College & Career Center

The new college career tracking program is now live:

connection.naviance.com/mtdiablohs

IMPORTANT

At the testing site, check-in process for morning exams will begin at 7:00 AM.   College Board’s lengthy instructions need to start by 7:30, so you can begin your test at 8AM, as required by College Board.  Check-in for afternoon exams will begin at 11:30 AM.  Please arrive on time.  Late arrivals will not be admitted if instructions have begun.

Cell phones and all personal items must be placed in the front of the room if you bring them to the test.

Please bring the following items to every test:

• Photo ID card. You will not be admitted to the test without one.
• Several sharpened #2 pencils with erasers, and several black or blue ink ballpoint pens. (Mechanical pencils are not permitted.)
• A College Board approved calculator and extra batteries for students taking Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Statistics.  (A ruler or straight edge is optional for the Physics exam only.)

Please show this letter to the Attendance Secretary after returning to school following your morning test and before leaving school for an afternoon test. AP Coordinators will clear absences and report any test absences for all scheduled tests on a daily basis.

Be reminded that District school policy does not permit students to drive other students to or from the tests.

STUDENTS WITH JOBS

Please let your supervisor know that afternoon tests could run long and that you may not be available until 5PM.

LOCATION

All tests are conducted at Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane, Concord.

PARKING

Parking at Willow Creek is extremely limited. Do not park in reserved spots.  Drop off and pick up is suggested, if possible. A phone is available in the AP Office to call home for pick up. If you park on residential street, please be careful not to block someone’s driveway.  Do not park in the red zone curbs in the front, or you will risk getting a ticket. If you have never been to Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane in Concord, you should do a weekend drive-by.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Bus – Route 14 (The County Connection) stops in front of Willow Creek Center.   Please visit http://511.org for information.

SCHEDULE

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    Nov. 17^th:  End of the late registration period for the December ACT

    Nov. 21^st:  End of the late registration period for the December SAT  

    Nov. 30^th:  University of California (UC) and

    California State University (CSU) Application Deadline

    REMINDERS

• If you have not started your UC/CSU applications do so immediately.

• For those students who would like an application review prior to submission, please come to the College and Career Center for assistance.

• The UC Application requires four (4) short essay responses (up to 350 words). If you would like your essays reviewed with feedback, please see Mr. Brown in the College and Career Center.

Mr. Brian Brown, College and Career Advisor

E-mail:           mdhscca@mdusd.org

Phone:            (925) 682-4030 x3424

College Board has released an on-line App for the Iphone, Mac and PC with the byline "no excuses."   There is definitely no excuse for students not preparing for the PSAT or the SAT.  Once the students have created their accounts (free). they can download the app and they will receive daily SAT or PSAT/NMSQT questions as well as regularly scheduled (by them) SAT or PSAT test (approximately 10 questions).  They will also be provided hints (usually up to three) that help them reason out the answers.

Links:

http://www.collegeboard.org -- create an account and then navigate the college  board provided quick links.

or

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/newfree-app-helps-students-prepare-new-sats-psats-n437461​

or

ww.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/sat/practice/daily-practice-app.

Registration deadline is Monday March 12, 2018

Late registration deadline is Friday March 16, 2018.

•  $55 additional late fee, per test.

·         All registrations need to be paid by Monday March 19, 2018

The registration link if here:http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/050660