Transcript 12th Grade - San Leandro Unified School District

Welcome to AVID Family Night!
Senior Year
AVID Senior Year Goals
• 1st semester- apply for college
– We will be spending approximately one
day per week, dedicated to filling out
App’s and other admission related work
• 2nd semester- pay for college
– We will spend our time researching and
applying for financial aid along with
completing the steps required for
admission
• ALL year- MAINTAIN GRADES!!!
AVID Senior Year at-a-Glance
• College Applications (including college
admission essays/personal statements)
• Financial Aid Applications (FAFSA,
scholarships, Dream Act, Cal Grant)
• Evaluate admissions and financial aid
offers
• Continue development of students’
reading, writing and critical thinking
skills
University of California (UC)
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
Number of campuses
10 campuses
Minimum GPA
3.0 minimum GPA in A – G
coursework in 10th & 11th grades
Subject Area Requirements
15 A – G classes required, 11 classes
must be completed by the end of
junior year (“11 x 11”)
SAT or ACT
SAT or ACT with writing
Extracurricular Activities
Required
Personal Statement
Required
Teacher Recommendations
Not required
Application Deadline
Applications open October 1st and
are due November 30th
Application Fee
$70 per campus; fee waivers are
available for low-income and AVID
students
UCs & ACT/SAT
• Self-report scores
application
on
admissions
• Deadlines for official test scores vary
by school (some as early as 11/31/14)
• When ACT/College Board sends
official score reports to one UC
campus, all campuses apply to will
receive
UC Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP)
• Provides admission and academic assistance to firstgeneration college students or students demonstrating a
history of being from a low-income background
• In many cases, the program offers financial assistance to
eligible students
• When completing admission application, check “yes” for
EOP- Students must complete regular application first
• Complete family information section on parent education,
language spoken in home and income
• Complete FAFSA or Dream Act Application
• Information included in personal statement also determines
placement in EOP: student should mention if first in the
family to pursue a higher education
California State University (CSU)
www.calstate.edu
Number of campuses
23 campuses
Minimum GPA
2.0 minimum GPA in A – G
coursework in 10th & 11th grades
Subject Area Requirements
15 A – G classes required by end of
senior year (“15 x 12”)
SAT or ACT
SAT or ACT
Extracurricular Activities
EOP only
Personal Statement
EOP only
Teacher Recommendations
EOP only
Application Deadline
Applications open October 1st and
are due November 30th
Application Fee
$55 per campus; fee waivers are
available for low-income and AVID
students
Impaction & Eligibility Index
All CSU’s use the Eligibility index to
determine who get accepted
Of the 23 CSU Campuses, 15 are
impacted and require higher Eligibility
Index scores (2900 is the minimum)
 This higher score may be campus
wide or based on major
 Bakersfield, East Bay, Channel
Islands, Dominguez Hills, Cal
Maritime, and Stanislaus are NOT
impacted.
CSUs & ACT/SAT
• Self-report scores on admissions
application
• Deadlines for official test scores (from
ACT/College Board) vary by campus;
best to take no later than November
• For SAT, can list CSUMentor as a
score recipient by using code 3594 –
will send scores to all CSU campuses
CSU Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP)
• Similar
to
UC
Educational
Opportunity Program
• When
completing
admission
application, check “yes” for EOP
• Complete FAFSA or Dream Act
Application
• Additional application required
• Application deadlines vary by campus
Private & Out-of State
Colleges/Universities
www.aiccu.edu | www.wiche.edu/wue | www.hbcuconnect.com
Minimum GPA
Subject Area Requirements
SAT or ACT
Requirements vary
by
college/university
Extracurricular Activities
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Application Deadline
Varies: can range from
November for early decision
until April
Application Fee
Varies. Fee waivers are
available for low-income and
AVID students.
California Community Colleges (CCC)
www.cccapply.org
Number of campuses
112 campuses
Minimum GPA
Subject Area
Requirements
Must be 18 years old
OR
have one of the following:
•HS Diploma
•GED
SAT or ACT
Extracurricular Activities
Personal Statement
Letters of
Recommendation
Application Deadline
Applications start for early decision
in March and in April for regular
application cycle
Application Fee
Free!
Information Needed for Applications
• Social Security #: if applicable. Students who have received
Social Security #s through Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) should not use the numbers.
• Family income & size: 2013 family income and 2014 estimated
family income, plus the number of people in the household
(parents & dependents), are required of students applying for
application fee waivers and the Educational Opportunity
Program (EOP).
• California residency information: to establish California
residency, students will need to supply the month/year they and
their parents arrived in California if they have ever lived outside
of California.
• Citizenship status information: students must enter a country
of citizenship (or “none”). If country of citizenship is outside the
United States, they will need to provide immigration status and
visa type/date issued.
• College appropriate email (CHECK this REGULARLY!!!)
PIN.GOV
• This is where you sign up for a 4-digit
number that is used to “sign” electric
documents such as FAFSA
• Each individual student needs their own
personal PIN number
• Parents will also need their own
separate PIN number
• Parents who have already completed a
FAFSA or another tax document
SHOULD have their own PIN number
Cost of Applying to a 4-Year University
• UC Application costs $70 per campus, unless
have fee waivers (Nov)
• CSU Application costs $55 per campus, unless
have fee waivers (Nov)
• $100 Intent to Register Fee for campus
attending (May 1, 2014) Not ALL CSU’s require this
• $200-$500 for Student Orientation cost (May)
• Up to $500 Housing Deposit (April-June)
Some fees may be waived by Pell Grant
eligibility or if student received fee waiver
Cost of Attendance
Cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, room and board,
books, supplies, transportation and personal expenses.
Type of College
or University
Living at Home
and Commuting
Living Off
Campus
Living on
Campus
California
Community
Colleges
$11,052
$17,442
$13,200
California State
University
$15,620
$22.542
$22,542
University of
California
$23,748
$29,295
$32,415
Independent
Colleges
$40,291
$45,901
$45,147
It’s SOOOO Expensive
• Remember- except for
– Tuition, books, and other school related
costs…
• You will still have to pay for Room
and Board and Food etc.
• (even if your kid lives at home with
you)
College Can Be Affordable!
FIRST students must:
• Apply for admission by end of
November
THEN:
• File FAFSA or Dream Act
Application between January 1 and
March 2, 2014
• Immediately provide documentation
to financial aid office as requested
• Expect to borrow and work part-time
Paying for College
Grants
Loans
• Financial Aid that does not have to be repaid
• Pell Grant, Cal Grant, University Grant
• Money loaned to students. Repayment
begins after student has left college
• Perkins - $3000 max/yr, Stafford - $5500 –
7500 /yr
Work Study
• Financial assistance earned by a
student
• May be on or off campus
Scholarships
• Awarded based on specific criteria such
as need, merit, ethnicity, community,
service, talent or special circumstance
Free Application for Financial Aid
(FAFSA)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
(Not .com!)
•When completed, student is considered
for federal grants, loans and work study
•Must be submitted no earlier than
January 1, 2015 & no later than March
1, 2015
•FAFSA is FREE Do NOT use
FAFSA.COM!!!! (this is a scam)
Get a Jump Start on the FAFSA
• Visit www.pin.edu.gov so that student and
parent/guardian each get a pin number.
Make sure to keep pin in a safe place! This
is the only way to “sign” on-line documents
• View practice worksheets at:
http://fafsa4caster.ed.gov
• Gather: Social Security numbers, financial
records (W-2s from last year and
eventually, from this year), email addresses,
driver’s license numbers, and Alien
Registration numbers (if not a citizen)
Financial Aid for
Undocumented Students
California Dream Act:
•AB 540: Undocumented students who have been in a CA
high school for more than 3 years and/or graduated from a
CA high school are eligible for in-state tuition fees
•AB 130: Allows AB 540 students to be eligible for private
institutional scholarships beginning January 1, 2013
•AB 131: AB 540 students are eligible for CA state aid:
Cal Grants, EOP, beginning January 1, 2013
•Complete California Dream Act Application no earlier
than January 1, 2015 and no later than March 2, 2015
http://www.csac.ca.gov/dream_act.asp
Scholarship Resources
• College Board Scholarship Search:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarshi
p-search
• FastWeb: http://www.fastweb.com/
• Asian & Pacific Islander American
Scholarship Fund:
http://www.apiasf.org/index.html
• Black College Dollars:
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/sc
holarship_directory/index.html
• Latino College Dollars:
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/sc
holarship_directory/index.html
Upcoming Events!!!
• College information day @UC Berkeley
Saturday 10/4/14 from 8:30-1:00 over 60
public and private colleges will be there
providing information
• SLHS College night Monday, October
13th 2014 from 6-8. This is Mandatory
for 12th AVID students!!!
• CSU Stanislaus + CSU Sacramento field
trip on 10/2/14 (Next Thursday)
Future Trips?
• We would like to plan 1-2 additional
college field trips
• UC Santa Cruz + CSU Monterey @end
of October (Permission slips/donation
requests soon)
• SF State + visit to the offices of Pinterest
(tentative for end of November)
• No Chaperones/Donations= NO GO…
Thank you for attending AVID Family Night!
Samuel McClymont,
12th Grade AVID Elective Teacher
(510) 618-4600 x 2206
[email protected]