10th Grade Advising Session

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10th Grade Advising Session
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Agenda

• Transcript and Graduation Status Review
• College Options
• Testing for Colleges
• Post Secondary Options
• College and Career Resources
• How to Get Help

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Transcript
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Graduation Status (transcript review)
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Unweighted Grade Point Average (GPA)

• A 4 B 3 C2 D 1 F 0
• Assign the correct point value to each grade
  earned
• Add up the total and divide by the number of
  grades
• ALL students who wish to participate in school
  activities (athletics, band, cheer, color guard,
  etc.) must have a minimum 2.0 GPA

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GPAWeighted vs. Unweighted

• Students in an Honors (except H English 10), AP,
  or IB level course will be awarded an extra grade
  point for each grade earned with a C or better
• Adding in these extra points into the GPA
  calculation is necessary to determine a weighted
  GPA

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Transcript GPA Legend
GRADE POINT AVERAGES A students transcript will
list three different grade point averages
(GPAs) Academic GPA (9-12), Academic GPA
(10-12), and Total GPA (9-12). Each is
calculated differently Unweighted Academic GPA
All courses taken in the respective years (i.e.
9-12 GPA, 10-12 GPA) are used in the calculation
with the exception of PE courses. No courses are
weighted. Weighted Academic GPA All courses
taken in the respective years are calculated with
the exception of PE courses Honors (except H
English 10), AP and IB courses receive an extra
weighted point if the grade earned is C or
better. Colleges do not accept any grade lower
than a C in Honors, AP, or IB courses. Total
Unweighted GPA All courses taken in all grades
are used in the calculation. No courses are
weighted. Total Weighted GPA All courses taken
in all grades are calculated Honors (except H
English 10), AP, and IB courses receive an extra
weighted point if the grade earned is C or
better. UC/CSU GPA All A G courses,
including weighted, beginning in 10th grade. This
GPA will only calculate up to 8 weighted grades
which is consistent with UC/CSU eligibility
restrictions. information taken from Course
Catalog available on GBHS website
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Four Year Plan
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A-G Minimum Requirements

• A History/Social Science 20 cr.
• B English 40 cr.
• C Mathematics 30 cr.
• D Laboratory Science 20 cr.
• must have one of each
• Life Science (10 cr.)
• Physical Science (10 cr.)
• E World Language 20 cr.
• F Visual/Performing Arts 10 cr.
• G College Prep Electives 10 cr.

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GPA/Grades for UC/CSUs

• Only A-G courses taken in grades 10th and above
  are used in GPA calculation for eligibility
• Only C- grades and above satisfy college
  requirements (including 9th grade)

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College Systems

• Community Colleges
• Sierra
• American River
• Sacramento City
• Consumnes
• Folsom Lake College

• For admission
• Community colleges will accept any
  student who is 18 year of age or older.
• Community colleges require Math and English
  placement exams taken Spring of senior year
• No SAT/ACT tests required

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College Systems

• CSU (Cal State Univ.)
• 23 campuses including
• Sacramento State
• Chico State
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Sonoma State
• San Diego State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Long Beach State
• Humboldt State
• Cal State San Marcos

• For admission, CSUs
• look solely at
• GPA (a-g only beginning in grade 10)
• Test Scores (best ACT or SAT score)
• Exception is Cal-Poly SLO, which also considers
• 9th grade grades
• bonus for extra college prep courses
• supplemental application
• demonstration of involvement in area of interest?
• Prefers the ACT

For more information, visit www.csumentor.edu
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CSUs GPA SAT I (1600)
ACT Bakersfield 3.20 912 19 Cal Maritime
Academy 3.36 1080 24 Cal Poly
Pomona 3.50 1070 26 Cal Poly
SLO 3.97 1318 29 Channel Islands 3.21 984
21 Chico 3.39 1018 22 Dominguez
Hills 3.07 850 17 East Bay 3.10 1000 19
Fresno 3.34 913 19 Fullerton 3.48 1
018 21 Humboldt (2013) 3.21 990 21
Long Beach 3.70 1120 24 Los Angeles
3.21 885 17.6 Monterey Bay 3.08
975 21 Northridge 3.18 927 18
Sacramento 3.25 951 21 San
Bernadino 3.19 900 19 San
Diego 3.82 1159 26 San Francisco
(2012) 3.18 1038 22 San Jose 3.27 1036
22 San Marcos 3.24 948 19.8 Sonoma
State 3.21 1040 22 Stanislaus 3.31 950
19 Impacted Campus
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College Systems

• UC (Univ. of Calif.)
• UC Berkeley
• UC Davis
• UCLA
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz
• UC Irvine
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside

• For admission, UCs look most heavily at
• Comprehensive Review
• GPA
• Test Scores
• Strength of curriculum
• Essays (Personal Statements)
• Extracurricular activities leadership, jobs,
  sports, internships, charity work, etc.

For more information, visit www.universityofcalif
ornia.edu
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Fall 2014 Freshman Admission Profile
Averages UCs GPA SAT I (2400) ACT UC
Berkeley 4.18 2071 31 UC Davis
4.07 1924 28 UC Irvine 4.05 1867
27 UCLA 4.17 2067 30 UC Merced
3.61 1638 24 UC Riverside 3.77 1739
25 UC San Diego 4.13 2018 30 UC Santa
Barbara 4.03 1925 29 UC Santa Cruz
3.82 1782 26
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Important Considerations for UC Admissions

• Complete the 15 UC-required college-preparatory
  (a-g) courses, with 11 of those done by end of
  11th grade
• A minimum of 7 a-g courses must be completed in
  the 11th and 12th grade years
• Take Honors, AP, or IB coursework when possible
• Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better
• Take the ACT with writing and/or SAT 1
• Subject Tests recommended (not required)

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College Systems

• Private school admission requirements vary but
  can include
• Grades/GPA
• Test Scores
• Strength of curriculum (maintain
• thru Sr. yr.)
• Activities (sports, clubs, jobs)
• Leadership
• Community Service
• Essays (if required)
• Interviews (some private schools)

• Private Colleges
• BIOLA
• USC
• Stanford
• Point Loma
• Pepperdine
• Univ. of San Diego
• Loyola Marymount
• St. Marys
• University of Pacific

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PSAT (Preliminary SAT)

• Critical to take in 11th grade year
• Only offered in October each year
• National Merit Scholarship qualifying test (11th
  grade year only)

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The SAT ACT Tests

• SAT (Redesigned SAT starts Spring, 2016)
• Includes a writing segment (will be optional
  spring 2016)
• Maximum score is 2400
• Three sections Critical Reading, Math, Writing
• Math covers material through Algebra 2/Integrated
  III
• ACT
• Includes an additional, optional, writing piece
  (required for UCs)
• Maximum score is a 36
• Five sections English, Math, Reading, Science,
  Writing (optional)

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SAT Subject Tests

• Although Two SAT Subject Tests are no longer
  required for admission to the UCs, they are
  still recommended. Some private schools will
  require them.
• Subject Test Offerings
• Literature Math Level 2
• Biology Chemistry
• Physics US History
• World History World Language
• If any of you are taking Honors
  Pre-Calculus
• or an AP World Language this
  year, you may want
• to sit for the related subject
  test this year also.

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NCAA Eligibility Center

• Required if planning to play division one or
  division two sports in college.
• Apply by end of junior year (earlier is better)
• Application available online at
  http//eligibilitycenter.org
• Must also send ACT/SAT score. Code is 9999.

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Additional Post-High School Options

• Art Schools
• Trade Schools
• FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and
  Merchandising)
• Military or Military Academies
• For additional resources and information, please
  review your Sophomore Advising Guide online on
  the GBHS website or in Naviance.

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Career Center Resources

• College Career Center Support Mrs. Underwood
• College and Career related presentations
• Financial Aid information and forms
• Scholarship information and applications
• NCAA information
• SAT I, SAT Subject Tests, and ACT registration
  and test prep
• Career and college information
• Keep your eye on the bulletin, the Counselor
• Career Center newsletter, and Naviance for
• up-to-date information on the latest Career
• Center news
• College and Career Handbook a great electronic
  resource for college and career related issues.
  Accessible from the counseling website.

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Places to Go for Help

• GBHS Learning Center (a.k.a. Library) for all
  subject
• Walk in program offers a quiet place to study
• Librarian and Peer Tutors will be available as a
  resource
• Available Monday - Thursday from 235 335.
• Math Tutoring Center room 651, 657, 660 (room
  varies by day)
• Walk in program
• Available on Monday through Thursday from 235
  335.
• Student Tutors
• A list of student tutors may be obtained from
  your counselor. These are good students who have
  expressed an interest in tutoring others.
  Student tutors typically charge 10-15 per hour.
  Students will need to contact the student tutors
  on their own to
• work out arrangements for tutoring.
• Much of our advising information is available to
  students and parents on our website
• GBHS COUNSELING/ADVISING
• GBHS Counseling website
• http//granitebayhigh.org/domain/30

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Whats next.

• Counselors will be meeting with ALL sophomores in
  small groups to complete a college and career
  lesson in Naviance.
• We will meet half of the sophomore class the week
  of Dec. 8th and the other half the week of
  January 20th