Senior Class College Information

October 7, 2013

Today we will talk about:

UC vs. CSU admissions requirementsGoing to Community CollegeGoing to a private college/universityCollege Application Form WorkshopsUseful College/Financial Aid WebsitesSenioritisQuestion and Answer Session

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

Univ. of California California State Univ. Submit app. between Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 Submit app. between Oct. 1 – Nov. 30

Complete A – G required courses Complete A – G required courses

Personal statement required No personal statement required

No letter of recommendation needed No letter of recommendation needed

SAT (Take highest composite score) SAT (Take highest score from multiple sittings)

NO SAT Subject Tests Required (BUT) No SAT Subject Tests Required

ACT plus writing ACT no writing

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

Univ. of California California State Univ. 9 Campuses:

UC Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego

23 Campuses: Humboldt, Chico, Sonoma, Maritime, Sacramento, East Bay, San Francisco, Stanislaus, San Jose, Fresno, Monterey Bay, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Northridge, Channel Islands, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Pomona, Fullerton, San Bernardino, San Marcos, San Diego(Campuses in bold are impacted and may have additional admissions requirements)

Accept top 12.5% of high school graduates.

Accept top 33% of high school graduates

Cost: Approximately $32,400/yr. Cost: Approximately $25,500/yr. depending on where you live

UC/CSU Admission Requirements

SAT/ACT TestingYou should have already taken the SAT and/or ACT at least once by now. If you are applying to impacted CSU campuses, you must take the SAT and/or ACT regardless of your GPA and testing must be completed by November. Check websites for specific campus requirements.

SAT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (collegeboard.org)

November 2nd October 3th

December 7th November 8th

ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (actstudent.org)

October 26th October 11th (let registration fee)

December 14th November 2nd

SEE YOUR COUNSELOR ASAP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT TESTING REQUIREMENTS!!!

Do your research before you apply!

Campus Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013Fall 2013

Admit Rate

Average GPA of students

admitted in fall 2013

Average SAT Reasoning andACT Composite score of

students admitted in fall 2013

BerkeleyApplications: 39,142 41,209 43,149

21% 4.18ACT: 31

SAT: 2076Admits: 7,231 7,409 9,257Enrolls: 2,948 3,042

DavisApplications: 42,021 42,562 45,753

39% 4.07ACT: 28

Sat: 1906Admits: 19,103 18,941 18,016Enrolls: 4,375 4,838

IrvineApplications: 43,260 47,531 50,132

39% 4.03ACT: 27

SAT: 1854Admits: 19,048 18,010 19,516Enrolls: 4,765 4,391

Los Angeles

Applications: 48,663 52,269 54,94418% 4.15

ACT: 30SAT: 2052

Admits: 11,067 9,821 9,724Enrolls: 4,854 3,995

MercedApplications: 13,504 13,253 15,028

74% 3.59ACT: 23

SAT: 1634Admits: 10,669 10,139 11,159Enrolls: 1,441 1,492

RiversideApplications: 24,818 27,718 30,761

60% 3.72ACT: 25

SAT: 1720Admits: 16,194 16,944 18,499Enrolls: 3,583 3,874

Research, cont’d.

Campus Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013Fall 2013

Admit Rate

Average GPA of students

admitted in fall 2013

Average SAT Reasoning andACT Composite score of

students admitted in fall 2013

San Diego

Applications: 45,659 48,291 50,64033% 4.11

ACT: 29SAT: 1993Admits: 14,570 15,493 16,601

Enrolls: 2,886 3,498

Santa Barbara

Applications: 43,900 46,158 50,39639% 4.01

ACT: 28SAT: 1915

Admits: 19,013 19,176 19,898Enrolls: 3,723 4,211

Santa CruzApplications: 26,151 29,641 34,049

49% 3.84ACT: 26

SAT: 1793Admits: 17,724 18,009 16,846Enrolls: 3,539 3,727

CSU – 23 different campuses

Enrollment by Campus – Fall 2012Bakersfield 7,598 Northridge 36,208Channel Islands 4,900 Pomona 20,747Chico 15,920 Sacramento 27,033Dominguez Hills 14,447 San Bernardino 18,234East Bay 12,889 San Diego 30,016Fresno 21,891 San Francisco 29,718Fullerton 36,996 San Jose 29,076Humboldt 8,000 San Luis Obispo 18,679Long Beach 33,416 San Marcos 10,276Los Angeles 20,142 Sonoma 9,033Maritime Academy 890 Stanislaus 8,882Monterey Bay 4,790  

CSU - Cost

Tuition (per year) $5,970

Campus Based Fees(Athletics/Health/Student Union, etc.)

$1047 (average)

Books $1,800

Housing $8,787 - $16,096

Transportation $1,383

Personal $3,114

TOTAL $22,101 - $29,410

CSU – Admission stats

SDSUAdmitted Student Profile Fall 2012 FreshmenAverage high school GPA: 3.76Average SAT score: 1144Average ACT score: 25

SJSUAdmitted Student Profile Fall 2012 FreshmenAverage high school GPA: 3.29Average SAT score: 1230Average ACT score: 26

Ventura Community College

If you are planning on attending VC, we will take you to the college and help you get registered in the Spring.

IMPORTANT: You CANNOT transfer to a UC or CSU without completing 60 transferable units. This generally means TWO YEARS (or MORE) of community college before you can transfer.

Private college/university

If you are planning on attending a private college/university YOU need to find all info on your own.

Come see us for help!-- Does the school use the

Common app, dates, letters of rec (and from who), CSS Profile, etc. are all different for each school.

Online College Application Form Workshops

During Fall Break: Create application log-on and complete as much of the online

application forms as you can. Tuesday, Nov. 5th: UC Application WorkshopWednesday, Nov. 6th: CSU Application WorkshopThursday, Nov. 7th: Common Application Workshop

TIME: 2:00 pmPLACE: Media Center

PLEASE NOTE: Requests for Letters of Recommendation are due to your counselor at least TWO WEEKS before the college

or university application deadline!!!

Useful Websites foothilltechnology.org/academics/foothill-counseling-department collegeboard.org (SAT registration) actstudent.org (ACT registration) csumentor.edu (CSU online application, campus search engine, campus

highlights, etc.) universityofcalifornia.edu (UC online application, campus highlights,

scholarship information, etc.) commonapp.org (Online common application form for almost 300

colleges/universities across the US) cccco.edu (California community college information) californiacolleges.edu (Info on all California colleges) fastweb.com (Comprehensive scholarship search site) fafsa.ed.gov (Site for Federal financial aid form, FAFSA available after

Jan. 1, 2014) UC SAT Subject tests – click on the link to see the UC requirements

Senioritis

Don’t let THIS happen to you!

Continue to take rigorous classesDon’t let your grades slipColleges have revoked admissions based on poor

academic performance 2nd semester. FINISH STRONG!!