Welcome to Your Junior Year

1. Class of 2018 Welcome to Your Junior Year

2. Overview 1.Upcoming Events 2. Post High School Options 3. College Entrance Tests • Naviance

3. Upcoming Events

4. Colleges Still Visiting ORHS • Northwest Christian University • University of San Francisco • Menlo College • William Jessup University • Boise State University • UC Santa Cruz • Dominican College • Montana State University • Gonzaga University (Sign-up in the Career Center - Subject to Change)

5. Visit Colleges this FallCheck on the college websites for open house/preview day events

6. Post High School Options

7. What are your options after high school? • 4-Year College • Community College • Career College • Military

8. Oak Ridge Data for Class of 2016 Class of 2016 92.9% College-bound 58.4% to 4-Year College & 34.5% to 2-Year College

9. 4 Year Colleges Juniors will be applying to colleges 1 Year from NOW

10. University of California and California State University Admission Requirements (“a-g” coursework) History/Social Science 2 Years English 4 Years Mathematics 3 Years (UC recommends 4 yrs) – (through Alg. 2) Lab Science 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs) Foreign Language 2 Years (UC recommends 3 yrs) Visual & Performing Arts 1 Year College Prep Electives 1 Year (UC Admission is Highly Competitive - Meet w/ Your Counselor) All Classes completed with a “C” or better UC/CSU GPA calculates from academic courses 10th & 11th 4 Year College Requirements

11. University of California 9 Campuses $ 11,200 (tuition only per year) $25,000 (tuition, room & board) SAT Reasoning or ACT Plus Writing 4 Personal Insight Questions No Letters of Recommendation Online Application $70 application fee per campus California State University 23 Campuses $ 5,500 (tuition only per year) $16,000 (tuition, room & board) SAT Reasoning or ACT No Personal Statement No Letters of Recommendation Online Application $55 application fee per campus UC / CSU Comparison Subject to change

12. California State University

13. California State Universities • Long Beach • Los Angeles • Maritime Academy • Monterey Bay • Northridge • Pomona • X Sacramento (local) • San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose Cal Poly San Marcos Sonoma X Stanislaus • X Bakersfield • X Channel Islands • Chico • X Dominguez Hills • X East Bay • Fresno • Fullerton • Humboldt X = Non-impacted campuses or Local Service Area Campus

14. Minimum CSU Eligibility Indexfor non-impacted campuses GPASATACT 3.0 No minimum score No minimum score 2.8 660 14 2.6 820 18 2.4 980 22 2.2 1140 26 2.0 1300 30 SAT Reasoning add reading/writing & mathematics scores only ACT use composite score (w/o writing)

15. What is EAP?Early Assessment Program • CSU and some community colleges use • Allows you to skip placement tests • Identifies areas of weakness early • Avoid “Early Start” requirement • EAP opportunity during SBAC Testing

16. University of California Davis Berkeley Santa Cruz Santa Barbara Irvine Riverside San Diego Los Angeles Merced

17. Additional Admission Criteriafor UCs • Coursework Other than “A-G” (demonstrates a focus) • Educational Preparation Programs • Volunteer and Community Service • Work Experience • Awards and Honors • Extracurricular Activities • UC Personal Insight Statements *During High School Years Only

18. Private Colleges

19. Partial List of Private CollegesOak Ridge Students Have Attended • MIT • Columbia • Amherst • North Carolina • Northwestern • University of Chicago • NYU • Brigham Young University • Brown • Yale • Harvard • Duke • Vassar • University of Pennsylvania • Sarah Lawrence • Babson • Stanford University • University of Southern CA • University of the Pacific • University of San Francisco • St. Marys College • Menlo College • Pt.Loma Nazarene • Pepperdine University • Azusa Pacific University • Westmont College • Santa Clara University • University of San Diego • Harvy Mudd • Occidental • Notre Dame De Namur • William Jessup University

20. Other 4 Year Colleges:Private and Out-of-State Contact the Colleges Directly Via Naviance Many private colleges have large endowments to help Students finance their education.

21. Out-of-State Colleges • Out-of-state tuition (more $$$) • Residency requirements vary • WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) • http://www.wiche.edu/wue Some restrictions may apply – check with the college

22. Examples of WUE Colleges • University of Nevada, Reno • Boise State University • Montana State University • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs • Arizona State University (selected majors) • Northern Arizona University • University of Utah • Southern Oregon University

23. Community College

24. Community College Options • Transfer Guarantee to the UCs • Associate Degree For Transfer (new) • AA or AS Degree (2 Years) • Certificate Degree Program Take a Community College course while in high school.

25. Certificate Programs (Los Rios CC District) • Journalism • Landscape Design • Library Technology • Management • Marketing • Mechanical Engineer Tech • Medical Assisting • Music Production • Nursing, LVN • Nutrition • Paramedic • Phlebotomy • Photography • Railroad Operations • Real Estate • Restaurant Management • Vet Tech • Web Page • Welding • Desktop Publishing • Diesel Mechanics • Digital Media • Drafting Technology • Early Childhood Ed • Electronics Technology • Electric Vehicles • Emergency Medical Tech • Environmental Design • Fashion/Fashion Merchandising • Fire Technology • Geographic Information Systems • Gerontology • Graphic Communication • Health InfoTechnology • Horticulture • Hospitality Management • Interior Design • Accounting • Admin. of Justice • Aeronautics • Agriculture • Architecture • Art New Media • Automotive Technology • Biotechnology • Building Inspection Tech • Business • Chemical Dependency Studies • Communication • Television Production • Comp. Info Science • Construction Management • Cosmetology • Culinary Arts • Dental Assisting • Design Technology

26. Career Colleges • California Culinary Academy • Cogswell Polytechnical • Carrington College (formerly Western Career College) • Wyotech • Le Cordon Bleu • Academy of Art • Heald Business College • ITT Institute • FIDM • Ex’pression

27. Military Options • Enlist (Junior/Senior Year) • Recruiters @ ORHS during lunch • ROTC (Junior/Senior Year) ASVAB given at ORHS: November 7th & February 6th 1:00 – 4:00 PM Sign-up EDUHSD Military Academy Night Ponderosa High School November 16th 6:30 – 8:00 PM Students and Parents Welcome

28. Career Expo 2017 Wednesday, March 15th 6:30 ~ 8:30 PM Union Mine High School Career Representatives Career Breakout Sessions Community Service Programs Student Internship Opportunities Job Fair Area

29. College Entrance Tests Take this Year

30. PSAT @ ORHS • Wednesday, October 19th @ ORHS • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM • $ 20.00 • Pay at the Finance window or online @ the ORHS web store until 10-14 or 700 tests are sold. (Begin selling PSAT Tests again on Tues., Oct. 4th) • Free PSAT study booklets are available in the Career Center • Room Assignments will be posted on Monday, October 17th (Career Center window) • ASB Card or photo ID, Email address, Bring a calculator, snack, and # 2 pencil(s) PHOTO IDENTIFICATION - MANDATORY Financial assistance available for students with financial need

31. National Merit Scholarship Taking the PSAT is the first step to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition

32. College Entrance TestsRequired by most 4-Year Colleges ACT Math English Science Reading *Writing optional SAT Reasoning Reading/Writing Math *Writing optional OR

33. Practice Sat or ACT Combo Test $10.00 (Kaplan) • To determine the best test fit for you • Saturday, February 11th • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM • In Multipurpose Room • Results meeting: Wednesday, February 15th6:00 – 7:00 PM Sign-up in the Career Center

34. Kaplan is OfferingSAT Essay Writing Workshop - $10Monday, March 20th2:00 – 3:15 PMLocation – B-3Sign-up in the Career Center

35. Fee Waivers for Studentswith Financial NeedCheck with yourCounselor

36. Who Needs to Take SAT Subject Tests? Check with individual colleges/majors todetermine if a SAT Subject Test is Recommended Example: UC Davis – Not recommended in any area UC Los Angeles – School of Engineering – Math Level 2 recommended

37. Other Item for Juniors

38. NCAA Recommendations • File with the NCAA Clearinghouse for Div. I or Div. II Athletics • Students register online - NCAA Eligibility Center – 10th grade • Students must complete the NCAA Amateurism Certification questionnaire • Students must supply SAT or ACT scores to the Eligibility Center directly from the testing agencies (code 9999) • http://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp

39. Counselor Assignments Last Names Counselor Assignment A – Ch Jon Pratt Ext. 3051 Ci – Gr Jill Howard Ext. 3053 Gu - Lan Kim Cerutti Ext. 3310 Lap – Per Jenisse Bovo Ext. 3057 Pet - Sn Darsy Arburn Ext. 3052 So - Z Mandy Fiedler Ext. 3055 Email or Call (916) 933-6980 X 3050

40. Avenues of Communication • Text message reminders • Naviance (orhs.eduhsd.k12.ca.us) • Career Center Website • Fliers around campus

41. Weekly Text Message Reminders Subject: Text to: Message Career Center Opportunities 81010 @ccenter

42. NavianceDemonstration