The year is almost over, but there is so much more we can do to help get our students ready for college. Please read these tips before letting your kids go for the summer.
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It's acceptance time for Cal States and UCs. Here are some tips to guide you through the decision making and readiness process to attend a campus in the fall.
Application to Acceptance to Attendance: UC or Cal State
Congratulations for getting accepted Early Decision (ED) to the top college of your choice. You deserve knowing that you have found your match college so early. YET, every year I work with students who lose their ED spot, because they enter what I term the “black hole of senior year.”Students: Truly, keep working hard. Mild senioritis is normal. Extreme is not. Enjoy your summer after graduation. Stay committed to high school.Parents: You need to keep a keener eye on your Early Decision child than ever before. Contact the school once a month to keep track. Contact teachers and ask for any notifications of lower grades or conduct.
Accepted Early Decision?: Five Dangers to Avoid
Ten Tips for Working from Deferral to Acceptance.
Getting deferred from a college are good and bad things at the same time. It is good because the college is still interested in you and has put you into the regular applicant pool. It is good because the college can now see your fall grades and learn more about you. It is bad because the odds of deferred admissions are lower than applying regular, and waiting another four months for a potentially negative answer is agony. So these tips are all prefaced on the assumption that you are submitting other outstanding other applications. You will find a college that suits you and makes you happy!!!!
Ten Tips for Working from Deferral to Acceptance
It's time to push your college advocacy work into top gear. Most public universities have major fall deadlines. Push your students to consider four year colleges. Here are some tips to get your through November.
November College Readiness Tips for Teacher and Lay College Advocates
This is a list of colleges and their policies towards undocumented students. We end this list with all major California colleges. These colleges were selected because they promise to offer mostly grant aid (free money!) and limited loans. However, some do not provide this assistance. See the details for each college below. We are still waiting to hear from the college if no information is provided.Schools with ©s by their name offer some full rides to undocumented students.