Is it possible to get into UC Berkeley with a 3.3 GPA?
QUESTION: Is it possible to get into UC Berkeley with a 3.3 as a transfer? Anything is possible - especially…
Application for Transfer Admission Guarantee to a UC opens Sept 1
September is fast approaching and for aficionados of the UC transfer system that means only one thing: Time to submit the…
Forbes college ranking system under scrutiny
Anyone who reads my book, How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College: The Unofficial Guide, will find an…
Forbes: That ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech’s Hottest Ticket
Forbes printed a recent long article by George Anders noting the growing prestige of non-technical majors. A couple of excerpts…
Watch those UC Provisional Contracts!
Just a heads up. I've seen a lot of transfer students this summer get their admission to a UC rescinded…
How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College
Now in pre-release! How to Transfer to a UC from a California Community College: The Unofficial Guide by Lindy King includes over…
UCB Engineering joint majors discontinued
Effective Fall 2014, the University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering joint majors articulation agreements will be removed. This means…
UCB and UCLA would be top picks if they were stock says Forbes writer
In a recent Forbes article, "Buys and Sells: If Colleges Were Stock", Rich Karlgaard states emphatically what he believes to…
Huge Disparity in Community College Transfers to UC
A recent LA Times article noted the massive disparity among community colleges and their transfer rates to the UCs. This…
Bad Grade May Lead to Revoking of Admission
How to handle last term bad grades at a community college I was perusing College Confidential the other day and saw…
How to Write an Effective Appeal Letter to a UC
Having helped community college transfer students now with numerous UC appeal letters, I am seeing a definite trend in the drafts. Without…
All About Major Requirements When Transferring to a UC
There are numerous reasons why a transfer student might get rejected by a UC. Obviously, GPA and any test scores play a huge part…
