Freshman Orientation Presented by Mrs. Montero and Ms. Pacheco - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Freshman Orientation Presented by Mrs. Montero and Ms. Pacheco

Freshmen Year Calendar Overview Fall Semester Meet with your high school counselor and or Cal-SOAP Counselor to check ❏ Grades/Classes ❏ A-G Requirements ❏ Career Search ❏ www.careerzone.org ❏ www.californiacolleges.edu ❏ Attend college workshops and fairs ❏ Cal-SOAP College Fair ❏ Attend college tours ❏ Visit different college campuses ❏ High School Planner ❏ Input A-G courses ❏ 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Freshmen Year Calendar Overview Continued... Spring Semester Attend College Workshops and Fairs ❏ Research Colleges in Depth ❏ Visit the following websites ❏ CSU website: www.csumentor.edu ❏ UC website: www.universityofcalifornia.edu ❏ Independent and Private Schools: www.aiccumentor.org ❏ Community Colleges, CSU, UC, and Privates: www.californiacolleges.edu ❏ Meet with your high school counselor and or Cal-SOAP counselor to check ❏ Grades/Classes ❏ A-G requirements ❏ Four year plan ❏ Attend College Tours ❏ Use YOUR HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER! ❏ 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Types of Colleges Community 4 Year Universities & Colleges Career & Tech College CSU UC Private Associate’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Degrees…what’s the difference? Associate's Degree – A degree you earn after attending a community college for about 2 years Bachelor's Degree – A degree you earn after attending a university for about 4 years Professional Degree – A degree you earn after you graduate from a 4 year university and THEN you continue your education in graduate school (2 yrs + ) 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Postsecondary Plans... 4-year University California public universities UC system – 10 campuses ❏ CSU system – 23 campuses ❏ Private Universities Over 75 colleges in California ❏ Community Colleges 113 Community Colleges in California ❏ Students can complete 2 years at community college, then transfer to a 4-year ❏ university (must fulfill transfer requirements) Vocational Schools 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Schools - UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC ■ Los Angeles etc. A-G Requirements - minimum ■ Academic Rigor - Honors, AP, ■ College classes prefered GPA - minimum 3.0 ■ SAT/ACT - per sitting ■ Personal Insight Questions ■ Community Involvement ■ Leadership Activities ■ 14 Points of Comprehensive Review ■ Deadlines for required documents ■ vary 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Schools - San Jose State University, ■ Sacramento State University, CSU East Bay, etc. A-G Requirements ■ GPA - minimum 2.0 ■ SAT/ACT - superscore ■ CSU Eligibility Index ■ ELM/EPT ■ Deadlines for required documents ■ vary 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Private Colleges A-G Requirements + ■ Admissions Deadlines vary ■ Early Decision ❑ Early Action ❑ Regular Decision ❑ GPA - min. varies by institution ■ SAT/ACT - varies by institution ■ Demonstrated Interest is ■ important Deadlines for required ■ documents vary WUE -Western Undergraduate ■ Exchange -helps with cost CommonApp.org ■ 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

What are the different degrees you can obtain?

What are the three types of colleges?

A: History (2 years) B: English (4 years) A-G C: Math (3 years req./4 recom.) Requirements D: Science (2 yrs. req. 3-4 recom.) E: Foreign Language (2 req. 3-4 recom.) F: Visual/Performing Arts (1 year) G: College Prep Elective (1 year)

How do I start planning for College? ❏ Rigorous Courses Study Habits ❏ Important Skills ❏ ❏ Sports Time Management ❏ Communication ❏ ❏ Clubs Note Taking ❏ ❏ Community Service Planning ❏ Asking for Help when needed ❏ ❏ Work Experience 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Study Habits Middle School High School Know your Expectations Know your Expectations ● ● Find a place to study Ask for HELP! ● ● Communicate with teachers Set time to study outside class ● ● Ask for HELP! Use peers for guidance ● ● Get plenty of sleep Get Organized ● ● Keep up with your health Get plenty of sleep ● ● Eliminate distractions ● Keep up your health ● Think positive ● 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Tutoring In Class Tutoring (Cal-SOAP class) ■ After-School Tutoring ■ ❑ College and Career Center ❑ Teachers ❑ Outside Resources 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Sports Thinking of playing in college? ■ ❑ NCAA requirements/schools 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

Community Service/Volunteer Work The purpose of Community Service is to provide the student an ❑ opportunity to gain experiences that can be useful when writing personal statements for admissions and scholarships Colleges want to see a well-rounded student. They want students ❑ who have the ability to handle multiple commitments at the same time. GET INVOLVED AND JOIN SERVICE CLUBS! ■ ❑ https://gilroyhs.schoolloop.com/clubdirectory 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

How To Pay For College? Financial Aid ● FAFSA: www.fafsa.gov ○ Dream Act: www.dream.csac.ca.gov ○ Scholarships ● Merit-Based ○ Need-Based ○ Sports-Based ○ Loans ● Good grades=$$$ 2017 South County Cal-SOAP southcountycalsoap.org

What can you start doing to prepare you for higher education?

Success is all about your MINDSET! What kind of student do you want to be? I want A’s and B’s ! ● I’m happy with my C’s ● Yeah… I just want to ● graduate...

Resources • www.collegeboard.org • www.californiacolleges.edu • www.fastweb.com • www.scholarships.com • www.southcountycalsoap.org

Questions? Thank you!