Class of 2014

Senior Advantage Meeting

Agenda

• Senior Timeline • UC/CSU Review• WUE Program• SAT/ACT Test Dates• Upcoming Scholarships• Senior Trips• Building the Personal Statement

Senior Year in Review

UC/CSU Review

University of California• 3.0 GPA to Apply• SAT/ACT Rest required• Personal Statements• Community Service• Extra Curricular Activities

California State University• 2.0 GPA to Apply• SAT/ACT Test Required

http://www.csumentor.edu/

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/

WUE Program

• Western Undergraduate Exchange Program• Offers in-state tuition to out of state students• Tuition reduction is limited, first come first serve• Participating States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,

Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

• Website: http://www.wiche.edu/wue

WUE Continued

• Additional RequirementsSubmit SAT/ACT scoresHigh School GPA

• No general WUE application• Apply thru your school’s financial aid office.

SAT/ACT DeadlinesSAT Test Schedule

Test Date Register By

October 5th September 6th

November 2nd October 3rd

December 7th November 8th ACT Test Schedule

Test Date Register By

September 21st August 23rd

October 26th September 27th

December 14th November 8th

Register Onlinehttp://sat.collegeboard.org/home

http://www.act.org/

Register online

Tests must be taken by December 2013

Upcoming Scholarships

• Gates Millennium Scholarship • Coca-Cola Scholarship• Ronald McDonald Scholarship• Dell Scholarship • Lowes Scholarship• Best Buy Scholarship

Scholarships Resources

• www.fastweb.com• www.collegeboard.com• www.scholarships.com• www.supercollege.com• www.maldef.org• www.hsf.net• http://www.latinocolleg

edollars.org• http://www.dreamactiv

ist.org/faq/education/scholarships

• Best Buy Scholarshiphttp://www.bestbuy-communityrelations.com/scholarship.htm

• Gates Millennium Scholarshipwww.gsmp.org

• Dell Scholarshiphttp://www.dellscholars.org/

• Coca-Cola Scholarship https://www.coca-colascholars.org/page.aspx?pid=347

• Ronald McDonald Scholarship

http://www.rmhc.com/what-we-do/rmhc-u-s-scholarships/

Senior Trips

• USC College Fair • Solar Turbines• Leadership Summit

Building the Personal Statement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB4O2UXdLo0