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The
high school
AVID program is ideally a four-year program for students who have the
potential to succeed in college prep courses. Such students demonstrate a
desire to attend college. Upon acceptance into AVID, students must also
enroll in college prep courses which will result in fulfilling entry
requirements for most stateside colleges and universities. AVID is an
elective class which meets during the regular school day.
What will I do in an AVID class?
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Skill Development: You
will practice study skills such as note-taking, organization, time
management, and test-taking. You will also improve academic
skills including critical reading, analytical writing, and public
speaking. You will develop technology skills through AVID
activities requiring word processing, PowerPoint, and Internet
research.
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College/Career Counseling: You
will be introduced to a variety of colleges and universities through
speakers, field trips, and independent research. You will also
learn about different college requirements and get help preparing
for college entrance tests, such as the PSAT, SAT Reasoning Test,
SAT Subject Tests, and ACT. You will get support in filling
out your college and financial aid/scholarship applications.
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Personal Mentoring: Your AVID teacher will help you monitor your
current progress and set future goals in individual conferences
during the year. Your AVID teacher will work with your
counselor in helping you decide your high school schedule and
keeping you informed of options such as summer school and honors/AP
courses.
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Tutoring: Twice weekly, you will work in tutorial groups with college/peer
tutors to go over difficult material and study for tests.
During tutorial, you will focus primarily on either your
math/science classes, honors/AP courses, or reading/writing skills,
depending on your academic needs.
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Project-Based Learning: You will design individual and collaborative
projects based on your personal interests, focused on topics such as
cultural awareness and service learning.
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Leadership Development: You will develop your leadership skills
through workshop training during class. You will also design
and complete individual and collaborative leadership projects.
You will also get involved in school-wide sports, clubs, service,
and/or co-curricular activities such as speech and debate, academic decathlon,
mock trial, yearbook, newspaper, and
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Forms and Handouts
Information
For Class
Forms
Outside Resources
Applications:
The Common Application: The Common Application is a not-for-profit organization that serves students and member institutions by providing an admission application – online and in print – that students may submit to any of our nearly 300 members. List of member colleges.
Financial
Aid/Scholarships:
Cal Grant: Find information on California state aid here. You will need to submit a GPA verification form.
EdFund:
This site provides a good overview of the financial aid process.
FAFSA:
You and a parent should request a PIN in December of your senior year, and
then submit your completed FAFSA application in January. When FAFSA
returns your SAR (student aid report), make any corrections based on your
actual tax returns.
Fastweb:
Use this free scholarship search service to find scholarships that match
your profile.
Scholarship contest:
Sponsored by College Access Foundation for California, The California Dept. of Education, and the College Board
Þ For 6th – 12th grade students
Þ Deadline is March 15, 2008
There are 23 universities in the Cal State system, 10 in the UC system, 109 community colleges, and a myriad of private and technical schools in California alone. Here are just a few you may be interested in. It should give you a start.
Community Colleges
Colleges and Universities:
Cal State System Campuses UC System Campuses
California Lutheran University
California Polytechnic State University - SLO
California State University Channel Islands
