Author Archives: Caroline

Easy Dorm Room Cooking: 10 Meal Ideas

Published on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: college food, college meals, dorm food, easy meals for college, meals for college students

Being a college student sometimes puts eating on the back burner.  We’ve put together an easy list of 10 meals that are tasty and easy to make…even in our Dorm room!  So, if you’re looking for some easy meal ideas, well you’ve come to the right place. Bagels   Bagels are a quick, easy, and [...]

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UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business Changes Transfer Requirements for Fall 2012

Published on Monday, March 21st, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: 7 breadth requirements, Admission Changes for Fall 2012, community college, Haas Eligibility, Haas Hopefuls, Haas School of Business, Haas Transfer Admission Statistics, Haas Transfer Myth, Important Admission Changes, literature course, Second Calculus course, Transfer Articulation Agreement, UC Berkeley, writing course

The prestigious Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley is a highly sought after undergraduate business program in the community college circle. Do a Google search on “transfer to the Haas School of Business from a community college” and you will get redirected to college forums where many Haas hopefuls ask about their “chances” for [...]

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Beneficial Community College Resources to Take Advantage Of

Published on Thursday, March 17th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: benefits, community college, community college transfer, Educational opportunity program and services, epos, helpful resources, honors transfer program, htp, mathematics engineering science achievement, mesa, phi theta kappa, priority registration, ptk, SEP, student educational plan, trio support services

TRiO Program Student Support Services TRiO Student Support Services is a  federally funded program that aims to help first generation, low income, and/or minority students overcome any barriers they may face in order to access higher education. Benefits: Access to a personal counselor One-on-one academic, career, and transfer advising Priority registration Personalized tutoring services Financial [...]

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UC Transfer Hopefuls, Start Building Your Transfer Resume

Published on Friday, March 4th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: Activities and Awards Section, community college, csu, TAGs, TAPs, transfer resume, transfer students, uc

Dear Future UC Transfer Hopefuls, Those of you out there that are serious about transferring to your first choice UC campus will need to start building your transfer resume. Although there are TAGs and TAPs to most of the UCs, impacted majors are often excluded in this agreement. The following will provide the breakdown of [...]

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Importance of Completing FAFSA Before March 2nd

Published on Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: 2011-2012 School Year, cal grants, fafsa, Financial Aid, Income Tax Forms, March 2nd Priority Deadline, Money, Social Security Number

Why Do I Have to Complete it By March 2? It is importance to submit your FAFSA by March 2nd  for two reasons: to qualify for a Cal Grant and to get first dibs on financial aid, grants, and work study opportunities. Just think of it this way–the earlier to turn in your FAFSA, the [...]

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The Importance of Picking the Right Professor

Published on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: classes, courses, learning styles, picking classes, picking professors, Rate my professor, ratemyprofessor.com

College is intimidating. It is a time to meet new people, explore different interests, and discover what you may potentially want to professionally pursue. However, many freshmen beginning college may not know how important professors are to their college experience. Even though incoming freshmen already have budding interests in certain academic areas, they rarely recognize [...]

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Transfers, UCs See Fall 2010 Grades

Published on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: college applications, gpa

Its application season so transfers are surely working up a sweat writing, rewriting, and revising their personal statements. Please do not forget, however, to keep your grades up! Not only to can the UCs still see your first semester/first quarter grades, these grades are also factored into your GPA when they review your application! What [...]

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One Common Application, Multiple Deadlines

Published on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 by Caroline
Tags: common application, Common Application Versions, earliest deadline, Multiple Deadlines, submit application, Undergraduate College Admissions, USC, versions

What is the Common Application? The Common Application is a standardized college application form that many private universities use. The common application was designed to make the college application process simple. Multiple Deadlines? So what happens if you are applying to a number of colleges? You using one application to apply to several colleges. The [...]

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USC Transfer Articulation Agreements with California Community Colleges

Published on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 by Caroline
Tags: community college, csu's, general education requirements, Project Assist, TAGs, TAPs, transfer, Transfer Articulation Agreement, Transfer Planning Guide, UCs, University of Southern California, USC

Most students who enter a California community college with the goal of transferring only feel that transferring to either a UC or CSU is feasible. Many transfer applicants do not realize that there are other options available. In addition to Transfer Agreement Guarantees (TAGs) and Transfer Agreement Programs (TAPs) with UCs and CSUs many California community [...]

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UC Application 2011: What Do I Do After I Apply?

Published on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 by Caroline
Tags: Send ACT Score to UC, Send SAT Score to UC, Transcripts, UC ACT Score Report, UC application, UC Application 2011, UC Application Confirmation Email, UC Application Update, UC campuses, UC SAT Score Report

Print a Copy of Your UC Application You will want to printed a copy of your UC application for your own records, if you haven’t done so already. Log on to the Pathways website using the same e-mail and password you used to work on your application. Once you login, you will have the option [...]

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