IMPORTANT!

Mrs.Dirkes and Mr.Blanco will be holding a financial aid workshop on Wedsnesday January 15, so if you are interested pick up a pre-arrange form in the career center. 

UC Deadlines!

2013

October	1	Application opens for applicants for fall 2014.
November	1-30	Application submission period for applicants for fall 2014.

2014

January	1	Filing period for FAFSA and Cal Grant Verification Form opens for applicants to all terms (filing period open through March 2).
		Early January – Online application update opens for transfer applicants to report final fall grades and in-progress or planned coursework (open through January 31).
March	1	Notification of fall 2014 admission decisions begins.
	2	Deadline for applicants for all terms to submit FAFSA and Cal Grant GPA Verification Form.
	31	Notification of fall 2014 admission decisions for freshman applicants is complete.
May	1	Deadline for admitted freshmen to submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR).
		Notification of fall 2014 admission decisions for transfer applicants is complete.
June	1	Deadline for admitted transfer students to submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR).
July	1	Final official transcripts due at campus admissions office for students admitted for fall 2014.

For more information check out this link.

UC APPLICATION TIPS!

The link posted below has some helpful tips for applying to UC'a before Thanksgiving! It's extremely helpful, so check it out! 

http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/toolbox/how-to-finish-your-college-applications-by-thanksgiving

(Thanks Melissa for the link!)

Extra Help :)

As a TA for Mrs. Dirkes, I spend a lot of time in the Career Center, so I wanted to see if anyone wanted some help researching a certain school they were looking to send an application to. I would be more than happy to help, so please comment below the school you are interested in and I will make a blog post about it.

Quick Reminder

Don't forget that UCSB will be visiting RHS tomorrow during 4th period! Pre-arrange forms are in the Career Center! :)

A few facts about Stanford

Stanford Facts:

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

• Undergraduates: 6,999
• Graduates: 8,871

CAMPUS

• 8,180 contiguous acres in six governmental jurisdictions
• Nearly 700 major buildings
• 96% of undergraduates live on campus

ENDOWMENT

• $18.7 billion (as of August 2013)

RESEARCH

• 5,100 externally sponsored projects
• $1.35 billion total budget

LEADERSHIP

• President John Hennessy, since 2000
• Provost John Etchemendy, since 2000

The dream college poll showed that there are a good amount of people, who want to go to Stanford, so I thought it would be a good idea to post a few facts about Stanford to the blog.  For more information check their website, http://stanford.edu, or the Forbes Top 100 list ,http://www.forbes.com/colleges/stanford-university/.

ESTABLISHED 1885

FACULTY

• 1,995 faculty members
• 22 Nobel laureates are currently members of the Stanford community
• 5:1 student to faculty ratio

SEVEN SCHOOLS

• Business
• Earth Sciences
• Education
• Engineering
• Humanities and Sciences
• Law
• Medicine

College Application Tips

1. Allow enough time for you to plan. 

2. Know what the application requirements are for each school.

-Check for application requirements on each school's website.

3. Look for ways to share the same information among multiple schools.

- Once you know what each college on your list requires, you can determine what opportunities you have to "do it once" and "use it twice or more." The Common Application allows students to share some information just once while applying to multiple schools.

4. Take one application at a time. 

-Don't stress yourself out! Remember quality not quantity, so take it one at a time in order to create your best application.

5. Beat the submission deadlines by one to two weeks.

-Colleges have very STRICT deadlines and often times will not accept any applications after the deadline, so give yourself some time just in case something unexpected happens such as a computer malfunction or an illness.