San Francisco, CA- Tomorrow, Friday, October 1, 2010 the 2011 UC application will become available for students.  What does this mean for students?  It means that starting tomorrow, students may access the online UC application for fall 2011.  Although students will not be able to submit their application until the actual filing period (November 1-30), students are encouraged to start early!

Why Start The UC Application Early?

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to look at what will be asked of them, view the UC Personal Statement, and submit their apps as close to the opening of the filing date as possible.  Students should begin entering and saving their information on the online system, and begin drafting their Personal Statement.

You can access the UC Application at UC Apply

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For a FREE 2011 UC Application Timeline and a sample UC Personal Statement, visit 2011 UC Application

Personal Information

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  A Walk-through of the 2011 UC Application for Transfer Applicants

  Name, Birthday, Address, Social Security, etc.: You will need to have your basic personal information ready to fill out this section. Refer to our “University of California (UC) Application Checklist” for a complete list materials and forms you will need to have complete.

• Applicant Level: In the applicant level section, you will need to state the category you are expected to be entering as (if accepted): freshman, sophomore transfer, junior transfer, senior transfer, second baccalaureate, limited status. Please make sure you select the appropriate transfer category. Selecting the wrong category in this section may cause you to see irrelevant pages specific to and required for freshmen admissions, not transfer admissions. If you are a transfer applicant, for example, accidentally selecting the “freshmen” category will cause you to see unnecessary “High School Coursework” and “Test Results” sections that are not required for transfer admissions.

• U.S. Military Information (if applicable): Be sure to fill out this section if you have served in the Armed Forces. This is because the University of California system does a slight preference to veterans.

• California Student ID number: Transfer applicants need not fill out this section.

• Eligibility in Local Context ID Number: Transfer applicants need not fill out this section.

Campus Choices

• Campus Choices: This is the section in the application where you select the different campuses you intend on applying to.

• Scholarship Opportunities: You are encouraged to apply to the maximum number of scholarships you are allowed to—16. On the main “Scholarship Opportunities” page there is a drop-down box that lists various scholarship categories (i.e. academic major or specialty, school or geographic affiliation, special conditions, etc.). Explore the different scholarships available to each category and apply to the ones you qualify for. Be sure to click on the “Undergraduate Scholarships” and explore the individual campus scholarships it links to. Be aware if scholarships need additional documentation and make sure you remember to submit them if required.

Family Data

• Family Income & Size: Most of the questions in this section are voluntary. You will, however, need to fill this section out if you are an EOP applicant or if you are interested in applying for an application fee waiver. It may be a good idea to apply for EOP because it will ask you for more information—thus you will reveal more information about you and your background. Revealing you are first generation, for example, maybe to your advantage in the overall evaluation of your application. The application fee waiver covers the cost for applying to up to 4 UC campuses.

• State of Legal Residence of Parent, Spouse, or Guardian: This section asks you about the current state your  parents, spouse, or guardian legally resides in. You will need to know how long they have currently be living in the state and you will need to provide the month, day, and year they first moved to the state.

• Parent’s Highest Level of Formal Education: This section is pretty self explanatory. Be sure you are aware of both your parent’s highest level of formal education.

Academic History

• High School of Attendance: Transfer applicants need only name the high school they graduated from.

• College(s) of Attendance: You will need to name the college you are currently attending, all colleges you have attended after high school, and any community colleges you have concurrently attended while in high school.

• College Coursework: You are also required to list every college course you have concurrently taken while in high school. You will also need to list the current college classes you are enrolled that are in progress and the classes you have planned for the spring semester, if applicable. You want to have you transcript(s) as you fill out your application to make sure all coursework is filled out accurately. Be sure to select the exact name of your community college to access the approved list UC transferable classes for your community college. If you have taken classes at more than one community college, do not forget to change the community college before you enter in the classes you took at a different community college. It is important to list all classes, both UC transferable and non UC transferable as shown on your college transcript. Although the drop down menu should list all UC transferable classes for your selected school, there are often system glitches. You can enter UC transferable classes not on the drop down menu and non UC transferable courses manually.

• Gaps in Education (if applicable): If you have had gaps in education, you will need to describe the various activities you were involved in when you were not in college. For example: “ I worked as a waiter in Fall 2009 to earn the money need to support my family.”

Activities and Awards

• Be sure to fill out this section of the application as completely as you can. Although this section does not appear very important on the Pathways website, the “Activities and Awards” prints out as two full pages when your application is reviewed. Thus, you want to make sure you fill out this section so that it best reflects how you have used your time since starting college. Keep this in mind especially if you are applying to competitive UC campuses with either no TAG for your major or no TAG at all.

Review and Submit

• Apply for Fee Waiver: This section gives you the opportunity to apply for a fee waiver. You will need to fill out information about your family income and family size  to qualify for the fee waiver. You are encourage to apply for the fee waiver because qualification for the fee waiver will allow you to apply up to up to 4 UC campuses for free.
• Enter Payment Information: You will need a credit card to pay for the $70 per campus application fee if you do not qualify for the fee waiver.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you review your entire application and print out a copy for your own references before submitting your application. You will not be able to retrieve your application once it has been submitted. You also want to make sure you know your application ID number because it is the number the UC campuses use to track your application.

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A Step-By-Step Walk-through of the 2011 UC Application for Freshmen Applicants

Below are the sections of the 2011 UC application that freshman applicants will need to complete in its entirety come November 1st of this year.

Personal Information

• Name, Birthday, Address, Social Security, etc.: You will need to have your basic personal information ready to fill out this section. Refer to our “University of California (UC) Application Checklist” for a complete list materials and forms you will need to have complete.
• Applicant Level: In the applicant level section, you will need to state the category you are expected to be entering as (if accepted): freshman, sophomore transfer, junior transfer, senior transfer, second baccalaureate, limited status. Please make sure you select the freshmen category. Selecting the wrong category in this section may inhibit you from seeing pages (and thus filling out pages) specific to freshmen admissions. If you are a freshmen applicant, for example, accidentally selecting the “transfer” category will inhibit you from seeing the critical “High School(s) of Attendance” and “Highschool Coursework” sections of the application.

• U.S. Military Information (if applicable): Be sure to fill out this section if you have served in the Armed Forces. This is because the University of California system does a slight preference to veterans.

• California Student ID number: High school students applying for freshman admissions need to fill this section out. You should be able to locate your ID number through your high school’s main office.

• Eligibility in Local Context ID Number (if applicable): ELC stands for Eligibility in the Local Context and applies specifically to freshman applicants in the top 4% of their high school class. This is determined the summer between your junior year and senior year. If you are eligible in the local context, you are guaranteed a space at one of the UCs, though it may not be the UC campus of your choice. Although you should be notified the fall of your senior year by your high school if you qualify, be sure to follow up with your counselor if you believe you are in the top 4% of your class and have not been notified yet.

UC Campus Choices

• Campus Choices: This is the section in the application where you select the different campuses you intend on applying to.

• College Scholarship Opportunities: You are encouraged to apply to the maximum number of scholarships you are allowed to—16. On the main “Scholarship Opportunities” page there is a drop-down box that lists various scholarship categories (i.e. academic major or specialty, school or geographic affiliation, special conditions, etc.). Explore the different scholarships available to each category and apply to the ones you qualify for. Be sure to click on the “Undergraduate Scholarships” and explore the individual campus scholarships it links to. Be aware if scholarships need additional documentation and make sure you remember to submit them if required.

Family Data

• Family Income & Size: Most of the questions in this section are voluntary. You will, however, need to fill this section out if you are an EOP applicant or if you are interested in applying for an application fee waiver. It may be a good idea to apply for EOP because it will ask you for more information—thus you will reveal more information about you and your background. Revealing you are first generation, for example, maybe to your advantage in the overall evaluation of your application. The application fee waiver covers the cost for applying to up to 4 UC campuses.

• State of Legal Residence of Parent, Spouse, or Guardian: This section asks you about the current state your  parents, spouse, or guardian legally resides in. You will need to know how long they have currently be living in the state and you will need to provide the month, day, and year they first moved to the state.

• Parent’s Highest Level of Formal Education: This section is pretty self explanatory. Be sure you are aware of both your parent’s highest level of formal education.

Academic History

• High School(s) of Attendance: Both freshmen and transfer applicants will need to list the high school you are currently attending/the high school you attended in this section. Freshmen applicants will need to list every high school attended. Transfer applicants need only list the high school they graduated from.

• High School Coursework: You are required to list every course you have taken since the 9^th grade. You will need to list the current classes you are enrolled in that are in progress. You will also need to list the classes you have planned for the spring semester. You want to have you transcript(s) as you fill out your application to make sure all coursework is filled out accurately. It is important to list all appropriate coursework—high school classes, summer school classes, community college classes, online classes etc.Be sure to select the exact name of your high school to access the approved list of A-G classes for your high school. If you have taken classes at more than one high school, do not forget to change the high school before you enter in the classes you took at a different high school.

• College(s) of Attendance (if applicable): You will need to list any community colleges you have concurrently attended while in high school.

• College Coursework (if applicable): You are also required to list every college course you have concurrently taken while in high school. You will also need to list the current college classes you are enrolled that are in progress and the classes you have planned for the spring semester, if applicable. You want to have you transcript(s) as you fill out your application to make sure all coursework is filled out accurately. Be sure to select the exact name of your community college to access the approved list UC transferable classes for your community college. If you have taken classes at more than one community college, do not forget to change the community college before you enter in the classes you took at a different community college. It is important to list all classes, both UC transferable and non UC transferable as shown on your college transcript. Although the drop down menu should list all UC transferable classes for your selected school, there are often system glitches. You can enter UC transferable classes not on the drop down menu and non UC transferable courses manually.

• Gaps in Education (if applicable): If you have had gaps in education, you will need to describe the various activities you were involved in when you were not in college. For example: “ I worked as a waiter in Fall 2009 to earn the money need to support my family.”

Test Results

• You will need to report either your best of three SAT Reasoning or ACT plus writing test scores in addition to two SAT II subject test scores. Make sure you have completed all your testing by December. The admissions offices of the various campuses you are applying to must receive your test scores by the January deadline when test scores are normally reported. The test scores you officially send (through College Board) to one campus will automatically be shared with all campuses you apply to.

Activities and Awards

• Be sure to fill out this section of the application as completely as you can. Although this section does not appear very important on the Pathways website, the “Activities and Awards” prints out as two full pages when your application is reviewed. Thus, you want to make sure you fill out this section so that it best reflects how you have used your time since starting college. Keep this in mind especially if you are applying to competitive UC campuses with either no TAG for your major or no TAG at all.

Review and Submit

• Apply for Fee Waiver: This section gives you the opportunity to apply for a fee waiver. You will need to fill out information about your family income and family size  to qualify for the fee waiver. You are encourage to apply for the fee waiver because qualification for the fee waiver will allow you to apply up to up to 4 UC campuses for free.
• Enter Payment Information: You will need a credit card to pay for the $60 per campus application fee if you do not qualify for the fee waiver.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you review your entire application and print out a copy for your own references before submitting your application. You will not be able to retrieve your application once it has been submitted. You also want to make sure you know your application ID number because it is the number the UC campuses use to track your application.

To view a FREE sample of an accepted personal statement and download a UC Application checklist, please visit: UC Application and Personal Statement Timeline

*IMPORTANT*

If you want to be kept up to date with the latest UC application information or would like to see additional UC personal statements including essay tips, you want to make sure and sign up for our Newsletter:

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Your Path to College

Every fall, there is a certain atmosphere of excitement, hope, and nervousness among educational institutions. More specifically, it is during the month of November that high school students as well as community college students begin the University of California (UC) application process. This is a procedure that requires good planning, time management, and thoroughness. To insure that a University of California application is filled out to the best of their ability, there are a number of different things an applicant can do. One of the most important, and what we will be focusing on, is a creating and maintaining an updated and completed checklist of the materials and documents needed for the UC application.

The UC Application Checklist

1. High school/College Transcripts: Within the UC application process, there will be a page or step that will require the applicant to enter their academic record or grades. It is very important for the applicant to have a copy of their high school or college transcript on hand in order to complete this step in the application process
2. Test Scores: This requirement applies primarily to high school students as all University of California campuses require high school applicants to partake in a number of various placement tests. These tests include the SAT I (or the ACT which is the equivalent), as well as at least (2) SAT II subject tests (the subject is chosen by the applicant)
3. Activities and Awards: Another important step in the UC application process is the Activities and Awards section. By creating a comprehensive and thorough list of their achievements, an applicant to the UC system has the ability to easily represent themselves and show the UC admissions board a more in depth look of the individual that they are
4. Annual Income: Within the UC application process, there is a step that will inquire the applicant’s household annual income (this step is usually used to determine an applicant’s eligibility for financial aid)
5. Parents’ Residency: An applicants’ parents’ residency information would include items such as the date of immigration as well as the place or state of legal residence
6. Social Security Number: Within the UC application process, the Social Security Number of the individual is usually asked for (if the applicant possesses one)
7. ELC ID Number (If applicable): ELC stands for Eligibility in the Local Context and applies specifically to freshman applicants. ELC stands for the top (4%) of students in every participating California high school class
8. Citizenship Status: It is significant to note that if an applicant is not a citizen of the United States, the type of Visa held is very important
9. Credit Card Number: Towards the end of the UC application process, an applicant will be required to produce a Credit Card Number in order to pay for the application fees over the Internet
10. Statewide Student ID (optional): This is an optional segment of the UC application process, and if an applicant does not know where to obtain this ID number, it is usually available to them through the help of a counselor or registrar

*IMPORTANT*

If you want to be kept up to date with the latest UC application information or would like to see additional UC personal statements including essay tips, you want to make sure and sign up for our Newsletter:

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TRANSFER FRIDAYS

Friday, October 8, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010

9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. @ UCSD Campus, Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room

Who Should Attend?

Transfer students considering transferring to UCSD.  Students will get valuable information on admissions, on-campus housing, academic departments, career services, and more.  Students will also get a campus tour and the opportunity to interact with current students.

The program is the same on all three dates and each date also includes additional resources for the following audiences: student veterans, students from traditionally underrepresented populations, honor students, out-of-state students, and international students.

UCSD’s Transfer Fridays are completely free!

*STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RSVP*

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In addition to these Transfer Friday’s, UCSD will also be hosting UC Application Workshops for students.

UC APPLICATION WORKSHOPS

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Saturday, November 6, 2010

9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. (optional Campus Tour and Admissions Information Session to follow)

UCSD Campus, Center Hall 101 (Transfer Workshop)

Transfer students planning to apply for Fall 2011 admission should sign up for one of the workshops designed to teach students about the UC application process, including tips on writing the personal statement.  Welcomed are in-state, national, and international applicants.  Application Workshops are the same on both dates and completely free!

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