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HOWTO
APPLYTO
A UC UNIVRSrrYOF CAI..lFORNIA)
1, Go online t o ad mission.u n iversit yo fcali fo rn ia.edu.
2 ClickonAppiy Now
3 Clickon
New Account.
Follow th e pr
ompt
s and fill
out
the app licatio n accordingly.
4. The applicatio n file
opens
Augu st 1, 2014 f or you to begin w orking on it,
however
you may not a
ctually submit
th e appl icatio n
untilNovember 1through November
so'
NOAPPLICATIONSWILL BE CCEPTEDAFTERNOVEMBER 30,2014!
Please note : the Application fee is
$70
for each UCcampus to which you apply.
*'"
The
UCs
do NOT accept le
tters
of recommendati on - please do not send t hem.
Do
NOT
send a transcript with your application
-
wait until the UC requests transcripts from you.
ROW
TO
APPLYTO
A CSU CAI..lfORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
1. Goonlinetocsumentor.edu
2. Clickont he"Apply Online" tab
3, Go t o
"
Cl
ick he re to apply"
4. Clickon"Undergraduate Ad mission Applications"
5. Click on th e t erm you are applying t o("Fall2015 for mostofvo u.)
6. Clickon
"Crea te an Account."
Foll ow t he
prompts
andfill out th e application accordingly.
7. App lication s
fo r CS
U cam puses become available onl ine on October 1, 2014.
NOAPPLICATIONSWILLBE CCEPTEDAFTERNOVEMBER30, 2014!
Please note: the Application fe e is
$55
for each CSU campus to which you apply.
** The
CSU s
do NOT accept lettersof recommen dation- p lease do not send t hem.
H . Do
NOT
send a transcript with your application
-
wait until the CSU requests transcripts from you .
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tudentsign-into Naviance
Go
to
www connection naviance com/pacificgrove Use the same username and
password
that
you use
for
PowerSchool. Click Login.
Go
to
Colleges tab
To explore colleges you might be interested in, click SuperMatch College Search.
To see colleges
that
have accepted
P HS
students, click College
Match
To
gather information
on specific colleges, click College Lookup.
To further
e
xplore
colleges you m
ight
be
interested
in, click College Search.
To check
out
specific details such as
the
USNews lists
of
Best Colleges
the
NCAA list
of
co lleges
offering
specific sports, and
lo t
s
more
, click College Resources
to
explore.
To have a visual of
where P HS
st udents
were
accepted and
where the
y are attending,
cli ck College
Maps
To see where past
P HS
students
were
accepted based on GPA and
test
scores, click
Scattergrams
For link to national scholarsh ips, click National Scholarship Search.
Go to Careers tab
to
explore possible college majors & careers:
To fi nd careers wi t h common features and skills, explore
cluster
fi nder.
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Tlmeline for College Bound Seniors (2014-2015)
Pacific
Grove
High School Counseling
Department
September
Take challenging courses; note progress towards graduation and college.
Register for October or November SAT Reasoning Test or ACT, and SAT Subject Test, if
needed. (check individual colleges for last possible test date)
Finalize list of colleges. Reduce list to 7- 10 schools. Review each college's requirements for
admission.
Check
online
registration
dates
for
any
college applications you will need. DC application
is online in August. (DC submission date is Nov. I-Nov.30) CSU is application is online in
Oct. (CSU submission date is Oct.1-Nov. 30) Private colleges and out
of
state colleges have
their own specific due dates.
Organize files, photocopy applications and begin to fill out rough drafts .
Remind your parents to gather financial records .
Submit
PROFILE
for
appropriate private colleges.
Individual private
colleges set their
own
due
dates
for
financial
aid
through
a form called
PROFILE . Check
dates f
or
each college.
DUE
DA
TES MAY
BE PRIOR TO
YOUR
E P T
~ E
AT
THE
COLLEGE.
Go to https://profileonline.collegeboard.com
Check POBS Counseling Website for college representative visits on our campus.
Plan visits and interviews to colleges while they are in session (send thank you notes).
Attend college weekends.
Apply for social security card for work or for college.
October
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Nuvember
Submit UC and CSU applications prior to the November 30
th
deadline.
Take SAT Reasoning Test, and SAT Subject Test,
if
needed.
Register for December ACT, if needed.
Finish all rough draft applications and essays. Have someone proofread.
Regarding Private Colleges, give all recommendations and secondary school evaluation forms
to teachers and counselor to fill out including mid-year reports. Check due dates!
Apply to "choice colleges." Make sure you have all the necessary paperwork turned in.
Observe deadlines. Send transcripts and test scores if requested.
Keep your grades up. Colleges do look at semester and year end grades.
Investigate scholarship options n Counseling Center and on the internet.
December
Lastdaytosubmitarequest toteachersand Counselorsforprivatecollege
recommendationsisDecember
1.
Take ACT and or SAT Reasoning Test , and SAT Subject Test, ifneeded
Send private college's applications.
Plan holiday visits to colleges.
Mail ROTC appli cations.
Register for January SAT Reasoning Test , and SAT Subject Test,
ifnot
too late .
January
CollectFinancialAidinformationand applyforFAFSAforms (beginningJanuary
l SI)
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March
FAFS and Cal Grant form s due no later than Ma rch 2.
Submittax formstotheFinancialAidOfficeofcollegeswhorequestthem.
Contact colleges with any new information
if
you've had a schedule change.
Watchfor StudentAidReport(SAR)toarrive,givingamountof studentaidforwhichyou
areeligible.
ake
sureyourcollegesrece iveit.Keep theoriginal.
Continuescholarshipsearch(seeNovember).
April
Allcollegesshouldrespond.
Decide where you wish to go. Revi sitif necessary. Go to information meetings you are
invitedto.Writetothecollegeyouacceptandthos eyoudonot. Informcoun selorand
teachers
of
your decision.
May
a
ilindeposittoonecollegeby
a
y1.Signandreturnfinancialawardletter,ifyou
receivedone,toaccept.
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2 14 SAT & ACT
u Registration dates
and deadlines
for
the
SAT
To register visit ww\v.sat.org/register
PGHS School Code is 052-310
I
Test Dates
Late Registration deadline
II
Regular Registration eadliue
(a fee applies)
loctober
11,2014
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December 6 2014
INovember
6,2014
IFovember24,2014
ACT Registration
dates and
deadlines
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Freshman
dmissions Requirements for Fall
Eligibility for admission to the C
SUIuC
schools is dependent upon three factors:
High school grade point of 3.0 or better in the A - G classes with no grade lower than a
C.
Take the ACT with writing or the SAT Reasoning test.
Complete 15 college prep classes (a -g courses), with at least 11 fmished by the end of the junior year.
At a minimum a student must take:
a. History /Social Science 2 years
b.
English
4 years
c. Mathematics
3 years
(Algebra l , Algebra 2 and Geometry)
DC' s recommend 4 years
d.
Laboratory science
2 years
( l life science & 1 physical science)
DC s recommend 3 years at least
e.
Foreign language
2 years
DC s recommen d 3 years of a foreign language
f.
Visual/Performing Arts 1 year
b
Preparatory Elective
1 year
DC Schools admissions process is between October 1
5t
and November 30. UC applications cannot be submitted
until November 1st. CSU schools receive applications between October 1
5t
and November 30.
CALIF ORNIA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
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UC Comprehensive Review
Factors UC schools consider:
1.
Academic grade point average in all completed "a-9" courses, including additional points for
comp leted UC-certified honors courses.
2. Scores on the ACT with Writing or Si
\
Reasoning Test. (SAT Subject Tests are not required
but are recommended by some majors on some campuses .)
3. Number of, content of and performance in acad emic courses beyond the minimum "a-g"
requirements.
4. Number of and performance in UC-approved honors and Adva nced Placement courses.
5. Identification by UC as being ranked in the top 9 percent of your high school class at the end
of junior year ("Eligible in the Local Conte xt," or ELC)
6. Qual ity of your senior -year program, as measured by the type and number of academic
courses in progress or planned.
7. Quality of your academic performance relative to the educational opportunities available in
your high school.
8. Outstanding performance in one or more academic subject areas.
9. Outstanding work in one or more special projects in any academic field of study.
10. Recent , marked improvement in academic performance, as demonstrated by academic GPA
and the quality of coursework comple ted or in progress.
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IN TERNE T
RESOUR E L ST
Wh er e ( 0 star t?? Go to pg h\.o r co li
l lse/i/l
g fo r in fo on a pplying to coll ege, financia l a id , schola rships, a nd mo re.
Visit
Naviance at cOlll1 ect io l l.l laviallce.coml paciOc
grol e
and usc your Pow
er School
use rn a me a nd
passw
ord to log in and re search coll eges, explo r e
major
s and ca r ee rs, find ou t
what
colleges
are
v is iti ng campu s a nd mor e.
-t-Year Colleges and Universities in Calif Jrnia
T itl e
Wh a t it covers
W ebsite address
Universi ty of Californ ia Detailed infor ma tion on all 9 UC camp uses , A lso ca n app ly online using this si te. httn :/
lad
m iss ion.univcr
sityof
ca liforn ia.ed /
CSU Me ntor Detail ed informa tion on all 23 CSU campuses . Also can apply on line us ing th is s ite.
www .csumcntor.cdu
UC O ffice of the President
Get
information 0 11 the
UC/CS
U entr y level w riting requ irement.
http ://u cop .edu /
elw
r/ index .html
California Colleges Explore UC' s , CS U's and priv ate co lleges in California .
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ure.califo rni acollege s.edllJ
Big Future
Use "Bi g f uture" to research both pu blic & pr ivat e univ ersities in CA
&
the US.
htt ps: fbi gfllture .co Ilegeboard.or g/
2-Year Colleges in California
Mon tere y Pen insula Co lleg e MPC m ain we bpa ge . Can apply online to MPC u
sing
th is si te .
ww w.mpc .edu
CA Comm unity Co lleges Rese arch the differ ent communi ty co llege s available in California.
www.cccco.edu
CA Comm . Co llege A pp ly Apply to
any
of the Californ ia Commu nitv Co lleges u
sin
g thi s s ite .
http://cccapply.org
Private Colleges
Common App lication Resear ch independent / pr iva te colle ge s
&
univers itie s . Usc thi s site to apply online.
www.commonapp .or g
Co lleges that Chan ge L ives Res ea rch priv ate liber al arts sc hoo ls identified in the book Colleges T
hat
Ch ange L ives."
ww w.c tcl.orz
Big Future
Use
Co lleg e B oa rd's Big Future f
eat
ure to re
sear
ch priv ate co lleges th rou ghout th e US. h tps://bi duture.coll e :eb oard. on/
College A dmissions Testing S
T
and
A CT)
Co llege Board Information on SAT tests . App ly for these test s online at th is s ite.
www. co llegeboard.org
ACT
Inf
orm
at ion on th e ACT test. App ly for t est on line at th is site.
www .ac tstudent.or g
CSU Early Succ ess CSU English and M ath place me nt test suppo rt se rvice s
www
.cs llen lishs llccess.om , ww w.cs urna thsucccss .org
Financial id & Scholarships
Financia l Aid (F AF SA)
Free Ap plica t ion for Federal Student A id.
Appl
y online usin g thi s we bsite.
ww w.fa fsa.ed. gov
Financial Ai d Specific i nfor mation abo ut the types of govern ment aid avai ab le for all kinds of s tudents . www .
stud
ent aid .ed .gov
CSS PROF
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By filling out this
one
form, yo u can apply online for n on federal fin ancia l aid fro m almos t https ://p rofil eonl ine.coll egeboard. com
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co lleges and scho larship programs.
Athletics
NCA A f or student at hletes , usc this si te to learn
mor
e about NCAA athl etic divisions, Sp0 s, etc.
www.
el ig ibili tyccntcr. org
Other College Information
College Basics Ti ps on wr itin g the pe r
sona
l essay for college apps and mor e.
www
co llegebas ics.c om
College Confident ial Rea
d
com
men ts fro m stud ents who actuall y att end t he co llege s you are co nsidering . www.co llegeconfide ntial.com
Co llege Data Search for co llege s, look at co llege
sta
tis tics , ca leu late yo ur chances of gett ing in, and ww w.co llegcdata .co rn
mor e.
Co llege Rankinas
S ee w hic h co llege s are in the top ran kin gs
accor
ding to the US News an nua l survey. w
ww
.ns ncws.co m/cduca iio n
Find a Job, Volu nteer, etc...
Arner icorps Learn valua ble wo rk ski lls, earn mo ne y for ed uca tion, and deve lop an ap pre ci atio n for
w
ww
.nation alser vice.gov/pr o
gram
s
/ame
ric orps
citizenship thr ou gh intensive s erv ice wo rk in c iti es th rou
gho
ut th e US.
CA j obs
l ob pro
gram
s and trainiru; oppo rtu nities in Cal iforn ia.
www.edd.ca .uov/Jo bs and Tra inin g/
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R
EJ\K
ERS
Co ll ege Represent a
tiv
e v isit s 2014 at PGHS
Sign
up
in
the
Counseling
Office
Grand Canyon
Universit
y Phoenix,AZ
September 15, M an
7:45 AM
Rm 83
University of
an
Diego
September 26, Friday 10:00 AM Rm 82
New
York Film Academy in Los Angeles September 25, Thurs 10:30 AM RMT8A
U Marines
November
3, Man 9:00AM
Rm 81
The University
of
Arizona Tucson, AZ
November
4, Tues
7:40 AM
Rm 83
Chapman University
Orange, CA November 4, Tues 11:30 AM
Library
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REllKERS
College R
epre
sent
at ive
visit s 2
1
4 at PGHS
Sign up in the Counseling
Office
Elan Universit y
Elan NC November
4 Tues
11:3 AM
Library
Salinas
eald College
November 4 Tues 11:3
AM
Library
Murdoch
University
West Australia
November
4 Tues
11:3 AM
Library
University of Hawaii Manoa
Honolulu
HI November 4 Tues 11:3 AM
Libra ry
United States Marines
November
4 Tues
11:3 AM
Libra ry
William Jessup University
Rocklin CA
Nov
ember 4 Tues
11:3
AM Library
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BRE KERS
College Repres
entat i
ve
visits 201
4
at
PGHS
Sign up in the Counseling Office
M ills College for Girls Only) Oakland, CA November 5} Wed
10:00
AM Counseling
of f
ice
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University of Calif,
an
Diego
November 5} Wed 8:00 AM Rm 82
Willamette
University Salem OR November
6, Thurs 10:45 AM Rm C1