College & Career Overview

It is our mission that ALL cadets graduate from OMI ready for college, careers, and life, prepared to pursue the future of their choosing.
 
Spring 2025 Events/Deadlines:
 
- CASH 4 COLLEGE (23 January)
- Students Rising Above Presentation (31 January)
- Genesys Works Internship Presentation (7 February)
- Black College Expo (8 February, Oakland Marriott)
- Summer Internship Deadlines, Highland Hospital and UCSF Cure (13 February)
- Google/San Francisco Junior Sherrif's Department Expo on Artificial Intelligence for Military, Sports, and Public Safety (13 and 14 February)
- SF STATE Field Trip (21 February)
- Career Workshop (28 February), Service Industry
- Youth Mental Health Academy and SAME Engineering Camp Deadline (1 March)
- Oakland Promise Deadline (8 March)
- FAFSA or Dream Act Deadline (8 March)
- Genesys Works Deadline (12 March)
- Stanford Youth Medical Science Program Deadline (17 March)
- UC Berkeley Field Trip (28 March)
 
Groups
MS Lunch Bunch (Wednesdays)
HS Peer Support Group Counseling (Mondays)
MS Peer Support Group Counseling (Thursdays)
The CSU and UC application window is now open!
 CSU AppUC App
California State University Recommendations
 
California Student Aid Commission Financial Aid presentations, Scholarship Lists and resources from OUSD are also provided below.

Extended Opportunity Programs & Services

  • EOPS provides EXTRA academic and financial support at California Public Universities

 

College Board ~ Big Future Scholarships
 
Federal Scholarship Database
 
Sign up for CalKIDS
  • A new statewide initiative to jumpstart students with $500 towards college tuition.  Additional incentives for foster and/or homeless youth
 
Sign up for Oakland Promise
  • A city program that provides $100 to resident students towards college tuition.
  • Scholarships ranging from $2,000-$16,000 for high school seniors looking to attend college with March 10th, 2023 deadline
 

Learn About Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

  • Locally, UC-Berkeley, University of San Francisco, UC-Davis, and Santa Clara University host Air Force, Army and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).  Students can also attend nearby colleges and universities while conducting military training at the host campus. ROTC awards two, three, and four-year tuition scholarships, and career opportunities.  Students can use ROTC scholarships at thousands of institutions across the United States.

Students at OMI have the ability to take dual (offered within the high school curriculum) or concurrent enrollment through the network of Peralta Colleges.  These classes are FREE and can be registered through Mr. Tim Murray ([email protected]).

 

115 California Community College Campuses

  • Find a college near you
 

California College Promise Grant

  • community college grants 

 

Fill out the Cadet Service Log to make sure your community service hours are properly recorded for both OMI and outside volunteer work. This is an easy way to have a record when you're applying to scholarships, internships, and colleges.