Can I still be a freshman applicant to a UC if I took one college course?
QUESTION: Can I still apply as a freshman applicant to a UC if I took a course at a community college and dropped it?…
Campus Spotlight: UC Merced
As the kick-off to my UC campus spotlight series, I have decided to give an overview of UC Merced. Merced holds a special…
Cross-enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and winter session
With late fall approaching, I wanted to mention a few options students have to broaden their course horizons. Concurrent enrollment for CCC students…
University of California to add 10,000 more California students
On November 19th, UC President Janet Napolitano is planning to ask the Regents for approval to add 10,000 more California students over the next three years…
Waitlisters Denied to UC Davis Should Check their Portals
In a second move, following on the heels of UC Irvine opening spring 2016 applications to transfer applicants, UC Davis appears to have…
UCI Accepting Transfer Enrollment for Spring 2016
In a surprise move, UC Irvine announced it is accepting transfer enrollment for spring 2016. Transfers who have completed all the requirements for junior…
Best U.S. Community Colleges of 2015
SmartAsset just came out with their Best Community Colleges of 2015, and of the 565 community colleges in the U.S. that were analyzed, the following California community colleges…
Out of State Transfer Students and Getting into UC Berkeley
I found this recent Quora question pertinent to many applicants, so decided to reprint both the question and my answer below. To find it on…
Social Mobility Index Takes Aim at U.S. News & World Report
Make no mistake. The constant onslaught of rising tuition costs is due to one over-riding factor: the persistence of U.S. News and World…
Study Notes the Emotional Fragility of Freshman Students
One of the reasons I'm a big fan of community colleges has to do with college readiness. And by college readiness, I don't mean…
