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college exploration
college exploration
Research Colleges: Find the email sent to your s.sfusd account from RuthAsawaCollegeCenter with the subject heading: College Search Tools*
Attend College Visits at the C&C Center, room 326: Over 70 college admissions officers visit our school each Fall. The schedule is updated regularly throughout the Fall.
Organize your information: Use a spreadsheet to track the information you get from colleges.
*If you can't find the email from RuthAsawaCollegeCenter with the subject heading: College Search Tools, here are the resources:
Specific Search Tools
California State Universities: Degree, Certificates, and Credentials Search
University of California Schools: Campuses and Majors Search
Community Colleges in California: Location Search
WUE Colleges with discounted tuition: Western Undergraduate Exchange Search
Art Schools: Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Colleges That Change Lives search
Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Search by Major, Degree, or State
Hispanic Serving Institutions: List of qualified colleges and universities
Test-Optional Colleges: List of schools that don’t require ACTs/SAT tests for admission
Colleges in the United Kingdom: UCAS Schools by course of study
Broad Search Tools
Explore Tool from the Common App
Big Future from the College Board (Includes International Colleges)
CaliforniaColleges.edu: California College Guidance Initiative from the State of California
College Match Quizzes
*each college website has a net price calculator to help estimate the cost of attendance
Other Tools
College Application Organizer - Please make a copy of this. It will be view-only when you click this link. You can customize this tool by adding or subtracting any fields you may need. The fields that are in the existing document are a starting point for you and do not all need to be filled.
spring semester
spring semester
General items
General items
Senior Classes: Review your classes for senior year with your School Counselor
Tour: Visit colleges during ski- week, spring break and long weekends if possible.
Summer Plans: Think about an internship, summer job, summer course, or volunteer experience.
Testing
Testing
ACT/SAT: If you are planning to take a standardized test, register early for a spring, summer, or fall ACT or SAT
College List
College List
We suggest 8-12 colleges that are well-balanced
1/3 of the list "REACH" - less than 20% acceptance rate
1/3 "TARGET" - between 20% - 50% acceptance rate
1/3 "LIKELY" - between 50% - 80+% acceptance rate
You will solidify your list in early fall of Senior year in College and Career Class
College Applications
College Applications
Admission types: Learn the difference between "Early Action", " Early Decision", "Regular Decision", and "Rolling Admissions" (see explanation under 4-Year College tab)
Application types: Become familiar with the various applications: UC, Cal State Apply, Common App, Coalition App and individual college apps.
Attend Junior workshops in the Spring to help you through this process.
Letters of Recommendation: Think about teachers who can write you a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) during the application process
*** Please note that UC's and CSU's schools do not use letters of rec.
Essays: Keep a running list of possible subjects for your college essays/ prompts. See College Essay tips
College Costs
College Costs
Talk to your parents/guardians about college costs and use the online tools such as Net Price Calculator to calculate estimated costs. This tool can be found on every college website.
summer programs
summer programs
Consider a summer program to help you explore an area of interest. These can include job shadowing a professional, a summer internship, or pre-college prep program at a university
For students wanting a career in a creative field: Consider taking a pre- college program at an art/theater/music school or university with a corresponding program.
Promotional materials for summer opportunities in digital form will be posted on the Resources tab of the website, hard copies will be posted on the C&C Bulletin Board, and additional information will be posted in the weekly Friday Community Letter.
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