UC Apps

UC Apps are due on Nov 30th!!!!!!
Good luck to you!

Mount St. Mary's College

• Mount St. Mary's College Admission Information

• A Catholic, Women's college specializing in liberal arts and sciences education

Demographics

• 75% females, 25% males
• 8 sororities, 2 fraternities
  
• under 2,000 students total
• Class ratio 16:1
• 2 campuses: Doheny campus for two year programs located in downtown Los Angeles, and classes are much smaller
• Chalon campus for four year programs located in Brentwood, near UCLA
• May apply to Chalon campus, but get accepted to Doheny if test scores are not as high
  

• After four years of school and receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), students can become a nurse right after graduation

• Can receive an Associate's Degree in two years to become a Registered Nurse (R.N)
  

• 95% of student have jobs before graduating
  

• If interested in nursing: emphasize on SAT math scores, AP Biology class & Math class

• SAT 2 not required, but recommended due to competition

• Turn in: official transcript, SAT scores or ACT scores, 1 letter of recommendation (academic based), and can send in another letter of recommendation

• Application: will have 3 essays, choose 1, and write ONLY 1 1/2 pages double spaced

• Essay should illustrate student's creativity and a high level of writing

• Personal Statement: 2 pages double spaced, a get-to-know you essay

• Costs of Applications: paper applications $60, online applications $40, students can request from college for fee waivers

• If applying to more than 2 private colleges then use common application, which is one application used for multiple private colleges

Important Dates

• November 1, 2009: Open house, afternoon @ the Mount, and overnight program (call asap for reservations) ** Chalon campus overnight stay
• November 15, 2009: Doheny overnight stay
  
• November 18-20, 2009: Students can come to campus to turn in applications and get a decision that day. Need to make reservations and time is from 1:00-5:00pm.
• December 1, 2009: Submit applications by this date for early decision, and decision will be given before 12/25/09.
  
• February 15, 2009: regular application deadline date
  

New York University (NYU)

• NYU Website for undergraduate admissions
  

• NYU is a private research, liberal arts university, and school colors are violet and white
  

• November 1, 2009: early decision deadline, applicants will be informed mid-December

• Early decision acceptance rate: 28% and Regular decision acceptance rate: 25%
  

• Applicants can turn in one of the four different combination of test scores with their applications, but recommended to turn in all scores so best scores can be chosen by the school.
  

1) SAT 1 & SAT 2 scores
2) ACT Writing scores
3) SAT 2: Three subject tests scores
4) Four AP test scores

• Letter of recommendations: two to three letters, but no more than four

• Personal statement: demonstrate personality, creativity and uniqueness in your writing
  

• Cost of attending: approximately more than $50,000 with housing
  

More College Visits!

Mt. St. Mary's
Thursday, October 15 @ 1:15-1:45pm

University of San Francisco
Thursday, October 22 @ 1:15-1:45pm

Chapman University
Friday, October 23 @ 1:15-1:45pm

Cal Poly Pomona
Monday, October 26 @ 1:15pm

College Visits!

We will be having different colleges and universities visit us during the month of October. They will be here to tell us more about their campus, student life,

admission requirements, academics and more.

California State University, Long Beach

Tuesday, October 6th @ 1:15-1:45pm

UCLA

Monday, October 12th @ 1:15pm

Are you applying to Private Colleges?

If your answer is yes then you need to complete a Secondary School Report. Find the entire form online at:

https://www.edline.net/pages/Cerritos_High_School
Then go to the COUNSELING page
Then SENIOR UPDATES
Then SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT FORMS

There will be SSR workshops held this week in the library at 1:15-1:45pm:
-Tuesday, Oct 6th
-Wednesday, Oct 7th
-Thursday, Oct 8th

Also there are CSU application workshops being held in the library at 2:45-4pm:
-Tuesday, Oct 6th
-Wednesday, Oct 7th
-Thursday, Oct 8th

Since Summer School is Not Happening:

You can opt to take classes online at BYU.
elearn.byu.edu

or call (800)914-8931
for more information.

Most of the following subjects will count for credit if you pass:
Math (Algebra I, II, Geometry, Trig)
English (English I, II, III, IV)
History (World History, US History, etc)
Psychology
Health


****Also, Art courses do not count for college credits either. You must take the art courses on CHS campus or at a community college.

registration FAQs

1. where can i make up my pe credits?
you can take it during summer school at Cerritos High.

2. should i take AP Bio or AP Chem?
what were you better at: bio or chem? only you can answer that question. your counselor cannot. if you have doubts, talk to the teachers who actually teach both courses to get a better idea...or look in the registration handbook for further description.

3. how many APs should i take next year?
the max number of APs/Honors classes you can take is 4 to get your GPA weighted in the entire 4 years of high school. that means only 8 semesters of in your transcript will be weighted when the UCs or the Cal States look at your transcript. the weighted classes are tagged on your CHS transcript with a plus + sign next to it. the reason why taking more APs is desirable is because colleges are looking for two things: rigor and progression. progression: means that your classes go from levels 1 through 4, that you actually complete a sequence of classes. (ex. spanish 1-4) rigor: means that you are taking harder and harder classes each year. (ex. biology, then chem, then physics, then AP bio/chem, etc.)

4. should i take a fine art senior year or now?
if you complete your fine art requirement before the END of your junior year, you may be eligible for the ELC. the ELC is a scholarship program designated by the UCs where the top 9% of the students in your class is guaranteed admission to one of the UC campuses.

5. does foreign language count as meeting your fine art requirement?
yes, only if you are looking just graduating from cerritos high school. if you are looking at completing college entrance requirements, then NO, you have to take at least 2 years of a foreign language PLUS a fine art!

6. does AP Environmental Science count as a UC approved class?
no, not yet. you are taking this class purely because it interests you. speak with the teacher of the class to get more info or consult the registration handbook.

7. does marching band count for PE credits?
yes, if you have passed the fitness gram. you have to take 2 years of marching band to complete ONE year of PE credits. 4 years of marching band to complete TWO years of PE credit.

8. does PEP count for PE?
yes.

9. do i need teacher signatures?
yes, if it says so in the registration handbook. otherwise, we will be using your STAR test scores and your grades in the class.

10. should i take a 4th year of language?
yes. to complete the sequence. remember rigor and progression? this is the progression piece of the puzzle. if you can handle the 4th year without failing or getting a D, then you should def. sign up.

more later...
-miss lin