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ANJALI VASWANI

Flex College Prep

PRIYA PULLUR

NAMITA GUPTA

KAREN HYDE Hyde

Consult

MARCI REICHELSTEIN

Compass to College

TIFFANY LU

Flex

Presented by: Anjali Vaswani

School Admit Rate Avg GPA CA Resident

%

UCLA 17.3% 4.18 58.3%

Berkeley 16.9% 4.19 65.5%

San Diego 33.9% 4.13 61.1%

Santa Barbara 32.7% 4.05 75.8%

Davis 38.2% 4.07 64.2%

Irvine 38.7% 4.04 66.1%

Santa Cruz 51.1% 3.88 75.5%

Riverside 56.0% 3.78 89.1%

Merced 64.6% 3.67 94.8%

3.0 unweighted GPA (10th and 11th grade only)

SAT Reasoning or ACT w/Writing exam by December of senior year One is not valued over the other, attempt both

Completion of a minimum of 15 college prep courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 completed prior to senior year

Very Important

Rigor of course

Essay

State Residency

GPA

Important Test scores

Extracurricular activities

Special Talent or Ability

Character/Personal Qualities

Volunteer Work

Work Experience

Performance in Academic Subject Areas Achievements in Special Projects Improvement in Academic Performance Special Talents, Achievements, and Awards Participation in Educational Preparation Programs Academic Accomplishment Within Life Experiences Geographic Location

Grade-Point Average

Test Scores

Courses Completed/Planned

Honors Courses

Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC)

Quality of Senior-Year Program of Study

Academic Opportunities in California High Schools

14 Points UCs consider for Holistic Review

What are you passionate about?

Major related activities, clubs, work experience

Leadership involvement

Sustained participation

Community Service

Used to discover and evaluate distinctions among students with similar academic records

Gain insight into your level of academic, personal, and extracurricular achievement

Provide admissions readers with information that may or may not be evident in other parts of the application

Don’t write an essay that a thousand other students could have written (i.e. “Winning/Losing the Big Game/Debate/ Competition”) unless you can make it unique.

Don’t focus the majority of your essay on your parents’ background; if we know more about them than you, it was a missed opportunity for us to get to know you better.

Include any information that will help readers understand the context of your achievement

List additional honors, awards, extracurricular activities, significant accomplishments

Discuss issues or concerns regarding your transcript, course selection, unusual circumstances

Discuss reasons for applying to EOP

All campuses provide stimulating, challenging and intellectually engaging experiences.

Not every campus is right for every student.

Research the schools to determine the best fit academically, socially, culturally, and geographically

What can you do NOW to become a competitive applicant?

Get involved!

Take your experiences to the highest level you can

UCs value students who are valued in their community

Seek out challenges that you might not have access to at your school

Tie your extra curricular interests to your academic ones