Please read:  Wednesday, Aug. 27; Thursday, Aug. 28; Friday, Aug. 29

• Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors:  Sign up with Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center to take

a free career/ skills test at Agoura NEXT Saturday (Sept. 6).  If you don’t have a clue about what you want

to do after high school, you should consider taking this FREE career test called the "ASVAB"

(Armed  Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). See Mrs. Hawkins in Room C-3 for contact information.  

• Senior Athletes:  If you are considering playing your sport at the college level but you have not yet registered

with NCAA, you must do so ASAP! (as soon as possible!)  Go online to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net, talk to your coach

OR see your college & career adviser Mrs. Hawkins in Room C-3, the College & Career Center.  You may also want to

attend the “Workshop for College-bound Athletes” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the G-Building. 

• Seniors and other students planning to take either the Sept. 13, 2008 ACT or the October 4, 2008, SAT:  Go online NOW to

either actstudent.org or collegeboard.com or see your counselor in the counseling office or Mrs. Hawkins in the

College & Career Center for more information. 

• Freshmen, sophomores or juniors: If you did well in a summer school class, you should consider taking the

Oct. 4th SAT Subject test in that subject before you forget the material! (The UCs require two SAT Subject Tests in

two separate subject areas and will only accept the SAT Math Subject Test Level 2.  Also check in-state and out-of-state

private colleges for their SAT Subject Test requirements. ) 

• Juniors & Seniors:  College admissions counselors have already made appointments to visit Agoura.  Don’t miss this

opportunity to learn about universities.  Check out Agoura’s website agourahighschool.net   or  look at the calendar and/or

white board outside the College & Career Center for the list of colleges and the dates and times these admissions counselors

will be here.  Keep checking because this “college visit” calendar is updated often! 

• All students:  The district-wide College Fair is less than one month away!  Circle Tuesday, Sept. 16 on your calendars and plan

to attend the College Fair at Agoura High School.  More details from Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center. 

Need some extra cash to buy school supplies or some trendy new fashion item?  Be sure to read the updated job board

postings outside the College & Career Center. 

• Seniors of color:  Smith College is offering a FREE “Women of Distinction” program for African American, Latina, Asian or

Native American seniors.  Smith will provide round-trip transportation, meals and accommodations for all program participants. 

The application for this program will be available online in August atwww.smith.edu.  Admission is competitive. 

See Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center if you have questions. 

• Seniors:  Get a jump on your college applications now that you have your senior schedules. 

--If you are applying to any California State Universities, go online to http://www.csumentor.edu and click on the “plan” tab. 

You may begin to list all the classes you have taken or are planning to take in this section.  You may also list the grades you

received in those classes you have taken! When the Cal State application goes online Oct. 1^st, this information will already

be populated onto your application, saving you time!  The deadline is Nov. 30.  Be sure to attend the Cal State Application

Workshop during Support in Room A-1 on Friday, Sept. 26. 

--If you are applying to any University of California campus, check with Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center for a copy

of the UC prompts for the personal statements.  The application will be available online Oct. 1 but you may not submit it until

Nov. 1.  The deadline is Nov. 30.  Be sure to attend the UC Application Workshop during Support in Room A-1 on Friday, Sept. 19. 

--Check the list of colleges offering “rolling admissions.”  You may find a college you are interested in on this list.  After

receiving your application, colleges that offer rolling admissions will let you know whether you have been admitted generally

within four- six weeks.  What a stress-buster is that?!

--Depending on the colleges to which you are planning to apply, you may also be able to fill out just one “common” application

online at www.commonapp.org or www.universalcollegeapp.com  Be sure to double-check whether the colleges in which you’re

interested also require “supplemental” application information. 

--Seniors applying to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo:  If you have a 3.7 GPA or higher and are planning to apply to Cal Poly SLO,

talk to Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center to sign up for the Cal Poly “VIP List.”  Do this as soon as possible because

she must submit this list soon!  

--The updated Scholarship Bulletin will soon be available online or see Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center for a copy.

• FRESHMEN—If you are taking biology this year, ask your teacher, counselor or your college & career adviser Mrs. Hawkins

now about taking the SAT Biology Subject Test in June 2009.  You may also read about all SAT Subject Tests online at

http://www.collegeboard.com

• Juniors and Seniors: The scholarship bulletin online will be updated within one week. Be sure to start looking at it online or see

Mrs. Hawkins in the College & Career Center for more information.