Navigating the College Path November 5, 2015. Pathways to California Colleges Casa Roble High School...

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Navigating the College Path November 5, 2015

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Navigating the

College Path

November 5, 2015

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Pathways to California Colleges

Casa Roble High School

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A-G Requirements for CSU & UC

A: History/Social Science- 2 years required B: English - 4 years required C: Math - 3 years required (passing Algebra 2/

IM3) A senior math class is strongly recommended by both

UC/CSU

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 For Example: Senior AVID Seminar, Speech, Economics & AP Econ,

Yearbook, Newspaper, World Religions, Social Sci Electives, Wood Tech I & II, Automotive ROP, Floral Design, Intro to Agriculture, Ag Sci II, SCORE classes, Integrated Sci I

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Which classes are NOT WEIGHTED for UC/CSU GPA ?

Honors English 1Honors English 2Honors World HistoryHonors IS 2 (H. Biology)Honors IS 1 (Physical Sci)

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Which Casa classes ARE NOT A-G?

• TA

• Career Exploration

• Health• Life Management• PE/ABC• Some ROP

classes

• Student Govt.• Film• Community Service• JROTC• AVID I, II, and III• Algebra 1A

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Which WEIGHTED classes count for UC/CSU GPA ?

H US History /AP US HistoryAP English Lang.AP English Lit.H. English 3AP StatisticsAP Calc AB & AP Calc BCAP European History

H. Chem/ AP ChemH. PhysiologyH. IS 3 (H. Earth Science)AP Biology

H. PhysicsAP Art StudioAP Microeconomics

Only 8 semesters of weighted coursework are calculated

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Suggested Testing Calendar

Grade Month Test

10th October PSAT

June SAT Subject Test (only if student has completed an advanced course, such as AP or Honors)

11th October PSAT (Nat’l Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)

Jan., Mar., May, or June SAT (Reasoning)

Feb., Apr., or June ACT with Writing

January 2016 is the last test date

for the CURRENT SAT

Your counselor suggests taking both the ACT & SAT to see which one you do better on, then retake that one to try to increase your score.

Colleges accept both tests.

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Grade Month Test

12th September Retake ACT (as needed)

October Retake SAT/ACT or SAT Subject Tests (as needed)

November Retake SAT/SAT Subject Tests- including Foreign Language Tests with Listening (as needed)

December Retake SAT/ACT or SAT Subject Tests (as needed)Last test date for seniors

For Early Action/Decision, the test cycle should begin earlier in the junior year.

Cal Poly SLO (prefers ACT) and wants seniors to take the SAT no later than the October test date.

Scores must be officially sent to each university. Use code 3594 to send SAT to all CSU campuses.Sending SAT/ACT scores to 1 UC campus, sends to all UC campuses.

REALLY IMPORTANT

STUFF YOU NEED TO

KNOW

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Use code 3495 to send all SAT’s to your CSU’s

Send 1

SAT/ACTscoreto a

UC, allUC’s get the

score

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23 CSU Campuses

B.A./B.S. & Master’s degrees

Mission of CSU: teach you how to

Accepts high school seniors & community

college transfers

California State University

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California State University Requirements• 2.0 GPA minimum (A-G courses)• No D’s or F’s are accepted!!• ACT or SAT Reading and Math

• Don’t Count Writing Score • SUPERSCORE USED

• An Eligibility Index score is derived from your GPA and test scores

• No SAT Subject Tests• No Extra-Curricular Activities listed on

application• NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION or

PERSONAL STATEMENT Needed

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Impacted CSU’s

• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo• San Diego State• Long Beach State Humboldt

State• Fresno State CSU Los

Angeles• Sonoma State CSU

Monterey Bay• Chico State Sac State (for non

locals)• San Francisco State CSU San

Marcos• CSU Fullerton CSU Fullerton• Cal Poly Pomona San Jose

State

Must score above minimum for these

competitive colleges

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Non Impacted CSU’s

Sac State ( for local students) CSU Bakersfield CSU Channel Islands Cal Maritime Academy Stanislaus State CSU Dominguez Hills CSU East Bay

Must meet the minimum score

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9 Undergrad Campuses

B.A./B.S., graduate and professional

Accepts high school seniors and community college

transfers

Mission of the UC: Research

Professional schools: law, medicine, veterinary

medicine, business

University of California

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University of California Requirements

3.0 GPA minimum (10th & 11th grade A-G courses)Weighted vs. Unweighted Prep GPA

Must complete 11 A-G courses by end of 11th grade

Can add up to 8 extra points for AP/Honors

ACT with Writing or SAT Reasoning Extra-Curricular ActivitiesPERSONAL STATEMENT REQUIRED NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION

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UC Rankings

UC Los Angeles 16% admit

UC Berkeley 19% admit UC San Diego 30% admit UC Davis 33% admit UC Irvine 33% admit UC Santa Barbara 34%

admit UC Santa Cruz 46%

admit UC Riverside 57% admit UC Merced 66% admit

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76 private colleges

Vary in size, focus, and cost

B.A./B.S., graduate, and professional

degrees

Accept high school graduates and

community college transfers

California Private College & Universities

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California Private Colleges & Universities

• Check application deadlines & testing requirements

• Take a tour when possible• Sometimes it is LESS expensive to

attend a private university compared to a public institution

• LETTER of RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED

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How Do I Choose A School?

Your counselor suggests 3 levels:

Long Shot

Target

Sure Bet

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I Want to Play Sports in College

Go to the NCAA Eligibility Center (eligibilitycenter.org) to register

You will need to submit your official SAT/ACT scores (Eligibility Center # is 9999)

You will need to send in an official transcript

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Naviance- go there!• Go to www.sanjuan.edu/CasaRoble.cfm and find

the Naviance link

• Use your student ID and your 8 digit birthday password

• Great resources for college matching, career searches, personal interest surveys & more

• There are scholarships listed on the Naviance- a few are Casa specific

• SAT prep on Naviance!• Naviance is FREE for Casa students and

families!

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Application Filing Deadlines

California State University (CSU) October 1st - November 30th

University of California (UC) November 1st – November 30th

Private & Out-of-State Schools Dates Vary

Check with each individual school Community Colleges (ARC, Sierra, FLC,

etc…) March 1 for Priority Registration (we recommend applying in NOW)

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California’s Career

Clusters

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As you graduate from Casa, be

prepared to study, investigate, or

work in at least one Career Cluster!

Not sure- see your counselor

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Questions???