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 For the Class of 2014 (411 students),
50% attended a four-year college or university
 45% attended a two-year community college (98% in a transfer program)
 11 enlisted in the military
 5 enrolled in vocational programs
 4 worked full time
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70 attended CSU campuses (17%)
44 attended UC campuses (9.7%)
92 attended private and out-of-state colleges
(22%)
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 Serves top 1/8 of high school graduates
 MINIMUM GPA of 3.0 to apply
Comprehensive Review includes:
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“a – g” courses in grades 10 – 11
Number of “a-g” and AP/Honors courses
 SAT or ACT with Writing scores (single best sitting)
 Quality of the senior year
 Extra-curricular activities, special talents, leadership exp., personal statements
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 Top 9% ELC from high school identified by self-reported grades on UC app and:
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Must have completed 11/15 “a-g” courses
 Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
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Must have at least one ACT/SAT score
Results shown on “Application Status” page after application deadline and review.
Applications will be automatically screened by
UC system upon submission.

 Admit rate ranged from 17% at UCLA to
67% at Merced
 Average GPA range was 3.61 at Merced to 4.18 at Berkeley
 Average test score range was 24/1638 at
Merced to 31/2071 at Berkeley.
 Average cost of attendance for the UC system is $33,000
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 Do the best you can in “a-g” courses
 Take advantage of other academic/ leadership/unique opportunities
 Continue to retest to get best scores and complete testing in Nov/Dec of senior year
 Remember SAT Subject Tests no longer required, suggested for Engineering and
Chemistry majors
 Apply to numerous UC campuses

 Serves top 1/3 of high school graduates
 Students ranked on Eligibility Index (formula based on GPA/SAT/ACT calculation)
 Requires SAT or ACT without writing
 Average cost from $19,628 (Monterey Bay) per year to $26,158 (SDSU) on-campus
 EAP (ELM and EPT) tests taken by all juniors in spring
 Early Start Program - mandatory remediation during summer after graduation
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 GPA range was (2013) from 3.09 at
Dominguez Hills to 3.78 - 4.08 at San
Luis Obispo
 ACT range was from 18 at San
Bernadino to 29 at San Luis Obispo
 SAT range (Critical Reading and Math only) was from 850 at Dominguez Hills to
1227 – 1388 at San Luis Obispo
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 Impaction means that they have more applicants than spots available
 Some CSU campuses are impacted for all majors
 Some campuses rank applicants
(according to EI) by major
 Some campuses are not impacted, except for Nursing/Pre-Nursing
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 Apply to local CSU East Bay and
San Francisco State - Alameda County residents given priority at both
 Look at CSU Eligibility-only campuses such as Stanislaus, Bakersfield,
Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Maritime
Academy, Channel Islands
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 Students who are residents of WICHE states may enroll at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state at a reduced tuition rate.
 WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
 Website: wiche.edu/wue
 Some GPA, major, tests score requirements
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 75 Independents in California alone
 9 out of 10 receive financial assistance
 Most schools guarantee 4 year graduation
 Every admission file is personally reviewed
 Classes are smaller with actual professors
 Personal attention to succeed in college/life
 Costs and admissions standards vary widely
 Test scores can open access for financial aid
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 All students should take “a-g” requirements, especially MATH if they wish to be in a
Transfer Program
 DUSD Concurrent Enrollment Program for
10-12 graders-earn HS and College credit
 LPC Early Admissions Program
 Transfer Programs/AA & AS/Certificates
 Average cost $1400/year
 No SAT or ACT testing required
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 LPC has TAGs with 10 California State
Universities and 6 University of
California campuses. In addition, agreements are in place for Arizona
State University and University of the
Pacific and St. Mary’s College (Moraga)
 LPC has Concurrent Enrollment
Programs with CSUEB and UC Berkeley
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 Specialty schools such as Heald,
Wyotech, California Culinary Academy,
Dublin Beauty College
 All have different entrance requirements
- check with admissions
 All have financial aid available as well
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 Earn the strongest grades possible through summer after junior year
 If wishing to attend a four-year college, make sure to remediate any D/F grades in courses that have a (P) on your transcript
 Take SAT and/or ACT multiple times (single best sitting vs. superscore)
 Consider taking test prep course (possibly from Catalyst or Revolution Prep)
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What should I be doing now???
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 Visit campuses/attend Open Houses and sign up in
Career Center to hear college presentations from admissions representatives
 Attend Tri-Valley College Fair at Livermore HS on
October 15; attend Financial Aid Night at DHS on
February 4
 Discuss finances as a family
 Start looking for scholarships now (check on college and DHS websites)
 Start thinking about what you are looking for in a school/program
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 General Q & A – 10 minutes
 If you have a specific question about your student, please call Mrs. Campisi
(833-3300, x7050) to set up an appointment with your student’s counselor
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