Enrollment
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ENROLLMENT
PROCEDURES FOR
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SAN
MATEO MIDDLE COLLEGE
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Fall 2008
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STEP 1: APPLICATION AND
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
1.
Middle College Application: All students interested in participating in
the Middle College program must complete the "Enrollment Application"
form. Be sure to respond to all parts of the application and have your
parents/guardians read the application and sign page 2. Incomplete
applications will not be processed.
2. College of San Mateo Application for Admission: Students are
required to complete a two-page CSM application (some sections have
been filled in for you). We will submit the application to the CSM
Admissions and Records Office. Students will be assigned a CSM student
ID number, which is needed to take CSM Placement Tests.
3. Letters of Recommendation: Students must have three staff members
from the current high school fill out the recommendation forms:
• Give the "Counselor Recommendation Form" to your guidance counselor.
• Give the "Teacher Recommendation Form" to a teacher who knows
about your behavior, attendance, participation and performance in a
classroom setting.
• Give the "Assistant Principal/Dean of Students Recommendation
Form" to a staff member familiar with your behavior on campus and at
school functions, either the Assistant Principal who monitors
discipline for your grade or the Dean of Students.
Give the counselor, teacher and administrator enough time to respond to
all sections of the recommendation form. All staff members need to
return the recommendation forms to your guidance counselor by the April 3 deadline.
4. Parent/Guardian Recommendation Form: A parent/guardian responds to all sections.
5. Transcript: Students must include an unofficial transcript in the
packet and your six-week or 12-week progress report. Arrange to receive
an unofficial transcript from the school student data analyst.
6. Attendance Report: Students must include a high school attendance report
for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008. Consult the school attendance clerk to receive a copy
of this report.
The application, letters of recommendation, transcript and attendance
report must be submitted to your guidance counselor no later than
Thursday, April 3, 2008. Be sure that all letters of recommendation
have been processed and returned to the counselor. The applications
will be turned over to the Middle College office by the end of school April 3.STEP 2: COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
All applicants are required to take the College of San Mateo English
Placement Test. Students must call the CSM Testing Center (574-6175) to
schedule an appointment. Testing must be completed prior to April 9. We
will submit your CSM application to the CSM Admissions and Records
office and you will be assigned a CSM student identification number.
The testing staff can look up this number.
STEP 3: PARENT/GUARDIAN
INFORMATION NIGHT and STUDENT TESTING
Students
will be notified that they have passed the paper-screening portion of
the application process. Applicants and parents/guardians must attend
an informational meeting at College of San Mateo on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 pm in Bldg. 11, Room 132.
Middle College administrators and
staff members will provide information about the program. Students
will take a writing test, which will help determine
eligibility in the Middle College program. The information meeting and
student testing will take approximately two hours.STEP 4: STUDENT SHADOWING AND TOURING OF CSM FACILITIES (optional)
Students
may want to shadow a Middle College student or observe the Middle
College classes. Middle College student candidates, parents and
guardians also may opt to tour the CSM campus. These visits are done by
appointment only. Call the Middle College office for more information.
STEP 5: INTERVIEWS WITH
STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS
Students
who successfully complete the first three steps will be scheduled for
interviews with their parents/guardians, plus members of the Middle
College staff. The interviews will be scheduled the weeks of April 14 and April 21 at CSM.
Students and parents/guardians are asked a
series of questions related to the students' involvement in and
commitment to Middle College. Interviews take approximately 15 minutes.
STEP 6: STUDENT
NOTIFICATION AND SCHEDULING OF COURSES
Students
will be notified by mail if they have been accepted into the Middle
College program. Students will arrange for a meeting with Middle
College and CSM staff members to begin registration and scheduling for
Fall 2008 courses. Scheduling appointments will be the weeks of April
28 and May 5. The Middle College high school classes
begin on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. The CSM classes begin on
Monday, August 18.
The Fall 2008 semester runs from August 13 to December 18, 2008.
The Winter Recess runs from December 19, 2008 to January 12, 2009
Spring classes begin January 13, 2009
For more information, please call the Middle College Principal Greg Quigley at (650) 574-6101.Need Information in Spanish? ¿Necesita información en Español?
Por favor llame a Ofelia Delgadillo al (650) 574-6536 or e-mail delgadillo@smccd.edu
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