Sophomore & Junior Parent Night Presentation

Overview of Today’s Topics

High School Graduation Requirements Sophomore & Junior Year Expectations and

Goals Post High School Plans Can We Afford College?

High School Graduation Requirements 1. 230 Credits 2. Complete specific requirements 3. 40 hours of community service 4. California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) 5. Senior Exit Interview

Specific Graduation Requirements

1. English - 4 years 2. Mathematics - 3 years 3. Science - 3 years 4. Social Science - 3 years 5. Visual/Performing Arts - 1 year 6. Foreign Language - 1 year 7. Physical Education - 2 years 8. Health/Intro. To Computers - 1 year 9. General Electives - 70 credits

Aries Grade Portal

Ability to check student’s • Grades • Test, Quizzes, Homework, Assignments • Attendance • Email Teachers • Standardized Test Scores

Aries Grade Portal

Go to MMHS Web Page and Click on Aries Grade Portal

If you need access codes please see me after presentation

Sophomore Year Expectations

1. More Challenging Classes 2. TESTING • PSAT October 20th 3. Grades count for college

Junior Year Expectations

1. Even more Challenging Classes

2. Testing 1. PSAT October 20th 2. SAT – January 3. ACT – January 4. ASVAB – October 9

3. Explore College Options 4. Grades count for college

PSAT Sophomores & Juniors

Register with: MMHS Bookkeeper Location: MMHS Gym When: Saturday, October 20th Fee: $23 Check-in: 7:30 am

SAT Juniors Register at: www.collegeboard.com Fees: $50 SAT Reasoning Test $24 SAT Subject Tests and $12 per test Nearest test center: VMHS Colleges will accept scores up through December 2013

Upcoming Test Dates

ACT Juniors Register with: www.actstudent.org Fees: $50.50 with Writing $35 Without Writing Colleges will accept scores up through December 2013

ASVAB Juniors

The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.

Location: MMHS When: October 9, 2012 Scores Returned: November/December 2012

Options - Post High School 1. Four year

University 2. Two Year

Community College 3. Military 4. Job 5. Live off of parents

FOREVER!!!!

Four Year Universities

University Choices Public or Private University of

California University of San Diego

California State University

University of Redlands

Northern Arizona University

Claremont McKenna

Arizona State University

Cal Tech

ETC. ETC.

Public vs. Private (Prestige?) Public

– Tuition and Education Cost • UC - $12,686 • CSU - $7,076

Private – Tuition and Education Cost

• Stanford - $41,250 • Pepperdine - $42,772 • USC - $44,463

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: www.collegeboard.com and type in name of

college in College Quick Finder

More University Choices

University of California, Riverside

Northern Arizona University

San Diego State Arizona State University

University Of California, Berkeley

Boston College

California Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In State OR Out of State

In State Tuition vs. Out of State In State Tuition (Cal Residents) Out of State

– UC Riverside - $12,686 $35,801 – San Diego State- $7,076 $18,236 – Cal Tech - $39,588 $39,588

Out of State Tuition (Cal Residents) In State – Northern Arizona Un. - $21,626 $9,271 – Arizona State University - $22,977 $9,724 – Mass. Institute of Tech. - $42,050 $42,050

California Public University Options

• California State University (CSU)

• University of California (UC)

CSU Eligibility Index

Example: SAT Reading Score - 410 SAT Math Score - 380 SAT Score = 890 Equivalent ACT Score = 19 Which means if student has at least a 2.52 academic GPA then they qualify for admission to the CSU system. *Minimum Academic GPA is 2.00

California State University (CSU)

23 CSU Campuses Bakersfield

Channel Islands Chico Dominguez Hills East Bay Fresno Fullerton Humboldt Long Beach Los Angeles Maritime Academy Monterey Bay Northridge Pomona Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo San Marcos Sonoma Stanislaus

Compare at http://www.csumentor.edu/select/compareview/

University of California UC Campuses 10 Campuses Berkeley

Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz

UC/CSU Comparison University of California Researched Based

University Top 12.5% of

graduating seniors attend

Very Prestigious

California State University Education Based

University Top 33.3% of graduating

seniors attend Prestigious

Private Colleges Common Application 456 of the best private universities in the nation accept the common application. Including:

Cornell University Dartmouth College Harvard College University of Penn. Princeton University Yale University

All Ivy League colleges use the Common Application www.commonapp.org

Ivy League Colleges – Brown University – Columbia University – Cornell University – Dartmouth College – Harvard College – University of Penn. – Princeton University – Yale University

*Prestige and Networking is why students try to get in.

*Increase your chance of acceptance by applying early action or early decision

California Private Colleges

76 Private Colleges in California

Visit CaliforniaColleges.edu for more information

Why Apply to College

CAL GRANTS CAL GRANT – Entitlement Grant

– Two Requirements • GPA – Based off of 4 semesters

– Two semesters your Sophomore Year – Two semesters your Junior Year

• Parent’s Income, Assets, and Family Size

CAL GRANT A – CAL Grant A

• At least a 3.0 GPA based on four semesters • Pays for all Tuition and Education Costs up to

$5970 to any Cal State College, up to $12,192 to the University of California, or $9,223 a year to any California Private University

CAL GRANT A Cont.

For CSU that is about $22,000 for free! For UC that is about $48,000 for free! For a California Private College that is

almost $39,000 for free!

CAL GRANT B – CAL Grant B

• At least a 2.0 GPA based on four semesters • Pays in the same amount as Cal Grant A for

sophomore, junior, and senior year of college • $1551 stipend for all four years in college

CAL GRANT B Cont.

For CSU that is about $22,500 for free! For UC that is about $43,000 for free! For a California Private College that is over

$35,000 for free!

Parent Income Ceilings

Community College Option Do You Still want UC? UC Transfer Admission Guarantee Program

(TAG) Participating UCs

– UC Davis UC Irvine – UC Merced UC Riverside – UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara – UC Santa Cruz

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/guarantee/index.html

Community College Option

Most agreements include: – 30 transferable semester units (45 quarter units) – At least a 2.8- 3.1 GPA – To see list of transferable courses visit:

www.assist.org

Athletics If you plan to enter college Division I or II, you will need

to present 16 core courses in the following breakdown: – 4 years of English – 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) – 2 years of natural/physical science (one must be a lab

science) – 1 year of additional English, math or science – 2 years of social studies – 4 years of additional core courses (from any area listed above, or

from foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)

Athletics Eligibility Minimum SAT

score of 1010 (Sum of Math & Reading Score)

Or Minimum ACT Score of 86 (Sum of Math, Science, English, & Reading SubSections)

Military The Military Academies are consistently ranked as

being in the top 15 Universities in the Nation – Air Force Academy – Naval Academy – West Point – Maritime Academy

Requires Congressional Nomination – Go to http://bono.house.gov for Congress Woman

Bono’s nomination! – Or Contact Karin Brown at 951-658-2312

Thank you for coming tonight!!!

Questions?