Blog Archives

First off, congratulations to all transfers admitted to a UC!  You deserve your success and should be feeling super-proud. To those not admitted, don't give up.…

I recently came across an interesting article about U.S. college graduations (Bad Preparation Puts Community College Students at Risk). The study, conducted by Stanford University, showed…

I know the University of California has been touting the ease in transferring from a California community college to a UC now…

As many of you know, I have started a youtube channel and I just uploaded my first video, which is an…

The Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship is considered the most prestigious of all the UC Scholarships.  It is based on academic…

Below is a calendar list of all the spring open houses at each of the UCs. If you have applied, or already been…

A newly released California state audit shows that for at least the last three years the University of California has been admitting thousands…

As UC admission notices are rolled out some of you may be waitlisted or denied admittance. Waitlists First some good news:…

About a week ago, I was doing a workshop with some high school seniors who are transferring to a community…

From the UC Counselor's Bulletin: After almost 10 years, UC is changing the personal statement section of its undergraduate admissions…

I was working with a graduating high school senior this week who is planning to go to a community college for two…