1. Senior Class College Information
October 3rd, 2011

2. Today we will talk about:
UC vs. CSU admissions requirements
Going to Community College
Going to a private college/university
College Application Form Workshops
Useful College/Financial Aid Websites
Senioritis
Question and Answer Session

3. 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
Personal statement required
No personal statement required
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
CollegeWeekLive.com
UC online college fair on
Thursday, Oct. 6, 12 to 12 pm

4. 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 $28,000/yr depending on where you live

5. UC/CSU Admission Requirements
SAT/ACT Testing
You should have already taken the SAT and/or ACT at least once by now.
If you are applying to UC’s you should have already taken the SAT Subject Tests.
If you are applying to impacted CSU campuses, you must take the SAT and/or ACT regardless of your GPA. Some impacted campuses require testing to be completed by November. Check websites for specific campus requirements.
SAT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (collegeboard.com)
November 5th October 7th
December 3rd November 8th
ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (actstudent.org)
December 10th November 4th
SEE YOUR COUNSELOR ASAP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT TESTING REQUIREMENTS!!!

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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. 1st: UC Application Workshop
Wednesday, Nov. 2nd: CSU Application Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 3rd: Common Application Workshop
TIME: 2:00 pm
PLACE: 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!!!

9. Useful Websites http://fthscounselors.wetpaint.com://
(SAT registration)
(ACT registration)
(CSU online application, campus search engine, campus highlights, etc.)
(UC online application, campus highlights, scholarship information, etc.)
(Online common application form for almost 300 colleges/universities across the US)
(California community college information)
(Info on all California colleges)
(Comprehensive scholarship search site)
(Site for Federal financial aid form, FAFSA available after Jan. 1, 2010)

10. Don’t let THIS happen to you!
Senioritis
Don’t let THIS happen to you!
Continue to take rigorous classes
Don’t let your grades slip
Colleges have revoked admissions based on poor academic performance 2nd semester.
FINISH STRONG!!