Two University of California schools — no, not Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, or UCSB — got caught offering special incentives to try to lure wealthy Chinese nationals to attend their universities. The two culprits? Look no further than UC Riverside and UC Irvine, two of the less prestigious UC schools (hey, …
The time is ripe to start your University of California 2016-2017 admissions essays. If you’re waiting until around August 1st for many highly selective universities to release their supplemental essay prompts, you might consider getting started on the University of California essays. Of course, that’s if you’re intending to apply …
There was a good piece recently in “The New York Times” written by Stephanie Saul that we figured we’d bring to the attention of the readers of our college admissions blog. The piece, entitled “After Outcry, University of California Increases In-State Admission Offer,” focuses on how the University of California …
We’ve been saying for quite some time on the pages of this college admissions blog that it’s easier to earn admission to the University of California schools for out-of-state residents than it is for California residents. And why’s that? Because the University of California loves their tuition dollars, with out-of-staters …
In this landmark year for the LGBT equality movement in America, the University of California has announced a change of its own to its admissions policy. Perhaps inspired by colleges like Bryn Mawr and Smith, Barnard and Wellesley or perhaps inspired by Caitlin Jenner or even Amazon’s “Transparent” (this show …
