Tips for Filling Out Your UC Application

When Karen and I attended the UC conference at the beginning of September, we attended an application case study session. Admissions representatives from several of the campuses highlighted some “best of” practices and common missteps when filling out the UC application. Below are some of the big takeaways: 1)     Give Context to Your Activities—When you list

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Getting Up-to-Date on the UC Application & Admissions

This past weekend, Mosaic College Prep’s Senior College Counselors headed to San Diego for the Annual University of California Counselor Conference. At 7:30 in the morning, we joined hundreds of other high school counselors (all armed with coffee in hand) to prepare for this year’s UC application process. After introducing Directors of Admission from the

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Cal State and UC Application Deadlines are Quickly Approaching!

In the hustle and bustle of applying to colleges through the Common App, it’s easy to forget about schools on different applications. Applications for California’s public schools (the Cal States and the University of California) are due on Monday, November 30th. And you want to plan ahead to give yourself enough time to properly work through both

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