Notes from UC Counselor Conference
September, 2011 – UCSC
(E. Acosta)
Application fee $70 for each school. Can apply for up to 16 scholarships on
the application – students aren’t doing that – should click, click, click!
EOP waivers – can receive up to 4 – parent income information is required
For personal statement: list your experiences, what have you done where?
3rd optional essay.
Other:
No international records for IGETC
No Credit for community colleges in Japan or Korea
UC doesn’t accept agency foreign transcript evaluations
** Students who initially enroll at a UC campus, leave to attend a
community college, & subsequently return to the same UC campus cannot
satisfy the University’s Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) with a CCC
course.
-Students who enroll at a UC campus, then leave & attend a CCC, &
subsequently return to a different UC campus may use IGETC.
-If a student repeats a course taken a UC at a CCC and returns to UC, their
1st grade will stay but the student will get subject credit.
UC does not limit the number of times a student may repeat a “D” or “F”
grade.
-In-State price of UC
On Campus $31,200
Commuter $23,400
For Fall, 2011 admission:
UCB
16,018 applications – 4,045 admits
GPA 3.75 minimum
UCD
13,570 applications – 7,233 admits
UCI
15,882 applications – 41% admit rate – 6581 admitted, expect
933 to attend
GPA 3.42 min. / TAG GPA 3.2
UCM
2,200 applications, applications up 20% – Admitted 1,400
GPA 3.22
Major preparation is most important factor
UCR
Applications up 28% - expect 1,400 to attend
Most important factors were major prep and GPA
GPA 3.22
Have a new med school for F, 2013
UCLA
19,785 applications – 5,364 Admits
GPA 3.69 – higher for Communications and Economics
Major preparation really important
April 27, 2012 STOP conference – “transfer outreach”
UCSB
14,000 applications – 15% increase, expect 1,500 to attend
35% TAG Admitted
GPA 3.56 – no waitlist
Beginning 2013 will be additional screening for Science majors
-Sara Hap is the Northern California Representative
UCSC
8,119 applications – 5,260 Admits – expect 1,250 to attend
GPA 2.8 (lowest)
Criteria must be met by end of Spring prior to enrollment.
UCSD
17,087 applications/ (7,186 TAGS) TAG Admitted 4,800
7,611 admits (45% admit rate) – expect 2,900 to attend
GPA 3.52