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Category: University of California Application
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This post shows you how to think about and write succesful University of California Personal Insight Essays in 2020-2021.
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Who should read this post–anybody applying to the University of California. Contents–see below for a look at the latest data, as of July 11, 2017, with acceptance rates, a one-campus snapshot of GPA and test averages (for subscribers only) and your takeaway on relative chances of admissions based on your numbers and who you are.…
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Who should read this post: Anybody applying to Harvard; Anybody applying to Harvard and the University of California system; Anybody applying to a Common Application School; Anybody writing more than one application essay. So step one this year is not to just sit down and write an essay. And why not? Because most of you…
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Who should read this post: anybody who is now or will be in the near future applying to any University of California campus; any parent of anybody applying to the U.C. anytime soon; anybody interested in what is going on in higher education. Our major topics: The U.C. Application Essays for 2016-2017; Some Current Data…
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Who should this post–anybody applying to a University of California campus; anybody particularly interested in U.C. Berkeley; anybody who needs to get a letter of recommendation; and anybody interested in enrollment categories for sexual identity–an evolving field, as you will see. Changes for the University of California, Berkeley application. New Wrinkle #1: More Recommendations Allowed–and…
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Back in the old days, say in the year 2005, the only worry you really had when applying to college in California was whether or not you would get in. Now, not only is it harder to get into college, you also have to worry about how politics (and the economy) are impacting the universities…
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College Search and Evaluation Software and Websites Most of the people I help with college applications can be categorized in two ways: those who are fixated on a list of big-name universities which are the ONLY places they can possibly consider applying to, and those who are overwhelmed by the information available and so feel…
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College App Jungle’s Rules of College Admissions: 1. There are no secrets to admissions though each university does have priorities which shape admissions. Beyond looking at the information colleges provide about how they evaluate applications, spending time trying to figure out if there is a “secret handshake” which will give you admittance is a waste of…
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