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I am Mr. Rubin, your counselor.

I will be involved with helping you achieve your post high school goals.

The best way to contact me is through email:

Or by scheduling an appointment:

https://calendly.com/mt_everest_counseling/meeting

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What do Counselors do?

They help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development, ensuring today's students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.

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TIPS FOR SENIORS

No Ds, No Fs

If you didn’t like the class the first time, imagine taking it again!

Check your email

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3 Broad Categories of Post-Secondary School Options

Community Colleges

UC/CSU

(other state Us and SUs)

Common Application/Other

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Community Colleges

Mesa, City, Miramar
Grossmont/Cuyamaca
And many, many more

These options are not as “urgent.” Acceptance is not an issue

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UC/CSU (other state Us and SUs)

CSUs

UCs

SDSU
CSUSM (San Marcos)
Cal Poly Humboldt

UCSD
Berkeley
UC Davis

No need to add to Xello

Most only want transcripts after you’ve been accepted and submitted your intent to enroll at the end of the year

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Stanford
Harvard
University of Puget Sound
Barnard
MIT
And many, many more

For these, you need to use Xello to connect with the Common App. Xello is how you request letters of recommendation and transcripts

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Common Application and Xello

First → Common Application Website

Sign FERPA

Xello

Start at Clever.com
Log in with school username/password
Find Xello on the landing page and click it
This will log you in with your school account

Link Xello with Common App to apply FERPA and list the schools you applied to. Directions are here on MEA site
Email me an information sheet about yourself to help me write your recommendation.

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Financial Aid

FAFSA/Dream Act

https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

WebGrants 4 Students (CalGrants/CSAC)

https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov/

Helpful Scholarship Sites

Fastweb - https://www.fastweb.com/
Scholarships.com
San Diego Foundation
Cal-Soap - https://www.calsoapsandiego.org/

You should never have to pay for any type of scholarship - Watch out for scams

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FAFSA for 2025-26 - Opens December 1st

Every contributor—anyone who's required to provide information on the FAFSA form—will need an FSA ID to access and complete their section of the online form.

All contributors must provide consent and approval to have their federal tax information transferred directly into the student's FAFSA form via direct data exchange with the IRS. If any contributor doesn't provide consent and approval, submission of the FAFSA form will still be allowed. However, a Student Aid Index (SAI), which replaces the Expected Family Contribution, will not be calculated and the student won't be eligible for federal student aid.

Students will be able to list up to 20 colleges on their online FAFSA form and 10 colleges on the FAFSA PDF.

Users can start or access the FAFSA form by visiting StudentAid.gov and logging in, where they'll see the link to the FAFSA form on their Dashboard.

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Links and Contact Information

Application Links

Contact Information

Xello instructions

Schedule a meeting with me

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Thanks!

Does anyone have any questions?

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