Calendar
Senior Advisory Presentations
Scheduled Senior Presentations
Thursday, October 8
Intro to College Advising and College Application Updates
Thursday, October 22
College 101 (UC & CSU System)
Thursday, November 5
College 101 Continued (City College/Vocational/Transfer)
Thursday, January 14
Financial Aid Process (Language, process and appeals)
Thursday, April 8
Next Steps (Housing, SIR, and more)
Thursday, April 22
Transitioning to College: What you need to know
Additional Senior Advisory Visits:
College Advisors will be visiting Senior advisories for drop-in advising and general questions on the following dates:
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, October 29
Thursday, November 12
Thursday, January 21
Thursday, April 15
Thursday April 29
Junior Advisory Presentations
Note: Junior advisory presentations will take place over two weeks (half of the Junior advisories will get the presentation in Session 1 and the other half will receive the same presentation the following week in session 2)
Intro to College Advising
Session 1: Thursday, September 24
Session 2: Thursday, October 1
Becoming Competitively Eligible
Session 1: Thursday, December 3
Session 2: Thursday, December 10
College 101 (UC and CSU Syetem)
Session 1: Thursday, February 4
Session 2: Thursday, February 11
College 101 Continued (City college, vocational, transfer)
Session 1: Thursday, March 4
Session 2: Thursday, March 11
After School Workshops
Drop-In Application Support Sessions:
October: Every Thursday @ 2:30 PM
November 3-12: Tues., Wed., Thurs. @ 2:30 PM
November 16-20: Every day starting at 2:30
College Application Info Sessions
September 8, 2020: College Advising Orientation
Description: This Session will be a general information session on the virtual college advising supports offered this year to Seniors. It will include important information about how to contact us, services and events this year, helpful resources, important dates coming up, and a general Q&A session to answer any questions you may have.
October 7, 2020: Choosing Your College List
Description: Don't know how to narrow down your college list? This session is designed to help you think about the important factors that you should consider when choosing your college list.
October 28, 2020: Requesting a Letter of Recommendation & Scholarships
Description: It is important to get the strongest possible letter of recommendation you can get. This session quick 30 minute session is designed to help prepare you for requesting that letter and will provide you with tips and tools you can use for the ask. Yes, Scholarships are important. But, how do you even start to look for them? Which ones can you trust? Where do you find them? how do you apply? Join this session to get these questions answered.
Date TBD: Organizing Your college applications
Description: Senior year can be frustrating. Students receive hundreds of very important emails from colleges, scholarships, advisors, teachers, not to mention the dozen or so portals with different logins and passwords and... UGH! How do you keep track of it all?! We're here to help! Attend this session if want to learn some tips and tricks on how to manage your Senior year communications.
Date TBD: Graduate Panel
Description: We will be hosting a very special graduate student panel featuring Burton high school graduates to talk to current Burton students about their transition to college/career. Join us for this great opportunity to discuss life after high school and ask questions about all that comes with post high school life.
College Club
Join College Club with Daysi and Anglelie
Wednesday @ Lunch
Seeking college help? Come see Daysi and Angelie on Wednesday's during lunch! We can answer any questions you have, ranging from how to start your college applications to what college life is like! All students are welcome!