College Advice: My Notes from the Visit with Student Services

MVC: We're on a 4.0 point scale, weighted.
School CEEB Code: 053705
UC A-G List Site: http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/

Your Advisors and their duties (the letters correspond to the letter of your last name; for example, Marcus Schwager be would advised by Mrs. Waldinger):

A-D: Valerie Mooney 
             College visits

E-K: Kim Frey (and Alexxa Craton on reserve)
           Frey: Coordination of PSAT and AP testing, career day
           Craton-National Honor Society 

L-Q: Richard Podratz 
          A-G UC courses
          MVVA
          NCAA clearing house
          CAL Grant forms
          Dual credit options
          SSD paperwork

R-Z: Shari Waldinger 
          California Scholarship Federation
          AAP determination
          Dual credit options

Resident and International:

Carolyn Mariot
          A-G UC courses
          NCAA Clearing House
          International student testing and advising

Fill out a Recommendation Packet to give to those that will be recommending you to the college(s).  Please give us two weeks of notice. 

Private Schools:
Common Application (most schools)

State Schools:
Some also do the Common Application (but none in California)
Build your Profile in the month of October
Send in your application in the month of November

UC Application:
ELC Progam: Top 9% of MVC class is guaranteed the UC of their choice.

CSU: CSU Mentor

Cal Poly prefers the ACT.


Paying for School:
FAFSA.ed.gov Opens January 1. Deadline is March 2. The earlier you submit your application, the more likely you'll get more funds available.

Income statements: You can use last year's W2 (your parents'), then go in and modify it later when the new W2 is posted for this year's taxes.

Cal Grant: State (free) Money (more weighted to GPA but also need-based)
Pell Grant: Federal (free) Money (need-based)
Bog Waiver: Tuition Waiver (free tuition) for Community College only

Transferring to another school in the West? Look here: http://wiche.edu/wue

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