Senior Announcements, Dates, and Scholarships Jan 2018
Important Senior Dates
-SENIORS: FAFSA AND DREAM APPLICATION ASSISTANCE IN THE LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB, ROOM 235 - EVERY TUESDAY DURING LUNCH.
-Students MUST COMPLETE their FAFSA application in order to be considered for Cal Grant. Once you’ve finished FAFSA, create a CA WebGrants account at www.webgrants4students.org
-SENIORS ORDER CAPS AND GOWNS - REQUIRED TO PLACE ORDER - Free for Seniors through www.Jostens.com, By January 15, 2018
-Graduation: June 6th 9:00am @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
E4FC Scholarship Database: Working with Dreamers/Undocumented students who are looking for scholarships!
-http://e4fc.org/scholarshiplists.html
Career, Internship, and Summer Job Fair
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm at ALHS Cafeteria
Senior Awards Night Ceremony: May 24th
-If you receive any scholarships/awards, please notify Ms. Thieu in room 149 so you can be recognized at this night!
-SENIOR FINALS:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 (PERIODS 1, 3, 5)
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 (PERIODS 2, 4, 6)
Graduation: June 6th 9:00am @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
STUDENTS ATTENDING CCSF AFTER GRADUATION:
You will attend a field trip on March 9th to complete your MATH AND ENGLISH placement test. Please see Ms. Thieu for field trip forms.
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If you are enrolled as a highschool student now, you will still have to complete an application as a graduated high school student.
What to sing or make a speech during graduation? Auditions will be happening in APRIL! Keep an eye out for the dates!
June 1st - Cap and Gown pick up
New Common Application Essay Questions for 2017-2018
Attention Current 11th Graders:
This message was sent via e-mail on 2/17/17 to all counselors:
We are pleased to share the 2017-2018 Common Application essay prompts with you. The changes you see below reflect the feedback of 108 Common App member colleges and more than 5,000 other Common App constituents, as well as consultation with our advisory committees and Board of Directors. Students represented the single largest share of constituent survey respondents (59%), followed by school counselors (23%), and teachers (11%).
Read The Common App Essay Prompts Are Changing
We were gratified to learn that 91% of members and 90% of constituents agree or strongly agree that the current prompts are effective. In addition, the narrative comments we received helped us see areas for improvement in three of the prompts. Working in close consultation with the counselors and admission officers on our advisory committees, we revised these prompts in a way that we believe will help students see expanded opportunities for expressing themselves. Those revisions appear in italics. You will also notice two new prompts. The first asks students to share examples of their intellectual curiosity. The second is a return to inviting students to submit an essay on a topic of their choice, reframed to help students understand that they are welcome to draw inspiration from multiple sources, not just their own creativity.
The word limit on the essay will remain at 650.
The goal of these revisions is to help all applicants, regardless of background or access to counseling, see themselves and their stories within the prompts. They are designed to invite unencumbered discussions of character and community, identity, and aspiration. To this end, we will be creating new educational resources to help students both understand and approach the opportunities the essay presents for them.
2017-2018 Common Application Essay Prompts
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. [No change]
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? [Revised]
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? [Revised]
4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. [No change]
5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. [Revised]
6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? [New]
7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design. [New]
NEW UC Personal Insight Questions for Fall 2017 Undergraduate Freshmen Applicants
NEW UC Personal Insight Questions for Fall 2017 Freshmen Applicants. Applicants must respond to 4 out of the following 8 Insight Questions. Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words.
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Instructions for Viewing CCSF Placement Test Scores
Attention 10th, 11th & 12th Grader that attended the March 16 CCSF Placement Test & Orientation Field trip:
Many of you have been asking me how do I view my CCSF Placement Test Scores?
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