It’s just a few weeks before our school year ends. Yes, finally! But what’s going to happen with all the seniors that are graduating this year and going out of state or just hours away for college? Are the friendships still going to be as strong as how they were in their little school groups?
My friends and I are not going far away from home, which means we are still going to be able to hang out on weekends and kick it once in a while.
CSUN, CALStateLA,UCLA, and Fresno State will be the colleges accepting many of the graduating seniors!
Hopefully its a new experience for all seniors. Good luck to all and hope to see you at class reunions!!!
I grew up with one of my favorite cousins. She was older then me by 3 years. She and I would do everything together. She was like the oldest sister I would have asked for, and also my best friend.
Every time our family would get together i remember i would have this jolly face on me, because i would not see her as often as i would want too. She lived in south central and i lived here in Boyle heights. As time went by she started maturing and left her childhood. We would talk, but not as much like before.
Once she turned 18 she decided that college wasn’t really her thing. She knew that if she went to college that she would not have made it, so she decided to make a HUGE decision and join the Army. She believed that joining the Army would be easier for her to get her career straight and be more independent for herself. But as others believed she was risking her life in joining, a lot of our family tried to convince her against it, but she wouldn’t listen. She had her mind set already.
As for me i was really sad to hear that she was joining the army=, but the other part of me was really happy that she was making a right choice for herself. I look up to her and I really want to join the Army, but I’m scared to go to war if i am chosen to go. My cousin and i don’t really see each other anymore. We hardly talk now that she’s in Colorado station.
Our family still gathers together but it’[s sad to see she’s not there to join us as before. Maybe she won’t be joining us for a while since she might be sent to Iraq in August. As time goes by i think about it and i wonder to myself, if she could change anything would she?
After being in Roosevelt for 4 years, I realized that now senior year is close to coming to its end and I still can’t believe it.
I can honestly say that i’m scared and at the same time excited about going out to college. I remember walking into Roosevelt as a dumb little freshman who wanted to go back home right as soon as I walked through the door.
I thought high school was going to be like all the older kids punking on the little ones but little did I know that this wasn’t the occasion. Everybody seemed to be in their own world, with their own friends and everybody minding their own business.
My Sophomore and Junior years went exactly how I thought they would go. I made great friends who I know I can always count on, but yet again I also made some friends who ended up just being backstabbers, trash talkers and just plain rude people. Those people are no longer part of my life! After 9 months of being in school, it just hit me that I only have like 2 months left of school then im off to college into a new world all by myself .
Fresno State will be the college I will be attending, and although it’s going to be a way different school, I am really looking forward to going.
15th annual free college seminar on Saturday January 16.10 from 1:00-3:00pm @ Diamond Bar High School
Think about your future, about your education and attend! If you plan on attending college you should take this opportunity. You’ve got nothing to lose.
If you attend you should expect to talk to college administrators, teachers, coaches or career planners. The college planners will be prepared to answer any of your questions about financial aid, were to look for scholarships, campus life, the recruiting process, costs for attending college, admission tips, selecting a major, about athletic scholarships, and or discuss any other relative question.
“Your plan for the future starts now if you plan to attend” this might be your “road to success”. This seminar is going to be sponsored by Citizens Business bank and the keynote speaker is going to be Rebecca Jannol from “The Gatekeepers”. Think about it, and hurry to decide because space is limited!
For reservations call (951)341-5510 or visit their website @ www.collegeprepseminar.org, but remember that there are permission slips in the RHS College Corner and they are first come first serve so you better hurry!
Are you interested in UC Santa Barbara Applications are due March 15.
You can get this application in the Career Center but you must be an 10th or 11th grader and have atleast a 2.5 GPA to apply. The application is very easy. It has a couple of short essay questions and letter of recommendation with a personal statement.
Hermanos Unidos and the administators at Santa Barbara will help Sophomores and Juniors get familiarized with the campus and inform them about classes they might be interested in taking.
They are going to allow students to sleep in the dorms so they can get the feeling of living like a college student.
You will be arriving April the 15 and leaving on the 17th. They will feed you three meals a day in their cafeteria. This will be a good opportunity for you to know what it’s like in college. Don’t hesitate, and apply now I’m sure you will have a blast at Santa Barbara. First Come First Served.
Hey all you future college students! I hope you had a relaxing winter break and are ready for the next step in the college application process. You finished all the actual applications, and you’re probably starting to hear from some schools. Now you need to think about how you’re going to pay for your higher education.
As of January 1, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is available for you to fill out and submit online. The deadline is March 2, but I recommend that you do it this month, because the FAFSA is required for most grants, loans and scholarships.
A great source for scholarships is Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s list. You can download it here.
I’ll post more info about financial aid and scholarship opportunities as I hear about them. Don’t wait! The sooner you start, the more free money you will get.
Please Note: This scholarship is sponsored by C.O.R.E.
C.O.R.E. is a non-partisan, research and advocacy organization that aims to improve the educational environment of all Chicano/Latino students.
For more on CORE, go to http://www.ca-core.org/home
The following is taken from the CORE website.
CORE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
CORE proudly announces the release of the
Second Annual “Que Llueva Café” Scholarship.
The goal of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to college-bound, undocumented, Latino students. We seek to support undocumented students that have met the rigorous academic requirements asked of them and hold the academic promise to achieve so much more.
For additional inquiries you may contact the Scholarship Committee Chair, Jaime L. Del Razo, at jdelrazo@ca-core.org
All applications must be postmarked by February 26, 2010.
November 30 was the deadline for UC applications. Today in the morning I heard many of my fellow students panicking about not being able to submit their applications. Then a wave of relief rippled through school when it was announced that the deadline wold be extended until December 2.
I was really surprised to hear this, and many teachers and administrators had never heard of the UC system doing something like this. While many were relieved, others were bit perturbed. Many said that it wast fair that they spend their time making sure their application was submitted on time. Teachers had warned students and encouraged them to submit their applications before Thanksgiving. Still, it is clear that many procrastinated and the website was incredibly busy.
So I will leave you to decide whether this decision was fair or not. Years ago, people had the choice of sending their applications through mail or through the web. Now however it’s required that they are sent through the internet. With that said, since UCs require internet applications, perhaps they should have been more responsible in assuring there would be no problems. Then again, is this fair to those students who sacrificed to spend time making sure their applications were submitted on time? I’m curious on your thoughts.
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Throughout the years more and more people wasnt to attend to college. But as the number of people attending college increases so do the college tuition fees. As the years pass, the more money the families are going to have to pay for their kids going to college. uncompred to last year, this year on average these families will have to pay from $108-1,398 more on tuitions fee, all depending on what college the student wants to attend. Some of us students that will soon be leaving to collge will apply for financial aid. Financial Aid is money given to the students to help pay for their college expenses. This year there is more than $140 million on financial aid. That’s alot of help!!! Overall, we have some expenses to think about when planning to attend college. We have to be smart about our future and strat appliying for student grants, scholarships and Financial Aid which will help us get through college with less stress.
A great organization that for years has been supporting student writers through workshops and in-school tutoring, 826LA is offering a series of workshops this Fall at their 826LA East storefront in Echo Park.
I highly recommend to students that you make the trek to Echo Park. I also recommend to teachers that you talk to Julius at 826LA and see if you can bring tutors to your classes to help with writing.
Here are a couple that are targeted to high school students:
Fiction Workshop. For Real. Ages 12 – 18 Three Tuesdays and Thursdays: October 15, 20, 22, 27, and 29; November 3 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This workshop takes place at 826LA West
Enrollment in this workshop is limited to 8 students. Please write Julius for more information.
Ingredients for a great novel:
Students will write and workshop their own original fiction in an intensive workshop modeled after a collegiate/professional writing workshop. They will write alongside 826LA staff and volunteers, realizing their best work in the process. Student stories will be published in the next Great American Chapbook at the end of the workshop.
College-Application Essay Crash Course (Echo Park) Ages 14 – 18 Three Thursdays: November 5, 12, and 19 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This workshop takes place at 826LA East
In an increasingly competitive college admissions pool (UCLA received over 55,000 undergraduate applications last year), you need to stand out. Your personal statements are the way to do that. Learn what makes an application essay powerful and compelling, and then write one that makes your dream school want you.
