The University of California (UC) is a public university system in California. There are 10 campuses overall, but only 9 of them are open to undergraduate students! UC San Fransisco is for graduate level only.
The UC system is best known for being research based. View the map to see all the locations. Each campus is different, and not every campus is right for every student! It is important to research and if possible, visit campuses in order to ensure a good fit!
Review each UC's Application requirements
Application Tips
Do NOT wait until last minute to apply!
Make sure you have you transcript with you when you enter your academic history and enter courses and grades EXACTLY as they are on your transcript. Misreporting courses/grades or forgetting to list a course may cause your application to be denied.
Make sure when you are adding your coursework that you choose the courses from the drop down list. For the most part, if it is not on the list, it is not A-G approved.
Econ and Gov will be IP/NO and NO/PL depending on when you are taking the courses. Other senior year courses that you are taking all year will be IP/PL.
Don’t forget to add Edgenuity courses or other courses you are making up this year, otherwise it will look like you are not meeting the A-G requirements.
You can only list one score for each exam type, make sure you put your highest overall score from one test day, do not mix and match scores.
Pay attention to the “Completeness check” at the end of the application. There should be zeroes by each A-G category indicating that you do not need any additional courses to be eligible.
It is best to write your Personal Insight Questions in a word document and copy/paste them into the application.