Transfer Applicants, Walk-through the 2011 UC Application

This guide will help community college students walk through the 2011 UC application.  Each section is highlighted below with a brief description.  Be sure to review the UC application prior to the filing period (Nov. 1st – Nov. 30th) so you can prepare yourself correctly.

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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5 Responses to “Transfer Applicants, Walk-through the 2011 UC Application”

1. Han Mi Yoon-Wu says:

   October 1, 2010 at 10:26 am

   Transfer applicants seeing wrong essay questions. Will be corrected shortly. Move to another section and come back later. The correct essay questions are here:
   http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/personal-statement/index.html
2. Nohel says:

   October 1, 2010 at 10:58 am

   Thank you Han for letting our transfer students know that the correct UC application essay questions are located at the link you provided. That is very helpful as students prepare their UC personal statements.

   Thanks,

   Nohel
3. Han Mi Yoon-Wu says:

   October 5, 2010 at 12:05 pm

   The transfer essay prompts have been corrected as of noon yesterday (Oct. 4). All applicants possibly affected were notified via e-mail.
4. Nohel says:

   October 5, 2010 at 1:58 pm

   Thanks Han Mi! For all students preparing your personal statements, I will be posting a UC Personal Statement article tomorrow to serve as a guide and offering some tips.
   For those interested in taking a look at the questions now, they are located at UC Personal Statement
5. How to Submit Changes to Your 2011 UC Application | College News, College Scholarships, and Grants - CollegeToCareers.com says:

   October 12, 2010 at 7:05 pm

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