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Sophomore Year Orientation

Sophomore Year Orientation. Winter Jones: Class of 2012 Nicole West: Class of 2013 A-J Damon Garcia: Class of 2013 K-Z. Carrie Bennett: Seniors A-F Freshman A-B and ELL students 9-12th Sheryl Pacheco: Freshman Class of 2014 C-Z Keri McDonald: Class of 2011 G-Z.

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Sophomore Year Orientation

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  1. Sophomore Year Orientation

  2. Winter Jones: Class of 2012 Nicole West: Class of 2013 A-J Damon Garcia: Class of 2013 K-Z Carrie Bennett: Seniors A-F Freshman A-B and ELL students 9-12th Sheryl Pacheco: Freshman Class of 2014 C-Z Keri McDonald: Class of 2011 G-Z Amador Valley High School Counseling Department Student Support Counselors Jennifer Montague (M,W) Barbara Hourigan (T,Th,F)

  3. Sophomore Year… • GPA counts for college eligibility • Get involved in a school activity • Start thinking about plans after high school • Not sure where to start? Check out the Career Center!

  4. COMPARATIVE SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

  5. COMPARATIVE SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

  6. 4 year Colleges • University of California (UC’s) - 9 Campuses - 3.0 and above GPA - SAT/ACT and a writing score - List clubs/sports/community/services • California State University (CSU’s) - 23 Campuses - 2.0 and above GPA - SAT/ACT (no writing score) • Private Schools - All a little bit different, your counselor can help you research them

  7. What’s the Difference? ACT SAT • Science, Math, Reading, English • Accepted nationally • No penalty for guessing • Writing Essay: Optional(add $14.50) • Writing Essay: 30 min. • Perfect score 36 • Pre-ACT: PLAN • Critical Reading, Math, Writing • Accepted nationally • Penalty for wrong answers • Writing Essay: Mandatory • Writing Essay: 25 min. • Perfect score 2400 • Pre-SAT: PSAT • Code 3594 sends scores to ALL CSU schools www.act.org www.collegeboard.com

  8. Standard Sequence For College Admissions Testing

  9. Pop Quiz • Sophomore year counts towards your college gpa? • If you get a D in English freshman year, do you have to repeat that grade for college? • If I get a D, what are some ways I can make up the grade? • Do I have to take the SAT AND the ACT to get into college? • The minimum GPA to get into college is a 4.0 GPA? • In order to graduate from high school, you have to take both a foreign language AND a visual performing arts? • In order to get into college, you have to have a really nice facebook profile? • What are some ways you can get involved at school or in the community?

  10. Useful Websites • www.californiacolleges.edu(Community colleges, CSU’s, UC’s and Independent colleges) • www.cccco.edu (California community colleges) • www.csumentor.com (CSU’s) • www.universityofcalifornia.edu (UC’s) • www.aiccu.edu (Private, Independent CA colleges)

  11. Thank You !!!

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