Bringing Your Best Game to the UC Personal Insight Prompts
I feel obligated to address this issue because this is the first year I've been running into students that really are not putting…
12 Overlooked Items in the UC Application
The UCs have revamped its UC application. The only real difference is that it's way more attractive, with tips and pointers, and you…
UC Berkeley Designates Economics as STEM
After two years of lobbying, Berkeley has officially designated economics as a STEM major. The change is intended to appeal to international students…
A Preventable Error that Cost a Student a Shot at Berkeley
This is a continuation of my previous post, Applying to Berkeley: 4 Biggest Fails with Remarkable Turnarounds About three years ago I worked…
Applying to Berkeley: 4 Biggest Fails with Remarkable Turnarounds
It ain't over till it's over. Someone famous said that. Below are four Berkeley appeals I worked on with students, along with four…
Community Forum added to CA College Transfer
I've been considering a UC discussion forum for a while. Not to bring the hordes in, as that is not its purpose. Instead,…
College of Engineering Vs Computer Science at Berkeley
I wanted to write a brief post about an issue that came up last week while working with a student. He is working…
6 Things That Can Mess up Your UC Transfer Application
As we move toward the November UC application period -- as well as for those just starting out and trying to calculate the…
12 New Majors at the University of California, 2018
Below are the new and discontinued majors for 2018 at the UCs. Berkeley Data Science, new major Fung Fellowship - an entrepreneurial and…
Capped + Selective Majors by UC Campus 2018
I was asked if I could provide an updated capped major list by UC campus so here goes. Keep in mind, a capped…