FACING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS

1. FACING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS Community College California State University University of California Private Schools Naviance Private Career and Technical Schools

2. COUNSELING STAFF • Mrs. Wilson….......A-Dd • Mr. Lisowski…......De-Jd • Ms. Kukta………..Je-Nh • Mrs. Aggazzotti...Ni-Sh • Mrs. Preston…….So-Z & ELL

3. Choosing Your College • Size • Location • Majors • Housing • Costs • Curriculum • Social life • Explore using Naviance Family Connection • WHS College Handbook www.conejo.k12.ca/westlake Click on counseling, then choose “College Handbook”

4. Requirements High school graduate OR 18 years old Math and English placement tests Advantages Affordable High quality education Small class size High CSU/UC transfer rates… Moorpark is ranked in the top 3! Apply Online Beginning in March Check campuses for deadlines Moorpark www.moorparkcollege.edu Ventura www.venturacollege.edu Oxnard www.oxnard.cc.ca.us Pierce www.piercecollege.com California Community Colleges Online Application Center: http://www.cccapply.org/ http://www.californiacolleges.edu COMMUNITY COLLEGE

5. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS • C or better in A-G courses • ACT or SAT Reasoning • 1 year Visual or Performing Art • Math & English placement tests ADVANTAGES • Small class sizes • 23 unique campuses • Hands-on learning • Business, Nursing, Teaching CSU Mentor Code 3594 Once you have taken the SAT test, you can list CSUMentor as an institution code, where CSUMentor will store your scores for all CSU campuses to retrieve. The SAT institution code is 3594. Listing 3594 will send your score to all CSU campuses for one price. APPLY ONLINE • www.csumentor.com • October 1 through November 30 • $55.00 each

6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Minimum Requirements • 3.0 GPA or higher in A-G courses • SAT Reasoning or ACT w/ Writing • Two SAT Subject Tests in different areas • Math and English placement tests Advantages • Research opportunities • Nationally ranked and respected • 9 unique campuses Apply Broadly! • www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply • November 1-30 (can access the application starting Oct. 5th) • $60.00 each • PERSONAL STATEMENTHELP • www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/personal_statement

7. PRIVATE/OUT OF STATE COLLEGES • Advantages • Small class sizes • High percentage of full-time professors • On-campus housing • Apply • Research admissions criteria using Naviance • Visit the College and Career Center • Attend college rep visits • KNOW your application due dates • Schedule a 2 slot appointment with your counselor to review the Secondary School Report • Have ALL necessary materials with you when you see your counselor • LIMIT: The counselors will submit Secondary School Reports • to a maximum of7schools

8. Completed Secondary and Mid Year reports, available from counseling office Naviance sections MUST be complete Completed transcript request and fees: $4 for EACH transcript ordered (need one per school for BOTH the Secondary and Mid Year report) Copies of all ACT/SAT/AP scores Personal statement (college essay) 2 PRE-ADDRESSED envelopes for EACH college: One with 2 stamps (for Secondary Report) AND One with 1 stamp (for Mid Year) DO NOT leave application and information on your counselor’s desk or in the box on the door!!! Must be submitted in person!! ALLSecondary School Reports must be given to your counselorno later than November 15th if you want a letter of recommendation to be included. WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR COUNSELOR FOR PRIVATE/OUT OF STATE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS:

9. How to sign up: http://connection.naviance.com/westlake If you do not have an email account, get one for free @: www.yahoo.com www.hotmail.com www.gmail.com If you do not have your registration code or you forgot your password, please email Ms. Kukta @ mkukta@conejo.k12.ca.us What to fill out: Go to: “About Me” section Edit personal data and add parents under “My Profile” Then complete: My Resume My Game plan My Colleges Brag Sheets: MANDATORY for letters of recommendation Senior Brag Sheet Senior Parent Brag Sheet YOU CANNOT MEET WITH YOUR COUNSELOR FOR YOUR COLLEGE COUNSELING SESSION UNTIL NAVIANCE IS COMPLETE!!! NAVIANCE

10. Private Career and Technical Schools • Advantages • Prepares individuals for entry level jobs • Length of courses may vary from a few weeks to two years • Cost varies from $ to $$$$ • Check Community Colleges for similar programs • Apply • Use Naviance and the College/Career Center to research programs • Check each campus for application requirements and deadlines

11. PAYING FOR COLLEGE • FAFSA • www.fafsa.ed.gov • Cannot submit until January 1, 2008 (last day is March 1, 2008) • Set up PIN number NOW at www.pin.ed.gov • Scholarships • Westlake High School Scholarship Foundation • Private/community/school-based (e.g. PTSA, Westlake Women’s Club…) • Institutional awards from individual campuses www.finaid.org • Ventura County Scholarships www.vccf.csuci.edu • Cal Grantswww.csca.ca.gov • FastWEB scholarship database www.fastweb.com • Visit the “Resources” section on Naviance for more information on Financial Aid and other topics

12. QUESTIONS ? This Power Point Presentation will be available at the WHS website: www.conejo.k12.ca.us/westlake