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Fall 2021 UC Application Filing Period Now Open
Fall 2021 UC Application submission cycle is open now (deadline is November 30). Find everything you need to ensure a smooth submission process.
November 1, 2020UC Application How-To Guide, Part III: Personal Insight Questions Tricks
Having a hard time shortening your responses for the Personal Insight Questions to under 350 words? Use these tricks to help you meet the limit.
October 30, 2020UC Application How-To Guide, Part II: Additional Comments
Not sure what you should put in “Additional information” or “Additional comments” for the UC Application? Find an explanation and examples here.
October 29, 2020Court Orders UCs to be Test-Blind Effective Immediately
Effective immediately, the UCs are banned from using standardized test scores for admission and scholarship decisions.
October 29, 2020UC Application How-To Guide, Part I: Pick Your Major
Wondering how your major affects your chance of getting into a UC? Are there “easy majors” at the UCs? Find out here!
October 28, 2020UC Personal Insight Questions How-To Guide, Part II: Talk About Yourself
Find explanation and examples of talking about yourself to help you craft effective responses for the UC Personal Insight Questions.
October 27, 2020UC Personal Insight Questions How-To Guide, Part I: Show, Don’t Tell
Find explanation and examples of show vs. tell to help you craft effective responses for the UC Personal Insight Questions.
October 26, 2020Fun Fact: Posting Your UC PIQs Online Leads to Rejections
UCs apparently employs some type of plagiarism checker for the Personal Insight Questions and will cancel/reject flagged applications.
October 23, 2020Sending High School Profiles to UCs
High school counselors may submit their school profiles to the UCs to aid in the admission evaluation of their students.
October 23, 2020Grammar and Spelling Mistakes are Acceptable on the UC Application and Personal Insight Questions?
What UCs mean by grammar and spelling mistakes in the Personal Insight Question responses don’t count against the students.
October 22, 2020
