Category / Freshman Applicants / Transfer Applicants
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Appealing Canceled UC Admission
Sounds like the UCs are starting to cancel admission offers (at the moment, over contract violations; cancellation notices for missing documents usually start going out at the end of July or early…
July 22, 2017 -
Revised UC Policy Regarding Recommendation Letters
What you need to know about the UC “Augmented Review” process (including Berkeley recommendation letter request and Davis/LA/SD Supplemental Questionnaire).
July 14, 2017 -
UC International Students Affected by Travel Ban
Updated information for international students admitted to or currently attending the UCs, who reside in “Designated Countries” named in travel ban: Updated guidance on executive order restricting travel and entry into the…
June 28, 2017 -
Social Media Use and UC Admissions
For anyone nervous about Harvard revoking the admission offers of incoming students over offensive memes, the UCs are not going to monitor your social media (this is NOT an open invitation for…
June 25, 2017 -
UC Acceptance Revocation Limbo
Updated February 24, 2021 with pandemic gap year resources (toward the end of the post. When contacting the UCs regarding violations of the Provisional Admission Contract/Conditions, you are likely to receive one…
June 17, 2017 -
UC Approved Nonresident Enrollment Cap
Before you get too excited, read my explanation below. This is a super crappy deal. The UC press release (May 18, 2017) states that, under the new policy, “nonresident enrollment will be…
May 20, 2017 -
Push for UC Reform NOW!
Los Angeles Times is looking at the UC system with a critical eye after the scathing state audit: Big changes are needed at UC — starting with the Kool-Aid-drinking Board of Regents…
April 27, 2017 -
CA State Audit Accused UCs of Mismanaging Funds
A state audit, released on Tuesday (4/25/2017), accused the UC system of hoarding millions of dollars while seeking to raise tuition. I had thought the UCs were incompetent, but apparently I underestimated…
April 26, 2017 -
UC Application Hacked
No, not a hack to get into the UCs. People hacking into your UC Application to mess with you. Someone passed along a story that supposedly came out of a Bay Area…
April 19, 2017 -
UCSD Early Calling Campaign
Learn about UCSD Early Calling Campaign for freshman applicants, what it entails and what you should expect.
March 7, 2017
