It’s Time To Apply for FAFSA – Jan 1
Whether you think you need financial aid or not, the UCs recommend you apply for FAFSA, which is the Free Application for Federal…
Transfer Students Should Never Feel Embarrassed
I hear this time and again from transfer students who often feel embarrassed about coming from a community college: How will I be…
Haas Supplemental 2016, plus Augmented Review
The time has come when supplementals start being sent out by the various UCs. These include: Haas Supplemental Essay and Resume I cannot…
UC to UC Letter of Reciprocity – How Important is It?
This post is geared toward UC to UC transfers, and specifically concerns the issue of the UC Letter of Reciprocity. There is a lot…
How to Secure an Internship as a Community College Student
One of the questions community college students always ask is, How can I get an internship? No one will hire me. Unfortunately, the…
Matching Out-of-State English Courses to UC Berkeley
If you are planning to apply to the UCs from out-of-state, you can at least get a head start in the English course arena, by…
Withdrawing Your UC Application After Submission
It happens in the best of circumstances. You may have submitted your application to one UC, or to several, and now wish to withdraw it. First off, do not worry…
UC Merced Has Official Spirit Song, My Merced
Award-winning composer Jimmy Dunne was commissioned to create an alma mater song for the littlest UC, UC Merced. He did, and it's called My Merced. You…
You’ve Submitted Your UC Application. Now What?
BREAKING NEWS! UC extends transfer application window to January 4. You took a breadth and pressed SUBMIT. Now your UC application, that replicates…
UC Financial Aid to Out-of-State Students – Good or Bad?
Two days ago, when I posted that the University of California Regents approved a plan to terminate financial aid to out-of-state students starting in 2016, in order…
