Welcome Young Owls Cohort

1. Welcome Young Owls Cohort 2012!!

2. Things to do Now: • Be involved in Extracurricular Activities • Quality vs Quantity • Make sure you are getting leadership Positions • Ex: student president, varsity captain of a sports team etc.. • Reach out to your Counselors • They can help! • Grades Matter • No C’s!!

3. Take The Sat!!! • Practice • Study from Books • Public Library • Ask your Teachers for Help • http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice • Free Question of the Day • Free Practice Exam • Free Sample Practice Questions

4. Take the sat!!! • SAT can be taken as many times as possible • Ask Counselor for WAIVER!!! • http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee-waivers • 2 Free Exams with Waiver! • Some Universities Require • SAT Subject Test

5. SAT Schedule

6. Take the ACT!!! • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! • Some Universities Require • ACT WITH WRITING • http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ • Free Question of The Day • Free Practice Test Questions

7. Take The ACT!!! • ACT can be taken as many times as possible • Ask Counselor for WAIVER!!! • http://www.actstudent.org/faq/feewaiver.html • 2 Free Exams with Waiver!

8. ACT Schedule 2012-2013

9. ACT Schedule 2013-2014

10. Applying To College • 4 Free Application Fees Through SAT • Ask counselor for details • http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee-waivers • Continue Editing Your Essays! • Ask several teacher for their Opinion • Have Good Relationships with Teachers • Continue a good relationship with the teacher that you might ask for a recommendation letter • It is important that they know what you think, and where and why you are applying to that school

11. Applying to college • Do not worry about the price of a school • Most people do not end up paying that cost • Attending a selective private college can be cheaper than going to a community or state college. • Things to consider when looking at schools: • Majors (Academics) • Small vs. large • Climate • Sports (if that is important to you) • College Visits • Pay attention to deadlines • Plan Accordingly

12. RICEGO owls!!! • SAT with 2 Subject Test • ACT with Writing • Early Decision Deadline (Seniors) • November 1st • BINDING DECISION! • Regular Decision Deadline (Seniors) • January 1st • 2 Letters of Recommendation

13. Summer opportunities - STEM • MIT Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) • http://web.mit.edu/mites/index.html • Six Weeks All Paid! • Application Deadline: January 15th • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts • MIT Research Science Institute (RSI) • http://www.cee.org/research-science-institute • Six Weeks All Paid! • Application Deadline: January 6 • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts • Woman Technology Program • http://wtp.mit.edu/ • Six Weeks All Paid! • Application Deadline: January 1st • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

14. Summer opportunities STEM • LEAD Engineering • http://www.leadprogram.org/summer-programs/lead-engineering-sei-csi • Application Deadline: January 25th • Duration: Three Weeks • All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance! • Location: Atlanta, Georgia or Villanova, Pennsylvania • University of Texas MITE • http://www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/precollege/mite • All Paid For! • Location: Austin, Texas • Application Deadline: UNKOWN (but is available February 1st) • Duration: One Week

15. Summer Opportunities – STEM • RISE Summer Internship Program • http://oso.stanford.edu/programs/39-rise-summer-internship-program • Application Deadline: February 11th • Duration: 7 Weeks • All Paid! • Location: Stanford, California

16. Summer Opportunities Medicine • Stanford Medical Youth Science Program • http://oso.stanford.edu/programs/28-stanford-medical-youth-science-program • Application Deadline: February 11th • Duration: Five Weeks • All Paid! • Location: Stanford, California

17. Summer opportunities Business • LEAD Business • http://www.leadprogram.org/summer-programs/lead-business • Application Deadline: January 25th • Duration: Three – Four Weeks • All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance! • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Evanston, Illinois or Ann Arbor, Michigan or Durham, North Carolina, etc… • The McCombs High School Summer Programs • http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/prospective/High-School-Summer-Programs/ • Application Deadline: April 2nd • Duration: One Week • All Paid! • Location: Austin, Texas

18. Summer Opportunities Policy and General • LEAD Global • http://www.leadprogram.org/summer-programs/lead-business • Application Deadline: January 25th • Duration: 10 Days • All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance! • Location: Canada, Atlanta, South Africa! • EPGY Summer Institutes • http://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/highschoolprogram.html • Application Deadline: UNKOWN (but opens December 1st) • Duration: Three-Four Weeks • Paid: Unkown • Location: Stanford, California

19. Summer Opportunities Journalism • The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program • http://www.princeton.edu/sjp • Deadline: UNKOWN (but opens November) • Duration: 10 Days • All Paid! • Location: Princeton, New Jersey

20. Summer Opportunities • Reach Out to Your Mentor • Let Us Know Where You Are Applying!! • WE ARE HERE TO HELP!!!

21. Questbridge Program • FOR SENIORS • Connects high-achieving low-income students with admission and full four-year scholarships to selective colleges. • Offers College Match scholarships that: • Cover the full cost of tuition and room & board (worth up to $200,00) • Are loan-free and require no parental contribution • Enables students to apply to multiple QuestBridge partner colleges with one application

22. Advantages of Questbridge: • Colleges are actively seeking high-achieving low-income students. Participating in QuestBridge signals your academic ability and socio-economic status to college admissions offers. • Other advantages include: • Access to top-ranked colleges • Full scholarships (tuition and room & board) worth up to $200,000 • An application that gives you the space to highlight the unique challenges you have faced as a low-income student • No application fees • A Quest Scholars chapter on every partner college campus

23. Eligibility:

24. WHAT YOU NEED: • A current high school transcript • Any available test scores • Information on your family’s financial background An essay and short answer questions. • One letter of recommendation from a high school teacher, submitted online or by fax

25. Deadline is March 27th… But do it Early!!www.questbridge.org/

26. Gates Millennium Scholarship • Full Cover Tuition – ALL UNIVERSITIES!!! • For Seniors • Application Deadline: January 16, 2013 • https://scholarships.gmsp.org/Program/Details/7d6e42b1-d063-4bd2-a977-057b290e2708 • Support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid • Graduate school funding for continuing Gates Millennium Scholars in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science

27. Questions??? • Do Great At School! • Take and Practice for SAT & ACT! • Apply for College! • Make the Most Out of Your Summer! Email Us For More Information: Norma Torres: nmt1@rice.edu Zachary Marx-Kuo: zdm1@rice.edu Alberto Rodriguez: ar50@rice.edu Sussy Aguirre: sa28@rice.edu