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Senior Class College Information
October 15, 2012
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 $32,000/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.com)
November 3rd October 4th
December 1st November 1st
ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (actstudent.org)
December 8th November 2nd
SEE YOUR COUNSELOR ASAP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT TESTING REQUIREMENTS!!!
Do your research before you apply!
CSU – 23 different campuses Enrollment by Campus - Fall 2011
Bakersfield 8,002
Channel Islands 4,179
Chico 15,920
Dominguez Hills 14,364
East Bay 13,160
Fresno 21,981
Fullerton 36,156
Humboldt 8,046
Long Beach 34,870
Los Angeles 21,284
Maritime Academy 886
Monterey Bay 5,173
Northridge 36,911
Pomona 21,107
Sacramento 28,016
San Bernardino 17,250
San Diego 31,303
San Francisco 29,541
San José 30,236
San Luis Obispo 18,762
San Marcos 10,276
Sonoma 8,668
Stanislaus 9,246
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 2011 FreshmenAverage high school GPA: 3.62Average SAT score: 1080Average ACT score: 23.6
SJSUAdmitted Student Profile Fall 2011 FreshmenAverage high school GPA: 3.19Average SAT score: 1009
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. 6th: UC Application WorkshopWednesday, Nov. 7th: CSU Application WorkshopThursday, Nov. 8th: 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.com (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, 2013)
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!!