College & Career Center Newsletter: 9.6.2024
Hello MSJH students,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year.
My name is Ms. Yvonne Ng, and I am the College & Career Specialist at MSJH. I hope you’ve had a great summer and also a chance to settle in with your new school year schedule and activities.
I would like to welcome you all to a new school year, and share all of the upcoming exciting activities that will be in the College & Career Center. I encourage you to take some time to read this email in its entirety and mark your calendar if the topic interests you.
A) College Exploration:
A1. MSJH In-Person college visit:
There will be more than 30 colleges visiting MSJH in Sept & Oct 2024. All students are welcome to attend this meet & greet presentation. Please refer to this flier and link for the schedule. In person greet & meet college presentation normally will provide a more in depth overview of each college and I would encourage you to grab this opportunity to better prepare for college exploration activities – Flier
A.2. College Fair: Students, you are encouraged to attend and get a hang of how/what to expect in each college.
i) California State University (CSU) college night: 9.19.24 (Thurs), 6:00pm – 8:00pm
23 CSU college reps.
Santa Clara Convention Center, Free entrance, Free Parking
ii) 47th Annual College Information Day: 9.28.24 (Sat), 8:30am – 1:00pm
More than 50 colleges and universities.
UC Berkeley Campus
A.3. UC College Open House: Students, you may plan to have a little get away trip with your family if time permits. This is a good opportunity for you to be “ON Campus” and get the feel of how interesting college life will be.
i) UC Riverside Discovery: Oct 5th 2024 (Sat) – Link
ii) UC San Diego Fall Showcase: Oct 5th, 2024 (Sat) – more information available soon
iii) UC Irvine Discovery Day: Oct 19th, 2024 (Sat) – Link
iv) UCLA Fall Open House: Oct 19th,,2024 (Sat) – more information available soon
v) UC Berkeley Showcase: Nov, 2nd 2024 (Sat) – Link
vi) UC Santa Cruz Fall Open House: Nov, 2nd 2024 (Sat) – Link
A.4. UC Campus Daily tours:
i) UC Berkeley: Link
ii) UC Davis: Link
iii) UC Irvine: Link
iv) UC LA: Link
v) UC Merced: Link
vi) UC Riverside: Link
vii) UC San Diego: Link
viii) UC Santa Barbara: Link
ix) UC Santa Cruz: Link
A.5. UC Application highlights:
i) 2025-20256 UC Application deadline (New): Dec 2nd 2024.
ii) UC Application Workshop – BIG List with lots & lots of opportunities: Link
iii) UC Application Tutorial Fall 2025 – Youtube: Link
ii) UC PIQ Worksheet: Link
B) Mentorship Programs:
B.1. Free Mentorship program for Seniors:
Sponsored by UC Berkeley ANova student organization.
Info session on Sept 17th, Thursday, 7:00pm (Zoom) Registration
Deadline to sign up, Sept 22nd, Sunday : Registration
B.2. Free Mentorship program to guide high school students to pursue higher education:
Sponsored by UCLA – Emergency Medicine Research Associates (EMRA):
10 week program (virtual)
Start on week Sept 30th, 2024
C) Volunteer:
C.1. Coastal Cleanup Day: Sept 21st, 2024: Register
C.2. NeuroLOGIC Foundation:
A 501(c)(3) organization that provides care and support services to dementia communities nationwide.
Flexibility, 2 types of programs that students can register.
C.3. Computer Science Volunteering opportunities:
Sponsored by Steel City Codes, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Possibility to earn PVSA-certified hours
D) Part Time Job:
D.1. Teaching Assistant: $18/hr
Giraffe Learning Center
E) Scholarships:
E.1. StudentScholarship.org – Sept. 2024: Link
E.2. Going Merry Scholarship: Link
I hope this information is useful and helps to kick start some of your new school year to-do list. If you have any questions, you are welcome to stop by the College & Career center to arrange a meeting with me. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Yvonne Ng
College & Career Specialist, Mission San Jose High School
Fremont Unified School District
510-657-3600 ex: 37072
510-657-2302 fax
email: wng@fusdk12.net