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Class of 2021 May 2020 - Counseling Presentation The Semester Remote Learning Became Real Options after Graduation Career Search Tools Educational Options Lets Review College Search Finding your fit: Safety Match
May 2020 - Counseling Presentation The Semester Remote Learning Became Real
Options after Graduation Career Search Tools Educational Options College Search – Finding your fit:
Safety – Match – Reach
Summer Opportunities for
a Successful Senior Year
Resources: This presentation will
be posted at https://www.gusd.net/cvhs
Attend a Community College. Attend a Four-Year College or University. Attend a Trade, Technical, Vocational or Art School. Get a job and enter the workforce. Take a Gap Year. Join the Military.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ Californiacolleges.edu Xello.gusd.net Californiacareers.info Cacareerzone.org Mappingyourfuture.org Whodoyouwant2b.com Learnhowtobecome.org Take online career interest surveys
to discover careers that match your interests and strengths.
Link those careers with college
majors recommended for those careers.
Link those college majors with
colleges that offer those majors.
Attend a Community College. Attend a 4 Year College or
University.
Attend a trade, technical,
vocational, or art school to learn a specific set of skills.
Get a job and enter the workforce. Take a Gap Year. Join the Military.
47.5% attend a
Community College.
47.5% attend a 4 Year
College or University.
5% choose a different
*Data from the CVHS Class of 2019.
Explore interests before attending a 4 Year University or College.
It’s a fresh start for your academic record and activities.
Certificate Programs and Associate degrees are offered with a career- focused education.
Save $$$$ - An AA degree costs
If you transfer to a UC, preference is given to transfers from California Community Colleges.
https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/20
1601138272/opting-out-of-a- four%e2%80%90year-college
9 UC Campuses
Minimum 3.0 G.P .A
Meet a-g requirements
Take SAT or ACT with essay. This requirement is now optional. If you do submit scores, essay scores do not need to be included.
The focus is more research based.
Total average expense per year to live on campus is approx. $34,700.
http://admission.universityofcal
ifornia.edu/
23 CSU Campuses
Minimum 2.0 G.P .A.
Meet a-g requirements
SAT/ACT scores will not be used for admission decisions for your class.
Check campus websites for admission requirement updates.
The focus is on practical application
Total average expense per year to live on campus is approx. $25,000.
https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
NOTE: Check your transcript to determine your
counselor if you have questions.
23 CSU Campuses 9 UC Campuses
CSU campuses popular with CV grads include Northridge, Long Beach, San Diego State, Pomona, & San Luis Obispo.
Private Four-year Colleges Vary in strength, focus, price
tag & expectations.
Admission requirements differ,
including G.P .A. and testing
websites.
Application deadlines vary –
some have rolling admissions (no cut off date).
There are more than 2,000
private colleges in the United States!
Art, Tech, or Trade Schools Learn a specific set of skills for
a career. Examples: web design, make-up artist, visual and performing arts, culinary arts, automotive technician, dental assistant, cosmetology, construction.
Often more expensive than the
same certificate at a community college, they may provide a quicker path to full time employment in your field
www.trade-schools.net
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search
Community Colleges
colleges - www.cccapply.org
Four-year Colleges & Universities
Summer “To Do” Ideas How the UC campuses will evaluate
your application
UC PIQ prompts Common App essay prompts Financial Aid Playing a sport in college Gap year information
answers to questions and links. https://www.gusd.net/cvhs
filling up. Create your high school student community college account and register: https://www.glendale.edu/jumpstart
good at? List possible after high school plans unique to You. Include careers of interest and your educational goals and plans.
qualifications you will need. Sites include: Bigfuture.org Xello.gusd.net CAcareerzone.org
SAT/ACT scores may be an optional requirement for a college you are planning to apply to. Taking the exams give colleges more data to holistically review your application but is optional at many schools, for your graduating class.
Register and attend Virtual College and Career Fairs – check college websites, the CV counseling page and CV bulletin regularly for upcoming events.
Make a list of 15 – 20 colleges that interest you. Research entrance requirements and cost of
requirements and deadlines. Discuss schools and potential cost and related expenses with your parents.
Think about who (teacher, coach, club advisor, employer) to ask for a letter of recommendation (primarily required for private college applications only).
Begin to create your resume. The CV Letter of Rec Packet includes a resume template: https://www.gusd.net/cms/lib/CA01000648/Centricity/Domain/1304/Letter%20of%20Rec%20req uest%20packet%202019-20.pdf
internships, volunteering, and community service. Consider applying for a job as stay at home restrictions are eased and lifted.
registration because you are the class of 2021. Opt into the College board Opportunity Scholarship. Consider registering for the ACT at act.org where you will also be entered for their scholarship drawing.
Visit and tour colleges and universities as stay at home restrictions are lifted.
will mean for you. Continue to visit campuses that interest you virtually and in person when possible.
profile to your own transcript and test scores.
that you will use for your college applications. Save your password!
information you will need for your applications. Create an electronic
due dates.
statements and Common App essays.
Fair 10/14/20.
Academic:
minimum a-g requirements.
courses (max 8 semester honors/AP points).
schools.
academic subject areas. Non-Academic:
programs.
experiences.
Note: No single factor determines admission
Note: Select 4 of the 8 prompts and write 350 words maximum for each of the 4 prompts you select.
Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this
Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or
What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admission to the University of Southern California?
so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback,
experience?
What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma
its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
detail the impact of Covid-19 on them personally and academically.
*Check commonapp.org for updates
FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid: www.fafsa.gov Attend the CV FAFSA Night October 7th –check CV bulletin for details Student and Parents submit FAFSA online between 10/01/20 –
03/02/21
CV uploads your Cal Grant GPA for you: www.csac.ca.gov/ College Scorecard estimated college cost:
www.collegescorecard.ed.gov
College Board Opportunity Scholarships: www.cb.org/scholarship Free Scholarship search: www.fastweb.com
Register with NCAA at the end of your junior year.
Register whether you hope to play at a community college or a four-year university.
Check all course work and be sure you have all 16 core courses.
Visit this website to register and get additional information and COVID related updates. http://eligibilitycenter.org/
Taking a Gap Year
education during a gap year, which typically lasts 12 months.
horizons are better prepared and more focused once they arrive at college.
students to take a gap year—as long the time is spent in a meaningful way. https://guides.teenlife.com/gap-year-programs
We hope to see you in person in August!
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