Transcript PSAT Night Presentation

El Dorado HS College Night
October 2nd, 2013
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Public Universities: UC + CSU
Independent/Out of State
Community College
Junior Planning
Senior Timeline
SAT/ACT Testing
Financial Aid
Resources
What do colleges want?
Application
(essays,
extra curriculars,
etc.)
Standardized
test scores
Transcript (grades, and
what classes you take)
Public Universities in California
UC: University of California
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10 campuses
Website: www.ucop.edu
Research/Theory Based
Minimum 3.0 GPA Required
SAT or ACT +Writing
Holistic Review Process
Personal Statement
Apply Nov 1-Nov 30
CSU: California State University
• 23 campuses
• Website:
www.csumentor.edu
• Practical/Hands-On
• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• SAT or ACT (No
Subject/Writing)
• No Comprehensive Review
• Apply Oct 1-Nov 30
California State Universities
•Each Campus is unique
(separately accredited)
• CSU campuses have
distinct student
populations and programs
• “Learn by doing”
• Applied and Practical
CSU Freshmen Admission Requirements
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Completed A-G College Subject Requirements with a grade of “C” or
better
• Qualify under Eligibility Index (Combination of GPA & Test Scores)
Required for CA Resident Required for non CA Resident
• Calculation of Index
• GPA Calculation – High School GPA is based on grades earned
• in all A-G College Subject Requirements
SAT Critical Reading & Math score + (800 x high school GPA) or
(10 x ACT composite score) + (200 x high school)
University of California
• Research Universities
• Nine Undergraduate
Campuses
• Apply Broadly to
increase your chance of
admission
• Campus Visits
•Major, Location & Size
UC Freshman Admission Requirements
• Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (“a-g”
courses), with at least 11 finished prior to senior year.
• Earn the required grade point average (GPA) in “a-g” courses
• 3.0 California resident
• 3.4 Non-residents
• Meet the examination requirement by taking the ACT with Writing
or the SAT Reasoning Test by December of your senior year.
• SAT Subject Tests not required but may be recommended by some
campuses/majors
*** GPA calculated from 10th & 11th grade course work weighted by a
maximum of 8 semesters UC-approved honors grade points
Independent Schools/Out of State
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Many choices with a variety of requirements
College Matchmaker: www.collegeboard.org
Independent CA Colleges: www.aiccu.org
Common Application: www.commonapp.org
Often require essays, recommendations, secondary
reports
• Early Action/Early Decision
• Deadlines vary
Community College
Admissions Requirements
• 18 years old or HS grad
• English/Math Placement
• No SAT/ACT or GPA
requirement
Honors Transfer Program
• Priority university transfer
admissions to students
completing required
coursework with 3.25 GPA
or higher.
• Honors/Scholars
Credits for College
If it’s not OK for the Front Page of the
Newspaper it’s NOT OK for your
Facebook status update!
• Create your own personal
email address with your first
and last name to make it
easier for admissions
officers to contact you
• Make sure ALL “public”
Facebook, Myspace, Twitter,
Blogs, etc. are appropriate!
Junior Planning
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Course Selection: Plan for all A-G coursework
Extracurricular Activities and Community Service
College major and career research
Grades: Repeat “D/F” grades in required coursework
Test prep and register for SAT and/or ACT exams
Begin to visit and research college campuses
Athletes register at www.eligibilitycenter.org (NCAA)
Senior Timeline
September
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SAT/SAT II or ACT Writing Exams
Secondary School report
Request Letters of Rec.
Start Scholarship search
October
• Attend College Nights
• Begin college application process
• CSU Oct.1-Nov.30/UC Nov.1-30.
November/December
• Complete essays/applications
• Letter of Rec Materials info due to
counselors with min. 2 week notice
• Complete CSS Profile if needed.
January/February
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Get FAFSA pin (www.pin.ed.gov)
FAFSA Online (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Mid-year reports
March
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Receive SAR from FAFSA
Acceptances and financial aid notices
April/July
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Make final decision
Contact financial aid office
Plan for housing/other college needs
College Admissions Testing:
What You Need to Know
Let’s Talk about Testing!
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A few SAT and ACT myths…
What is “Score Choice?”
What is a “Superscore?”
What is a “good” SAT or ACT score?
Do schools prefer one test over the
other?
What is the PSAT?
– Practice version of the SAT (“Preliminary SAT”)
– For many students, the first exposure to college
admissions testing
– PSAT is also a part of the National Merit
Scholarship Program (11th graders only)
– Most importantly : a chance to figure out areas of
strength and weakness before the “real” tests!
The PSAT
Critical Reading 1
25 minutes
Math 2
25 minutes
Total Time:
2 hours, 10 minutes
Critical Reading 2
25 minutes
Going from the PSAT to SAT
– Length is the single most important difference 4
hours + for the SAT!
– Essay section is added on the SAT
– A handful of new Algebra 2 topics on the Math
The SAT Reasoning Test
– The SAT has three sub-sections : Math, Critical
Reading, and Writing
– Each sub-section is scaled from 200-800
– The national average for each section is roughly
500
The SAT Reasoning Test
Math 3
Critical Reading 1
20 minutes
25 minutes
Critical Reading 3
Math 1
20 minutes
25 minutes
Writing 2
10 minutes
Experimental
Section
Essay
25 minutes
25 minutes
Writing 1
Critical Reading 2
25 minutes
25 minutes
Total Time:
3 hours, 45 minutes
Math 2
25 minutes
SAT Subject Tests
– Each test is one hour in length
– Achievement-based tests, measuring knowledge
learned from college-level courses in the following
areas:
ENGLISH
- Literature
HISTORY
- U.S. History, World History
MATH
- Mathematics Level 1, Mathematics Level 2
SCIENCE
- Biology E/M, Chemistry, Physics
LANGUAGES
- Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Japanese,
Korean
ACT
– The ACT has four sections : English, Reading,
Math, and Science.
– Each section is scored on a scale from 1 to 36
– The national average for each section is roughly 21
ACT
Science
35 minutes
English
45 minutes
Reading
35 minutes
Total Time:
2 hours, 55 minutes or
3 hours, 25 minutes with optional
essay
Math
60 minutes
ACT v. SAT
ACT
science reasoning section
SAT
no science reasoning
section
math includes trigonometry no trigonometry questions
entirely multiple-choice
no guessing penalty
non multiple-choice
questions included
guessing penalty
math accounts for 25% of
your score
math accounts for 33% of
your score
easy and hard questions
mixed within sections
questions go from easy to
hard in most sections
SAT/ACT Test Dates and Deadlines
• Nov. 2nd SAT
Deadline: Oct. 3rd
• December 7th SAT
Deadline: Nov. 8th
• January 25th
Deadline: Dec. 27th
• March 8th SAT
Deadline: Feb 7th
• May 3rd SAT
Deadline: April 4th
• June 7th SAT
• Deadline: May 9th
• October 26th ACT
Deadline: Sept. 27th
• December 14th ACT
Deadline: Nov. 8th
• February 8th ACT
Deadline: January 10th
• April 12th ACT
Deadline: March 7th
• June 14th ACT
Deadline: May 9th
Testing Timeline
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
Financial Aid
Loans and Grants
• Federal Government
• State Government
• Colleges
• Scholarships
• Bank Loans
Process
• FAFSA between Jan 1-Mar 1
of senior year at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Cal Grant GPA Verification
by March 2 of senior year.
• CSS profile for Independent
Schools (College Scholarship Search)
Helpful Resources
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UC
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
www.ucop.edu/admissions
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Scholarships
www.fastweb.com
www.wiredscholar.com
CSU
www.calstate.edu
www.csumentor.edu
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Financial Aid
www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.finaid.org
www.edfund.org
Independent
http://collegeboard.com
www.aiccu.org
ww.commonapp.org
Community College
www.cccapply.org
www.californiacolleges.edu
SAT
www.collegeboard.com
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Revolution Prep
www.revolutionprep.com
1-877-REV-PREP
[email protected]
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ACT
www.act.org
Your Resources at El Dorado HS
• Miss Armstrong
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[email protected]
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• Miss Carvelli
H - O [email protected]
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• Mrs. Campuzano
P-Z
• [email protected]
x11028