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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Pt 3: UC Application Tutorial – ECs, Additional Comments and Submission
The following is the last in my series associated with the UC application as it pertains to transfer students. The…
Pt 2: UC Application Tutorial – Course Fulfillment
Now that we're moving into prime UC application territory, I am continuing my overview of the transfer application process. In Pt…
Sign up for Virtual Appointment with a Haas Transfer Advisor
Attention all community college students who are UC Berkeley Haas undergrad hopefuls! Here's your chance to schedule a 20-minute virtual appointment with…
Pt 1: UC Application Tutorial – Unit Calculations
With the UC application window on the horizon (November 1-30), I thought I would go over some of the general…
