Student College Planning Guide Table of Contents:
- General College Requirements
- 10th Grade College Planning Guide
- 11th Grade College Planning Calendar
- 12TH Grade College Planning Calendar
- COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
- PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/Natl.Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
- SAT I or ACT?
- SAT II-SUBJECT TESTS
- TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign Language)
- COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES AT YOUR SCHOOL
- Before Seeing the Representative
- When You are With the Representative
- Some Questions to Ask to the Representative
- EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES
- SUMMER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS
- EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES RECORDS
- THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONS
- TYPES OF ADMISSION
- CHOOSING A COLLEGE
- APPLYING FOR COLLEGE
- OBTAINING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND COUNSELOR REPORT
- ADDITIONAL TIPS ON APPLYING
- HOUSING
- COLLEGE ADMISSION DECISIONS
- The Importance of Extra-Curricular Activities
- Filling a Need for the College
- Finding the Right Match
- "Need Blind" Admission
- THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY
- Tips for Composing the Essay
- Sample Essay Questions
- PREPARING FOR THE COLLEGE INTERVIEW
- DEFINING YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS
- UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID
- COMMUNITY COLLEGES
- FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES
- TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
- HOW FINANCIAL AID WORKS
- HOW FINANCIAL AID CAN HELP YOU ATTEND THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE
- WHAT IS A FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE?
- HOW DO YOU FILE FOR FINANCIAL AID?
- MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
- HELPFUL HINTS FOR A CAMPUS VISIT
- LOCAL COLLEGES LIST
- POTENTIAL COLLEGE ATHLETES
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
- MINIMUM SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
- TEST REQUIREMENTS
- GPA REQUIREMENTS
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHECKLIST
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
- UC ELIGIBILITY INDEX
- UC APPROVED COURSE LIST
- UCLA FRESHMAN ADMISSION
- The Academic Review
- THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
- UNVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- FRESHMAN PROFILE
- UC AND CAL STATE ADDRESSES
- CALIFORNIA PRIVATE AND INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Transfer Student
- TWO-YEAR COLLEGES WITH RESIDENCES FACILITIES
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE - NON-TRANSFER PROGRAMS
- THE PERSONAL RESUME
- GETTING ORGANIZED
- COLLEGE WORKSHEET
- KEEPING TRACK OF COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
- COLLEGE REFERENCE GUIDES
- STRAIGHTFORWARD AND FACTUAL GUIDES
- LIVELY AND OPINIONATED GUIDES
- COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
- SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
- ATHLETIC INFORMATION
- THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
- INTERNET SITES
- SITES WITH COLLEGE INFORMATION
- SITES WITH FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
- SITES WITH CAREER INFORMATION
- STUDENT'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES