Most colleges and universities require that you take either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment (Plus Writing) as part of their admissions requirement. Some may also require that you take the SAT Subject Tests. These tests are used to help the university to determine if you are academically ready and able to handle [...]

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The financial aid office also helps students to qualify for other aid by certifying students' expense budgets and financial need. Check with the school for its financial aid deadlines. College financial aid offices provide the following: information about all student aid programs and application requirements; "packaging" financial aid (a combination of grants, loans and/or work-study); [...]

Monica MontenegroExecutive Director510-872-8015monica@eastbayconsortium.org Mónica Montenegro has directed the East Bay Consortium since 2000 and has been with the agency since she was an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Boun KhamnouaneAssociate Director510-390-0312boun@eastbayconsortium.org Boun Khamnouane was born in Phongsali, Laos. His family fled communist persecution and migrated to the United States in 1986. He [...]