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UC Admissions Information

The University of California (UC) is one of the most prestigious public universities in the United States. As such, it is no surprise that admission to UC campuses is highly competitive. In order to be considered for admission, students must have a strong academic record with a high grade-point average (GPA). But their admissions stats…

Handling Admissions Outcomes

At this point in the year, our high school seniors are somewhere in the thick of the stressful process of applying to college. They finish submitting applications and begin to celebrate being “done”, only to realize they’ve entered a new phase in the process: awaiting admissions decisions. The work of completing and submitting applications wasn’t…

The Guinea Pig Freshmen Class

While starting college has always been a big transition, the prelude of two years of isolation has posed new challenges for current college freshmen. Dubbed the “guinea pig” generation, they’re learning to navigate the waters of college bearing the impacts of the pandemic’s disruption to their high school experience. Many students have reported feeling academically…