Purpose Senior year at-a-glance

o SAT/ACT Test Dateso College Admissionso College Costs/Financial Aido Letters of Recommendationo Career Readiness/ROP courseso Military

Transcript review – legal document A-G requirements Scholarships Introduction to Naviance

Transcript Review

Different GPAs Class Rank ranked by Total GPA

Credit Summary Box 240 Credits CAHSEE Math and ELAYour transcript is a LEGAL document is important to do well all year! Not just during the Fall semester of your senior year. Everything matters!

High School Requirements vs. UC/CSU Requirements

Subject High School UC/CSU .

A) Social Studies 30 credits 20 credits (30 rec)B) English 40 credits 40 creditsC) Math 30 credits 30 credits (40 rec)D) Science 20 credits 20 credits (30 rec)E) Foreign Language 10 credits 20 credits (30

rec) or

F) Visual & Performing Art 10 credits* 10 creditsG) Elective 80 credits 10 credits

Physical Education 20 creditsHealth 5 creditsICT Foundations 5 credits

* High school graduation requirement: 10 credits combined in fine arts,

foreign language, or career tech.

College Admissions

The Admissions Process has Several ComponentsA. Grades

- A-G Requirements- Good Grades – C or better- Level of coursework

B. SAT/ACT scoresC. Extra-Curricular Activities

- Community Service, Sports, Theater, Band, Clubs, Leadership, Internships, Youth Groups…

College Admissions Testing

ACT plus ACT Writing www.ACT.org

- or - SAT I (Reasoning Test)

www.collegeboard.com

SAT II (Subject Tests) NOT REQUIRED Options - history, literature, science, language

other than English, or mathematics level 2 only

o A few UC campuses already have determined SAT Subject Test recommendations for specific colleges or schools, and majors.

o May assist your admissions chances for the more difficult majors: Engineering, Science, Math

SAT and ACT Test Dates SAT Test Dates

o October 11th Register by September 12th o November 8th Register by October 9th o December 6th Register by November 6th

ACT Test Dateso September 13th Late Register only August 9th-22ndo October 25th Register by September 19th

o December 13th Register by November 7th

December 2014 is last test date for College Admissions

ACT & SAT Study Guides are available in the College and Career Center

Ponderosa High School Senior Statistics

46% will attend a 4-yr College 40% will attend a 2-yr College or Vocational School

Acceptance:

United States Military Academies: Air Force and West Point

Biola University Berklee College of Music Boston College Brigham Young University California Institute of Technology California Maritime Academy All California State Universities Denver University Harvard MIT The Masters College Mount Holyoke Oberlin College

Oregon State University Pepperdine University Princeton St. Mary’s College Stanford University University of California: Davis, Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Cruz, San Diego & Santa Barbara University of Nevada, Las Vegas & Reno University of Puget Sound University of the Pacific University of San Francisco University of Santa Clara University of Southern California Wellesley

NCAA

www.eligibilitycenter.org You better be registered ALREADY!

You must request to have your Official Transcript sent directly to the Clearinghouse

ACT/SAT scores must be sent directly to the Clearinghouse

Academic requirements just as important as A-G’s

Recommendations

Pay Attention to Deadlines! There are no exceptions once you have missed a deadline

Create a Post High School binder to keep copies of all applications, LOR, resume, and important documents

Begin your FAFSA by applying for your PIN at https://pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp , once you have your PIN begin the FAFSA application at www.fafsa.ed.gov

Take the ASVAB if you are interested in the military this Fall

Check out our College and Career Center for ongoing information about colleges and scholarships.

Important Dates

CSU and UC application deadlines are November 30th 2014

Check Private and out of state colleges for application deadlines

Regional College Fair – Monday, 10/6/2014 at Union Mine High School @ 6:30pm

Financial Aid Night – Thursday, 12/11/2014 at Ponderosa High School in the Theater

Bruin TextSign up to receive reminders via text message!!! Such as –

Dates, deadlines, and upcoming events.

4 Year College Information enter this number (530) 303.2595 with this message @2015phs4yr

2 Year College Informationenter this number (530) 303.2595with this message @2015phs2yr

Scholarship Informationenter this number (530) 303.2595with this message @scholarphs

Community College Timeline

Step 1: Apply (Starting in January)

Step 2: Orientation

Step 3: Assessment starting in February

Step 4: Meet with college counselor

Step 5: Register for classes

Career Center Website

Career Center Website

Naviance

Naviance is a web-based resource for students and

parents that encourages and supports post high school career

and college planning.

How Can I Use It?

1.Career Planning2.College Planning3.Success Planning

Getting Started

Go to the Bruin website and access the Counseling page

to find the link for Naviance…watch as we show you.

Accessing Naviance

You can log-in from school, home….anywhere!!!

Username: first four letters of your last name+ the last four digits of your student number

Password: first name initial + last name initial + last four digits of your Permanent ID

Questions?!

This presentation can be found on the College & Career Center website.