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⚽️🗒️🎵🏄♀️UC App Tip: Sustained involvement in extracurricular activities looks good. But remember: quality > quantity! Make sure to provide details about amount of time spent and recognition received in your activities.
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💡UC App Tip: First years - List ALL academic courses taken during high school, even those completed in summer or at a different school.
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UC App Tip: Transfer applicants - remember to report all courses from all two-year and four-year institutions, even nontransferable coursework!
@UC_Apply #ucapp #collegeapptips #gobears #ucberkeley #collegeappszn #piqs #ucapplication
🎙️UC App Tip: Think about the Personal Insight Questions as an interview for admissions. This is the one time we’ll be able to get to know you!
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs #collegeapps #collegeadmissions #UCBerkeley #applyingtocollege #CollegeTour
UC App Tip: The Personal Insight Questions presents an opportunity for you to tell us who you are as a student, as a learner, and as a community member.
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs
UC App Tip: Students attending a school where the language of instruction is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency by taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo Exams. 🌏 🌍 🌎
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs
UC App Tip: No supplemental information or portfolios are required (or accepted) unless we reach out to you directly. Don't send any additional documents unless we ask! 📪
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🐻UC App Tip: Holistic review means that our readers review the *entire* first-year application before making a recommendation. Don’t be discouraged if one piece of information isn’t as good as you think it should be!
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✔️UC App Tip Tuesday: Berkeley looks for well-rounded experience – students who succeed both academically and outside of the classroom.
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UC App Tip: Letters of recommendation are not required. Rarely, we may reach out to a select number of applicants to submit up to 2. If you do hear from us, we highly recommend you submit them. Don’t forget to check you email!
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UC App Tip: Holistic review means that our readers review the entire freshman application before making a recommendation for admission. Don’t be discouraged if one piece of information isn’t as good as you think it should be!
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs
2⃣0⃣❗️UC App Tip Sunday: You have 20 spaces for extracurricular activities, but remember: quality over quantity. Distribute them among awards, volunteer, work, or preparation programs as you see fit.
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #GoBears #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs
✨This Friday's UC app tip is: You can talk about how social unrest, institutional racism, or the pandemic have affected you (if it was significant). You can do so in the additional comments or PIQs.
@UC_Apply #UCapplication #GoBears #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs
UC App Tip Thursday: Use the additional context section to explain anything you want us to know that doesn’t appear elsewhere. Had a challenging class or semester? Tell us about it and how you tried to overcome it!
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💡UC App Tip Tuesday - Don’t submit transcripts at this point, but refer to them for accuracy. We’ll ask for those official documents for those who are admitted.
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Happy Monday prospective students! Our tip today is to remind you that the UC app is not a binge of your fav TV show! Don’t power through it in one sitting. Take your time and review your answers after taking breaks.
@UC_Apply #GoBears #UCapp #collegeappszn #PIQs #collegeapps
📨 Our UC app tip today is...pick an email address (preferably a non-school one), stick with it, and check it often!
We may email applicants important information.
(Also, check the spam folder!)
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🤯 💡 Did you know: When you submit your UC app, you automatically apply for a number of UC scholarships?
That's our UC app tip for today. Also, don't forget to fill out your FAFSA and CA Dream Act apps!
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Our UC app tip today is to let you know that your one application allows you to apply to all 9 UC campuses, and you can apply for a fee waiver for up to 4 of those choices. All admissions decisions are independent of each other!
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🗒️✏️Our Thursday tip for the UC application is: Don’t assume that we know acronyms related to your clubs or activities. Spell out each acronym at least the first time so the reader has the full context.
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