2015-2016
What you need to know to
graduate and plan for life
after Casa Roble
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These 3
C’s must be completed before you graduate
Credits (280 for most students)
Competency (passing Senior Project)
Courses (all courses listed above “Community
Service” on your transcript
You must earn at least 280
credits by graduation
Final Grades/
GPA/
Citizenship/
Credits
Example of a class
retaken
Progress in meeting Graduation
Requirements
All classes
above
the black
line must
be
passed
by the
time you
graduate
Student Name
Address
Parent Name
Student
Name
Issued to
Name
Address
Address
GPA
Wtd/Unwtd
Class Rank by
GPA
UC/CSU A-G GPA
Unwtd
This is an official document. Ensure all information is accurate.
A minimum of a D-
is required to
earn 5 credits towards graduation;
minimum of C- is required for
college eligibility.
 Failed classes earn no credits and
are included in the high school
GPA.
“A” = 4 points (5 if Honors or AP)
“B” = 3 points (4 if Honors or AP)
“C” = 2 points (3 if Honors or AP)
“D”= 1 point does not count for
college
“F” = 0 points does not count for
high school or college
Jamie is taking 4 classes this term (no honors or AP).
If Jamie earned 1 A, 2 B’s, and 1 D what is his GPA?
1 A=
4 points
2 B’s = 6 points
1 D=
1 point
Total =
11 points
Jamie will divide his total points by his total classes.
11 divided by 4 = 2.75
Jamie has earned a 2.75 GPA for this term.
Attend college
Enlist in the military
Take a Gap Year
Work
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Casa Roble High School
113
Community
Colleges in
California
(only one is
called a J.C.)
Mission of CCC:
to serve the
surrounding
community
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Benefits
 You can earn certificates and/or
degrees in many fields
 It is MUCH less expensive than forprofit colleges
 You can transfer to a university after
60 units
 There are Community Colleges across
the U.S.
Career/ Vocations
Examples of programs:
Automotive Collision, Culinary,
Cosmetology, Nursing, Fire Science,
Speech/Language Assistant,
Business, Theatre Arts, Construction,
Commercial Music, Graphic Design,
Biotechnology, Paralegal,
Computer Science, Law Enforcement
Real Estate, Kinesiology,
Funeral Science and MANY more!
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Must be 18 or have High School Diploma
SAT/ACT Recommended:
Can be used for placement freshman math &
English
If you are planning on playing a sport
If you are applying for Financial Aid
Visit different community colleges to find the
best fit for you
Start registering for community college in
Jan./Feb.
Currently $46 per unit
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A: History/Social Science- 2 years required
B: English - 4 years required
C: Math - 3 years required (passing Algebra 2) A senior
math class is strongly recommended by both UC/CSU
D: Lab Science - 2 years required, 3 years recommended
E: Language Other Than English - 2 years required,
3 years recommended
F: Visual Performing Arts – 1 year course
G: College Preparatory Elective – 1 year required
 For Example: Senior AVID Seminar, Speech, Economics & AP Econ, Yearbook,
Newspaper, World Religions, Social Sci Electives, Wood Tech 1 & II, Automotive ROP,
Floral Design, Intro to Agriculture, Ag Sci II, SCORE classes, Integrated Sci 1
Only 8 semesters of weighted coursework are
calculated
 Honors English 1
 Honors English 2
 Honors World History
 Honors IS 2 (H. Biology)
 Honors IS 1 (Physical Sci)
23 CSU Campuses
B.A./B.S. & Master’s
degrees
Mission of CSU: teach you
how to
Accepts high school seniors
& community college
transfers
2.0 GPA minimum (A-G courses)
No D’s or F’s are accepted
ACT or SAT Reading and Math (Don’t
Count Writing Score) SUPERSCORE USED
No Extra-Curricular Activities listed on
application
NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION or
PERSONAL STATEMENT Needed
Transcript (Don’t send it to CSU until they ask for it)
 UC/CSU GPA (Prep GPA)
 This GPA is unweighted. If you have weighted classes
you can add them to your GPA—go to csumentor.edu and
use the GPA calculator (just GOOGLE “CSU GPA
Calculator”)
 CSIS Number (on your transcript)
 Credit Card to Pay
 Official SAT/ACT scores
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 CSU-SAT Code: 3594
 You must send scores directly from College Board & ACT
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If you are a California high
school graduate you need a
minimum eligibility index
of 2900 using the SAT
combined score for critical
reading and math sections
or 694 using the ACT.
CSU SUPERSCORES=
takes the best Critical
Reading and the best Math
from different sittings from
SAT
SAT Eligibility Index
(Your Prep GPA ) x 800 + SAT
Critical Reading + SAT
Math = Eligibility Index
ACT Eligibility Index
(Your Prep GPA ) x 200 +
(10 times your ACT Composite
Score) = Eligibility Index
Writing is not included in
Composite Score
Campus Impaction:
A campus receives more eligible applications in the
initial filing period than there are enrollment
spaces available for the class level
Campuses fall into 3 categories:
Admit using CSU eligibility
Campus impaction
Impacted in all programs (all majors)
2015-2016 Impacted &
Non-Impacted CSU Campuses
CSU Campus
First-Time Freshmen
Bakersfield
Non-Impacted
Channel Islands
Non-Impacted
Chico
Campus Impacted
Dominguez Hills
Non-Impacted
East Bay
Non-Impacted
Fresno
All Programs Impacted
Fullerton
All Programs Impacted
Humboldt
Campus Impacted
Long Beach
All Programs Impacted
Los Angeles
Campus Impacted
Maritime Academy
Non-Impacted
except 3 majors
Monterey Bay
Campus Impacted
Northridge
Campus Impacted
2015-2016 Impacted & Non-Impacted
CSU Campuses (Continued)
CSU Campus
Pomona
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
First-Time Freshmen
Campus Impacted
Non-Impacted for
Sac Locals
Campus Impacted
All Programs Impacted
Campus Impacted
San José
All Programs Impacted
San Luis Obispo
All Programs Impacted
San Marcos
Campus Impacted
Sonoma
Campus Impacted
Stanislaus
Non-Impacted
9 Undergrad Campuses
B.A./B.S., graduate and
professional
Accepts high school
seniors and community
college transfers
Mission of the UC:
Research
Professional schools: law,
medicine, veterinary
medicine, business
3.0 GPA minimum to apply (10th & 11th grade A-G
courses)
Weighted vs. Unweighted Prep GPA
ACT with Writing or SAT Reasoning
Extra-Curricular Activities
PERSONAL STATEMENT REQUIRED
Respond to 2 prompts. Maximum of 1,000 words total.
Allocate the word count as you wish. If you choose to
respond to one prompt at greater length, UC suggests your
shorter answer be no less than 250 words.
 NO LETTER of RECOMMENDATION
 Transcript (Don’t send to UC until they ask for it)
 UC/CSU Prep GPA
 CSIS Number (on your transcript)
 Credit Card to Pay
 Send OFFICIAL SAT/ACT scores
SAT Reasoning and/or ACT with writing
If you send official SAT & ACT scores to
one UC campus that will send them to ALL
UC campuses.
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UC Los Angeles 16% admit
UC Berkeley 19% admit
UC San Diego 30% admit
UC Davis 33% admit
UC Irvine 33% admit
UC Santa Barbara 34% admit
UC Santa Cruz 46% admit
UC Riverside 57% admit
UC Merced 66% admit
76 privates colleges
Vary in size, focus, and cost
B.A./B.S., graduate, and
professional degrees
Accept high school
graduates and community
college transfers
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Go to the WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) website
to see which participating out-of-state community colleges
and universities are listed
If you get a WUE scholarship you will pay only 1
in-state tuition of that state
½ times
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That is a huge savings and some students pay less than
attending a California public college/university
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Many out-of-state universities guarantee you will graduate
in 4 years (more $$$ saved)
Check Application Deadlines & Testing
Requirements
 LETTER of RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED
Teachers/Counselors need 1 month to prepare
For Common Application: Invite your teacher via
COMMON APP to write a letter for you. Sending
electronic requests to counselor/teacher is the
FIRST STEP.
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 Casa will send transcript
electronically for you with the
Common Application.
 Other transcript requests may go
through Mrs. Harbaugh in
counseling office.
1.
Misspellings and grammatical errors
2.
Applying online and forgetting to SUBMIT your application
3.
Typing your name incorrectly or using a nickname
4.
Forgotten signatures
5.
Not reading carefully
6.
Listing extra-curriculars inaccurately
7.
Not sending official scores!!!!
8.
Using an email address that is offensive to colleges
9.
Not checking your email regularly
10.
Having your parent fill out the application for you
California State University (CSU)
October 1st - November 30th
 University of California (UC)
November 1st – November 30th
 Private & Out-of-State Schools
Dates Vary
Check with each individual school
 Community Colleges (ARC, Sierra, FLC, etc…)
March 1 for Priority Registration
 (we recommend applying in January)
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Free
website to
help you
organize
yourself when
applying to
college
Your counselor suggests
3 levels:
Long Shot
Target
Sure Bet
Send 1
SAT/
ACT
score
to a UC,
all
UC’s get
the
score
Use code
3495
to send
all SAT’s to
your CSU’s
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Go to the NCAA Eligibility Center
(eligibilitycenter.org) to register if
you have not already done so
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You will need to submit your official
SAT/ACT scores and an official
transcript
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Go to www.sanjuan.edu/CasaRoble.cfm and find the
Naviance
Use your student ID and your 8 digit birthday password
Great resources for college matching, career
searches, personal interest surveys & more
There are scholarships listed on the Naviance- a few are
Casa specific
Free SAT prep on Naviance!
Naviance is FREE for Casa students and families!
There are 5 branches of the military:
Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard
 Speak to a recruiter about enlistment (make sure
you go with a trusted adult)
 Take the ASVAB- the better you perform on this
test, the more options you will have for jobs/career
in the military
 There are other ways to serve: go to college first,
then enlist as an officer or join ROTC in college
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Go to FAFSA (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid) and get your PIN number.
fafsa.ed.gov
 Put your PIN number in a safe place so you
don’t forget about it
 Submit the FAFSA (Federal aid) beginning
January 1, 2016 and no later than March 2, 2016!
 Complete FAFSA using 2014 tax information,
then update when you have completed your
2015 taxes
 There is a step-by-step guide on the FAFSA
website (fafsa.edu.gov) to help you
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 For Cal Grant (California aid) The San
Juan School District will send-in the
info for you.
 YOU need to submit FAFSA as well
 Contact your college’s financial aid
office directly to see how they can help
you
 Your college’s financial aid officers
should be some of your best friends on
campus
California’s
Career Clusters
Colleges have rescinded admission for poor senior
grades/dropped classes:
 UCLA 77 rescinded
 UC Berkeley 20 rescinded
 UC San Diego 175 rescinded
 UC Davis 76 rescinded
 UC Santa Barbara 40 rescinded
 UC Irvine 151 rescinded
 UC Santa Cruz 153 rescinded
 UC Riverside 313 rescinded
 UC Merced 223 rescinded
 Continue to take ALL classes seriously (even non academic
classes!)
 ALL ACCEPTANCES ARE CONDITIONAL!!!
 See your counselor immediately about changes or if problems
arise
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It’s the BLUE paper you have in your hand
 Gives you an overview of what to expect during
your senior year
 Understand college application & testing deadlines
 Nice reminders to keep you on track
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See your counselor!
She is nice!
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25 ,
May
2016
Newman Field
I LOVE Casa!
Go Class
of 2016!
Why is that guy
yelling?
When can I
put my arm
down?