Post on 11-Jan-2016
What you need and want to know about college.
Types of colleges
Private Universities
Universities of California
California State Universities
Junior Colleges/Community Colleges
Private Universities (4 yr.) Art Center College of Design Azusa Pacific University (APU) California School of Culinary Arts Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Occidental Pepperdine Stanford University of Sounthern
California (USC)
Tuition
VARIES
Ex. USC: $18,548
plus room & board
University of California System (4 yrs.)
10 Schools Berkeley (UCB) Davis (UCD) Irvine (UCI) Los Angeles (UCLA) Merced (UCM) Riverside (UCR) San Diego (UCSD) San Francisco (UCSF) Santa Barbara (UCSB) Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Tution
about $8,700 a year
(plus room & board)
California State Universities (4 yrs)
23 CampusesIncluding… Cal State LA Cal State Long Beach Cal State Dominguez Hills Cal State Northridge Cal State San Diego Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Cal State Fullerton CSU Chico Sonoma State
Tuition
$4,026
Plus room & board
Community Colleges (2 yrs.)
East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Los Angeles City College (LACC) Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Pasadena City College (PCC) Glendale Community College (GCC) Santa Monica City College (SMCC)
Tuition: $700 (plus room & board)
Function of Community Colleges
TransferTransfer: after 2 years you transfer to a 4 year college to get BA/BS
Career EducationCareer Education: receive AA after 2 years
DevelopmentalDevelopmental: remedial education (get GED or finish high school)
ContinuingContinuing: Non-credit courses for personal development (ex. Sewing)
Don’t Over-Worry about Money
There are scholarships out there!!Need based
(family not having money to pay)Vs.
Performance Based (getting good grades)
Plus there are many waivers for test fees and applications
Tests to get to college CASHEE: have to pass the CASHEE to graduate from
high school. Take it for the first in sophomore year.
PSAT: Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Scholarship Test
SAT: tests if students are ready for college.
Subjects reading, writing, & mathreading, writing, & math Subject Tests: test your knowledge in a specific area
(English, History, Math, Science, Languages)
ACT: a different college entrance exam
Subjects english, math, reading, science, english, math, reading, science, writingwriting
AP tests… college level course in high school that allow you to earn college
credits and advanced placement (higher G.P.A)
For examples - Subjects… Calculus English Literature English Language Arts Environmental Science Statistics Government & Politics Chemistry Spanish Literature Spanish Language Arts U.S History
You do NOT have to take the course to
take the test
Focus for freshman/Sophmore and Junior years…
Get good grades Take classes that satisfy A-G
requirements Join clubs and other extra curricular
activities
A-G Requirements (minimum courses needed to get into college)
A) History/Social Science 2 years
B) English 4 years
C) Mathematics 3 to 4 years
D) Laboratory Science 2 to 3 years
E) Foreign Language 2 to 3 years
F) Visual and Performing Arts 1 year
G) College Prep Elective 1 year
Why go to College
1. Make more Money $$ High School Graduate: $31,075 Bachelor’s Degree: $50,394 Master’s Degree: $60,514 Doctorate: $77,445(Taken from UC website)
2. Personal Development
Living on your own Interact with students from diverse backgrounds Live in another state (if you want)
Out of state tuition: usually 3 times more Handle your own finances Participate in Sports (yourself or go to games) Live in the DORMS Study Abroad Sororities & Fraternities
3. Study what you are interested in
Majors (focus of study)Business, Communications, Engineering, Education, English, Math,
History, Psychology, Economics, Chicano Studies
Minors (smaller focus of study)
Even though you still have to take G.E courses…
… you get to pick them
Today’s Focus….
What is the UC System?
Overview Video of the UC System
Where are all of the UCs?
What are the different UCs?
UCB UCD UCLAUCI
UCM UCSD UCR
UCSF UCSC
UCSB
UC Diversity: Who are the students that go to UC schools? Each UC has a breakdown of the students admitted each year. For example, for UC Merced, the
breakdown is: Enrollment, Fall 2008 for UC Merced (http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/pdf/ITU.pdf)
TOTAL ENROLLMENT 2,718 GRADUATE 184 UNDERGRADUATE 2,534 Women 46.7% Men 53.1% Undergraduates by Ethnicity African American 6.5% American Indian 0.7% Asian/Pacifi c Islander 33.0% Chicano/Latino 30.1% White 24.1% Other 2.1% Not Stated 2.5% International 1.2% Undergraduates Living on Campus 44%
How to Apply for the UCs? Fulfill all A-G requirements (*remember: Ds and Fs don’t
count for college!)
Take AP classes
Join clubs and after-school sports
Fill out an application at the beginning of your Senior Year (Don’t procrastinate!)
Write a Personal Statement Video about How to Write a Personal Statement
How to Pay for a UC Education:
File a FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov
Apply for Scholarships and Grants
Work Study Loans Blue and Gold
Opportunity Plan
Videos about Paying for UCs
How about for Undocumented Students?
Video about Paying for UCs for Undocumented Students
Next Steps….
Make sure you are getting good grades in all your classes
Visit the College Center Search UC schools online Talk to your Advisory teacher and
your counselor to make sure you are on track to be accepted to a UC