College questions: Put your college to the test
College Application Tracking Chart
UC - CSU - Private - Community Comparison Chart
Visiting Colleges: 10 things to do
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button for full list of visiting colleges College Visit Pass Required
Requesting a Letter of Recommendation
~ UC's/CSU's do NOT accept letters of recommendation
~ Private schools usually require 1 counselor letter of recommendation and 1-2 teacher letters of recommendation. Use the Common Application if possible!
~ Be sure to ask the teacher/counselor who’ll be writing your letter at least 3 weeks in advance of the deadline.
Click here to view the process to Request a Letter of Rec
TRANSCRIPTS
12th grade College Readiness Checklist
- View A-G courses: www.ucop.edu/doorways.
- Begin investigating careers through Career Cruising.com.
- Participate in extracurricular activities that match your interests (athletics, drama, choir, clubs, service etc.).
- Volunteer for Community Service.
- Attend tutorial.
- Homework/Study Tips Guide on MCHS website.
- Begin college research focusing on what’s most important to you. Use resources available on MCHS website.
- Consider SAT Prep classes.
- Start My Quickstart on Collegeboard.com.
- Take challenging courses and continue to work hard.
- Register for October 17, 2012 PSAT: Registration form on MCHS website
- SAT Prep Class (powayadultschool.com, Kaplan, Princeton Review, Elite, palomar.edu/venture etc).
- Take SAT/ACT in spring. Register for SAT on Collegeboard.com, ACT on ACT.org.
- Attend College Speaker Visits in the Suncenter.
- Sign on and become familiar with Naviance.com
- Focus and enhance your community service, strive to be a positive standout, Intern.
- Continue college research and narrow down choices.
- Compare your academic record with student profile of those attending colleges of your choice .
- Create a resume (use Career Cruising or Naviance)
- This is your most crucial academic year; keep up the hard work! o Take AP classes and study hard for tests o Visit colleges o Complete SAT/ACT by December at the latest!
- Continue to take AP classes and study hard for tests
- Take Community College Placements Tests for early placement in Community (2year) colleges
- Take ASVAB test for military OR just to see where your strengths lie.
- Create a “professional” email user name/account.
- When attending college visits in the Suncenter meet the speaker, this is often the same Admissions Counselor who will read your application.
- Financial Aid/FAFSA: apply for pin in 2012, complete FAFSA in early January 2013 at www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Search Scholarships on Naviance
- College Application Tracking Sheet
- Get information and help with College Apps. by attending the College Application Workshop Series
- Writing Your College Admission Essay: Step by Step
Links to College Admissions Departments and Applications
- University of California Admissions
- University of California On-line Application
- CSU Admissions and Application
- The Common Application used by hundreds of private institutions
- The Common Application for Black Colleges and Scholarships
The California State University (CSU) requires you to take the English
Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam prior to
enrollment in the CSU class unless you are exempt by means of scores earned on other appropriate tests such as the CSU’s Early
Assessment Program (EAP) tests in English and Mathematics, the SAT, ACT, or
Advanced Placement (AP). The EPT and the ELM are not admission tests; instead, they determine
eligibility to enroll in specific courses. If you are required to take the
EPT and the ELM but fail to do so, you will not be allowed to register for
General Education courses at the CSU. You may take the EPT, ELM or both at a
campus near you or where you plan to enroll.
For more information
click here. Career Cruising http://www.careercruising.com/ Click on the Career Cruising logo and enter Username: mtcarmel Password: sundevils This is a fun and friendly career exploration website! It will help you answer burning questions such as: What do I want to be when I grow up? How will I support myself? What will my major be in college? Naviance College and Family Connection NAVIANCE is a website designed to help students and parents plan for college. The most up to date list of college visits is posted on this website, as well as scholarship opportunities, and letter of recommendation info. National Center for Education Statistics – College Navigator http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator This site provides great info on cost, financial aid offered, retention rates and 4 year graduation rates.
Graduation Information
Researching Colleges, Trade/Technical Schools, ScholarshipS
and Majors
Important resources for all grades
