Senior College & Career Newsletter

Scroll through for important information regarding College/Career

How to reach us?

For general questions and inquiries please email (Please do not use the link at the bottom of this Newsletter to contact us)

Ms Ignaitis: tignaitis@seq.org

All HCA, Study Skills Students and Last names A-L

and/or

Ms Yeager: tyeager@seq.org

All DAA, ELD Students and Last names M-Z

UPCOMING EVENTS/DUE DATES:

December 1st - FAFSA/CADAA Application for 2025-26 Cycle Opens

December 10th - Cash for College at Sequoia

December 14th - Cash for College at Sequoia

Dec 12/13 - Help with 4 year college applications and FAFSA/CADAA applications

The Peninsula College Fund is excited to announce our 2025 scholar application is LIVE and will be available for students to complete from November 1, 2024 through February 7, 2025. PCF's mission is to support low-income, first-generation college students to graduate and get a job that aligns with their career goals. We provide selected students with:

• A renewable scholarship

• 1-1 matching with a volunteer mentor who provides social/emotional, academic, college and career guidance throughout college

• College and career training and support

• Support to land a high-impact internship

*Students are eligible for PCF if they meet all of the following criteria:

• Are a graduating high school senior attending any public or private high school in San Mateo or Santa Clara County

• Will be a first-generation college student with an unweighted GPA of 2.8 - 3.8 from 9th - 12th grade (through first semester)

• Show a demonstrated financial need (qualify as "low income" using SMC/SCC HUD Income Guidelines)

• Indicate a willingness to engage with PCF's wraparound services

Join us at an informational meeting on Tuesday December 10th during 7th period in Room 128.

REMEMBER TO LAUNCH YOUR FAFSA/CADAA through CaliforniaCollege.edu

Login using your seq.org email (no password or username)

Click on sign in with Google

Hover over Financial Aid tab and choose Launch with either FAFSA or CADAA

Exciting news! The 2025-2026 FAFSA application is now open, and here’s what students can do to get started:

1. Create an FSA ID (studentaid.gov account): Visit studentaid.gov to create your FSA ID. This username and password combo is essential for starting and signing your FAFSA form.
   
2. Gather the information needed to complete the FAFSA: You’ll need information on income, assets, and demographics. Our handy FAFSA checklist can help you organize everything you need.
   
3. Identify your Contributors: Once you start your FAFSA, you’ll need to invite contributors like parents or spouses, who must provide additional information. Not sure who counts as a parent? The “Who is My Parent?” tool clarifies this for you.

Visit our website now for more resources tailored for students, families, and practitioners, including the FAFSA checklist and FSA ID guide, to make the application process as smooth as possible.

FAFSA/CADAA financial aid applications will be available starting December 1st. Sign-up to attend a Cash for College Workshop at Sequoia to get help completing your application. Please bring a parent, a copy of their 2023 taxes and W-2s.

• Study Week 12/9-12/13: Monday-Friday, 4pm-6pm
• Finals Week 12/16-12/19: Monday-Wednesday, 2pm-4pm, and Thursday, 11am-1pm (closed on Friday).
• With Mr. Calles in Room B-8.
• The deadline for seniors to complete Edgenuity (credit recovery) is May 30th, 2025. Please contact your assigned counselor if you have any questions.

Students completing Edgenuity credit recovery online courses for graduation and/or UC/CSU A-G requirements are required to take unit tests and cumulative tests in the Edgenuity lab in-person. The lab is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4pm-6pm in Room B-8 with Mr. Calles. The deadline for seniors is May 30, 2025.

All events are designed to demystify the process for the entire family.

Here's a sketch of the week:

• Tuesday, Dec 10: join us for a student panel where you'll have the chance to hear directly from a few current FGLI students. You can register here.

• Thursday, Dec 12: join us for a FGLI alumni panel where you'll have the chance to hear directly from FGLI alums co-moderated by a current FGLI student. You can register here.

• Friday, Dec 13: tune in for a FGLI student takeover on our Instagram stories!

Attendees can submit questions before the week by filling out this form.

These webinars will provide information to help students and families complete their financial aid applications - Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) - for the 2025-26 academic year to maximize their financial aid eligibility. The priority deadline for 4-year institutions is currently Monday, March 3, 2025.

Please register for a webinar indicated below. These FREE webinars will be held on:

• December 3, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Register for webinar

• *December 12, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Register for webinar

• *January 13, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Register for webinar

More Webinars Listed HERE

Register for webinar The dates with an asterisk will be translated live into Spanish. Register for the webinars through the links above or on the Cash for College Webinar Registration site.

Please list every school that you applied to on Naviance including CSUs and UCs. We can’t submit documents until you list them on Naviance. Also, make sure you note that you submitted your application as well.

Many schools require you to self-report your grades from your transcript into the Common App. After you’ve applied to those schools, make sure to:

• Create your portals

• Check that all portions of your part of the application were received

• Many schools will say that you need to submit your Self-Reported Academic Record to their system, even if you already did it on the Common App.

• Check each school and make sure it’s submitted.

• See the directions on the University of Oregon website here for an example.

Email your counselor, Ignaitis/Yeager, and teachers of the colleges you are not applying (one email to all) and complete this FORM (Only Students using their seq email can complete the form)

Process of Submitting Application and School Documents

When we submit documents for your 1st due date, we submit them to all the schools on your list and there is NO way we would know if you added or removed a school, unless you tell us.

Next Steps: AFTER YOU SUBMIT APPLICATION

Soon after you apply, you will receive an email from the CSU with directions on how to set up its portal. Every school is a little different so make sure to keep track of your login information.

Check Portals and Emails Often

Every school is a little different so make sure to keep track of your login information. To meet all deadlines, check your email and portals weekly and DO NOT WAIT to complete your “To Do” list.

CSU Application Deadline EXTENDED for some schools:

Later Deadlines are available for all schools except Fullerton, Long Beach, Pomona, San Diego, San Jose, San Luis Obispo.

Visit our Application Dates & Deadlines page for more information on which campuses are still open and their deadlines.

The first thing applicants should do after applying is check their emails to confirm that the campuses they applied to have received their application. Applicants can also check that information in the Cal State Apply portal under “check status.”

Applicants should pay close attention to emails and text messages from the campuses they applied to in case there are any updates to their application. Campuses will send out notice of their admissions decision by March 31, 2025.

Lastly, applicants should apply for financial aid as soon as possible. At the CSU, about 80% of students receive some kind of financial aid, and 60% of undergraduates have their tuition completely covered by grants or other non-load aid.

Find out more about what to expect after you’ve submitted a CSU application.

Students who expressed interest and the intention to apply to the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) on Cal State Apply for fall 2025 should check individual campus EOP application and documents deadlines on the EOP Admission by Term website. Document deadlines include letter of recommendations. Students can still go back into Cal State Apply to indicate they are interested in applying for EOP if they haven’t missed the campus deadline.

• It takes less than 15 minutes to check your courses are correct. Come in during lunch, before school, FLEX, or if you have a free period email Ignaitis (A-L) or Yeager (M-Z)

Deadline to Submit: January 10th

We invite up to 15% of our freshman applicants to submit up to two letters of recommendation. A recommendation letter from a teacher, counselor, or another education professional can be helpful in our review as it can add context to the application. Letters of recommendation are not required, and the invitation to submit a letter should not be used as a predictor of admission.

Note that letters of recommendation are only accepted for invited students through our electronic systems. Please remind your students that upon receiving a request to submit letters of recommendation, to enter their recommenders information into our system.

For more information on this process, please review our Freshman Policy page.

Deadline: January 31, 2025

As in previous years, UC selects a random sampling of applicants who are required to verify information in their application. The selection and notification take place in mid-December. Applicants are notified by postal mail, email and text message that they have been selected for verification, along with instructions on how to meet the requirements. Applicants are asked to provide original documentation to verify one item from the following sections on the UC application: academic history, honors and awards, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and community service, special program participation, employment or information contained in the personal insight responses.

The instructions sent to the selected applicants detail how to complete the process as well as a list of appropriate documentation. Appropriate documentation could include official transcripts, a letter from a teacher, counselor or coach on letterhead or a copy of a certificate or award. Letters from a counselor, teacher or a coach can be emailed to the UC application center directly from the counselor, teacher or coach. The deadline to respond is January 31, 2025. Failure to respond to the request by the deadline will result in cancellation of the application.

After the application filing deadline, UC reviews all PIQ responses for plagiarism by using a plagiarism detection software program. Applicants who are found with a potential plagiarism violation will be emailed in early January and will have two weeks to respond.

Applicants will be provided instructions on how to provide information regarding the authenticity of their PIQ responses. The information applicants provide will be reviewed by several campus admissions officials, and applicants will be notified of a decision on the authenticity of their PIQ responses.

Failure to respond to the request by the deadline will result in cancellation of the application.

The fall 2025 application fee is $80 per campus. UC will continue to waive application fees for up to four campuses for qualifying students. The online fee waiver is found within the UC application and uses the applicant’s family size and income to determine eligibility. During the payment process, the UC application will notify the student of their eligibility and allow them to apply the waiver.

If an applicant received a fee waiver from an outside source (e.g., College Board, NACAC, EOPS) or is requesting a fee waiver based on changes in current financial circumstances, they should indicate that they will “pay fees by mail” and submit the external fee waiver in lieu of payment for four campuses by email to the UC Application Center at ucinfo@applyucsupport.net. External fee waivers and requests for UC fee waivers can be submitted after filing the UC application.

Fee waivers from different sources cannot be combined to cover application fees for more than four campuses. Fee waiver requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

UC’s application fee waiver program is for United States citizens, permanent residents and applicants eligible for AB540 benefits who meet the annual Income Eligibility Guidelines.

This information is also found on page 56 of the Quick Reference Guide to UC Admissions.

If you applied and qualified for Free/Reduced Lunch at Sequoia by completing the Income Verification Form and took the SAT, you can get a fee waiver from the College Board. Please email Ms. Ignaitis (Last Names A-L) or Ms. Yeager (Last Names M-Z) to receive your code.

Once you have your code, you will login to your College Board Account, go to My SAT, enter the code and then scroll down to the right hand side where it says "Don't Forget to use your College Board Application Fee waivers." It will generate a PDF that you will email to the UC office, see information above.

By CollegeData.com

Getting deferred from a college can be disappointing, but it's not the end of the road. Here are some tips for managing a deferral and how to improve your chances of acceptance.

Students who apply to college under an early decision or early action plan usually receive one of three decisions: accepted, denied or deferred. If you were accepted, great! You can celebrate. If you were denied, you can grieve the loss and focus on applying to other colleges.

But if you were deferred, you’re somewhere in between -- you’re not in, but you are not “not in” either. Some students describe it as admissions “purgatory."

WHAT IS A DEFERRED COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DECISION?

A deferral means the college wants to review your application again with the regular decision pool of applicants. While it might feel like a rejection, a deferral is not a denial, nor does it mean there was something wrong with your application. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: “If you were deferred it means your application is strong enough to continue to be seriously considered by the admissions committee,” explains Hannah Mendlowitz, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale University.

WHY DO COLLEGES DEFER STUDENTS?

The college’s goal is to build a well-rounded freshman class. If you’ve been deferred, usually it’s because the college wants to see how your application compares with applications submitted by students applying regular decision.

After considering your application in the regular decision round, you can be accepted, rejected or waitlisted. Here are a few things you can do to increase your chances of getting accepted.

4 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU’VE BEEN DEFERRED

• Follow the instructions in the deferral letter. Some colleges may ask you to write a letter to confirm your interest, which is another opportunity to express why you feel the college is a good fit for you.

• Reach out to the admissions office. Keep communications positive, upbeat, and hopeful, no matter how disappointed you feel. If you are absolutely sure that you would attend the college if accepted in the regular decision round, say so.

• Send an update on your midterm accomplishments, for example, grades showing an upward swing, awards, or new projects and activities inside or outside of the classroom.

• Arrange for another letter of recommendation.

FOCUS ON YOUR BACKUP PLAN

Finish and submit applications to the schools on your list. Some students find the worst part of getting deferred is having to finish all of their other apps! See these tips for getting organized and finishing your applications on time.

GET EXCITED ABOUT YOUR OTHER SCHOOLS

Find out more about the other colleges on your list. Check out their college profiles on CollegeData and visit campuses if you can. You might discover a college that’s an even better fit than your first choice.

LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE

You have the gift of time to look more closely at the other schools on your list and to make your college decision once you have been accepted. Some students even feel a wave of relief when they receive a deferral, either because they’re not 100% sure about their early decision college, or they applied early to take advantage of a higher admission rate for early applications without seriously evaluating whether or not the college is right for them.

“I liked Washington University in St. Louis but didn't love it. Yet I submitted my early decision application anyway, and I immediately regretted it," says Julian, a student profiled in CollegeData’s Road to College Student Stories. “In the ensuing month, I experienced huge waves of anxiety and dread.” When his deferral arrived, he was overjoyed.

Finally, hang in there. Deferrals may be an unpleasant bump on the road to college, but they are something many students experience. If you’ve created a strong list of safety, reach, and match schools that you know you’d be happy to attend, it’s likely that you’ll receive good news in the spring.

Every college is different!

• Some want it by the due date
• Some want it soon after the due date
• Some only need you to Self-Report - and submit when admitted

You need to call or email the admissions if you can't find it on their website for each college you are applying to.

APPLICANTS

You are responsible to keep your list up to date to

ADDING a College:

1. You must contact your counselor to get a NEW SR/LOR ELECTRONIC Form (No Signatures are needed on this form)

2. Once completed, turn in to your counselor

3. Add the college on Common App (it should automatically be added to Naviance but check)

3. Submit a NEW teacher LOR request on Naviance

REMOVING a College:

Email your counselor, Ignaitis, and teachers the colleges you are not applying (one email to all)

Process of Submitting Application and School Documents

When we submit documents for your 1st due date, we submit them to all the schools on your list and there is NO way we would know if you added or removed a school, unless you tell us.

REMEMBER

You submit your documents INDEPENDENTLY of your counselor and teachers– when you are ready to submit an application you do not have to wait for the school!

AND

If a college receives documents from the school and you decided not to apply there, no action is needed! They only start the process when they receive an application.

Complete Your Common Application Correctly - Ways to Get Help from the Common App Website

Need help? Our Solutions Center is always available. Our Solutions Center team is available 24/7/365, to support any questions you or your students might have as they wrap up their applications.

Instructional application videos (From Updates from Common Application)

Topics include a full application overview of first-year and transfer, how to approach each essay prompt, and the most popular questions we hear about the application process.

View the Playlist Their YouTube channel for more videos throughout the application season!

Check out this video for step-by-step instructions to list your college courses in your common application under the Writing Section, Additional Information.

As you complete your application, you will see as you add colleges that some require you to input your grades and some do not. See below for image of what it looks like in the application. After you submit, some colleges also require you to submit Self-Reported Grades in their portals. Come to flex sessions if you need help completing these steps. See the Common App How To Videos for more help.

For the Education – Grades Section of the Common Application

• Class Rank Reporting – Do not rank

• Graduating Class Size – 464

• GPA Scale – 4

• GPA Weighting – Weighted

• Guidance FAX – (650) 306-8893

• Graduation Date – June 6, 2025

• Your Official GPA- Overall weighted GPA - first one listed on your transcript

We will focus on the community college application process the second semester of school.

SAVE THE DATE: Community College Info Night and Fair will be February 6, 2025

The steps to enroll are different for each site. Go to the websites below for more information.

• Canada College: https://canadacollege.edu/admissions/new-student.php

• Skyline College: https://skylinecollege.edu/outreach/pep.php

• De Anza: https://www.deanza.edu/apply-and-register/index.html (not available for Fall 2025 until the spring)

• Foothill: https://foothill.edu/reg/admission/highschool.html (not available for Fall 2025 until the spring)
  

December and January lists are now NOW AVAILABLE.

Click HERE to go directly to the Sequoia High School website for the most updated scholarship and student opportunities lists. How to Access Scholarships on Naviance (9-12th Grades)

If you find a scholarship you are interested in and want the link to the website or more information be sure to log in to your Naviance account, under the College tab, click on Scholarships and Money, then Scholarship list, and put the name of the scholarship in the search box, then click on the name of the scholarship.

Interested in a presentation on the Naval Reserves Officers Training Corps NROTC, it is a 4 year scholarship that provides full tuition and will educate and train highly qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps or Navy that want to have a traditional college experience. Please see Ms Ignaitis/Ms Yeager if interested.

DUE: December 15th

Barrios Virguez wants to uphold the efforts of a student who had their abilities, perspective, and/or perseverance challenged while in the service of others. Going to college in the USA. 3.0 GPA

DUE: December 16th

Multiple Awards for seniors with a minimum 2.0 GPA and participation in school/community activities and work experience, who plan to enroll full-time 2025-26. The "WHOPPER" award for students with GPA of 3.5 and demonstrate substantial work experience and leadership in extracurricular activities

DUE: December 16th

A full–tuition scholarship for women and non-binary students in STEM. Film a three–minute educational video of yourself explaining a STEM topic you're passionate about. To apply, you must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student.

Due: Dec 18th

For students who demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in their community by encouraging others to pursue higher education. Must have financial need. Minimum GPA 2.5

Due: Dec 19th

Students want to major in engineering or computer science. Must have taken a high school or college course in computer science or engineering while in high school or take a qualifying exam.

Due: Dec 20th

For business or education majors. Criteria: financial need, scholastic achievement, initiative, extracurriculars, quality of application materials.

Due: Dec 22nd

Essay contest open 11/1/24 to all juniors and seniors who are members of CSF. $1,000 for 800-1,000 words essay.

Important Process Below:

When you are researching colleges to apply to, check to see if they have scholarships and programs that require nominations.

For example, Davidson College has the Belk Scholarships which provides 8 full-ride scholarships to students who are selected. Also, Washington University in St. Louis has the Danforth Scholars Program that awards partial and full-tuition scholarships based on merit and does not consider need as part of the award process. Both of these examples require being nominated in order to apply.

After you research your colleges, if you find a scholarship or program you want to be nominated for, complete this form three weeks prior to the nomination deadline to be considered.

DUE DATE: December 11th

ELIGIBLE GRADES: 9-12th

Students have the opportunity to submit original artworks and performances across a range of creative disciplines, including art, film, music, performance, photography, and writing. Individuals can only submit once. Group work is also allowed. Multiple awards are given to Bay Area students! WEBSITE

Grades Eligible: 9-12th

South County Teen Leadership Council run through the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Activities League offers high school students a free program that provides mentoring, travel conferences, field trips, leadership and organizes community service projects. Weekly meetings are on Wednesdays from 4-6pm in Redwood City If you are interested, email, call or text Mason Lok 650 474-1394 mlok@smcgov.org WEBSITE

Due: 12/22/2024

Grades Eligible: 9-12th

IN THIS ONLINE PROGRAM YOUTH WILL...Unpack topics in intersectional environmentalism, Craft compelling social media content that inspires action, Express their creativity and find their design identity, Strengthen their media toolkit and digital literacy, Build a portfolio of design work., Earn volunteer hours and Meet mentors who want to see them thrive! WEBSITE

ELIGIBLE AGES: 14+

DPS Rescue is searching for new volunteers for our biweekly events in Palo Alto! We welcome volunteers of all experience levels and backgrounds, ages 14+, and offer community service credits/sign-offs if needed. Complete form on their WEBSITE.

What is sticker price?

So you’ve looked at a few types of schools and have seen their sticker prices (listed costs). For most students, there is still a BIG DIFFERENCE between the “sticker price” of a college and the actual amount they will end up paying.

• The difference between sticker price and what you pay is the financial aid you receive. Financial aid—in short—is money that helps you pay for college.

• Financial aid awarded to you is affected by two main factors:

• Need: you and your family’s financial need

• Merit: your academic performance and extracurricular activities

STICKER PRICE (LISTED COST) = Tuition & Fees + Food & Housing + Books + Miscellaneous Personal Expenses + Transportation

FINANCIAL AID = Grants + Scholarships + Loans + Work-Study

The difference between sticker price and what a student may pay can be big or small. For example, the listed

“sticker price” for the University of Notre Dame is $82,925

But look at what the average family cost is on the chart below

• Students were given a FAFSA/CADAA Worksheet in their Social Studies Class. This is just as a guideline for what information you will need to have in order to complete the FAFSA/CADAA starting in December. (sorry for any confusion)

• The district will be sending out information about AB 132, that requires all public school districts and charter schools in California to confirm that all high school seniors have completed a FAFSA or CADAA, unless the student opts out

• If families do not want to complete the FAFSA/CADAA, you can go to the district's Financial Aid Resources webpage to complete an opt-out form (scroll all the way to the bottom of the page)

Sequoia Union High School District submitted your GPA to Cal Grant November 6, 2024

Make sure your Infinite Campus information (name and address) is correct to avoid matching problems. If something needs to be change, contact the counseling office

No Verification Form is needed AFTER submitting your FAFSA/Dream Application!

What it Offers: An interactive tool that helps students explore career options based on their interests. It includes detailed job descriptions, education requirements, salary expectations, and job outlook.

It is run by O'Net (Dept of Labor).

WEBSITE

Goetz Bros. Sporting Goods is looking to hire part-time sales associates. Students usually work 6-10 hours a week, after school and on Saturdays. Sports experience is nice but not a must and no work experience is required. Tasks will include customer service, inventory management and assistance with custom decoration. For more information or to apply contact Brent Goetz, brent@goetzsports.com or 650-366-4082

ELIGIBLE GRADES/AGE: Juniors and Seniors

$17.00 hour Looking for students with good math and reading skills who are available to work approximately 6 - 8 hours per week on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Ideal part time job for high school or college students. Pick up a flier in the College and Career Center

If interested email qualifications and resume to kumonsancarlos@gmail.com

ELIGIBLE AGE/GRADE: 16yr+ (Must have own transportation)

Looking for high school students with exceptional math skills through Algebra I and Geometry to join our team! We offer competitively paid part-time jobs at Sequoia Station with flexible scheduling and ongoing training opportunities. Join us for the opportunity to make a REAL difference in a child’s life by passing on a love for math!

Our starting salaries are $17.00-$19.00 depending on what level of math the instructors can teach.

If interested, please apply online

Pick up a flier in the College and Career Center

ELIGIBLE AGE/GRADE: 15yr+

Part-time work is available teaching after-school group Piano Classes at local elementary schools, as well as private lessons (in all instruments) in-person or online. Pay is $60/hour for group classes and $45/hour for private lessons. Please apply online at http://hummingbirdmusicschool.com/about

Students: visit the website for a number of How-To videos that Sequoia Counselors made for help with common application, scholarships and much more!

Complete the 2024-2025 Meal Application

We want all families to complete this confidential meal application so that qualifying students can receive reduced cost bus passes, internet, prom tickets, grad night tickets, college application fees and IB testing registration. To complete the meal application, click here.

Needs to be completed every year!

If you missed the Grade Level 4YR College & IB Meeting on August 28th

The grade-level presentation in English and Spanish ( without the recording) and handouts are available on the Sequoia College and Career webpage.

August 18-24, 2024

August 25-31, 2024

GENERAL FOUR-YEAR INFORMATION:CaliforniaColleges.edu, Transcript Info CSU INFORMATION: Opens October 1st!, CSU Night Events UC INFORMATION: Launching with CaliforniaColleges.edu, Evaluation for California Residency, Application Now Open, Help on UCSB website

September 1-7, 2024

GENERAL FOUR-YEAR INFORMATION: What Did You Do Over the Summer? Did You Receive Any Awards Last Spring? Reflect on Who You Are as an Applicant While Updating Your Naviance Resume

Sept 8-14, 2024

GENERAL FOUR-YEAR INFORMATION: Do I Need a School Report/Letter of Recommendation (SR/LOR) Form? Depends CSU INFORMATION: Wait to Apply - Lookup Majors and Selection Process UC INFORMATION: Comprehensive Review at the UCs, COMMON APPLICATION INFORMATION: SR/LOR Form & Process Review Meeting, FA: FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and the California Dream Application, CalKIDS, Cal Grant Verification

September 15-21, 2024 GENERAL FOUR-YEAR INFORMATION: Requesting Transcript Reminders

September 22-28, 2024 GENERAL 4YR: Researching Majors UC: Launch with CaliforniaColleges FINANCIAL AID: 10 Facts About the FAFSA

Sept 29-Oct 4, 2024 GENERAL 4 YR: Does Submitting My Application Earlier Than The Due Date Give Me an Advantage? Depends on the Type of College How Most Admissions Operate (always check individual websites) CAREER: So You Want to Be a Veterinarian

Oct 6-12th General 4 YR: Keep Your Colleges I’m Applying to Up to date UC:New Campus Majors, CSU Video to Help with Application, FA : : It pays to be involved and get good grades- Check out RaiseMe, CalKIDS, Cal Grant Verification

Oct 13-19th GENERAL 4 YR: Worried about school documents being sent on-time? UC and CSU: Course issues with loading from Californiacolleges.edu

Oct 20-26, 2024: General 4 Year College- Getting Help, Common App/Private Colleges - SR/LOR Form, Financial Aid -Best Value Colleges Ranked by Return on Investment (ROI)

Oct 27-Nov 2, 2024 GENERAL 4 YR: Transcript Reminders COMMON APP/PRIVATE: Nov 8 Regular Decision Deadline, Worried about Documents for Nov 1 Deadline UC: How to Enter College Courses, College Fairs and Events CSU: Why is my A-G GPA different than what is on my transcript? CAREER: How to Become an Architect, COUNSELOR INFO: Drop Deadlines

Nov 3-9th Click Here CSU: What is EOP? GENERAL 4YR: What to do after you’ve submitted your application COMMON APPLICATION: How to add college courses to your Common Application?, FA: 10 FAFSA® Facts Every College-Bound Student Should Know

Nov 10-17, 2024 UC: Maximizing use of the "Additional Comments" sections CAREER: Jobs for Youth(JFY) - Local Resource for Jobs/Internships/Career Information PLUS Information About Upcoming Workshop at Sequoia!

Nov 17-23, 2024 FINANCIAL AID- Upcoming Cash for Colleges (Help with FAFSA/CAADA), Create your FSA ID, What is a Contributor GENERAL 4 YR: What to do after you’ve submitted your applications: Some Schools Require Self-Reported Academic Record, Add all Colleges to Naviance UC: Fee Waivers CSU: Fee Waivers PRIVATE/COMMON APP: How do colleges review your application

Nov 24-30th, 2024 ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPCOMING: Cash for College Workshops here at Sequoia, Senior Financial Aid Meeting - Missed FOUR YEAR COLLEGES: Fee Waivers, From the University of Chicago Admissions and Students, If you took a community college course in high school, do you need to submit those transcripts when applying? If you took a community college course in high school, do you need to submit those transcripts when applying? CAREER: Thrive Health Careers FINANCIAL AID: Contributors and FSA ID UC: From the Director of Admissions at UCLA

Dec 1-8, 2024 CAREER:My Next Move - Career Exploration Resource UC: UC application verification