Switching Majors Once Accepted to a UC
Congratulations to everyone who got into one of the UCs! Now, after the elation dies down, some of you are asking if you can switch majors.…
UC Transfer Acceptance Notification Dates 2016
For all of you transfers on pins and needles, here is the breakdown of acceptance notifications by campus for Fall 2016 hopefuls. I am…
Dropping a Required UC Course At Community College
A community college applicant to the Psychology department (UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD and UCSB) reached out to me last week because one of…
The Hardest Majors to Get into at UCLA, 2015
Below is a list of majors at UCLA that had the lowest admit rates. I calculated a cut-off at 25% acceptance. Note that not all…
UCLA Profile of Admitted Transfer Students 2015
Finally, after a very lengthy waiting period, it is here: The UCLA profile of admitted transfer students for 2015, which breaks down the average admitted GPA…
Planning EECS, Computer Science or Biology Schedules for Multiple UCs
STEM major prep and the UC I have noticed over the last several months that one of the most common projects requested of me (and often one of…
Best Majors for Criminology and Law at a UC
Criminology vs Criminal Justice vs Criminalist, Oh My! Maybe it’s just part of the time space continuum, but I have sure seen a lot…
UC Berkeley #1 Public University in the nation. Is that all there is?
U.S. News and World Report came out with its college rankings a couple of days ago, and as per the last 18 years,…
How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College
Now in pre-release! How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College: The Unofficial Guide by Lindy King includes over one year of…
UCB and UCLA would be top picks if they were stock says Forbes writer
In a recent Forbes article, "Buys and Sells: If Colleges Were Stock", Rich Karlgaard states emphatically what he believes to be the impending…