The Lowell College Counseling Center

The College Center is excited to offer a variety of in-person workshops and events throughout the year to help you with your college planning including Essay Review Drop-ins events in the Fall and our Annual College and Career Day in the Spring. For more information about all our upcoming events and links to additional college planning resources, visit tinyurl.com/vicci-info.

Looking for One-on-One help starting the College search process? Please make an appointment with one of our College Center Volunteers. 

LINK TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

Volunteers can help with:

• Working with students to help build a College List
• Understanding the UC Application and Common App
• Working with students on college essays (at any part in the writing process)
• Working on formatting student Activities Lists

How does it work? Through this service, a Lowell student submits their essay online, a reader (an adult from the Lowell Community including Alumni and Parents/Guardians of current and recently graduated students) is assigned to review the essay and provides feedback to the student. Communication between the student and the reader is primarily through comments on the essay (via Google Docs) and in email. Readers are not allowed to meet (in person or virtually) with students unless Ms. Aguirre is present.

Sign up for the College Essay Review Service LINK HERE.

Note: You will also be required to submit a Permission Form signed by a parent/guardian to use this service.

SFUSD NEW WORK PERMITS PROCESS  (Effective from June 1st, 2023):

Please note we ACCEPT the PAPER WORK PERMIT APPLICATION starting from June 1st, 2023, we no longer use the online system.

Requesting a Work permit is 4 step process:

1. Student fills out a work permit application (CDE Form B1-1), Minor’s/School Information. 
2. Parent/Legal Guardian fills out and signs the Parent/Guardian section.
3. Employer fills out and signs the Employer section.
4. During the school year, the student brings too Ms. Wanda Lee (room 111) or Ms. Jenny Chu (in the counseling office)
5. During the summer. The student then brings a COMPLETED work permit application to the district Transcript/Work Permit Office (20 Cook St. 1st floor Rm. 11) to apply for a student work permit. Please leave the bottom section "For authorized work permit issuer use ONLY" blank. The student has to be physically present to turn in the application.

Please note we DO NOT accept digital signatures, the application has to be physically signed ("wet" signature) by Student, Parent/Guardian, and Employer.

SFUSD Student Needs to Bring:

• Completed application with signatures
• Proof of Age - California ID, Driver’s License, Passport, or Birth Certificate
• Proof of Enrollment - Spring 2023 Report Card or Spring Progress Report card 

FIND MORE INFO AT: https://www.sfusd.edu/services/student-services/transcripts-student-records-work-permits

Link to SFUSD Resources