Seniors!

1. Ponderosa High School Seniors!

2. Purpose • Senior year at-a-glance • SAT/ACT Test Dates • College Admissions • College Costs/Financial Aid • Letters of Recommendation • Career Readiness/ROP courses • Military • Transcript review – legal document • A-G requirements • Scholarships • Introduction to Naviance

3. Transcript Review • Different GPAs • Class Rank ranked by Total GPA • Credit Summary Box • 240 Credits • CAHSEE Math and ELA Your transcript is a LEGAL document is important to do well all year! Not just during the Fall semester of your senior year. Everything matters!

4. 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 credits C) 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 credits G) Elective 80 credits 10 credits Physical Education 20 credits Health 5 credits ICT Foundations 5 credits * High school graduation requirement: 10 credits combined in fine arts, foreign language, or career tech.

5. College Admissions The Admissions Process has Several Components • Grades • A-G Requirements • Good Grades – C or better • Level of coursework • SAT/ACT scores • Extra-Curricular Activities - Community Service, Sports, Theater, Band, Clubs, Leadership, Internships, Youth Groups…

6. 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 • A few UC campuses already have determined SAT Subject Test recommendations for specific colleges or schools, and majors. • May assist your admissions chances for the more difficult majors: Engineering, Science, Math

7. SAT and ACT Test Dates • SAT Test Dates • October 11th Register by September 12th • November 8th Register by October 9th • December 6th Register by November 6th • ACT Test Dates • September 13th Late Register only August 9th-22nd • October 25th Register by September 19th • 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Important Dates CSU and UC application deadlines are November 30th2014 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

12. Bruin Text Sign 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 Information enter this number (530) 303.2595 with this message @2015phs2yr Scholarship Information enter this number (530) 303.2595 with this message @scholarphs

13. 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

14. Career Center Website Career Center Website

15. Naviance Naviance is a web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports post high school career and college planning.

16. How Can I Use It? Career Planning College Planning Success Planning

17. Getting Started • Go to the Bruin website and access the Counseling page to find the link for Naviance…watch as we show you. 

19. 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

23. Questions?! This presentation can be found on the College & Career Center website.