10th grade presentation at ica
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Welcome Parents
Strategies, Planning, Strategies and more Planning…
How can you make that big day of graduation more of a day of joy than of anxiety?
Thinking ahead Planning smart Looking at all your
options Never leaving a door
closed
What’s the goal for our Spartans?
Standardized Tests SAT Reasoning Test
Critical Reasoning Math Writing PSAT www.collegeboard.com
Advanced Placement Exams (AP’s)
www.apcentral.collegeboard.com
ACT Plus Writing www.actsstudent.org EXPLORE / PLAN
Placement Tests ELM/EPT Subject A Exam
Optional Testing * CR Partners
PSAT…what does it mean???National Testing Day
results are back.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures:
critical reading skills math problem-solving
skills writing skills
Please remember these are only practice SAT results.
REMEMBER – It is only a practice test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How the PSAT Test is Scores
The PSAT/NMSQT is scored as follows:
each correct answer 1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty
each unanswered question 0 points
each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced Response question 0 points
each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question minus 1/4 point
PLAN Scores
Compare to the Nation
Are they ready for the ACT test?
How to Improve
What are your daughter’s educational plans?
What can your family be doing now?
Some basic 411
Help your child to have good study skills, strong vocabulary, math skills, help them love to read and do study groups
Turn off the TV, Computer and CELL PHONE Talk about your goals and communicate
about every day experiencesRemind your daughter she is a good and
worthy person and to never never give upPerformance in school can lead to several
dollars in the bank for you*Cal Grant GPA*Merit Awards
Be INVOLVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Create a unstressful home envirnoment
So how can your daughter open doors versus getting locked out of college…..
How we are looking ahead today?
Find good match colleges – reach, good match, safety
Understand college requirements
College Corner College Counseling – Free Naviance
Test Preparations Financial Planning Work Smarter at School Be involved
CWSP Community Service Clubs and Programs Sports and other Enrichment
Programs
Several Options Arts Leaders
hipScience Math Academi
csSports Compute
rs
Academy of Art University
CORO $$ Chevron Project Seed Internship $$
Berkeley Math Circle
UCB Academic Talent Development Program
St. Mary’s College Sports Camp
UCB BFOIT Program$
USC Architecture Program & Film
Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project $
Bay Area Environmental Youth Quest $
Math Zoom at UCSD
Educational UnlimitedStanford, UCSB & more…
Stanford Nike’s Camp
USF Computer Program $
CCA Pre College Program
Inroads $ UCD, UCSC COSMO
Search , MARS andAwesome Math Camp
FIDM: Fashion Institute
Skyline College Concurrent Enrollment
Cyber Camps UC Berkeley
Let’s understand EFC EFC (Estimated Family
Contribution)
(A) Cost of Attendance(B) Family Contribution (EFC)
(less)(C) Grants + Scholarships
(less)(D) ------------------------------(E) =Student’s
Responsibility
What 4Caster can tell you
Cal Grants (A B C) Cal Grant A
3.0 GPA (10th & 11th grade)*Full tuition of UC or CSU*$9,788.00 for CA private college each year for 4 years
Cal Grant B◦ 2.0 GPA (10th and 11th grade)◦ Low income families
Receive same funding as Cal Grant A except for first year. However, you receive an additional living expense of $1,550.00 per year
Cal Grant C (technical/vocational school)
California State and University of California Grants – LIKE THE BLUE AND GOLD OPPORTUNITY FROM UC’S
What types of colleges are out there….. Over 3,000 to discover…
For Profit Colleges Community Colleges (110) California State Universities (23) Universities of California (9) Out of State Public Universities Private Colleges/Universities (CA 70) Cristo Rey Network College Partners (30)
WARNING…….CA Budget CutsLarger classes at UC
and CSU’sMore competition in
entry to UC and CSU system
Admission Changes beginning with the class of 2012
UC ELC Decrease in enrollment
Oh no!!
What is an a-g GPA?
University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) use only certain classes and levels to calculate their GPA known as the a-g GPA. They only use a-g courses that have been earned during a student’s 10th and 11th grade. These grades are weighted for certain honor courses, AP courses and transferable community college courses.
a-g recommended course requirements
The a-g GPA displayed on report cards and PowerSchool are only estimates. UC’s and CSU’s did not use + or – on gpa calculations.
THANK YOU PARENTS
Questions?
If they come later…Email:
Phone: 415-824-2052 extension 16
Class of 2014 and beyond
Religious Studies 40 credits English 40 credits Social Science 40 credits Math 30credits Science 30 credits VPA 10 credits World Language 30 credits CWSP 40 credits Phys Ed/Health 10 credits
*Class of 2012 total of 30 credits
Graduation Requirement