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Welcome to Senior Parent Night!!!

Welcome to Senior Parent Night!!!. Marilyn Palomino- AP Guidance John Volo - Activities Director Karen Collison - School Counselor Erika Enz - College/Career Specialist. AGENDA. Senior Activities/Calendar College Application Process (CSU/UC) Private/Out-of-State Universities

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Welcome to Senior Parent Night!!!

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  1. Welcome to Senior Parent Night!!! Marilyn Palomino- AP Guidance John Volo - Activities Director Karen Collison- School Counselor Erika Enz- College/Career Specialist

  2. AGENDA • Senior Activities/Calendar • College Application Process (CSU/UC) • Private/Out-of-State Universities • Community College • Financial Aid Overview

  3. Public Universities in California UC • 10 campuses • www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply • Apply Nov 1-Nov 30 (senior year) • SAT Reasoning or ACT with Writing • Personal Statement • 3.0+ GPA (10-11th A-G courses) • $70/campus application fee waiver (online) • Comprehensive Review CSU • 23 campuses • www.csumentor.edu • Apply Oct 1-Nov 30 (senior year) • SAT Reasoning or ACT (no writing req.) • Min. 2.0 GPA (10-11 A-G courses) • Eligibility Index • $55/campus; application fee waiver (online)

  4. New UC Admissions Policy (2012) • No SAT Subject Exams required (removed “unnecessary barrier”) • ELC top 9% of HS (undisclosed benchmark GPA) • Statewide path- top 9% CA • Must have 11 of the 15 A-G courses completed by end of junior year. • All students meeting requirements will receive a comprehensive review • UC freshman profile: 24 A-G courses complete 3.86 GPA 1782 SAT; 26 ACT

  5. SAT / ACT • Colleges accept highest score of either SAT or ACT. • UC’s – use highest sitting • CSU’s and most privates – best combo score • Deadline for testing- November/December!! • TEST SCORES MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY FROM TESTING AGENCY !! (ie, Collegeboard or ACT.org) • CSU CODE- 3594 • NCAA- 9999 • UC’s- List one school then give permission on college application to share with all campuses.

  6. Secondary School Reports

  7. FINANCIAL AID • DO NOT DISMISS APPLYING TO A COLLEGE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE!!! • January 1- March 2: FAFSA application period • Financial Aid Night – January 13th / 6:30pm at OVHS

  8. Community College • www.cccd.edu (Coastline Community College District) • www.cccco.edu (California Community Colleges) • 100+ California Community Colleges • Local, inexpensive option to continue schooling • Wide choice of programs to enter vocational fields or transfer to four-year universities. Admission Requirements: • HS graduate or 18+ • No SAT/ACT • Placement test in Spring (SOAR) • CA community college students receive priority transfer to UC/CSU’s!

  9. Final Thoughts • Keep copies of everything!! • Senior year DOES COUNT! • All acceptances conditional dependent on final grades and maintaining same level of eligibility. • Change in schedule- students MUST notify colleges; better yet- ask permission first!

  10. Helpful Resources: • CSU- www.calstate.edu www.csumentor.edu • UC- www.universityofcalifornia.edu www.ucop.edu/pathways • SAT www.collegeboard.com • ACT- www.act.org • Scholarships www.fastweb.com www.wiredscholar.com • Financial Aid www.fafsa.ed.gov www.finaid.org www.edfund.org • Common Applicationwww.commonapp.org

  11. Questions • Marilyn Palomino AP Guidance, ext. 4403 mpalomino@ovhs.info • John Volo Activities Director, ext. 4408 jvolo@ovhs.info • Karen Collison School Counselor, ext. 4470 kcollison@ovhs.info • Erika Enz College/Career Specialist, ext. 4435 eenz@ovhs.info

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