1. Tehachapi High School Senior Year Presentation

2. Counselor Breakdown
Mr. Jackson A-F
Mr. Sterk G-N
Mrs. Bryant O-Z

3. Today’s Agenda Transcripts Graduation/ A-G Requirements
Post-secondary Options
College Entrance Requirements
Senior Timeline

4. You MUST pass ALL required credits to participate in Graduation
Transcripts
Credits— You should have completed 170 credits by now to be on track to graduate (with six classes in your schedule).
Must Pass Algebra I
Both Semesters!
You MUST pass ALL required credits to participate in Graduation

5. Behind on Credits?
If you are short credits or need to make up a “D” grade, there are Credit Retrieval / Grade improvement options available:
APEX
On-line courses
College classes
Monroe Continuation High School (more than 20)

6. Senior Timeline Review your A-G and Grad status Finalize College List
Start Applications
Take ACT and SAT w/ essay
Keep Track of Application Requirements & Deadlines (make spread sheet, use phone reminders, etc.)

7. Post Secondary Options
Community Colleges: Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso, Antelope Valley College, etc.
CSU: 23 CSU locations
UC: 10 UC locations
Private: USC, Pepperdine, Point Loma, etc.
Out of State: Purdue, BYU, Northern Arizona University, etc.

8. Where to Apply Apply Broadly CSU UC
1 Dream - 3 Target – 1 Safe – 1 CC
CSU UC
California Private Colleges/Universities
Out-of–State Colleges/Universities
Community Colleges

9. College Entrance Requirements

10. Cal State Universities
SAT or ACT; SAT Subject Tests are not required
Personal Statement not required
Minimum 2.0 GPA to apply*
Must fulfill A-G requirements, with C or higher in each course
Applications due October 1st-November 30th
EOP- Equal Opportunity Program
Visit for more info and great planning calendars!
D’s not accepted!
*Many schools will require a higher GPA for admission.

11. University of California
SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with writing; SAT Subject Tests – not required except for certain majors
Personal Insight Questions are required
Minimum 3.0 to apply*
Application will ask for extracurricular activities, community service, honors, awards, etc.
No letters of recommendations required (unless requested by the school)
Submission time line November 1st – 30th
Some UC’s are requesting transcript with your 7th semester grades
Visit for more information
D’s not accepted!
*Selective Schools will require higher GPA for admission

12. Personal Insight Questions
Freshman applicants must respond to four short-answer prompts chosen from eight options. There is no advantage or disadvantage to choosing certain prompts over others
Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words
Stay within the word limit as closely as you can. The UC’s are looking for evidence of your intellectual curiosity and your interest in personal development.
Personal statements should offer an understanding of you as a unique individual within the context of your family, school, community, and world.
Adds clarity, richness, and meaning to your application and clarifies the distinctions between you and applicants with similar academic records.
It is a forum to explain how factors outside of your school environment have enhanced or impeded your situation.
Your responses to four personal insight questions are an important component of your freshman or transfer application for admission and scholarships. Your test scores and grades show us what you have achieved academically; your responses to the prompts allow us to get to know you as an individual through your experiences and accomplishments.

13. UC Personal insight questions
Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

14. How to answer UC's Personal Insight Questions
What do UC students have to say about writing the personal insight questions?
How to answer UC's Personal Insight Questions

15. UNIVERSITY TIMELINE Applications due- November 30th – CSU and UC
November to February – Private and Out of State
Notification from schools – March
Award Letters (scholarships, loans, grants) – April
Intent to attend – Must notify school by May 1st
Send final transcripts

16. Letters of Recommendation
Brag Sheet! Brag Sheet! Brag Sheet!
Early Notification! Early Notification! Early Notification!
If you don’t give a brag sheet and early notification
you will get a mediocre letter of recommendation.
Plan ahead!

17. Private Schools and Out-Of-State
Requirements vary (example: Arizona requires three years of lab science)
Follow the UC requirements
Highly selective private colleges and universities recommend a minimum of five (preferably six) academic courses each year
Admissions testing and course requirements will vary by school. Check with the individual school.
Visit for more college searches
Also, check on THS Counseling Website for more links to college search engines

18. Additional Information
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
(in state tuition fees at an out of state school, fee reduction varies by state) See website for list of schools that are part of program.
Out of State Merit Based College Scholarships
(Schools offering scholarship based on grades and test scores, many are full ride)

19. Standardized Testing SAT and SAT Subject Tests – www.collegeboard.com
Subject test are available in math (2C), language, history, science, and literature.
ACT (plus writing) –
Visit Test Preparation Sites to help your scores!
Must bring picture ID and admission ticket
No walk ins or standby test takers allowed
FEE WAIVERS ARE AVAILABLE!(for those who qualify)
***You may only waive the fees for SAT twice.
and SAT Subject twice.

20. SAT and ACT Admission Ticket Guidelines
Examples of acceptable photos
Examples of non-acceptable photos

21. Testing Requirements

22. Test scores May NOT be on transcripts.
YOU
are responsible
for sending your
Test Scores !!!!
Test scores May NOT be on transcripts.

23. Factors Affecting College Admissions Decisions
Strength of Curriculum
Overall GPA
Extra Curricular Activities
Class Rank
Grades in College Prep Classes
Application
Essay
Counselor
Teacher Recs
Students Level of Interest in Attending
ACT/SAT
Scores

24. College Admission Line Up
Student's level of interest in attending
Strength of curriculum
Grades in college prep classes
Class rank
Overall GPA
Strength of the application essay or
writing sample
ACT/SAT scores
Counselor and teacher recommendations
Extracurricular activities
National Association of College Admissions Counselors

25. Community Colleges
Student must be 18 years or older OR have a high school diploma
Placement tests are given in math and English
The SAT and ACT are not required but still recommended
There are over 100 community colleges in California

26. More Community College Options
Regular admission for Fall 2018 is in Spring.
Priority admission- field trip in spring.
Watch for bulletin announcement to pick up Guidelines during December.
Honors Program – 3.5 High School GPA
AAT – Associates Degree w/ a Guarantee

27. Community College Matriculation Steps Application Orientation
Assessment
Meet with a CC Counselor
Registration
Pay for Classes
Attend

28. Financial Aid & Scholarships
“Cash for College" Financial Aid Night at the
THS computer lab Date TBD.
File FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - October 1 to March 2 (every year) DO NOT PAY
File regardless of income or type of school you are planning on attending. (I.E. Trade/tech, 4 yr or 2yr school, etc)
*Check out the monthly scholarship bulletin in career center. Local scholarship applications will be available in the spring.

29. Who Doesn’t Want Free Money?
Turn your form in to the counseling office by Wednesday 9/27/17

30. WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV WWW.FAFSA4CASTER.ORG
Pin Site: (NOW)
Both Student
AND Parent
apply for a pin #.
(NOW)
Begin your
worksheets
for financial aid
Oct. 1 – Mar. 2, 2017
Complete
FAFSA
Student who do NOT
Complete the FAFSA will
Not be able to accept
Scholarships or get Cal
Grants. (free $$)

31. What are your next steps?
Online applications
School specific applications vs Common Application
Meet Deadlines
Be Organized (spread sheet)
Review Applications
Submit Complete Applications
Print Copies of everything

32. Your next steps Recommendations Transcripts Electronically/Parchment
Teacher/Counselor Recommendations
Student Brag Sheet
Student should ask the teachers who know you well
Teachers of academic subjects in 11th grade
Don’t wait until the last minute
Number of recommendations
Write thank you notes
Transcripts
Electronically/Parchment
All Common App Schools
Some Out-of-State Schools
Paper Transcripts
Request from counseling office or career center
We will provide sealed envelope and we suggest you will mail receipt requested.
NO transcript required of CSU & UC’s until you are accepted and they request it.

33. Career Center Get the latest info on:
Career Guidance
College Catalogs
Job Searches
Military- academies & enlistment
SAT/ACT information
Scholarships
Vocational Schools
7:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. before & after school, during snack & lunch, during class with a pass
Look around at the available resources
College/Career Presentations

34. GET PREPARED,BE PREPARED
Don’t wait until it is too late.
Be sure you meet all deadlines. Late applications will NOT be accepted
Ask questions

37. June 8, 2017

38. What’s Happening
Senior Parent/Financial Aid Night Wednesday 9/20/17 5:30-7 in the THS Cafeteria
NCAA Night Wednesday 9/27/17 5:30- 6:30
FAFSA Financial Aid Workshop – Cash4College - TBD
Senior Academic Reviews – start 9/18/17
CCC Apply Workshop – January TBD

39. What’s Happening