For the highest-achieving California applicants, UC has two admission programs. If a student is in one of the following groups and they are NOT admitted to any of the UC campuses they apply to, they will be offered a spot at ANOTHER campus (not the ones a student applied to) if there [...]

Three Fall 2020 admissions trends were evident across the board at The University of California Counselor Conference:   Waitlists are being utilized to keep acceptances under the desired true enrollment numbers so the UCs do not face over-enrollment. The ELC (Eligibility in the Local Context) and Statewide Guarantee programs are going to [...]

Last (alphabetically!) but certainly not least is UC Santa Cruz! A world-class public research school and gaming industry launch pad... "With its jaw-dropping coastline, lush state forests and cosmopolitan vibe, UC Santa Cruz offers a lifestyle that’s tough to beat. And as one of the world’s top 50 universities, it has a [...]

The UC Santa Barbara campus is very popular with college-bound students who want great weather and a lively campus social scene... "At UC Santa Barbara, you’re steps away from the Pacific Ocean. And if you can tear your eyes from one amazing view, you’ll see another: the stunning Santa Ynez mountains behind [...]

BIG sports news is coming for Fall 2020 to the UC San Diego campus... "Sun. Sea. Surfing. Our campus at UC San Diego has plenty of obvious charms. But you’ll also find one of the world’s leading research universities—second in the world, to be exact—and over 130 undergraduate courses across five disciplines. [...]

UC Riverside is THE campus that admits the most CA residents into the UC system... "Few universities are as distinguished as UC Riverside. With over 60 years of research, we’re proud to be ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world…Our campus is currently home to 24,000 students—but it’s only [...]

Merced is the youngest UC campus with a fast-growing student population and a ranking of #1 for outperforming graduation rates... “UC Merced is nestled in the breathtaking backdrop of California’s San Joaquin Valley. As California’s newest base for advanced research, the facilities are second-to-none. That’s not to mention the greatest natural research [...]

UC Los Angeles continues to be a big draw for many college-bound applicants although there was a slight dip in applications submitted for the Fall 2019 semester:   "One century. 14 Nobel Prizes. 261 Olympic Medals. And 13 MacArthur Fellows. UCLA has the numbers—but we’re about much more than numbers. Through a [...]

UC Irvine is next up in our line-up for UC campuses:   "UC Irvine does things a little differently. It’s the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. And it gets the best of both worlds in Orange County—near SoCal’s sunny shores and flourishing tech coast. Actually, everything about Irvine [...]