Looking to transfer from community college to a four-year university, or from one four-year to a different one? This post is for you! Historically, it’s been difficult for community college students to transfer. This article details some of the barriers that have precluded nearly 60% of community college students from transferring, and this article … Read more
UC San Diego is one of nine University of California undergraduate campuses; the others are Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz. If you’re applying to UC San Diego, you may have realized that you’ll need to rank UCSD’s eight residential colleges in order to … Read more
[Note: this is a pretty long article – but chock-full of great info if you are applying to the UCs! There’s a “quick tips” post on applying to the UCs here.] Lisa Przekop’s son was denied admission at UCSB a few years back. She’s in good company – many students were not admitted – but … Read more
There was a flurry of newspaper articles this weekend about college admissions and the increase in selectivity this year. It was a frustrating year for many students who thought they were qualified for admission to top UC and out-of-state universities. It’s important to remember that rejection does NOT mean a student is not qualified; it’s … Read more