Free tips on college readiness in California.

1. College 101
We All Can Go To
College:
We Just Need A Plan
Dr. Rebecca Joseph
Fall 2018
getmetocollege@gmail.com
@getmetocollege

2. Meet Six Amazing Students
• Paola
Cal State LA, EOP
First in family to go to college
Cal Grants/Working
• Lily
University of California, Davis
First in family to go to college
USC Mentoring
90% covered, loans

3. Martin and Michelle
• Martin
Villanova University
First in family to go to college
Presidential Scholarship, 100%
covered including summer programs
Rome, Summer; London School of
Economics
• Michelle
Univ. of Cal, Riverside
First in family to go to college
Blue and Gold Plan, 95% covered
Summer bridge

4. Alma and Jose
• Alma
College of the Sequoias
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
USC
Jack Kent Cooke Transfer
Scholarship
• Jose
ELAC, CSULA
First in family to go to college
Now a new teacher

6. 23 Outstanding Campuses of CSU’s
• Each Campus is unique
(separately accredited)
• CSU campuses have distinct
student populations and
programs
• “Learn by doing”
• Applied and Practical

7. What can I study at the CSU?
• Radio/Television Film
• Business
• Dance
• Engineering –
• Interior Design
• Fire Protection Administration
• Dairy Science
• Education
• Hotel Restaurant Management
• Kinesiology
• Computer Gaming & Design
• Music Industry & Tech
• And hundreds of others http://degrees.calstate.edu

8. Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
• Support program for first
generation, under-
represented students.
• Separate App--Embedded in
Cal State Apply. Short
answers+ two
recommendations.
• GET YOU’RE APPLICATIONS
IN ASAP!!!
• Offers summer bridge,
tutoring, mentoring, and
supplemental classes.
• https://www2.calstate.edu/
attend/student-
services/eop/Pages/default.
aspx/

10. Applying to CSUs
• https://www2.calstate.
edu/apply
• Application Fee of
$55.00/Fee Waivers
Covers Applications to
Four Campuses for Free
• Applications are
accepted from October
1st to November 30th-

11. 2018-2019 Cal State Costs

12. University of California
• 10 campuses – only 9 open for
undergraduates
• Target upper 9% of high school
students
• Minimum GPA is 3.0
• Application criteria is based
upon:
– A-G Courses and GPA
– Rigor of Coursework
– SAT Reasoning or ACT with
Writing
– Extracurricular Activities
and Involvement
– Insight Questions

13. What to study at UCs ?
• Psychology
• Data Analytics
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Med
• Natural Science (Biology,
Chemistry, Physics)
• Management (Business)
• Sports Medicine
• Engineering
• Literature
• Foreign Language
• Computer Science
• Visual/Performing Art
• Environmental Studies
• Agriculture
• Math
• MANY MORE!

14. Applying to UCs
• www.universityofcalifornia.ed
u/apply
• Fall filing period is November
1–30
• Test scores accepted up to
January test dates
• Students must inform each
campus of any changes to
information reported on
application
• Students must respond to all
inquiries for information from
each campus

15. Tips for UCs website
• Apply by November 30th
• Fee Waiver
• No Recommendations Needed
• EOP/EAP-Just Check Yes
• Scholarship Selection
• Complete All Areas
• View Videos (Admissions, FA)
• Need an email address

16. UC Eligibility vs. Selectivity
• Eligibility
– Meeting minimum
requirements for UC,
CSU, Private Admission
Requirements.
– Meeting Minimum
eligibility does not mean
that students will be
accepted to their 1st
choice campus
• Selectivity
– Specific criteria or
standards that
each campus may
apply to choose
students who
apply to highly
competitive or
oversubscribed
majors

17. UC Personal Insight Questions
• An opportunity for applicants to provide
information that supports and augments review
process
• Adds clarity, richness and meaning to
application and completes the application
• Enables applicant to make the best possible case
for admission
• An admissions decision is never based on the
content of the personal statement alone

18. UC Personal Insight Questions
1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve
disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.
2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative
thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over
time?
4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an
educational barrier you have faced.
5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge.
How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
6. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or
outside of the classroom.
7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
8. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong
candidate for admissions to the University of California?

19. 2018-2019 UC Costs

20. UC v Cal State
UC Cal State
A-G requirements Yes
Self report grades on app
Yes
Self report grades on app
SAT/ACT For admission For enrollment
EOP Yes, no separate application, Check
yes on UC application
Integrated but separate application
Fee Waivers 4, including AB540 4, including AB540
Minimum GPA 3.0 for automatic consideration.
Much higher than majority of
campuses
3.0 for automatic. 2.0-3.0 must meet
eligibility index
Add Points to GPA Yes Yes, up to 8 semesters of AP or
Honors. Only 4 semesters possible
for 10th grade. Count 12th grade.
Make Up Ds and Fs Yes. Averaged into GPA Yes, replacement classes replace Ds
and Fs.
Count 9 and 12th count grades No No

21. Private Colleges
• They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are
very selective. The Ivy League is the top tier
with many of their colleges only accepting 6 to
10% of students who apply. Their costs range
from $10,000 to $57,000 per year include
tuition, room, board, and other costs.
• Some private colleges are religious and are
looking for students who match their religious
beliefs. Others are Jesuit and accept all
students. Jesuit colleges are very open to
undocumented students.
• Other private colleges are liberal arts. They
often a great education within non-technical
fields. They offer great access to professors,
amazing activities, and resources.
• Still others are technical or arts-related. There
are schools like Boston Conservatory or The
Maryland Institute of the Arts that only have
programs for music or acting or art. Others are
technical like MIT and only have programs
related to math and science and engineering
and technology.

22. •Private Colleges
• They come in all shapes and
sizes. Some are very selective.
• The Ivy League is the top tier
with many of their colleges
only accepting 6 to 10% of
students who apply.
• There are middle level and
small colleges all over. The
large majority are desperately
seeking diverse students, and
they can’t find them.
• Their costs range from
$10,000 to $73,000 per year
include tuition, room, board,
and other costs.

23. Private CollegesCal Tech
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology-MIT
Lehigh
Marquette
Drexel

25. How Do I Find These Schools?
• How do I find these schools?
– First, you need to know your
match colleges. These are
based on your academic
profile—including grades and
test scores.
– They also depend on your
level of involvement in
activities and work. Your
artistic and athletic talents can
make a difference.
– Passions matter

26. Visit Colleges
• In person
• College fairs
– NACAC
– Your region or school
• Books
– Fiske
– College Match
• Online
– College Week Live
– College Greenlight
– Big Future

27. WHAT DO COLLEGES WANT
• Academics-Grades
• Coursework-Rigor; Difficulty; Passions
• Test Scores
• Activities—Community Service, Clubs, Mesa,
Jobs, Internships
• Special skills, passions, culture
• Applications—
– Essays
– Recommendations

28. Community Colleges
• Best second chance ever.
• If you screwed up in high
school or didn’t take the
right classes…
• If your SAT scores were
low or you didn’t even
take them…
• If your family wasn’t
ready to let you go…
• If you didn’t have the
money…

29. Pathways
• Certificates
• Associate Degrees
• Transfer Plans

30. College Promise-
http://collegepromise.org

31. Develop a two to three year transfer
plan now!!!
You have three levels of
requirements to fulfill:
• Remedial English and math
classes
• Lower division General
Education (GE)
requirements and
• Lower-level requirements
for your major (intended
area of focus). Take as
many as you can, but you
do not need to complete all
major requirements if you
will reach 60 transferrable
units before transferring.

32. PAYING FOR COLLEGE

33. Contact Me
Rebecca Joseph, PhD
getmetocollege@gmail.com
@getmetocollege