Is Automatic Community College Transfer to a 4-Year College in Your Future?
An innovative Florida program called DirectConnect is hoping to disrupt the current community college model that focuses on a two year degree. This…
True cost of attending a UC by campus
The cost of attending a UC is not merely tuition. That's only about half the cost. While there are several minor add-ons, such as books…
What’s this about Berkeley Goggles? More like brains AND beauty
Hmmm, it seems UC Berkeley made #16 in the Top 20 campuses with the most attractive students, as ranked by OKCupid. No other…
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,…
New Companion app aims to make students safe
A new (and free) app has been gaining traction on various campuses across the country. It's the Companion app and is aiming to help keep students safe…
The UC has a new comprehensive veterans’ site
Just a quick nod to all veterans. As many of you already know, or may just be finding out, the UCs are exceedingly veteran-friendly. Each…
Guide to Business, Econ, Math and Finance Majors by UC
How to choose the best business-related major at a UC There are so many business-related majors at all nine UCs, in different configurations, I…
AP Credit, IGETC and fulfilling UC requirements
The IGETC plan has been updated. Please refer to the new post here. Over on College Confidential, where I spend a lot of…
Can I mix and match courses from other local community colleges and be assured a match?
Transferring to a UC from a California community college (CCC) has a lot of hidden pitfalls. Here's a question I was asked a while back:…
Top 15 California Community Colleges based on graduation rates
Below is a 2015 list of the 15 best community colleges in California based on graduation rates. (Note, this is separate from UC transfer rates.) The research was conducted…
