A quick summary…Pick a great senior year schedule.  Do well on May and June tests.  Plan a busy, interactive summer. May 3rd is deadline for June 8 ACT. May 7 is deadline for June 1 SAT and SAT Subject Tests. Meet with your counselor to develop/refine your college list. Visit and research colleges.

1.     Academics

1. Senior year—Pick a rigorous 12^th grade schedule.

• Choose senior year courses that push you further. AP and honors classes
• If you stop a foreign language or math, remember, colleges have placement tests and they are harder if you don’t take a class senior year.
• If you do stop a content area, you should take an elective in its place.
• Colleges are very worried about kids who take light senior years.
• Remember you must keep grades high all year most colleges ask for 1^st semester grades and often take back admissions if second semester grades go down.

If you can’t find summer classes at your school or district, consider

• Adult Schools
• Online courses
• Regular four-year university classes-many have regular summer sessions.
• Extension courses that provide regular transfer/college credits.
• Community colleges, if you’re lucky try to find one that is taking high school kids.

2.     Test Readiness and Taking

Remember, you can take each test—SAT, SAT Subject Test, and Act—twice for free if you get fee waivers. You can’t take the SAT and Subject Tests on the same date. Remember, you get to send out your own scores.

      SAT

• May 4 is here…Take a candy bar or something sweet to energize you during the test.
• May 7 is the registration date for the June 1 SATS. http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-dates

SAT Subject Tests

• May 7 is the registration date for the June 1 SAT Subject Tests
• Remember, the UCs no longer require them but why not?
• Take up to three of the one hour tests.
• Take US History, Math 2, and Literature. There are several other choices.

ACT

• May 3 is the deadline for the June 8 ACT   http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

3.     Summer Plans

• You need to be busy this summer. Colleges do not understand high school juniors who do not use their summers productively.
• Plan to do something at least 30 to 40 hours a week.
• Get a job. Any job counts. Use connections.
• Volunteer. Any volunteer position counts. Ideally, find one that pushes your interests further.
• Intern. Again use connections.  Follow your passions.
• Take Classes.
• Making Up. Take summer classes to make up any missed or failed classes. Districts have very few classes. So sign up now.
• Moving forward. Take classes at a community college or local colleges

4.     Meet with Your Counselor

• Go over your current list of colleges
• Get some more colleges to research
• Develop a strategy for picking teachers to write recommendations.
• If any teacher is leaving, get his or her email address for recommendations

5.     Research and Visit College Visits

• Sign up for Unigo. This free site sends out weekly tips and college profiles that are hip, interesting, and helpful. http://www.unigo.com/
• Sign up for Princeton Review’s college major finder. It sends you lists of colleges that match your major interests. http://www.princetonreview.com/majors.aspx
• Buy The College Finder by Steven Antonoff. It lists colleges by a million interests topics and themes.
• If you’re a first generation college goer, become an I’m First member and get free resources and links to colleges that want you. http://www.imfirst.org/?legacy=csopportunity.org
• Go to College GreenLight and get free online help with finding colleges that want you and manage your application process for free. http://www.collegegreenlight.com
• If your school uses Naviance, make sure you have an active account and start using the many resources, including the resume builder and college research functions.

 

 

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April is college decision month for high school seniors who have until May 1 to decide which college to attend. The brutal process of applying to college and waiting for acceptances is over. Now, seniors get to decide which college’s offer of admissions to accept. While many adults and students often get attached to college names, they should both realize that colleges are so much more than their names.

Here are ten tips to guide undecided high school seniors and their families through these challenging, yet empowering weeks of decision-making.

1. Accept and allow. We need to help seniors understand that while they may feel disappointed and even devastated by rejections, they need to be proud of the offers they receive. With competitive colleges accepting anywhere from 5.9 percent to 28 percent of students, huge numbers of students will be disappointed with rejection letters. But, we need to help them see how talented they are despite these rejections and understand that acceptances are powerful and can open the doors they need to be successful. So we need to help seniors focus on the colleges that accepted them — the amazing schools with programs and communities that will offer them the same, if not better, opportunities as the schools that rejected them.
2. Appeal and move through waitlists. If students are still determined to attend a college that rejected or waitlisted them (the often longer road to rejection), help them. Gather stats — how many kids are on the waitlist and what percentages typically get admitted? Does the college accept appeals? Students need to feel they have tried, but then they must move on, as they have to find happiness with a college that accepted them. Adults have to guide seniors through this process and help students focus on the future.
3.  Make sense of financial aid packages. High school seniors will get many complex financial aid packages. We need to help them understand their offers by creating comparative charts with columns for grant and scholarships, loans, and outright payments. Last week, I spoke to two students who didn’t understand that several of the colleges that admitted them had left them with large portions of uncovered college costs. Using their charts, students can call colleges and ask them to match other offers. Seniors need to make hard decisions that don’t leave them irrevocably in debt or at a college that doesn’t offer all that they want. Don’t forget to have kids budget in costs for computers, clothing, and other intangibles.
4.  Apply for additional scholarships. There are many scholarships out there for under-represented and other students. Many deadlines are coming up now — in April and May. Students need to continue applying for them. They can call colleges they are considering attending or accepted, and see if there are scholarships for incoming freshmen.
5.  Visit, visit, visit. In April, every college has programs for accepted students. Students can sit in on classes, stay overnight in the dorms, and talk with current students. Parents can also attend special sessions. Amtrak just introduced a companion fare for college visits. It is so important to show students what the colleges look like. Often colleges will cover travel expenses of under-represented students. It can’t hurt to ask for travel assistance.
6.  Talk with current and former students of accepted colleges. If students can’t visit in person, there are other options. Alumni organizations in students’ hometowns often have accepted student functions. There are also current students in your area that will meet or speak with your students.
7.  Compare and compare and compare. Students often have so many choices — that they need to narrow down their lists. Some colleges, despite their names, are not right for many seniors. Seniors need to look at access to classes and majors, special resources, alumni networks, and more. Students need to prioritize their key needs and make difficult decisions. Help them decide what is really best for them.
8.  Flip a coin. Ultimately, students may narrow down their choices to two colleges and get stuck. So I often recommend they flip a coin and decide to accept whichever college they assigned to that side. Their gut response to that decision may help guide them.
9.  Be supportive at all costs. High school seniors do not have fully developed frontal cortexes. They are making huge decisions about their futures, and they are going through this process for the first and hopefully only time. Please understand their confusion, and do whatever you can to help them make the right decisions for them.
10.  Speak with families and advocate for match colleges. Many families may not want their students to leave home, live in dorms, or go to match colleges. Please do what you can to help these students and their families make decisions that benefit their students — it is the student’s (not the parent’s) time to grow and achieve what’s truly possible.

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This is a prime time to help connect your under-represented students, schools, and community with free college access programs. Some are for individual students while others serve school sites. Several deadlines are coming up (Sadly, one just passed). Several organizations are looking for volunteers and paid staff (CSULA Upward Bound and College Spring).

 While this list is focused primarily on LA, it does list programs that have counterparts around the country. Please look for similar programs in your region. We also include some new nationwide programs, including College Green Light, a new free program to help students manage the college access and application process.

 Please let us know if you would like to add any programs to this springtime list.

LA Public Libraries

Spring-Fall 2013

Student Smart is a free program offered by the Los Angeles Public Library that provides free SAT and ACT test prep along with many college readiness workshops. Free diagnostic tests SAT and ACT tests are offered as well. These programs are offered all spring, summer, and fall at library branches all around Los Angeles. Princeton Review is a sponsor. We are giving a free college application essay writing workshop at the Little Tokyo Branch on May 4 at 2:30. http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/powerful-college-application-essays

http://ya.lapl.org/events/studentsmart/

Scholarship and College Readiness Scholarships and Programs For Individual Students

March 27

With its College Prep Scholarship, Questbridge links top under-represented juniors with summer college access program across the country.

http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/cps-who-should-apply

March 30

The deadline for NACME’s Pre-Engineering Student Scholarships is March 30. Students must have attended a college prep program and attend one of the many partnership colleges. Follow the link for more information. ?http://bit.ly/103eKw2 

April 1

South Central Scholars Program provides high achieving under-represented juniors in LA with an intensive summer wide program at USC

http://www.southcentralscholars.org/home

April 26

USC’s SummerTIME is the deadline for USC’s summer program for four-year college bound under-represented seniors in LAUSD.  This program helps with academic writing readiness and other college readiness topics.

http://www.uscrossier.org/pullias/research/projects/summertime/

April 2013 (application opens)

Increasing Access Via Mentoring (I AM) at USC for top LAUSD college bound juniors.

Summertime program. http://www.uscrossier.org/pullias/research/projects/i-am-mentoring/#!prettyPhoto

First consideration will be given to students from our partner high schools, including: Belmont, Crenshaw, Downtown Magnets, Foshay Learning Center, Bravo Medical Magnet, Locke, Manual Arts, John Marshall, Roosevelt, and Roybal Learning Center.

Spring 2013

Motivating Our Students Through Experience (M.O.S.T.E.) mentors under-presented Latinas beginning in 7^th and 8^th grade. This program follows young ladies from middle school through college.

http://moste.org/what-we-do/scholar-application-form/

Spring 2013

Upward Bound

CSULA’s Upward Bound programs are looking for eighth graders interested in four years of college access mentorship and academic readiness programs.

Here is link to CSULA’s four programs that serve Garfield and Wilson High Schools in LAUSD and Blair IB, Marshall Fundamental, Muir High School, and Pasadena High Schools in Pasadena Unified School District.

http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/stuaffrs/ubp/

CSULA’s program is looking for summer instructors, tutors, and more.

Volunteers of American Upward Bound programs serve seven areas in the LA area. http://www.voalaupwardbound.org

Spring 2013

Posse is a nationwide scholarship and college access program in several key cities across the country. Teachers and counselors can nominate juniors for Posse Scholarships. It’s a competitive process that starts in the spring and ends in the fall. Please become a nominating school if you are not currently.

http://www.possefoundation.org/about-posse/locations/

May 20

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Institute is held in conjunction with annual WACAC conference.  This year’s daylong institute for college access professions and volunteers is focused on “The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color”

http://wacac.org/idea

Late Spring-Summer 2013

The Hispanic College Fund runs Hispanic Youth Institutes, summer institutes for low-income Latino college bound high school students in five areas—Silicon Valley, CA, Greater LA, New Mexico, Greater DC, and Southern VA.

http://www.hispanicfund.org/programs/hyi

Late Spring-Fall 2013

College Match provides help to top under-represented juniors and seniors at 12 schools in LA area.

http://www.collegematchla.org/OurStudents.htm

These 12 schools are Ouchi H.S., The King Drew Medical Magnet, The International Studies Center and Animo Inglewood H.S. in South Los Angeles, Bell H.S., Franklin H.S., Oscar De La Hoya H.S., the Environmental, Science and Technology Academy, and Garfield H.S. in East Los Angeles, the Downtown Magnets H.S. and Camino Nuevo H.S. in Downtown Los Angeles and the Environmental High School in South Bay

Spring-Summer 2013

Step-Up Women’s Network serves low-income teenage girls in New York, LA, and Chicago. They only work with specific public schools in those cities. Principals interested in connecting their school can contact, the organization at national@suwn.org.

http://www.suwn.org

Free College Access Programs-Services Provided At School Sites

College Spring prepares under-represented students for the SAT and college applications. They work at school-sites in the in Bay and LA areas. Contact them to come to your school. They provide summer workshops and year-round programs at school sites across the areas they serve.

http://collegespring.org

Currently hiring summer instructors and program coordinators for summer training and leadership of workshops.

http://collegespring.org/uncategorized/now-hiring-summer-instructors-and-program-coordinators/

LA Fulfillment Fund provides mentoring and scholarships at specific schools in the LA area.

http://www.fulfillment.org/high-school-program

Online Free Programs

College Green Light helps under-represented kids and programs manage the college access and application process through a unique online management process.

http://www.collegegreenlight.com/

I’m First links under-represented students with colleges that welcome them and provide ongoing support.

http://www.imfirst.org/colleges/

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The University of California received a record number of applications this year. Each campus admits its own class and notifies students separately. Here are the dates for the students planning to enter as freshmen and transfers for the fall of 2013. We follow with info on the complex waitlist and appeal processes.

Admission decisions

A few UC campuses already have started sending out freshman admission decisions on a rolling basis, with other campuses soon to follow.  Below is a list of admissions decision release dates by campus for both freshmen and transfers.  Please note that these dates may be subject to change:

Freshman            Transfer

Berkeley              3/28                      4/26

Davis                   3/15                       4/19

Irvine              first week Feb. rolling    first week March rolling

Los Angeles       3/22                      4/19

Merced                2/15 rolling          3/01 rolling

Riverside            2/01 rolling          3/01 rolling

San Diego           3/16                       3/16 rolling

Santa Barbara    3/19                      3/19 rolling

Santa Cruz           3/15       3/17 rolling

Waitlists

All campuses, except Merced and possibly Berkeley, will use waitlists for their freshman pools. Davis, Irvine and San Diego will have a transfer waitlist, and Riverside will have a transfer waitlist for a small population of applicants. Santa Barbara is considering the option for transfers.

What students need to know:

•             They might receive waitlist offers from more than one campus. Students can be on more than one waitlist, but they will only be allowed to accept one offer for admission. Waitlist offers will be made by the end of March for freshman applicants and the end of April for transfers.

•             Once offered a spot on a waitlist, students must opt in by the stated deadline. Instructions for doing so will be included with the waitlist notification.

o             Freshman applicants:

•             Waitlist offers will be made by the end of March.

•             The waitlist opt-in deadline is April 15 (for all participating campuses).

•             Waitlist notification status will be made no later than June 1.

o             Transfers

•             Waitlist offers will be made by the end of April.

•             The waitlist opt-in deadline is May 15 (for the participating campuses: Davis, Irvine and San Diego) .

•             Waitlist notification status will be made no later than July 1.

•             UC campuses strictly adhere to all stated deadlines.

•             Even if they accept a waitlist offer at a UC campus (or several), students should submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by the stated deadline to a UC campus, or other institution to which they have been accepted, to ensure they have a place to attend in the fall. If they later accept an offer of admission from a UC campus where they have been waitlisted, they will forfeit their deposit at the first campus and must submit an additional SIR and enrollment deposit.

•             UC Santa Barbara will send preliminary financial aid awards to students who opt in to the waitlist. UCLA and UC San Diego will provide financial aid awards once students are admitted from the waitlist.  For all other campuses, preliminary awards will be sent at the time students are notified of waitlist offers.

•             SIRs of waitlisted students will be considered on time for purposes of housing and orientation, provided they are submitted by the deadline stated in the offer of admission.

•             California applicants who are guaranteed admission through ELC or the statewide admission index, and don’t receive an admission offer from any campus to which they applied, will be in the referral pool even if they are on the waitlist at another campus.

Appeals

•             Campuses will still consider appeals received by the deadlines specified below. Applicants who feel they have grounds for an appeal should submit one, but they should keep in mind that the purpose of the appeal process is to address compelling new information or correct a possible oversight in the initial review. Students cannot appeal for a spot on the waitlist.

o             Freshman appeal deadline: April 15 (March 29 for Santa Cruz)

o             Transfer appeal deadline: May 15 (before May 15 for Santa Cruz)

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This is a time of agonized waiting for many high school seniors. They have submitted their college applications and supporting materials. Now their fate lies in the hands of admissions officers who are busily reading through applications. During this often agonized waiting game, students, families, and schools can use this time wisely. Here are some tips.

1. Check that that college files are complete. Check your status regularly. Colleges will send you unique ways to track your applications. Check right now that everything is complete. It would be a shame to miss out on admissions because a college didn’t get your first semester grades or your final set of test scores. Colleges will also communicate your acceptances and other key information via their sites. Check them regularly.
2. Complete all financial aid applications now. March 2 is the major deadline for the FAFSA and many state grants, and the sooner you submit them the better. Please beg your family to provide all their financial information now as waiting will significantly reduce potential aid you can receive.
3. Apply for scholarships and contests. You have written application essays. Don’t let them get moldy. Use them again for scholarships. Apply for at least two. Visit college websites for merit scholarships. Find local ones for students in your area. Be creative. You can even submit your essays to writing competitions.
4. Submit any necessary updates. If you were deferred to a college, send them an updated email or letter. Send in another letter of recommendation. Keep in constant contact. February is a great month for a final contact with some great news or update. If you changed spring classes, you also need to contact schools.
5. Keep grades high; don’t fall victim to senioritis.  I know it’s tempting to fall victim to senioritis. But fight it off. Keep working and doing your best. Colleges will see your spring grades. While they expect some small slips, they have no empathy for dramatic plunges. Teachers, parents, and counselors should be in constant contact. Don’t assume everyone is on the same page. Prevent disasters early. I have known several kids who lost their spots because they entered the black hole of senioritis, and no one intervened.
6. Prepare for April college visits.  You will most likely get accepted to several colleges. Prepare to visit them in April before the national May 1 intent to register deadline. The colleges will have open houses. You can spend the night in dorms, visit classes, and meet currents students. Plan ahead.
7. Apply for honors programs. Many colleges on your list have honors programs that have winter and spring deadlines.  Apply now, and you can get priority enrollment, housing, and other benefits.
8. Plan active summers. This is the time to plan for your summer. What are your goals? Do you want to work? Do you want to be a camp counselor? Do you want to do an internship?  If you’re planning on going to community college or transferring, this is the time to do something career related or to take classes. There are many great opportunities for all high school graduates.
9. Consider a gap year. Yes, you are about to complete high school. You may be burned out or just eager for a change. A gap year may truly benefit you. You can experience something new and enter college refreshed. I know a teenager who is trekking through New Zealand as we speak. He will be attending Stanford next fall as a freshman after also completing an art internship. There are many programs that are no cost as well including City Year). Teen Life has a great set of resources for those interested: https://www.teenlife.com/pages/gap-year-programs/
10. Leave a legacy. Think about what your high school or places of community service. Could it use any additional resources? Could you prepare younger students to take over your groups? What can you do to help leave your high school or community stronger than ever? Plan a fundraiser. Do some significant training. Become a peer college counselor and motivate your students.

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1. Help students with their state university applications. In California, the Cal State and UC applications came online October 1. Both must be submitted by November 30. The Cal States can be submitted October 1-November 30, while the UCs can be submitted November 1-30. Both applications have students self-report their course and grades, so they need access to their transcripts. Please help them with their application completion. Other public university systems are all online. Help students!!!
2. Encourage seniors to apply for EOP and other support programs. These programs provided amazing support for low-income students throughout the admissions, college readiness, and college survival process. The Cal States have a separate EOP application with several short responses and two required recommendations. As space is limited, have students apply as early as possible. http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/eop/. On the UC application, students just have to check that they want to be considered for EOP.
3. Inform students about college application fee waivers. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch qualify for fee waivers for most college applications. The Cal States and UCs allow students to apply to four of their campuses for free. Private colleges accept NACAC or College Board fee waivers or will waive fees if counselors, teachers, or students request them for students. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/applications/fee-waivers. Undocumented students qualify for fee waivers for most colleges, including the CAL STATES for the first time. Sadly public colleges in Arizona and some southern states ban undocumented students from applying or getting aid.
4. Hold college application and college essay workshops before, during, and after school. Your students need help with their essays. These essays make them pop for college admissions officers who are desperate for your students. Make the essays requirements for English or hold workshops after school. Help them read great samples and see ways to use their essays more than once. They need to tell unique stories that grab reads from the first sentence. See our ten tips that we have attached with this email. Read the article about our approach in the New York Times. http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/nacac-essa/
5. Remind seniors of upcoming standardized tests. Yes, students can still take the SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Tests. They must now upload a picture to qualify and there are no more day of admission possibilities. They can qualify for two fee waivers per test. Encourage them to keep trying as their scores usually go up.  See below for test registration dates and deadlines.
6. Help students learn more about colleges by attending college and non-profit events in your area. Colleges are in your area in October. Find out where they are or take your students to a college fair. If your high school doesn’t have a college night, perhaps you can crash one at a local high school in your area. Many colleges are still hosting fly-in programs for under-represented students.   The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is holding free Steps for Success on Saturdays this fall in key states. http://www.hsf.net/workshops.aspx.
7. Continue to encourage students to research colleges online.  Colleges want your students. But students need to apply to match colleges. The Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) has a great guide that features colleges that welcome diverse students and free resources. http://www.csopportunity.org. You University offers great video tours of colleges. http://www.youniversitytv.com/ Take advantage of College Week Live. This free website offers amazing webinars and workshops for students applying to college. http://www.collegeweeklive.com/
8. Write great letters of recommendation. Please write recommendations that make your students pop. Follow our Into-Through-Beyond approach so that you can help colleges see why these students belong on their campuses. Give details about their academic performance if you’re a teacher. Highlight their leadership and initiative if you’re a counselor. If you can’t remember or just don’t know them, have them submit detailed brag sheets. These letters can make or break an admissions or scholarship decisions. Please, write and submit your letters online.
9. Connect with current college students. Keep ongoing contact with your graduates. Ask these students to write tips for your students and post them around the classroom and college center.
10. A PLEA…Help homesick college freshmen. We send out students away, and in October they begin to get very homesick. Their parents often can’t visit them, and they are beginning to struggle, at times, with their workload. So please keep in touch with freshmen. Send them care packages. Or just FB message or text them. They need your ongoing support.

• Test Deadlines

SAT/SAT Subject Tests (http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/test-dates)

• Oct 6 (standby registration)
• Nov 3 (Oct 4 registration). Listening part of foreign language tests offered.
• Dec 1 (Nov 1 registration)
• Jan 26 (Dec 28 registration)

ACT Tests (http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html)

• Oct 27 (Sept 21 registration)
• Dec 8 (Nov 2 registration)

 

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There are dozens of colleges who will pay for diverse high school students to visit them. Here is the alphabetical list.  Some deadlines are coming up quickly. I wish more would wait until late August so all kids can have access but here we go. Let me know if you want to add your college to the list.

Fall 2012 Diversity College Visits.

Many colleges are hosting diversity college visits this fall. Some deadlines have passed, but if you’re interested still APPLY.

• *(D)= The college has a diversity weekend that covers all costs. These programs are competitive and require applications.
• * The college can cover expenses for traditional weekend programs.
• (D) = diversity weekend with no transportation costs.

Gray highlighting is current for 2012-2013

Yellow highlighting- there is an event for 2012-20-13, but no set date or no set deadline for app. Info to be posted soon. Verified event.

Diversity College Weekends

*(D) Amherst College

 Amherst, Massachusetts

Program: Diversity Open-house Weekends: September 22-24, October 20-22

Application deadlines: The application deadline for both DIVOH weekends is August 15, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. (EST).

• Only high school students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and who will be seniors in the fall of 2012 are eligible to apply.
• To be considered, you must submit a completed online application which includes standardized test results, a high school transcript (through the end of junior year), and a short essay response.
• Students selected to visit Amherst for a DIVOH weekend will receive 100% of round-trip transportation costs (airline, bus, or train) for DIVOH attendance and will be hosted on campus by current students. Typically, seventy-five percent of the students who attend one of our DIVOH programs choose to apply to Amherst, although they are under no obligation to do so. A fee waiver of the $60 application fee is provided to all students invited to attend a DIVOH weekend. Some students who apply to the Open House will also receive a waiver for the Amherst College $60 application fee in order to encourage their applications to Amherst, regardless of whether they are invited to attend the Open House.
• To get application, go to https://www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity/divoh
• Amherst College

Office of Admission

220 South Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 542-2328 Phone

(413) 542-2040 Fax

www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity For more information, visit https://www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity/divoh

 

* (D) Barnard College

New York, New York

Program: Sunday, October 21, 2012 (BARNARD BOUND – by invitation only)

• Requirements: Student application, Adviser Nomination Form, and transcript
• Monday, October 22, 2012 (OPEN HOUSE – open to all interested students)

Application deadline: September 14, 2012.

For more info, visit- http://barnard.edu/node/6934

• Student Application is available. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGRMNzd1aXlZa1dneHNHNUhWcFRwNUE6MQ#gid=0
• Mandatory Advisor/mentor nomination form. https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline/adviserform_0.pdf
• Transcript must also be sent. Can be unofficial.
  • Program Contacts: Jess Lee
    Associate Director of Admissions
    Barnard College
    3009 Broadway
    New York, NY 10027
    Phone 212-854-2014
    jlee@barnard.edu
  • For general inquiries, you may also email admissions@barnard.edu

 

*(D) Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

Program: Prologue to Bates: Prologue I: October 7-9 or Prologue II: November 11-

Application deadline: September 7, 2012 for October 7-9 Visit.

Application deadline: October 1, 2012 for November 11-13 Visit.

• You can find the application at: http://www.bates.edu/admission/prologue/
• Scholarships are offered to students who apply for a travel scholarship on the application. Parents can also apply to come.
• Bates Office of Admission

Phone: 1-855-BATES55 (1-855-228-3755)

admission@bates.edu

 

*(D) Beloit College

St. Beloit, Wisconsin

• Program: Summer Days: July 27, and August 17. Autumn Visit Days: September 22, October 8, and October 27, and Admitted Student Open House in the Spring that offers fly-ins

Deadlines: Summer application went online May 9. Online registration will be available six weeks in advance of each event. Make sure to register. http://www.beloit.edu/prospective/visit/visitdayprograms

• For more information, email Robin Hamilton: hamiltonr@beloit.edu

 

*(D ) Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Program: Explore Bowdoin; September 20-23, 2012 and November 1-4 2012 (Note: November 3 is SAT date)

Application Deadline: August 24 and September 28, respectively.

• http://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/explore/index.shtml
• Application: https://bowdoincollege.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bEqKB9crs6bgGTa
• For any questions about the program call or email Claudia Marroquin at (207) 725-3066

 

*(D) Brandeis University

 Waltham, Massachusetts

Program: SEED-Students Exploring and Embracing Diversity, Nov 10, 2012

Application deadlines: TBD. Students notified on rolling basis

• There is an application to fill up but it will not be available until the 2^nd week of August. Visit www.brandeis.edu/seed to see if the site for SEED has been launched, along with the application.

• Fax: 781-736-3536

•  Mail:

• Brandeis University

Undergraduate Admissions
MS 003
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454

admissions@brandeis.edu

• Students go to special program on 11/10 and then spend the night and attend Fall Preview Day the next day.
• All expense paid trip to campus and back.

If you have any questions, please contact Jared Rivers at-

Email: jriv@brandeis.edu

 

*(D) Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Program: Bryn Mawr by Day, Oct 8 and Nov 12, 2012 (9:30am-2pm)

• Please register early at http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-day/index.html

Deadlines: Bryn Mawr by Night (overnight program), three dates with three different foci

• · IMAGINE (Humanities Focus)- Sept 27-28
  • Register by Sept 18^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/arts/index.html

• · INVESTIGATE (Women in math and science)- Oct 23-24
  • Register by Oct 17^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/science/index.html

• · ELECTION 2012 (Politics, History, and Public Service), Nov 6-7
  • Register by Oct 30^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/election/index.html

For more information please visit http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/visit/index.html

Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-526-5151 – phone
610-526-7471 – fax

 

*(D) Carleton College

 Northfield, Minnesota

Program: Taste of Carleton, Thursday, October 25-Saturday, October 27, 2012

Deadlines:   Applications are being updated for 2012

• Out-of-StateApplication (non-Minnesota residents) (Deadline: September)
• MinnesotaApplication (Minnesota residents) (Deadline: October
• Nomination and invitation process necessary for attending
• Nominations can still be done regardless of the deadline listed online. Follow this link to nominate a student(s)-  www.go.carleton.edu/TOC
• Mail applications to:

Carleton College?Office of Admissions?100 South College Street?Northfield, MN 55057

• Questions?  Concerns?

Contact Carla Zelada or Stefani Tran at 800-995-2275 or emailtoc@carleton.edu.

• For more information and to check for the updated application, visit:https://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/visit/TOC/

 

*(D) Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Program: Celebration of Diversity Weekend- November 10-12, January 19-21

 Deadlines: Registration will be available in September

• Requirements: have at least a 3.3 GPA on an unweighted 4.0 scale and at least a combined SAT score of 1700 or ACT score of 25.
• For more information http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/cod/

Program: Sleeping Bag Weekend-

• October 14-15
• October 28-19
• November 11-12
• January 20-21

Deadlines: Registration will be available in August

• For more info, visit http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/sbw/

• Students with financial need: You may qualify for travel assistance, if you meet the requirements.  Please indicate your need for travel assistance when registering.
• Visit http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/cod/travel.html

for further conditions for receiving travel assistance.

• Contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions

 

(*D) College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

 Program: M.O.V.E., the Multicultural Overnight Visit Experience, Sept 21-22, Oct 19-20, Nov 2-3, Nov 16-17

Deadline: Not known, but ASAP since space is limited

• Visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/moveovernight.phpfor more info and MOVE application.
  • Take part in a class visit.
  • Be hosted by an outstanding currently enrolled minority student.
  • Meet other currently enrolled students and interested students like yourself.
  • Stay overnight in one of our eight residence halls.
  • Learn about our pre-professional programs and proximity to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Charleston School of Law.
  • Experience our active college community.
  • Have the opportunity to ask lots of questions, including questions about being a minority student on campus.
  • Requires student application, parental application, and medical consent
  • Submit your completed application to Debbie Counts, Office of Admissions, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424 or FAX to 843.953.7461
  • For more information, contact Debbie Counts at countsd@cofc.edu or 843.953.4954.

Other Events:

• (D) AALANA – October 20, 2012
•  You can register here http://admissions.cofc.edu/forms/form-aalanapreviewdayregistration.phpThis is a one-day event, but you can stay overnight if you register for MOVE, which takes place at the same time in Oct.
• Visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/aalanapreviewday.php for more info, or contact Debbie Counts (same as for MOVE)

Fall Open House – November 3, 2012

Junior Preview (for high school juniors) – April 20, 2013

• For general info on events, visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/index.php

 

*(D)Colgate University

Hamilton, New York

Program: Multicultural Open house, October 21-22, 2012

Deadlines: Application must be received no later than October 5, 2012

• You can find the application here: http://offices.colgate.edu/admission/Open%20House/Open%20House%20Application%202012.htm and you will be notified of your admission to the event via email.
• Space is limited and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP.
• If you have any questions, visit http://www.colgate.edu/admission/diversityandadmission/openhouse or contact the Office of Admission at (315) 228-7401 or via e-mail at admission@colgate.edu.
• Travel assistance available for a limited number of students who demonstrate need. Indicate need on application. If you have any further questions regarding travel assistance, contact the Office of Admission at (315) 228-7401.

 

*(D) Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Program: Multicultural Open House, November 10-12

Application opens August 1st, 2012. Deadline: October 10^th.

• For more info, visit: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/admission/introduceyourself/visit/multiculturalopenhouse/
• If you are accepted to attend the event, Colorado College will pay your transportation expenses (airfare or mileage or gas) up to $500. If you travel with one or both of your parents, we offer an additional subsidy, of up to $500, for their transportation expenses and provide complimentary accommodations at a nearby hotel.
• If you have questions, please contact Amy Lareau, Admission Counselor at: (719) 389-6062 or Amy.Lareau@ColoradoCollege.edu or Anna Jaquez, Associate Director of Admission & Financial Aid at: (719) 389-6944 or Anna.Jaquez@ColoradoCollege.edu or Blake Hammond, Admission Counselor at: (719) 389-6054 or Blake.Hammond@ColoradoCollege.edu.

 

*(D) Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut

Program:  Explorer Weekend- Oct. 6-8, 2012, and Nov. 3-5, 2012.

Deadlines: For priority consideration, please submit this online application and your high school transcript by September 14, 2012.

• You may fax your transcript to (860)439-4301 or mail it to Connecticut College, Office of Admission, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320.
• For more info and the application- http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/explore-weekend.htm
• You can request travel assistance on the application.
• For questions, please contact Will Tran, assistant director of admission
  Telephone: (860)439-2208
  Fax: (860)439-4301
  william.tran@conncoll.edu

Program: Fall Open House will take place on Monday, October 8, 2012

http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/fall-open-house.htm

 

*(D) Cornell University-

Ithaca, NY

Programs:      Fall Diversity Hosting Weekend (Fall DHW) and Women in Engineering Program:    (WIE        Program)-both through the College of Engineering at Cornell- September 27-29, 2012

Application Deadline WIE: August 1, 2012 (closed)

• Women in Engineering Program:  www.engineering.cornell.edu/wieprogram

Application Deadline DHW: extended to August 15^th

• Fall Diversity Hosting Weekend: www.engineering.cornell.edu/falldhw

• Fall DHW is a co-ed program that focuses on students that identify with backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in engineering (African American/Black, Latino/a, and Native American), while the focus of the WIE Program is the experience of all women engineers at Cornell. Students selected for either program will have the opportunity to stay in a residence hall with a current student; learn details about the admission process; participate in interactive lab demonstrations; interact with faculty, staff, and students; and engage with members of several of our award-winning engineering student organizations. Participation in one of these programs is a great way for students to learn more about what Cornell has to offer aspiring engineers!
• Required application, high school transcript and high school profile.
• If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact the Engineering Admissions
  office via email at engr_admissions@cornell.edu<mailto:engr_admissions@cornell.edu>
  and include “Fall Hosting” in the subject heading or call their office at (607) 255-5008.

 

*(D) Dartmouth

Hanover, NH

Programs: Dartmouth Bound-Summer Program, July 29th – August 1st, 2012.

Native American Community, SAME

Program Deadlines: May 21, 2012. Check next May for next year’s program

• BOTH DEADLINES HAVE PASSED.
• There are daily activities such as tours, info sessions, and student forums. Visit http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/visit/plan/ to sign up for any.

 

* Davidson College

Davidson, NC

Program: Discover Davidson I, Sept 22 and Discover Davidson II, Oct 21

Application Deadlines:      REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN SUMMER 2012

• Please visit http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x7258.xml for updated information on how to register/apply.
• Other events can be found here http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x6436.xml

Program: Fall Overnight visits, September 13^th, September 27^th, October 4^th, November 1^st, November 8th

• Register 5 days in advance here: http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x6437.xml

 

*(D) Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

Program: Collegiate Leadership Summit- Fall Session 1: Monday, October 22nd to Tuesday, October 23^rd; Fall Session 2: Monday, November 12th to Tuesday, November 13

Deadlines:      The nomination deadline for the Fall Session 1 program is Sunday, September 23, 2012.

The nomination deadline for the Fall Session 2 program is Sunday, October 14, 2012.

• The cost of travel and attendance is covered by the College, and each year (6) participants are offered full-tuition scholarships to attend F&M.
•  
• Students must be nominated to apply and participate.

The nominees should meet the following requirements:

* A minimum GPA of 3.3 in rigorous classes
* Must be of a background underrepresented in higher education
* Must have demonstrated leadership in his or her school or community

* Must be seniors in the fall

• Counselors, teachers, or staff members of community organizations

To nominate a student, please visit http://forms.fandm.edu/mach/view.php?id=77

• For more information, visit http://www.fandm.edu/summit or contact Chiquita Geldorp at cls@fandm.edu or 717-291-4190

 

*(D)George Washington University- CALLED. NO INFO YET ON DATES. 8/3

Washington, DC

Program: Multicultural Open Houses: Fall and Spring (Dates not available yet)

April 14, 2012

Deadlines:      April 7, 2012 (Check next year in spring)

• To register, visit: https://gwapplication.gwu.edu/login/login.cfm and create an account, then RSVP to this event.

• If you require travel assistance, please indicate the need when registering. There is a limited number of travel assistance scholarships. GW will provide a limited number of travel assistance scholarships.  You can access the Travel Grant Application here.

• For more information, visit: http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/visitgw/openhousesevents/multiculturalopenhouses
• Please register by April 7, 2012  through the GW Admissions Activity Center.

 

(*D) Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa

Program: 2012 Diversity Preview Program, Oct 4-6, 2012

Deadline for application: September 5^th, 2012

• You can find the app online here: https://admission.grinnell.edu/register/GDPP or you can submit it via fax or mail.

• In addition to app, please submit the following by the above postmark deadline
  • A high school transcript
  • An official SAT or ACT score
  • An activities resume.

• Materials can be faxed: (641) 269-4800 or sent by US Mail to Grinnell College, Office of Admission – GDPP, 1103 Park St., Grinnell, IA 50112

• For more info, visit http://www.grinnell.edu/admission/visit/gdpp or contact Patty Amador-Lacson, Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, at 800-247-0113 or by email amadorla@grinnell.edu.

*(D) Gustavus Adolpus

St. Peter, MN

Program: Fly-in Program- December 2-4 and March 17-19

Application Deadline:   Please check for updates at http://admission.gustavus.edu/admissions/visit/flyin.asp BY THE END OF AUG INFO WILL BE UPDATED ONLINE. Last year deadline was November 1 for December visit.

• APPLICATION WILL BE DUE AT LATEST A MONTH IN ADVANCE. YOU MUST ALSO APPLY FOR ADMISSIONS BY THE GIVEN DEADLINE.
• What to expect:
• For those who live more than 400 miles from St. Peter, Minnesota, the fly-in program would include:
  • The cost of the flight
  • Transportation to and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
  • Overnight accommodations with current Gustavus students
  • Meals in the Gustavus Market Place
  • Sitting in on classes
  • Meeting with professors, coaches or conductors.

Students interested in our fly-in program should:

• Be high school seniors,
• Complete an ApplicationforAdmission by the deadline listed next to the fly-in dates (TBD)
• Complete the fly-inprogramapplication and be approved by the office for the program.

 

*(D) Hamilton College

Clinton, New York

Program: Diversity Overnight, September 30^th-October 1^st

Application Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12th.

• Prospective seniors can apply in the beginning of their fall semester by completing the application at: http://www.hamilton.edu/admission/diversityovernight
• Please fax a copy of your high school transcript with senior year courses and standardized test scores to the attention of Brianna McRae at 315-859-4457.
• Hamilton College offers travel reimbursement to a limited number of students who are unable to visit campus without financial assistance. Interested students should contact our office at admission@hamilton.edu

 

*(D) Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

Program: Fall Future Achievers in Science and Technology Program (FAST): September 14-15 2012

Application Deadline: August 13^th

• For more information about the program and for the application, visit- http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/fastprogram/fast1/fallfast.html
• Travel accommodations (if applicable) are available.  Participants will also receive a Fee Waiver for an HMC Freshman application
• There is also a Junior Fast program in the spring http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/fastprogram/fast1/about.html

(D) College of Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

Program: Fall Open House, Sunday, September 30th and Sunday, November 11th.?

Application Deadlines:          Online registration will be available beginning September 1st.

• Please call the main office (508-793-2443) with any questions. For more information, visit http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/fall-open-houses

(D) Program: Perspectives Overnight Program, November 10-12.

Application Deadline: More information and application forms will be available in September.

• Visit http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/additional-opportunities for Perspectives and any other visit opportunities such as full-day visits, overnight visits (spring 2013), and Saturday visits

 

*(D) Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois

Program: Summer Preview Days- Friday, August 3, 2012 and Friday, August 10, 2012

Application Deadlines: Please register for this event no later than one week prior to the event

• Application is available online http://www.iwu.edu/admissions/visit/summerpreview.html or call the Admissions Office at 1-800-332-2498

(D) Program: Multicultural Weekend,

2 EVERY YEAR. DATES NOT SET.  VERIFIED EVENT. UPDATED BY END OF AUGUST.

NOV AND FEB LAST YEAR.

TRAVEL AID OFFERED. CASE BY CASE.

WEBSITE MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS. EVENTS.

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR AND MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS.

 

*(D) Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Program: Crash the Campus, Nov 4-5 2012

Application Deadline to submit application is Oct 12

• You can find more info and the application here: http://kzoo.edu/admission/?p=crash
• Travel for this program will be subsidized. If you would like to be considered for a full travel subsidy, please have your counselor give you a copy of a college application fee waiver (from NACAC, College Board or similar source), which will then be applied to your Kalamazoo College application
• For more information, contact the office of admission at phone 269-337-7166 or admission@kzoo.edu

 

*(D) Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio

Programs:  

Fall Visit Days and Overnight Visit Program, September 1 and 30 and September 30-October 1, 2012

• Fall Visit Day 1 – Saturday, September 1, 2012
• Fall Visit Day 2 – Sunday, September 30, 2012
• Fall Overnight Visit Program – Sunday, September 30, 2012- Monday, October 1, 2012
• You can register online at https://goto.kenyon.edu/visit.phtml?visitday=FO1

Cultural Connections: Cultural Connections I: Overnight Visit Program – Sunday-Monday, October 7-8, 2012 and Cultural Connections II: Overnight Visit Program – Sunday-Monday, December 2-3, 2012

• Please contact Kim Totman at 740-427-5778 to make reservations.
• Please visit this page for more information on any of these events and registration to attend- http://www.kenyon.edu/visitdays.xml#x4148
• IMPORTANT: If you need help funding your travel to any event, complete the online Travel Grant application. Can cover up to 90% of the lowest advertised airfares or up to $50 to offset driving costs. Find more info on this grant here http://www.kenyon.edu/x1697.xml or call Kim Totman at 800-848-2468.

 

(*D) Lehigh University-

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Program: Diversity Achievers Program, Sunday, October 21^st followed by and including Senior Open House Monday, October 22nd.

Application and all Materials Deadline: Tuesday, September 11.

Required items:

• Diversity Achievers Program Application
• (Unofficial) transcript
• SAT/ACT results
• Personal Essay (online application or Word document emailed to Adrienne Yurack at aky4@lehigh.edu)
• Résumé (please fax or email a Word document to Adrienne Yurack at aky4@lehigh.edu)
• Overnight Agreement

Required elements not available for online/electronic submission should be faxed to (610) 758-4361, Attn: Diversity Achievers Program.

For more info, visit www.lehigh.edu/dap or contact Majed Dergham at mad305@lehigh.edu or Maria Asayag at mga210@lehigh.edu.

Those unable or not selected to attend DAP are still encouraged to attend Senior Open House on Monday, October 22. For more info on open houses, visit http://www4.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/openhouses.aspx for any updates.

V.I.E.W: Experience a Day at Lehigh, September, October, and November dates are still being finalized. Please check http://www4.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/specialvisit.aspx#day for updates, which should be up sometime in August.

 

*(D) Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Program: L.E.A.D. program, dates still being finalized but there is a verified event

Application Deadline: TBA

• Who: Students who are leaders in their schools and communities and those who have a demonstrated interest in learning more about Lewis & Clark College. Preference will be given to underrepresented students of color and first generation college students.
• What: Visit campus at the College’s expense, meet current students and faculty, participate in leadership development activities, sit in on classes, spend the night in a residence hall, taste the food, have an admissions interview, and experience life at Lewis & Clark College firsthand.

• Information has not been updated for this year but there is a verified event https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/multicultural_recruitment/lead/
• You must turn in:
  * L.E.A.D. Application Form
  * Official High School Transcript, including grades 9-11
  * Teacher Recommendation
  * Resume of Leadership Activities
  * Essay describing a time you demonstrated leadership (250-500 words)
• If you have questions, please e-mail Lauren Brown, Admissions Counselor, at lbrown@lclark.edu or call her at 800-444-4111.
• You can also contact Rasheid Light at rlight@lclark.edu , for further information.

 

*(D) Miami University (Ohio)

Oxford, OH

Program: Bridges at Miami University, Oct 28-29, Nov 4-5, or 18-19, 2012

Deadline for Applications are due September 10

• Application criteria includes the following:
  • Students from underrepresented populations
  • High school students graduating in 2013
  • Minimum of 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or top 25% of graduating class
  • College prep curriculum
  • Demonstrated leadership/co-curricular involvement

• You can find the application and further information here, http://www.miami.muohio.edu/admission/admission/high-school/bridges/
• All application materials must be submitted to Office of Admission by postal mail, email, or fax by the deadline.

Office of Admission
Attn: Bridges Program
Miami University
301 S. Campus Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056

Email: outreach@muohio.edu
Fax: 513-529-0680
Include a fax cover sheet with your full name and the subject line, “Bridges Program.”

·         Note: Bridges Scholarship

Students who successfully complete the program, apply and are accepted for Fall 2013 admission, and enroll at Miami University, Oxford campus, will receive a scholarship awarded only to Bridges students.

• If you have any questions, contact Raegan Butler (admission counselor)- 513-529-1507
  outreach@muohio.edu OR Diana Porter (assistant director)- 513-529-7576
  outreach@muohio.edu

 

*(D) Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

Program: Discover Middlebury, Oct 21-23, 2012

Application Deadline is Sept 14^th by 5pm (est)

• The application can be found at http://www.middlebury.edu/admissions/visit/programs/discoverymiddlebury2012  and includes the following:

1. Personal Statement
2. Unofficial copy of standardized test scores
3. Unofficial copy of your HS transcript or grade report from 9^th-11^th grade

• This program targets under-represented groups such as- African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, and American Indian students; students (regardless of ethnicity) with demonstrated financial hardship; and students who are first in their families to pursue a four-year college education.
• Space is highly limited; approximately 75 spaces available. Transportation will be provided for students who will be financial aid applicants.

• If you have any questions, please e-mail Jean Lin (jlin@middlebury.edu)  or Shantá Lindo (slindo@middlebury.edu) in the Middlebury College Admissions Office or give us a call at 802.443.3000.

 

(D) Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

Program: Open House

• Saturday, Oct 6
• Monday, Nov 12
• Monday, Feb 18
• Saturday, April 20

Visit http://futurestudents.mst.edu/visit/index.html to RSVP to any of these Open Houses.
For Diversity Events, specifically Si Se Puede! , visit http://sdp.mst.edu/pre-collegesummer/sisepuede/ for updates. There will be a fall event, but date is TBD.

Please call 573-341-4212 for more information.

SI SE PUEDE- OCT 18-21, APPà ONLINE NOW. WWW.MST.EDU SOCIETY OF HISPANICS OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. LINK TO PRINT APP.  PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BETWEEN AUG 1-SEP 21.

TRAVEL AID- ONLY BUS. UNSURE ABOUT FLY-INS. NEVER PROVIDED. SHOULD ASK for it ON APP.

PCI- SPRING 2013, SET DATES ARE TBD. (Pre college initiative for African American High school students that may be considering a future career in math, science, computing or engineering). Visit http://sdp.mst.edu/pre-collegesummer/pci/ for updates.

(D) Mt. Holyoke College-

South Hadley, Massachusetts, All Women’s College

Program: Focus on Diversity. Nov 11-12, 2012

Application Deadline-November 5

• To register: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/visit/diversity/diversity_registration
• For more info, visit https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/visit/diversity
• Or contact the Office of Admission for questions or concerns

Phone: 413-538-2023
Email: admission@mtholyoke.edu

 TRAVEL AID OFFERED BUT MUST APPLY FOR IT SEPARATE FROM EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT DIANA ALVAREZ AT

DALVAREZ@MTHOLYOKE.EDU

 

*(D) Oberlin College and Conservatory

Oberlin, Ohio

Program: Multicultural Visit Program: September 13, October 12, and November 9

Application Deadlines:

• Oct 11-13, app due Sept 13
•  Nov 8-10, app due Oct 12
• Dec 6-8, app due Nov 9

• Must be a student of color, interested in a liberal arts Education, US citizen or permanent resident

• To apply you must submit all of this by the noted deadline:

1. Application Form with short answer question. This section may be completed using the online application*, or you may mail or fax us the paper application. *There is a short answer required for the application. Be prepared to answer the following in 500 words or less: Since 1835 Oberlin has been a leader in diversity, becoming the first school in the nation to admit African Americans and adopting a policy to admit students regardless of race or gender. Knowing this, what do you feel you can contribute to Oberlin’s community and commitment to diversity
2. Completed and signed Counselor Form
3. High School Transcript (unofficial copies are acceptable)
4. SAT or ACT Scores
5. ?Statement of Financial Responsibility

• For more information and application, visit http://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/admissions/mvp/index.dot

• If you have any questions, contact them via email or phone.

Email

multicultural.admissions@oberlin.edu

Telephone

800-622-OBIE (6243)
8:30am – 5pm EST

To fax or mail your application form:

Fax

440-775-6905

Street Address

Multicultural Visit Program
Office of Admissions
Oberlin College
101 N. Professor St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

 

*(D) Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

 

Program: Diversity Weekend. Thursday, Nov 1st – Saturday, Nov 3  andThursday, Nov 8th – Saturday, Nov 10

Application Deadlines: The application deadline for the Fall Diversity Programs is Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Applicants will be notified with a decision by Friday, October 12, 2012. Space is limited, so please submit your application by the deadline for full consideration. Application goes online September 1.

• Selected students will have the opportunity to meet with admission and financial aid staff, interview, speak with current students and faculty members, sit in on classes, learn more about athletics and student organizations, explore all 5 Claremont College campuses through a strategically designed Scavenger Hunt, and engage in a fun activity around the Metro LA area. Past activities have included attending SCAM Fest (the Southern California A Cappella Music Festival), enjoying Santa Monica Pier/Beach, having a bonfire at Huntington Beach, going to Universal Studios City Walk, and many other amusements unique to Southern California.

·         Apply

In order to be considered for the Fall Diversity Program, applicants must:

Be high school seniors by fall 2012

Be living in the US

Submit a Diversity Program Application (available here starting September 1)

Submit a copy of your high school transcript with grades through junior year

• Thank you for your interest in Pitzer College and the Diversity Program. For more information, please contact Jee Won Lee at jeewon_lee@pitzer.edu or  909-621-8129 .

 

*(D) Pomona College

Claremont, California

 

Program: Overnight stays, September 29^th, December 7

Fall Weekend at Pomona College, OCT 12-15 AND NOV 9-12

Application Deadline FOR  BOTH DATES WILL BE PRESENT ON THE INTEREST FORM THAT IS EMAILED TO THE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED.

• Visit http://pomona.edu/admissions/visiting/overnight-stays.aspx for more info and to schedule your visit
• Fall dates: Sept 29^th- Dec 7^th
• Spring dates: Feb 4^th- March 14^th
• April dates are only available to admitted students

• WILL ASK FOR FAMILY INCOME ON APP TO DETERMINE IF STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR TRAVEL AID.
• To get Interest Form: email Malisha Richardson, Assistant Dean of Admissions or Natalie Robinson, program coordinator
• malisha.richardson@pomona.edu or natalie.robinson@pomona.edu
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 909-607-3028
• If you need a travel grant, the interest form includes a form to request that funding.

 

*University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington

Program: Fall Campus Day, Sept 29, 2012

Application Deadline: Registration OPENS MID AUG.

• To register for Fall Campus Day:-http://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/fall-campus-day/
• Visit this page for other campus visits http://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/visit/
• Travel aid MAY BE offered upon request. Please call admissions office. 253.879.3211 or 800.396.7191.

 

*(D) Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Program: Reed Overnight Multicultural Experience (ROME), November 4-6

Deadline: September 17, application will be available Aug 1^st.

• Eligibility requirements: Citizen or permanent resident, HS minority student, 2 short essays, SAT/ACT/PSAT scores, HS transcript.
• Supplemental info can be sent via:
  • Email us at applyrome@reed.edu
  • Fax supplemental information to: 503.777.7553, ATTN: ROME
  • Mail supplemental information postmarked by September 17 to:
    ROME
    Reed College Office of Admission
    3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
    Portland, OR 97202
  • For more info, visit- http://www.reed.edu/apply/mrec/details.html or contact them at 1800-547-4750 or email them at applyrome@reed.edu

Other visits:

• Overnight visit (HS seniors & juniors, transfer), Individual Campus Visit
  • Visit https://admission-events.reed.edu/Event/ to schedule your visit
  • Discover Reed (INFORMATION ON EVENT, PENDING)

(*D) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

Program: Summer Visiting Days  8/9 or 8/10, Rensselaer Medalist Open House 9/22, Fall open house 10/13,

• To RSVP or see the agendas for these events, visit http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/events/index.html
• If you have any questions, contact the admissions office by email

admissions@rpi.edu or call  (518) 276-6216.

STAR- The STAR (Science, Technology, and Arts) Program At Rensselaer (RPI)/S: OCT 11-13, 2012.

Application deadline: September 17

• · Application is available here: https://apply-undergrad.rpi.edu/register/?id=d374035a-c3b6-4856-86b9-b11a1a58f861
• · Applicants must submit transcript with application
• Rensselaer will provide transportation for students from the New York metro area on a chartered bus that will depart from the Jacob Javits Center on Thursday, October 11 at 1 p.m.
• If you are traveling to the Capital District and need transportation to the Rensselaer campus, we’ll be glad to pick you up at the train station, airport, or bus terminal. Please wait for a confirmation e-mail from Rensselaer before scheduling transportation to campus
• CONTACT ADMISSIONS OFFICE AT 518 276-6216 FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

 

*(D) Scripps College

Claremont, California, All Women’s College

 

Program: Multicultural Outreach: Discover Scripps September 23 and 24, 2012.

Application Deadline to submit online application is August 13, 2012.

• Travel grants are available on a case-by-case basis for students who live more than 150 miles from campus and who need financial assistance to get to campus
• Discover Scripps applicants must submit an unofficial high school transcript and some form of standardized testing (PSAT, SAT Reasoning, ACT, and/or SAT Subject Tests)
• For the application, more information, and FAQ’s, visit http://admission.scrippscollege.edu/discoverscripps

 

*(D) Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Program: Women of Distinction, Nov 9-11, 2012

Application Deadline:   September 21, 2012

• Visit http://www.smith.edu/admission/wod/
• Application requires personal statement and recommendation
  

• Contact Deanna Dixon, Assistant Director of Admission and WOD program coordinator at ddixon@smith.edu or Krystal Cummings (who is in charge of the program) at kcumming@smith.edu with any further questions

SummerPreview -Aug. 10, 2012

FallPreview- Nov. 12, 2012

• Visit http://www.smith.edu/admission/visitcampus/ for more information.

 

*St. Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

Program: Fall 2012 Open House-Saturday, Sept. 15 (8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.)

Application Deadline: Now. To register: http://www.sau.edu/Academic_Programs/Doctor_of_Physical_Therapy/Admissions_and_Application/Open_House.html

• TRAVEL VOUCHER FOR 200 DOLLARS. PLEASE CONTACT SEAN WHEATON AT 563 333 6002 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

 

*(D) Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Program: Discover Swarthmore! Saturday, September 29 through Monday October 1, 2012.

Applications Deadline: Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 17.

• For application, visit: http://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions/discovery_app.php
• For more information about this event, visit www.discover.swarthmore.edu
• School will cover all expenses of students invited to the event.

 

(D) Texas A&M

College Station, TX

 Program: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: MEDALS 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE , November 2 – 3, 2012, Maximizing Educational Development through Academic and Leadership Skills

 

Application Deadline:  TBA

• The Department of Multicultural Services is offering a two-day program allows high school students from a multicultural background the unique experience of viewing college opportunities from a diverse perspective. Participation is open to 10th – 12th grade high school students and parents.

• If interested, go to: http://medals.tamu.edu and click on the registration tab.

 

*(D) Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Program: Voices of Tufts: The Diversity Experience- full information should be available by early September.

Application deadline is: TBD.

• Students must register first on website, create an account, and click on Voices Program. https://webcenter.studentservices.tufts.edu/tac/register.aspx?INQ=R
• Some travel grants paid. All expenses on campus covered.
• Application requires essay and guidance counselor must provide recommendation.
• If you have questions about the program, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 617-627-3170 and ask to speak with the Voices program officer of the day or email Undergraduate.Admissions@tufts.edu

 

(D) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Program: Hispanic/Latino Student Recruitment Day, Oct 12-13, 2012

• For more information visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/hispanicrecruit.htm. Updates are underway.

High School Honors Day, September 15, 2012

• For more information visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/hshd.htm. Updates are underway.

No travel aid is offered; only in the Spring for admitted students.

For other diversity events, visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/prospectivestudents.htm

• Please contact the Multicultural Programs Coordinator Josmell Perez, B.A. Email: josmell@unc.edu; Phone: 919-843-5517

 

*(D)University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Program: Discovering UVM

October 21–23, 2012, application deadline- Oct 5^th

October 28–30, 2012, app deadline- Oct 12^th

November 4–6, 2012- app deadline- Oct 26^th

• The application can be found here- https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php?sid=11453&lang=en

?    Applicants may apply for a travel grant in the application

• For more info, visit http://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/visiting/?Page=discover.html
• Contact John Austin atJohn.Austin@uvm.edu, (802) 656-2915 or Deborah Gale at Deborah.Gale@uvm.edu, (802) 656-4646 for an application (if you cannot download above) or for further details.

 

(D). Villanova College

Villanova, PA

Program: College Day: October 5 (for seniors); February 8 (for juniors)

Application Deadline: September 28 for seniors and February 1^st for juniors

• Visit for groups ONLY.

Program: College Weekend: For Seniors: November 16-28 2012 and for Juniors: March 22-24, 2013

Application Deadline: November 2 for seniors and March 1 for juniors

• Applications are found here: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/multiculturalaffairs/outreach/collegeday.html
• For more information regarding the Weekend event, visit http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/multiculturalaffairs/outreach/collegeweekend.html
• If you have any questions, email charisma.presley@villanova.edu

*(D) Washington & Lee University:

Lexington, Virginia

Program: Overnight campus visits for multicultural students on an invitation-only basis.: October 7-9, November 11-13, and January 13-15.

Application Deadlines: Contact admissions office.

• In order to be considered for this, students must send, either via fax at 540-458-8062 or by email to ehutchinson@wlu.edu:

1)         Unofficial transcript that includes final junior grades

2)         Senior year class schedule

3)         Unofficial score report from SAT and/or ACT

• There are 3-day, 2-night all-expense-paid visits (including airfare and ground transportation, if applicable)

*Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

Program: Fall Open House Monday, October 8, 2012 and Friday, November 12, 2012 

Transportation Assistance program- limited, must apply by deadlines

Monday, October 8, 2012 (Columbus Day) -

TAP Form Deadline is September 21, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012 (Veterans Day) -

TAP Form Deadline is October 18, 2012

 

• Application for the Transportation Assistance Program

Visit this site for more info about travel aid http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/transportation_assistance.html

• If you have questions about the Transportation Assistance Program, please contact tap@wesleyan.edu
  • Visit http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/open_house_info/index.html for more info.

 

Program: Overnight Stays

Deadline: Two weeks before visit.

• Program operates mid-September through the end of November; Sun- Thurs. Overnights are also available to transfer students during the month of February. Please notify the Office of Admission at least 2 weeks in advance of your interest in an overnight visit.
• To arrange your visit, call Loreen Carta at (860) 685-2974 or Laura McQueeney at (860) 685-2972. For more info, go to http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/overnight_stays.html

 

*(D) WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Wellesley, MA

Program: Discover Wellesley, October 21-22, 2012

Application Deadline: August 31, 2012

• Wellesley provides fully funded travel grants to select high school seniors (who wish to visit campus during this weekend.
• Applicants from underrepresented cultural backgrounds such as African American, Latina American, Native American, Asian American, and low-income students
• http://new.wellesley.edu/admission/discoverwellesley

 

*(D) Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington

Program: Visit Scholarship Program, Fall Visitors’ Day II, November 10-12

Application Submission Period- August 1-September 30.

?    To be considered for the Priority I deadline all parts of the application must be in by early September.  Students may submit application materials up until the Priority II deadline, September 30, 2012. Priority II applicants will be considered after Priority I application decisions have been made..

?    The application is available here: www.whitman.edu/admission/vsp/apply

?    Limited event: approximately 85 students

?    Other dates are available if those dates don’t work out. There are spring dates available for juniors- TBD

?        Follow this link for any updates -http://www.whitman.edu/content/admission/visiting/visitorsdays

?    For more info, contact Esther Weathers @weatheec@whitman.edu

 

*(D) Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Program:  Windows on Williams (WOW)-two dates. Upon acceptance you will be able to choose which date you can attend

Application Deadline: Will accept applications throughout the fall, but for priority consideration, be sure to submit your application by July 1. To ensure full consideration, submit your application by August 19.

• If you have any questions, email Ahmmad Brown (aab2@williams.edu), Diversity Recruitment Director or visit http://admission.williams.edu/files/2010/01/WOW-APP-20121.pdf
• You can apply online at http://tinyurl.com/WOWApp2012 or fax a completed application to Sarah Willette’s attention at (413) 597-4052.

NO response yet. Last year’s info…

*(D) Trinity College- awaiting email reply, NO ANSWER ON 8/3

Hartford, Connecticut

Program: Preview Weekend: November 6-7, 2011

• Application Deadline: Monday, October 17, 2011
• Download applications: http://www.trincoll.edu/StudentLife/Diversity/Documents/PreviewApplication.pdf
• Program Contact: Anthony Berry, Senior Associate Director of Admission/Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment  (Anthony.berry@trincoll.edu) 860-297-2177
• For more information please visit: http://www.trincoll.edu/StudentLife/Diversity/Pages/Preview.aspx

 

 

Union College

Schenectady, NY

 

Program:  GETTING TO KNOW U WEEKEND

 

Union College

 

Schenectady, NY

 

Program: Columbus Day Open House , Oct 8, 2012

 

Fall 2012

http://www.union.edu/admissions/_prv/getting-to-know-u/

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1. Make sure your school has submitted all necessary paperwork to colleges. For example, June is the deadline for schools to submit their ELC list for the UCS. Each public university system sends out newsletters and holds conferences. To sign up for the UC listserv, send an email to listserv@listserv.ucop.edu with “Subscribe CAB-L” in the body of the email. You can do this for the Cal States and for other universities in your state.
2. Help your students finalize summer and fall plans to focus on leadership and initiative. Encourage them to be busy this summer. Colleges want active and engaged students. Students should spend-at least 20 to 30 hours per week taking classes, working, volunteering, doing internships, and more. They should also take leadership roles this fall in and out of school and really push the initiative factor.
3. Encourage students to make a resume. It should focus on leadership and initiative. Categories: Education, Activities, Work, Service, and more. Tips–Always start with most recent and work your way to the past. Use power verbs to begin each entry.
4. Remind students to do all they can to prepare for fall standardized tests. There are three ACT and three SAT dates you can take this fall. Did you know there is Score Choice—so students take the tests as many times as possible and send out only scores they want? Did you know students can take the SAT twice? The ACT twice? SAT Subject Tests-3 per day-twice? Help them find free online prep programs. https://www.number2.com/. Encourage them to find free programs in their communities. They can buy an practice book for less than $20. NOTE: Make sure your counselors have enough waivers ordered for the fall and that students can access them for September and October registration deadlines.
5. Help students develop a college list that matches their talents. They should have a range of schools that match their interests and abilities. Naviance is a great online system to help students. The Fiske Guide is great as is Unigo.com to help students learn about colleges. The College Access and Opportunity Guide is great for first generation and under-represented students. http://www.csopportunity.org/whatwedo/guidebook.aspx. Reminder: Students can apply to four Cal States (not undocumented kids), four UCs, and unlimited private colleges for free if they qualify for free or reduced lunch.
6. Help students see colleges in action. Help them book fall trips and arrange interviews either here or there. They can plan to meet with professors, students, and other campus representatives that interest you. See if they can stay in a dorm and eat in the cafeteria. Many colleges fly under-represented students for free. Application deadlines start now and run through mid-fall. Email Dr. Joseph for the current list. We are updating it now for the 2012-2013 year. Students can also visit colleges virtually via e-campus tours (http://www.ecampustours.com/) and YOUniversity (http://www.youniversitytv.com/).
7. Encourage your students to start writing their major essays their college applications. Tufts (http://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/essay-questions/past-essays/). Connecticut College (http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/essays-that-worked.htm), and Johns Hopkins  (http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays.html) share essays that real admitted students wrote. Students should only write stories that are unique and interesting to read. They should plan to use essays more than once. Their essays should always be as specific and powerful as possible.
8. Help them begin completing applications now and during the summer. CSU mentor (http://www.csumentor.edu/Planning/) allows kids to enter their grades and courses at any time in high school and that transfers to their application this fall. They can start working on the Common Application (http://commonapp.org) on August 1 when it goes online (USC is now on it).
9. Insist students save all application, standardized test, financial aid, and scholarships passwords on their computers and phones. Even be willing to store them for them as kids lose these and they need them for every part of the application, financial aid, and enrollment process.
10. Research major scholarships that are due. Posse is due in late June.  Questbridge and other are due in the fall. Be willing to write powerful letters of recommendation early for these scholarships.
11. Encourage undocumented students. Remind them that the full Dream Act goes into effect for CA students graduating in 2013. They can qualify for Cal Grants and must submit a Dream Act financial aid application next spring. But in the meantime, they can research other colleges that are friendly to undocumented students. Email Dr. Joseph for that list.

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Now more than ever, we need to help counselors and schools prepare our students for college. Join our group of lay-college counselors, aka high school teachers, with these 12 May 2012 tips. Use TAs and seniors to help you.

1. Develop a college readiness area in your classroom.

• Post deadlines for testing, summer programs, and major scholarships. Remember to order enough fee waivers as kids can take each test twice for free.

• Friday, May 4 is the deadline to sign up for June 9^th ACT
• Tuesday, May 8 is the deadline to sign up for June 2^nd SAT and SAT Subject Tests
• Saturday, May 5 is the current test day for the SAT. Kids can try to walk in if they must.

•  Post new A-G requirements and tips for advancing and for making up failed or missed classes. This is the link to the UC site for counselors. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/index.html.

• Post posters of major tests. You can contact the College Board http://www.collegeboard.org/ for SAT deadlines and the ACT for ACT deadlines http://act.org.
• Post pictures of former students at their colleges.
• List names of the colleges your former students have attended.
• Feature different colleges each week or month.

2. Ask current college students who are just now returning for the summer to speak at your school.

• With seniors-they can talk about getting ready to start college.
• With juniors-they can talk about getting ready to apply and find financial aid and scholarships.
• With younger students-they can talk about being serious in school and getting active in and out of school.
• With parents and teachers-they can talk about why college is awesome and provide some useful tips for surviving    and thriving in college.

3. Put up a college board of your own college years. Post pictures, a copy of your diploma, and some memorabilia. Contact your college to send you free stuff.
4. Begin to collect books about college readiness. Start with

• The Fiske Guide          • College Finder  •College Board’s Book of Majors

• CSO’s College Access and Opportunity Guide [1]

5. Make college awareness and readiness websites as favorites on your classroom computers. Some great ones to start with…The College Board. ACT. Unigo. Cappex, Center for Student Opportunity, CSU Mentor, Hispanic College Fund, Latinos in College, and my site: Get Me To College
6. Collect lists of colleges that offer fly-in programs for under-represented students and provide some kind of major aid to undocumented students. I have these lists if you want them.
7. Please, please find free or reduced cost SAT/ACT readiness workshops in your community. These are desperately needed for your students.
8. Participate in online workshops with your students. College Week Live has ongoing free workshops, online college fairs, and so much more. http://www.collegeweeklive.com/
9. Find college fairs for your students to visit. NACAC comes to cities around the country. So do other groups of colleges. http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/Pages/default.aspx. Columbia, Brown, Rice, Cornell, and University of Chicago travel around the country.  http://www.exploringeducationalexcellence.org/
10. Begin to book colleges to visit you next year. Find out if local colleges will send outreach programs and students to your school.
11. Sign up for college information tips.
• The UCs have a counselor newsletter you can receive.  They have all kinds of free guides as do the CSU’s.
• Unigo sends out expert advice daily.
12. Use FB. If you have a teacher FB page, like as many college readiness sites as possible. My college name is getmetocollege freeadvice. CSO, Hispanic College Fund, Latinos in College, California Dream ACT, Undocumented Students, AB 540, and hundreds of colleges have pages.  Have your students friend me as well.
13. Develop college readiness links into your lessons. For example, use California Reality Check to help students see links between occupations, income, and college. http://www.californiarealitycheck.com/
14. Help seniors planning to go to community college get ready. It’s the toughest year yet to go to community college. For example, help them understand how to afford textbooks or find programs to help them transfer. http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/aap/cccp/overview.html is a great program for kids interesting in transferring to UCLA. Deadlines are this and next month for high school seniors and current CC kids.

15. There are still scholarships available for seniors. Each college has alumni scholarships and there are many non-profits with deadlines.
16. Don’t forget major scholarships for kids. POSSE deadlines are soon-Mid to late May. This is an amazing scholarship for under-represented kids in key cities. Yet, remember, it only covers tuition. Kids have to find other aid to cover the rest. You need to become a nominator. http://www.possefoundation.org/about-posse/program-components/recruitment/nomination-process
17. Contact Dr. Joseph to see if she can offer free workshops or connect you with folks who can.

Five Fun College Facts:

1. Kids can take each test-SAT, ACT, and/or SAT Subject Tests- for free if they qualify for fee waivers. Legal status does not matter. They must qualify for free or reduced lunch and get waiver from counselors or non-profits.

2. After this year, seniors can take the SAT in the fall in October, November, and December. The ACT is offered in September, October, and December. The UCS are no longer requiring SAT Subject Tests but they are required still for top private colleges and can help with others.

3. The California Dream Act passed. As of January 1, 2012, students can now qualify for private scholarships at CA public colleges . Starting next January students can qualify for Cal Grants and California Community College Board of Governor Fee Waivers. Some go into effect January 1, 2013 and others for the 2013-2014 school year. This year, there is a new online financial aid application students can use instead of FAFSA. http://www.csac.ca.gov/dream_act.asp

4. The UCS are requiring kids to complete 11/15 A-G requirements by end of the summer before senior year. So juniors need to clear failing grades this summer or through Adult School by November.

5. Low-income students can apply to four UC campuses for free (including AB540 students), four CSU campuses for free (not yet for AB 540 students), and unlimited private colleges for free (including AB 540 students).

OTHER FINAL TIPS FOR SENIORS

Remind them they must

1. submit their Statement of Intent to Register May 1.
2. keep in contact with any waitlisted colleges.
3. finalize financial aid forms, including submitting the California Dream Act application by May 10.
4. pay for housing and arrange for orientation programs.
5. complete placement tests-for CSUs, UCs, Community Colleges, and others.
6. sign-up for summer bridge programs. They fill fast. USC has an amazing program for kids accepted to top four year colleges. Unfortunately, they always post late, and we just missed this year’s deadline. Perhaps, you can contact them and ask for an extension for top kids. http://www.uscrossier.org/pullias/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/st-2012-application-rec-letter.pdf
7. fulfill preliminary remediation requirements as stated by each CSU campus before enrolling in the fall.

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