CSUM ENTOR F ALL 2007 U PDATES Community College Counselor Conference

C OUNSELOR I NFORMATION & T OOLS

H ELP M OVIES

Updates to the Undergraduate Application FAQs Videos Placement of Videos Main Apply Online page Log On Create An Account Application Manager Introduction Screen Within the Application Screens Payment Method Area

H ELP M OVIES FAQ S

F ULL A PPLICATION I NSTRUCTIONS

W EBSITE U PDATES

G OOGLE S EARCH

I NTENDED ENROLLMENT TERM ADDED FOR LDTP PROSPECTS

I NTENDED ENROLLMENT TERM ADDED FOR LDTP PROSPECTS ( CONT.)

E XPLORE C AMPUSES U PDATES

C AMPUS F ACTS DATA

C OLLEGE R ECRUITER UPDATES

P LAN FOR C OLLEGE

T RANSFER P LANNER

A PPLY O NLINE U PDATES

A PPLICATION F ILING S TATUS R EPORT

R EMINDER : SAT S CORES Code 3594 One code for all CSU Campuses One fee to send SAT score to all 23 CSU campuses

ACT M ANAGER

ACT M ANAGER ( CONT.) Student must release the ACT score to at least one CSU campus in the traditional way Score will be sent to the CSU campus(es) selected in the traditional way Also makes the student eligible now to release the score to any other CSU campus via CSUMentor Two ways to release the score to additional CSU campuses

ACT M ANAGER ( CONT.)

U PDATES TO O NLINE APPLICATIONS

A PPLICATION M ANAGER

08-09 UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION UPDATES

N EW N AVIGATION F ORMAT

R EVISED I NSTRUCTIONS T HROUGHOUT

C AMPUS H OUSING New Enrollment screen question: “Subject to application and availability, do you plan to live in campus housing?” Optional addition

N EW A DDRESS F ORMAT Permanent Address fields and functionality mirrors the Mailing Address

R EMOVED R EFERENCES TO T AXPAYER ID S

M ILITARY D EPENDENT Q UESTION

N EW R ESIDENCY F ORMAT

SEARCH FOR HIGH SCHOOL BY CEEB CODE

P LANNED C OLLEGE COURSES EXPANDED FROM 9 TO 15 ENTRIES

AUTO - CALCULATION OF T OTAL C OLLEGE UNITS PLANNED AND IN PROGRESS

AUTO -P OPULATION OF THE G OLDEN F OUR

R EMINDER : F EE W AIVER L IMIT Students may use up to 6 fee waivers per year, when eligible A message will be displayed after a student applies with the 4 th fee waiver to warn them they have 2 more left Once a student applies with all 6 fee waivers, they will be warned they have to pay the $55 application fee

F EE W AIVER - G RANTED

F EE W AIVER - W ARNING AFTER 4 TH

F EE W AIVER - M ESSAGE AFTER 6 TH

S TUDENT P REVIEW

EOP APPLICATION UPDATES

request to recommenders will now come from rather than

EOP A PPLICATION U PDATES ( CONT.)

STUDENT SUPPORT

Phone Calls Website GO-TO-XAP 6:30AM – 6:30PM Monday – Friday (Extended Hours in October and November) Bilingual Support in Spanish Online Application

S TUDENT S UPPORT ( CONT.) Extended hours – Fall 2007 Filing Period Weekdays Nov. 1 st - Nov. 21 st 6:30am-9:00pm Thanksgiving Day 8:00am–7:00pm November 23 rd 10:00am-11:00pm November 29 th 6:30am-11:00pm November 30 th 6:30am-2:00am Weekends October/November 11:00am-6:00pm

C ALIFORNIA C OLLEGES. EDU

About CaliforniaColleges.edu CaliforniaColleges.edu is the state's official website that provides information about higher education in California for students, counselors, and parents. It has been developed in collaboration with the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), California Community Colleges (CCC), Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), and the California Department of Education. CaliforniaColleges.edu is FREE to all users. CaliforniaColleges.edu includes the following features:  Explore Colleges and Careers o Discover the colleges and universities in California o Determine the careers that best match your skills and interests o Match schools with your career interests  Plan and Pay for College o See which high school classes are needed to meet admission requirements o Learn about ways to pay for college o Create a personal portfolio to track your college planning  College Admissions o Gather information about the admission requirements at all California colleges and universities o Apply online to many of the colleges and universities in California To obtain a printable guide to these and other portions of the CaliforniaColleges.edu website, click on the “Getting Started Guide” link located in the orange text box on the CaliforniaColleges.edu home page.

This information is available under the “Special Situations” portion of the “Finance” section.

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