1. Senior Class College
Information
October 15, 2012

2. Today we will talk about:
UC vs. CSU admissions requirements
Going to Community College
Going to a private college/university
College Application Form Workshops
Useful College/Financial Aid Websites
Senioritis
Question and Answer Session

3. UC/CSU Admission
Requirements
Univ. of California California State Univ.
Submit app. between Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 Submit app. between Oct. 1 – Nov. 30
Complete A – G required courses Complete A – G required courses
Personal statement required No personal statement required
No letter of recommendation needed No letter of recommendation needed
SAT (Take highest composite score) SAT (Take highest score from multiple
sittings)
NO SAT Subject Tests Required (BUT) No SAT Subject Tests Required
ACT plus writing ACT no writing

4. UC/CSU Admission
Requirements
Univ. of California California State Univ.
9 Campuses: 23 Campuses: Humboldt, Chico,
UC Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Sonoma, Maritime, Sacramento, East
Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Bay, San Francisco, Stanislaus, San
Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Jose, Fresno, Monterey Bay, San Luis
UC San Diego Obispo, Bakersfield, Northridge,
Channel Islands, Los Angeles,
Dominguez Hill s, Long Beach,
Pomona, Fullerton, San Bernardino, San
Marcos, San Diego
(Campuses in bold are impacted and may have
additional admissions requirements)
Accept top 12.5% of high school Accept top 33% of high school graduates
graduates.
Cost: Approximately $32,000/yr. Cost: Approximately $28,000/yr
depending on where you live

5. UC/CSU Admission
Requirements
SAT/ACT Testing
You should have already taken the SAT and/or ACT at least once by now.
If you are applying to impacted CSU campuses, you must take the SAT and/or
ACT regardless of your GPA and testing must be completed by November. Check
websites for specific campus requirements.
SAT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (collegeboard.com)
November 3rd October 4th
December 1st November 1st
ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline (actstudent.org)
December 8th November 2nd
SEE YOUR COUNSELOR ASAP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
ABOUT TESTING REQUIREMENTS!!!

6. Ventura Community College
If you are planning on attending VC, we will
take you to the college and help you get
registered in the Spring.
IMPORTANT: You CANNOT transfer to a
UC or CSU without completing 60
transferable units. This generally means TWO
YEARS (or MORE) of community college
before you can transfer.

7. Private
college/university
If you are planning on attending a
private college/university YOU need
to find all info on your own.
Come see us for help!
-- Does the school use the
Common app, dates, letters of rec
(and from who), CSS Profile, etc. are
all different for each school.

8. Online College Application
Form Workshops
During Fall Break:
 Create application log-on and complete as much of the online
application forms as you can.
 Tuesday, Nov. 6: CSU Application Workshop
 Wednesday, Nov. 7: UC Application Workshop
 Thursday, Nov. 8: Common Application Workshop
TIME: 2:00 pm – 3:00
PLACE: Media Center
PLEASE NOTE: Requests for Letters of Recommendation are
due to your counselor at least TWO WEEKS before the college
or university application deadline!!!

9. Useful Websites
 foothilltechnology.org/academics/foothill-counseling-department
 collegeboard.com (SAT registration)
 actstudent.org (ACT registration)
 csumentor.edu (CSU online application, campus search engine, campus
highlights, etc.)
 universityofcalifornia.edu (UC online application, campus highlights,
scholarship information, etc.)
 commonapp.org (Online common application form for almost 300
colleges/universities across the US)
 cccco.edu (California community college information)
 californiacolleges.edu (Info on all California colleges)
 fastweb.com (Comprehensive scholarship search site)
 fafsa.ed.gov (Site for Federal financial aid form, FAFSA available after
Jan. 1, 2013)

10. Senioritis
Don’t let THIS happen to you!
 Continue to take rigorous classes
 Don’t let your grades slip
 Colleges have revoked admissions based on poor
academic performance 2nd semester.
 FINISH STRONG!!