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Class of 2014!

We’re Wild! We’re Crazy!Hear Us Scream!

We Are The Class of 2014!

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Purpose Senior year at-a-glance

o SAT/ACT Test Dateso College Admissionso College Costs/Financial Aido Letters of Recommendationo Career Readiness/ROP courseso Military

Life after High School What’s your plan? Does it mirror your 4 year plan?

Transcript review – legal document Graduation requirements A-G requirements Scholarships

High School Requirements vs. UC/CSU Requirements

Subject High School UC/CSU .

A) Social Studies 30 credits 20 credits (30 rec)B) English 40 credits 40 creditsC) Math 30 credits 30 credits (40 rec)D) Science 20 credits 20 credits (30 rec)E) Foreign Language 10 credits 20 credits (30

rec) or

F) Visual & Performing Art 10 credits* 10 creditsG) Elective 80 credits 10 credits

Physical Education 20 creditsHealth 5 creditsICT Foundations 5 credits

* High school graduation requirement: 10 credits combined in fine arts,

foreign language, or career tech.

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Different GPAs Class Rank ranked by Total GPA

Credit Summary Box 240 Credits CAHSEE Math and ELAYour transcript is a LEGAL document it is important to do well all year long! Not just during the Fall semester of your senior year. Everything matters!

California’s 4 Systems of Higher Education

Community Collegeo 2 yr Junior Colleges: complete General Ed coursework then

transfer to 4 yr Universityo AA degree, Certificates

California State University (CSU)o 23 campuses (San Diego, Northridge, Cal Poly SLO, San

Francisco, etc) University of California (UC)

o 10 campuses (San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, etc)

Private/Independent Collegeso About 125 in CA (Stanford, University of the Pacific, Westmont,

Azusa, Claremont Colleges, Santa Clara, etc)

College Admissions

The Admissions Process has Several ComponentsA. Grades

- A-G Requirements- Good Grades – C or better- Level of coursework

B. SAT/ACT scoresC. Extra-Curricular Activities

- Community Service, Sports, Theater, Band, Clubs, Leadership, Internships, Youth Groups…

College Admissions Testing

ACT plus ACT Writing www.ACT.org

- or - SAT I (Reasoning Test)

www.collegeboard.com

SAT II (Subject Tests) NOT REQUIRED Options - history, literature, science, language

other than English, or mathematics level 2 only

o A few UC campuses already have determined SAT Subject Test recommendations for specific colleges or schools, and majors.

o May assist your admissions chances for the more difficult majors: Engineering, Science, Math

http://www.act.org/

http://www.collegeboard.com/

SAT and ACT Test Dates SAT Test Dates

o October 5th o November 2nd o December 7th

ACT Test Dates o September 21st o October 26th o December 14th

December 2013 is the last month to test for College Admissions requirements

CA Community Colleges

Los Rios Community College District

www.losrios.edu Los Rios has 5 different campuses Application window begins in January 2014

through March Associate Degrees Certificate Programs Guaranteed Transfer Options to 4 Year colleges Database to research all CC in CA www.ccco.edu Placement tests required for ELA and Math

Sierra College www.sierracollege.edu

http://www.losrios.edu/

http://www.ccco.edu/

http://www.sierracollege.edu/

Freshmen Admission Profiles 2012- UCs

UC Berkeley – 21.5% Acceptance Rate

o High School GPA: 4.16ACT Composite Score: 30 SAT Critical Reading: 674SAT Mathematics: 701SAT Writing: 692

UC San Diego — 37.7% Acceptance Rate

o High School GPA: 4.07ACT Composite Score: 29SAT Critical Reading: 639SAT Mathematics: 691SAT Writing: 661

UC Santa Barbara – 44.6% Acceptance Rate


UC Davis – 45.3% Acceptance Rate


Freshmen Admission Profiles 2012- CSUs

Sac State– 65% Acceptance Rate

o High School GPA: 3.21ACT : 21SAT : 995

Chico State— 77% Acceptance Rate


San Diego State– 32.9% Acceptance Rate


Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

37.4% Acceptance Rateo High School GPA: 3.87

ACT : 28SAT : 1268

Ponderosa High School Senior Statistics

38% will attend a 4-yr College 49% will attend a 2-yr College or Vocational School

Acceptance:

United States Military Academies: Air Force, Annapolis and West Point

Biola University Berklee College of Music Boston College Brigham Young University California Institute of Technology California Maritime Academy All California State Universities Denver University Harvard MIT The Masters College Mount Holyoke Oberlin College

Oregon State University Pepperdine University Princeton St. Mary’s College Stanford University University of California: Davis, Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Cruz, San Diego & Santa Barbara University of Nevada, Las Vegas & Reno University of Puget Sound University of the Pacific University of San Francisco University of Santa Clara University of Southern California Wellesley

NCAA

www.eligibilitycenter.org You better be registered ALREADY!

You must request to have your Official Transcript sent directly to the Clearinghouse

ACT/SAT scores must be sent directly to the Clearinghouse

Academic requirements just as important as A-G’s

http://www.eligibilitycenter.org/

Recommendations

Pay Attention to Deadlines! There are no exceptions once you have missed a deadline

Create a Post High School binder to keep copies of all applications, LOR, resume, and important documents

Apply for your PIN through FAFSA this Fall

Take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) it’s a great career assessment tool. If you are interested in the military you will need to take it as it is used to help determine your areas of strength and interest.

Check out our Career Center for ongoing information about colleges and scholarships.

Important Dates

CSU and UC application deadlines are November 30th 2013

Check Private and out of state colleges for application deadlines

Regional College Fair – Monday, 10/7/2013 at Union Mine High School @ 6:30pm

Financial Aid Night – Thursday, 12/12/2013 at Oak Ridge High School

Bruin Bytes (BBs) Sign up to receive reminders via text message!!!

Such as – Dates, deadlines, and upcoming events.

Career Center Website

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