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Counseling News (updated 10/01/08)
College Visits – the following college visits will take place in the Titan Center (K-16):
- October 6 th
- Arizona State University at 12:30
- October 7 th
- Dominican University at 8:00 a.m.
- Quinnipiac University at 9:00 a.m.
- October 7 th
- University of the Pacific at 11:15
- October 8 th
- Colby College at 1:30
- October 9 th
- University of Notre Dame at 1:00
- University of San Diego at 1:15
- UC Application Workshop at 2:30 in the Library
- October 10 th
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Cal State Dominguez Hills at 9:00
- Pace University, NY at 11:00
- October 15 th
- Tufts University at 9:30
- Whitworth University at 11:00
- San Diego State University at 1:15
- CSU Application Workshop at 2:30 in the Library
- October 22 nd
- PUSD College Fair at Westview High School at 5:30
SAT – The deadline to register for the December 6 th SAT is November 5 th. Visit collegeboard.com to register.
ACT – The deadline to register for the December 13 th ACT is November 7 th. Visit www.actstudent.org to register.
Letters of Recommendation - If you are applying to a private or out of state university that requires a letter of recommendation from a counselor or teacher, the deadline to request a letter is November 1 st. Please see your counselor immediately for details.
P.S.A.T. (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) - The P.S.A.T. will be administered at Poway High on Saturday, October 18 th. The test provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test™. It also gives you a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. Sign ups for the PSAT will take place during the first weeks of October, if your student didn’t sign up during registration. If your student is a junior, he/she will sign up at the finance office. The cost is $20 and the deadline to register is October 15 th. If your child is a sophomore, the PSAT is free and sign ups will occur in English classes the week of September 29 th-October 3rd.
UC/CSU Application Deadline – The deadline to register for Fall 2009 admissions to a UC or a CSU is Sunday, November 30 th. To apply for a UC campus, go to https://admissions.ucop.edu/pathwaysF2008/Pathways. To apply for a CSU campus, go to www.csumentor.edu.