Timeline for College Readiness Freshman Year Make a 4 year plan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Timeline for College Readiness  Freshman Year  Make a 4 year plan  Set goals  Sophomore Year  Amend plan and goals  Take PSAT for practice

Timeline for College Readiness  Junior Year  Senior Year  Review 4 year plan  Finalize plan  Repeat D’s for college  Repeat D’s for college admissions admissions  Start making probable college  Retake SAT/ACT if needed lists  Apply to colleges (October –  Visit schools January)  Take PSAT in October and  Complete FAFSA ACT/SAT in spring

A-G Requirements for CSU & UC  A: History/Social Science- 2 years required  B: English - 4 years required  C: Math - 3 years required (including Integrated Math 3)  D: Lab Science - 2 years required, 3 years recommended  E: Language Other Than English - 2 years required, 3 years recommended  F: Visual Performing Arts – 1 year course  G: College Preparatory Elective – 1 year required (Senior AVID Senior, Speech/Debate, Film & Literature, Lab Science, or anything else that is A-G)

College Testing for Sophomores • October 11: PSAT (Practice Only)

College Testing for Juniors • October 11: PSAT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) • Spring: SAT w/writing and ACT w/writing Test • SAT Subject Test Optional

College Testing for Seniors • Fall Semester: Retake SAT w/writing or ACT w/writing • Last test accepted by colleges varies

Community College Requirements  Must be 18 or have High School Diploma SAT/ACT Recommended:   Can be used for placement ( freshman math & English)  If you are planning on playing a sport  If you are applying for Financial Aid  Can transfer to a 4-year university  Visit different community colleges to find the best fit for you  Start registering for community college in Jan./Feb.  Currently $46 per unit

Community Colleges Career  Transfer  Length and kind of  Talk to college counselor  programs vary once per semester Less expensive than  Complete required  private vocational course work programs Examples of programs:  Earn a certain college  GPA Automotive Collision, Culinary, 60 units of college level  Speech/Language work Assistant, Commercial Music, Biotechnology, There are Community  Paralegal, Real Estate, and Colleges across the U.S. MANY more!

California State University Requirements  2.0 GPA minimum to apply (A-G courses)  ACT or SAT Reading and Math ( Don’t Count Writing Score) SUPERSCORE USED  No SAT Subject Tests Required  Extra-Curricular Activities are optional  NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION or PERSONAL STATEMENT Needed

Previously Impacted CSU’s Cal Poly San Luis Obispo  San Diego State  Los Angeles  Long Beach State  Monterey Bay  Northridge  San Bernardino  San Francisco  San Marcos  Sonoma  Fresno State  San Jose State 

Non Impacted CSU’s Bakersfield  Sacramento State (for local students)  CSU Channel Islands  Cal Maritime Academy  Stanislaus State  CSU Dominguez Hills  CSU East Bay  Humboldt 

University of California Requirements  3.0 GPA minimum (10 th & 11 th grade A-G courses)  Weighted vs. Unweighted Prep GPA  Must complete 11 A-G courses by end of 11 th grade  ACT with Writing or SAT with Writing  SAT Subject Test may be required for some majors  Extra-Curricular Activities  “PERSONAL INSIGHT QUESTIONS” REQUIRED  NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION

UC Rankings UC Los Angeles  UC Berkeley  UC San Diego  UC Santa Barbara  UC Davis  UC Irvine  UC Santa Cruz  UC Riverside  UC Merced 

Out-of-State Public Universities and WUE  Go to the WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) website to see which participating out-of-state community colleges and universities are listed  If you get a WUE scholarship you will pay only 1 ½ times in-state tuition  That is a huge savings and some students pay less than attending a California public college/university  Many out-of-state universities guarantee you will graduate in 4 years (more $$$ saved)  Be open to looking outside of California to go to college

Private Universities  Check Application Deadlines & Testing Requirements  Review Senior Calendar/Checklist  LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED

How Do I Choose A School? Your counselor suggests 3 levels:  Reach  Target  Safety

I Want to Play Sports in College  Go to the NCAA Eligibility Center (eligibilitycenter.org) to register if you have not already done so  You can register as early as 10 th grade.  You will need to submit your official SAT/ACT scores (Eligibility Center code # is 9999)  You will need to send in an official transcript.

Application Filing Deadlines  California State University (CSU)  October 1 st - November 30 th  University of California (UC)  November 1 st – November 30 th  Private & Out-of-State Schools  Dates Vary  Check with each individual school  Community Colleges (American River, Sierra, Folsom Lake, etc…)  March 1 for Priority Registration (we recommend applying in January)

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