New UC Majors by Campus 2026
New UC campus majors for fall 2026. The following new majors and programs are available for upcoming fall 2026 applicants…
What is Dual Enrollment?
UC Dual Admission program The Dual Admission program is a transfer pathway launched in 2023 for first-year applicants. This program…
Cal-IGETC Replaces IGETC at all California Community Colleges
California community colleges (of which there are 113) had a previois general education path for students wishing to transfer to…
UC Campuses Open for Spring 2026 and Next Admission Steps
Now that you've learned your application results (unless possibly if you're on a waitlist), here are the next steps in…
Focus On: UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara
Most of the students I work with have two UCs in their sites: Berkeley and UCLA. But behind those ultra-exclusive…
Harvard College Announces New Free Tuition Program
Harvard College just announced a new free tuition program for applicants at the $200,000 income level. $100,000 family income and…
Financial Aid Deadline Extended / New Math Validation
Update on financial aid: Filing deadline extension The state priority deadline for financial aid in California has been extended to…
Accepting a UC Offer of Admission
Now that you are admitted... here are the next steps. Students can accept an admission offer by agreeing to the…
More on Plagiarism… and the Spectre of ChatGPT
I wrote earlier on plagiarism, which you can read here. However, I would like to add an update as I…
16 Facts About UC TAG for 2025-2026
Below are the updated UC TAG rules for transfer students at a California community college (CCC) for 2025-2026. There are…
Freshman & Transfer UC Admission Data 2022-2024
Below are Freshman and Transfer admission stats by UC campus for Fall 2022, Fall 2023, and Fall 2024: Freshmen table…
New UC Majors by Campus
New campus majors for fall 2025 The following new majors and programs are now available for fall 2025 applicants. Many…
