Three Tips About UC Personal Insights
I often get questions about the Personal Insights via Linkedin or Quora and thought I would share a few that are pertinent as…
UC Application for Fall 2018 Now Online
It's that time of year again. The long nail-biting slog toward a spot at one of the UCs. The application is now available…
Quick Take: UC Transfer Acceptances 2017
First off, congrats to everyone who got accepted to a UC this application period! It has been an intense ride. This year appears to…
UC Releases Personal Insights for Fall 2017
UC Personal Insights, 2017 The University of California has just released the Transfer Personal Insight Questions for fall 2017 applicants (those hoping to start at a…
First Year Analysis of Personal Insights
Now that the big wave of applications is over (yes, you can still apply to some majors), I want to do a post-mortem of…
Do UC Admissions Have Access to Previous Applications
I occasionally answer questions on Quora. Below is one question and answer: Do UC admissions have access to your previous applications including your old personal statement?…
About The New UC Personal Insights
I wanted to give a brief heads-up regarding the new UC Personal Insights because working with students, both freshman and transfers, it seems many are stuck in the previous essay…
UC Personal Insights Summer Special
Thanks to those of you asking what was going on with the site. As you can see, we've updated the design and what was…
My YouTube Channel for UC Transfers
As many of you know, I have started a youtube channel and I just uploaded my first video, which is an explanation of the new UC Personal Insights that…
BREAKING: UC Replaces Personal Statements with Personal Insights, Fall 2017
From the UC Counselor's Bulletin: After almost 10 years, UC is changing the personal statement section of its undergraduate admissions application, replacing the…