This document provides guidance to students on accessing and succeeding in college. It outlines the key factors colleges consider in applications like academic performance, test scores, activities and passions. It also details support programs available to students and strategies for finding match colleges. Students are encouraged to take advantage of college fairs, visits and scholarships to make their best case for admission to universities. Counselors are urged to guide students to the many college options and supports available.

1. They Can Go and Thrive:
Supporting Students in College Access and
Success
Dr. Rebecca Joseph
Professor
California State University, Los Angeles
Antonio Roque
Counselor
LAUSD

2. Need for Workers With
College Training
http://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-
need-for-skilled-workers/

3. Job Needs
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/
occupations-in-demand.html

4. Direct Preparation

5. What Colleges Look For
• Academic Performance
• Academic Passions
• Test scores
• Activities-Service, Clubs,
Internships
• Culture
• Talents
• Essays

6. What Can Our Students Do?

7. What More Can Students Do?

8. What Even More Can They Do?

9. College Prep
• In school-Avid, Peer
College Counselors
• Local non-profits-HOLA,
MOSTE, College Match,
Cash for College
• Federal Trio Programs-
Upward Bound, Gear Up
• Nationwide Programs-
College Summit,
Hispanic Youth Institutes

10. How Do We Help
Them Find Colleges?
• How do I find these schools?
– First, you need to know match
colleges. These are based on
your academic profile—
including grades and test
scores.
– They also depend on level of
involvement in activities and
work. Artistic and athletic
talents can make a difference.
– Passions also matter—as
there are schools for African
American Students, all
women, technology, and more.

11. Visit Colleges
• In person
• College fairs
• Books
– Fiske
– Colleges That Change
Lives
• Online
– College Week Live
– College Greenlight
– Big Future

12. Upcoming Free College Fairs
UCLA
September 23, 2018
https://www.nacacfairs.org/attend/pva/
los-angeles-performing-and-visual-arts-
college-fair/
Sunday, July 29, 2018
11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
Hilton Universal City
Ballrooms A-D
555 Universal Hollywood Dr
Los Angeles, CA 91608
https://ctcl.org/los-angeles-ca-july-29-2018/

13. You Can Visit For Free
http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/counselor-fly-visit-programs/

14. Your Students Can Visit For Free
http://getmetocollege.org/what-colleges-look-for/2018-fall-diversity-visit-
programs

15. Online Matchmaking
https://www.collegegreenlight.com/

16. Online College Fairs
https://www.collegeweeklive.com/event-schedule/all-access-may

17. Counselor Conferences
• WACAC May 31-June 2,
2018 Monterey
• NCAN, September 24-
26, 2018 Pittsburgh
• NACAC September 27-
29, 2018 Salt Lake City

18. Other Sources
http://www.regionaladmissions.com/

19. Western Undergraduate
Exchange
http://outofstatecollegefairs.org/western-
undergraduate-exchange-wue-faqs/
https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/counselor-
resources/counselor-conferences

20. Affording College

21. External Scholarships

22. Great Free Guide
https://roybal-allard.house.gov/uploadedfiles/student_resource_guide_2017-
2018.pdf

23. Internal Merit Scholarships

24. College Greenlight

25. Four By Four Plan
• Four Cal States
• Four UCs
• Four Private Colleges
(Can Be More)
• Four Scholarships

26. College Options

27. Community Colleges
http://lacollegepromise.org/

28. Guided Pathways-
California/LA Trade Tech
https://www.caguidedpathways.org/resources
/
• Pathways at 11
community colleges
across California,
including LA Trade Tech
and College of the
Canyons
• Career orientation with
internships, support
through programs—
certificates, associate
degrees, and transfer
possibilities

29. LA Trade Tech-9 Pathways

30. Tremendous Supports

31. Transfer Possibilities
• Direct transfers
• Associate degree
transfers
• Multiple supports for
transfer students at
both Cal States and UCs

32. 23 Outstanding Campuses of CSU’s
• Each Campus is unique
(separately accredited)
• CSU campuses have distinct
student populations and
programs
• “Learn by doing”
• Applied and Practical
• http://www2.assist.org
/browseCSUs.do

33. What can I study at the CSU?
• Radio/Television Film
• Business
• Dance
• Engineering –
• Interior Design
• Fire Protection
Administration
• And hundreds of others
• Dairy Science
• Education
• Hotel Restaurant
Management
• Kinesiology
• Computer Gaming &
Design
• Music Industry & Tech.

34. Applying to CSU’s
• https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
• Application Fee of $55.00/Fee Waivers Covers
Applications to Four Campuses for Free
• Applications are accepted from October 1st to
November 30th

35. Fall 2018 Cal State Conference
https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/counselor-resources/counselor-conferences

36. Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
• Support program for first
generation, under-
represented students.
• Separate application
includes several short
answers and two
recommendations.
• NOW EMBEDDED IN CAL
STATE APPLY APPLICATION-
JANUARY 15 FOR
APPLICATION; JANUARY 31
FOR MATERIALS
• Offers summer bridge,
tutoring, mentoring, and
supplemental classes.
.

37. Myriad of Support Programs

38. University of California
• 10 campuses – only 9 open for
undergraduates
• UC Merced is doubling in size
• Target upper 12% of high
school students
• Minimum GPA is 3.0
• Application criteria is based
upon:
– A-G Courses and GPA
– SAT Reasoning or ACT with
Writing
– SAT Subject Tests
– Extracurricular Activities
and Involvement
– Personal Statement

39. What to study at UC’s ?
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Med
• Natural Science (Biology,
Chemistry, Physics)
• Management (Business)
• Sports Medicine
• Engineering
• Literature
• Foreign Language
• Computer Science
• Visual/Performing Art
• Environmental Studies
• Agriculture
• Math
• MANY MORE!

40. Applying to UC’s
• www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
• Fall filing period is November 1–30
• Test scores accepted up to January test dates
• Students must inform each campus of any changes to
information reported on application
• Students must respond to all inquiries for information from
each campus
• Fall Conference 2018 Conference.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/news-
events/conferences/

41. Tips for UC’s website
• Apply by November 30th
• Fee Waiver
• No Recommendations Needed
• EOP/EAP-Just Check Yes
• Scholarship Selection
• Complete All Areas
• View Videos (Admissions, FA)
• Need an email address

42. Personal Insight Questions
• An opportunity for applicants to provide
information that supports and augments review
process
• Adds clarity, richness and meaning to
application and completes the application
• Enables applicant to make the best possible case
for admission
• An admissions decision is never based on the
content of the personal statement alone

43. UC Personal Insight Questions
1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve
disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.
2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative
thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over
time?
4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an
educational barrier you have faced.
5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge.
How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
6. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or
outside of the classroom.
7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
8. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong
candidate for admissions to the University of California?

44. Private Colleges
• They come in all shapes and
sizes
• Some private colleges are
religious and are looking for
students who match their
religious beliefs. Others are
Jesuit and accept all students.
Jesuit colleges are very open
to undocumented students.
• Some private colleges are
liberal arts.
• Still others are technical or
arts-related.

45. •Private Colleges
• They come in all shapes and
sizes. Some are very selective.
• The Ivy League is the top tier
with many of their colleges
only accepting 6 to 10% of
students who apply.
• There are middle level and
small colleges all over. The
large majority are desperately
seeking diverse students, and
they can’t find them.
• Their costs range from
$10,000 to $73,000 per year
include tuition, room, board,
and other costs.

46. How Do I Find These Schools?
• How do I find these schools?
– First, you need to know match
colleges. These are based on
your academic profile—
including grades and test
scores.
– They also depend on your
level of involvement in
activities and work. Your
artistic and athletic talents can
make a difference.
– Your passions also matter—as
there are schools for African
American Students, all
women, technology, and more.

47. Now We Are Here

48. Students Must Be Proactive

56. Now We Are Here

57. They Can Go and Thrive:
Supporting Students in College Access and
Success
Dr. Rebecca Joseph
Professor
California State University, Los Angeles
rjoseph@calstatela.edu
Antonio Roque
Counselor
LAUSD
axr7173@lausd.net