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Sophomore & Junior Parent Night Presentation
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Overview of Today’s Topics
High School Graduation Requirements Sophomore & Junior Year Expectations and
Goals Post High School Plans Can We Afford College?
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High School Graduation Requirements 1. 230 Credits 2. Complete specific requirements 3. 40 hours of community service 4. California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) 5. Senior Exit Interview
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Specific Graduation Requirements
1. English - 4 years 2. Mathematics - 3 years 3. Science - 3 years 4. Social Science - 3 years 5. Visual/Performing Arts - 1 year 6. Foreign Language - 1 year 7. Physical Education - 2 years 8. Health/Intro. To Computers - 1 year 9. General Electives - 70 credits
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Aries Grade Portal
Ability to check student’s • Grades • Test, Quizzes, Homework, Assignments • Attendance • Email Teachers • Standardized Test Scores
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Aries Grade Portal
Go to MMHS Web Page and Click on Aries Grade Portal
If you need access codes please see me after presentation
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Sophomore Year Expectations
1. More Challenging Classes 2. TESTING • PSAT October 20th 3. Grades count for college
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Junior Year Expectations
1. Even more Challenging Classes
2. Testing 1. PSAT October 20th 2. SAT – January 3. ACT – January 4. ASVAB – October 9
3. Explore College Options 4. Grades count for college
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PSAT Sophomores & Juniors
Register with: MMHS Bookkeeper Location: MMHS Gym When: Saturday, October 20th Fee: $23 Check-in: 7:30 am
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SAT Juniors Register at: www.collegeboard.com Fees: $50 SAT Reasoning Test $24 SAT Subject Tests and $12 per test Nearest test center: VMHS Colleges will accept scores up through December 2013
Upcoming Test Dates
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ACT Juniors Register with: www.actstudent.org Fees: $50.50 with Writing $35 Without Writing Colleges will accept scores up through December 2013
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ASVAB Juniors
The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.
Location: MMHS When: October 9, 2012 Scores Returned: November/December 2012
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Options - Post High School 1. Four year
University 2. Two Year
Community College 3. Military 4. Job 5. Live off of parents
FOREVER!!!!
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Four Year Universities
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University Choices Public or Private University of
California University of San Diego
California State University
University of Redlands
Northern Arizona University
Claremont McKenna
Arizona State University
Cal Tech
ETC. ETC.
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Public vs. Private (Prestige?) Public
– Tuition and Education Cost • UC - $12,686 • CSU - $7,076
Private – Tuition and Education Cost
• Stanford - $41,250 • Pepperdine - $42,772 • USC - $44,463
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: www.collegeboard.com and type in name of
college in College Quick Finder
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More University Choices
University of California, Riverside
Northern Arizona University
San Diego State Arizona State University
University Of California, Berkeley
Boston College
California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In State OR Out of State
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In State Tuition vs. Out of State In State Tuition (Cal Residents) Out of State
– UC Riverside - $12,686 $35,801 – San Diego State- $7,076 $18,236 – Cal Tech - $39,588 $39,588
Out of State Tuition (Cal Residents) In State – Northern Arizona Un. - $21,626 $9,271 – Arizona State University - $22,977 $9,724 – Mass. Institute of Tech. - $42,050 $42,050
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California Public University Options
• California State University (CSU)
• University of California (UC)
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CSU Eligibility Index
Example: SAT Reading Score - 410 SAT Math Score - 380 SAT Score = 890 Equivalent ACT Score = 19 Which means if student has at least a 2.52 academic GPA then they qualify for admission to the CSU system. *Minimum Academic GPA is 2.00
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California State University (CSU)
23 CSU Campuses Bakersfield
Channel Islands Chico Dominguez Hills East Bay Fresno Fullerton Humboldt Long Beach Los Angeles Maritime Academy Monterey Bay Northridge Pomona Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo San Marcos Sonoma Stanislaus
Compare at http://www.csumentor.edu/select/compareview/
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University of California UC Campuses 10 Campuses Berkeley
Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
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UC/CSU Comparison University of California Researched Based
University Top 12.5% of
graduating seniors attend
Very Prestigious
California State University Education Based
University Top 33.3% of graduating
seniors attend Prestigious
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Private Colleges Common Application 456 of the best private universities in the nation accept the common application. Including:
Cornell University Dartmouth College Harvard College University of Penn. Princeton University Yale University
All Ivy League colleges use the Common Application www.commonapp.org
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Ivy League Colleges – Brown University – Columbia University – Cornell University – Dartmouth College – Harvard College – University of Penn. – Princeton University – Yale University
*Prestige and Networking is why students try to get in.
*Increase your chance of acceptance by applying early action or early decision
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California Private Colleges
76 Private Colleges in California
Visit CaliforniaColleges.edu for more information
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Why Apply to College
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CAL GRANTS CAL GRANT – Entitlement Grant
– Two Requirements • GPA – Based off of 4 semesters
– Two semesters your Sophomore Year – Two semesters your Junior Year
• Parent’s Income, Assets, and Family Size
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CAL GRANT A – CAL Grant A
• At least a 3.0 GPA based on four semesters • Pays for all Tuition and Education Costs up to
$5970 to any Cal State College, up to $12,192 to the University of California, or $9,223 a year to any California Private University
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CAL GRANT A Cont.
For CSU that is about $22,000 for free! For UC that is about $48,000 for free! For a California Private College that is
almost $39,000 for free!
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CAL GRANT B – CAL Grant B
• At least a 2.0 GPA based on four semesters • Pays in the same amount as Cal Grant A for
sophomore, junior, and senior year of college • $1551 stipend for all four years in college
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CAL GRANT B Cont.
For CSU that is about $22,500 for free! For UC that is about $43,000 for free! For a California Private College that is over
$35,000 for free!
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Parent Income Ceilings
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Community College Option Do You Still want UC? UC Transfer Admission Guarantee Program
(TAG) Participating UCs
– UC Davis UC Irvine – UC Merced UC Riverside – UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara – UC Santa Cruz
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/guarantee/index.html
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Community College Option
Most agreements include: – 30 transferable semester units (45 quarter units) – At least a 2.8- 3.1 GPA – To see list of transferable courses visit:
www.assist.org
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Athletics If you plan to enter college Division I or II, you will need
to present 16 core courses in the following breakdown: – 4 years of English – 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) – 2 years of natural/physical science (one must be a lab
science) – 1 year of additional English, math or science – 2 years of social studies – 4 years of additional core courses (from any area listed above, or
from foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)
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Athletics Eligibility Minimum SAT
score of 1010 (Sum of Math & Reading Score)
Or Minimum ACT Score of 86 (Sum of Math, Science, English, & Reading SubSections)
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Military The Military Academies are consistently ranked as
being in the top 15 Universities in the Nation – Air Force Academy – Naval Academy – West Point – Maritime Academy
Requires Congressional Nomination – Go to http://bono.house.gov for Congress Woman
Bono’s nomination! – Or Contact Karin Brown at 951-658-2312
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Thank you for coming tonight!!!
Questions?