To all students that would like to win a scholarship without the need to write lengthy essays or academic connections check out Brickfish, Me and my BFF contests.

To enter into the contest you are required to submit a photo of you and your best friend.  This is a good opportunity to showcase your creativity and win a scholarship towards your college funds.  There are 4 awards available, grand prize winner will receive $2000.  The Brickfish Me and my BFF contest is open to students over the age of 15.  In order to participate in the contest you must be a resident of the United States or Canada and be a member of Brickfish.com.   However if you plan to participate you got to do it quick, because the deadline for this contest is coming up on October 25.  If you plan to participate, Good luck!.

For more information go to www.brickfish.com.

If you go to Hoover and you are a freshman or if you are going to be going to Hoover soon then there is a program you should take an interest into joining and that is the Aaron Price Fellows. The program was created in 1991 by the Price Family  to honor the life and memory of Aaron Price after he passed away in 1989 at the age of 15. The program provides a wide range of activites and allows interaction with people most of us would never likely meet. Schools that participating are Lincoln High School, University City High School, Point Loma, and Hoover High School. The programs first year starts of with a summer camp where you will meet the other fellows in the program. This will be time to bond with your new family since you will be together in the same program until senior year. The second year there will be a visit to California State's Capitol in Sacramento where you will meet memebers of the Senate, how the government works, and possibly some fellows from previous years working at the capitol. The third and final year there will be a week long visit to Washington DC. The visit includes a lot of tours to important places such as the White House and learn what the federal government does. All these are the major trips taken while in the program, but there are also a lot trips to places in the San Diego area such as the juvinile hall detention area, a trip to Petco Park,  and too many other places. The progrma is the most fun you will ever have and meet people you will most likely have never met before. What is the best thing of all is that you will make life long friends. So if you are a soon to be freshman or a freshman look for the opportunity to join this program. It will be a choice you will not regret.

Most high schools in the San Diego area are going to have a group of students graduating around June or July. For many, that day is the happiest day of their life and a big step towards independence. A lot of those students have applied to some type pf university and college, but there are some who have the potential to higher education, but they have one thing that is holding them back; they are not US citizens or residents.  Here in California, there is a law that allows them to go to a university or college of their choice and not have to pay sky rocketing prices for their education.

What is AB-540?

Someone who was born outside of the United States, but lives here without legal permission of the federal government and has studied 3 or more years at a public high school in California. These people, do not get any federal money to be able to help them pay for college or are they allowed to receive government grants such as Cal Grants from the government but they are still capable of going to college.

There are some benefits from being an AB-540 student. Those benefits are that you do not have to pay out of state tuition, but one pays the same as a resident of California to any college they want to go in California.

Not all the states have created a law that recognizes AB-540 students and California is one of the few who do. Being an AB-540 student

Its almost March, applications SDSU have been submitted, but seniors still have a couple of things to do:

  1. Take ELM/EPT Test

Non-residents of California may take the ELM and/or EPT test at SDSU by Saturday, August 28, 2010 and admission will not be compromised.

 2. Start Intent to enroll process
Accepting your offer of Admission by submitting your Intent to enroll-due May 1, 2010

• • Submit the online intent of enroll $400 deposit to your SDSU web portal.  The deposit is non-refundable. This deposit will apply toward registration fees.
  • Send official copies of the High School transcript of (fall of 2009)
  • Send official copies of SAT, ACT, and Advance Placement exams should be sent electronically
  • Submit housing license agreement and $800 initial payment

3.Apply for Financial Aid and Scholarships

• • FAFSA is due March 2, 2010. SDSU Federal School list is 001151
  • March 2, California residents need to submit GPA verification form to the California Student Aid Commission to be considered for Cal Grant.

4. Apply for Housing 5. Pay Registration Fees
5. Attend New Student Orientation

• • All new students are expected to attend/ Those who attend will recieve an earlier date to register for  Fall 2010 classes and a personalized packet showing what classes you need to take.

6. Meet Immunization Requirements

• • Measles and Rubella required for all students
  • Hepatitis B- Required for all students 18 and younger.
  • Meningococcal Disease- Recommended