Weighted

Useful Information for Applications

o You will submit 1 application for all the schools you are applying to. You can select multiple universities you want your application to go to. Separate fee per school you select. Apply Fall 2020

1. GPA is a 4.0 scale and Weighted 2. Grading System: A- B- C- D- F 3. School Code: 052504 4. Common App Counselor Contact Info:

kguerrero@ 5. FERPA Release-allows teachers/counselors to share academic

& personal information about you on their letters of recommendation to colleges 6. Class size-59 7. Term Type-Semester. Yearlong courses 8. Religion-Do not enter grades for 9th or 10th grade. Religion 11enter as your elective area G. Enter as: Social Justice 1st semester, Moral Theology 2nd semester 9. Government-1st semester American Government ( A) , 2nd semester Economics (G) 10. Courses that are one semester each: (i.e. American Government) Semester one =In Progress Semester 2 Enter No Grade. Economics Semester two =Planned Semester 1 Enter No Grade 11. Applicant Status: High School student without college credit OR High School student with college credit. 12. Student ranking-We DO NOT rank students. Enter None. 13. Physical Education is not reported in the A-G section.

14. UC's-Include all original courses/grades and enter repeated courses/grades for courses in which an original grade of with D or F was earned

15. Cal States-if you repeated the course, only enter the highest grade (s) earned for the course. If the course is planned or in progress, enter the original grade.

16. ASB is not entered in A-G courses. Enter in Non A-G section.

17. SSID#-We don't have one. This is for public school students 18. EOP Application-Educational Opportunity Program. If you

qualify academic, counseling, tutoring, and financial assistance may be provided. This is a separate application and should be submitted after the application is complete. Letters of recommendation are required. Check deadlines. This application is optional. 19. SAT/ACT scores: If you have not tested, enter the pending test date under Test Information. (i.e. Planned December 2019) You can submit official score reports from College Board or 20. Pomona Catholic High school attendance-Start date August 2016-May 2020 21. If you have attended other high schools, you will need to indicate the school and years attended. All of your high school course work will be listed on your Pomona Catholic transcript. 22. UC Insight Questions/Common App Prompts/Personal Statements are received by ALL colleges you select. Do not make your responses specific to one university (Ex: If you write that it is your dream to go to UC Riverside, UC Irvine will read this, if you are applying to both schools). Private schools may

have additional essays that are specific to that school. You will receive instructions on your application. See handout for How to Compose a Compelling College Essay. College Essay Workshop required for seniors September 16 during lunch! 23. UC Insight Questions-8 options. You respond to 4. Maximum response 350 words. 24. Common App Prompts-7 options. You respond to 1. Response 250-650 words. 25. Some schools will require that you declare a major. Some will allow you to declare undecided. 26. Activities Section-No acronyms. List by importance. 27. Meet with teachers at least 3 weeks before deadline, with your Brag Sheet, to request that they write your letter of recommendation. Do not send an electronic invitation to a teacher if you have not met with them. 28. Review your application before submitting! Print pages for your records! Save all of your documents! Ask for help! Attend Application Workshops! Refer to your Senior College Planning Timeline for dates, websites & other information. Start early!

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