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August 2015

Presenting Yourself on the

UC Application for

Undergraduate Admission

Freshmen


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Before Beginning

Ho Applications are !e"ieedCompleting the Application

#he Personal $tatement

$u%mitting the Application

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Date/Deadline Task

August 1 UC Application &pens

*o"em%er 1+,0 $u%mit UC Application &nline

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-id+-a/ to .ul/ 3aitlist Admission *otification

Application #imeline

Freshman

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$tudent Preparation

!esearch Campuses (arl/

4ather -aterialsBrainstorm

Appl/ Broadl/

As for Ad"ice and Feed%ac

(mail Communication is Critical

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Ho Applications are !e"ieed


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!e7uirements "s8 $election

("er/ UC Campus

9 !ecei"es the same application from /ou9 !e"ies for minimum re7uirements

9 !e"ies for admission indi"iduall/ using

content of the application

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Campuses :oo For

9 $trong grades; test scores < course preparation

9 An inclusi"e educational e=perience

Assess $tudent 3ithin Conte=t

9 (ducational en"ironment

9 A"aila%le resources and opportunities#he Full Application

*ot >ust the personal statement

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Comprehensi"e !e"ie

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Comprehensi"e !e"ie

9 4rade+Point A"erage

9 #est $cores

9 Courses

CompletedPlanned

9 Honors Courses

9 #op @ :ocal Conte=t (:C9 ualit/ of $enior+Year

Program of $tud/

9 Academic &pportunities in

California High $chools9 Performance in Academic

$u%>ect Areas

9 Achie"ements in $pecial

Pro>ects

9 mpro"ement in

Academic Performance9 $pecial #alents;

Achie"ements; and

Aards

9 Participation in(ducational Preparation

Programs

9 Academic

Accomplishment 3ithin:ife (=periences

9 4eographic :ocation

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Completing the UC Application


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$tatement of Application ntegrit/

Academic Histor/(=amination $cores

Acti"ities &utside of $chool

Derification of Application nformation

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mportance of Accurate 'etails

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#he Basics

Contact nformation

$o campuses can contact /ou

Famil/ nformation

Campus-a>or $election

Appl/ %roadl/

Fee 3ai"er

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4etting $tarted

First time users

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Application 'eadline *o"em%er ,0; 115@ p8m8 P$#

Appl/ &nline at uni"ersit/ofcalifornia8eduappl/

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*a"igating

9 Use the progress %ar a%o"e to na"igate

9 Use sections on the right for guidance9 Use %uttons %elo to mo"e from page to page

9 *ote m/ uc application; help; and sign out

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$tarting Your Application

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$tarting Your Application

All students must enter a social securit/

num%er if the/ ha"e one

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$electing a -a>or

Clic to e=pand

the list of ma>ors

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!aning $an 'iego Colleges

You must clic here

%efore raning the

colleges

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$cholarships

!e"ie and select up to 1I scholarships that match

/our characteristics; interests; and %acgroundG

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Biographical nformation

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6th?th4rade Courses

Ad"anced math and language other than (nglish

courses in middle school can %e used to meet A+4

re7uirements

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2,

High $chool Attendance

-ust list e"er/ school attended since @thgrade

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2)

High $chool Attendance

Pro"ide %asic information

a%out /our high school

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High $chool Courseor

(nter academic courses taen and grades earned at each

school as the/ appear on /our official academic record

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High $chool Courseor

(nter academic courses that do not appear on the

UC+appro"ed course list

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College Courses #aen in High $chool

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Academic Histor/ Comments

Use this space to e=plain unusual circumstances; not

as an e=tension of the personal statement

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Acti"ities < Aards

Choose up to 5 of /our most

meaningful e=periences for each

categor/8

9 *on a+g Courseor9 (ducational Preparation Programs

9 Communit/ $er"ice9 3or (=perience9 Aards < Honors9 (=tra Curricular Acti"ities

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AC# < $A# #est $cores

$elf+report scores here and order official scores to %e

sent to at least one UC campus August 2015


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Ad"anced Placement #est $cores

Passing AP < B e=am scores can %e used to sho

su%>ect master/

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#o Prompts

9 -ust address %oth

9 1;000 ords total ma=imum

Die as a personal inter"ie on paper

Compose outside of application

9 !e7uest feed%ac9 Paste responses in plain te=t

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Freshman $tatement

Prompt &ne

'escri%e the orld /ou come from J for e=ample;

/our famil/; communit/ or school J and tell us ho

/our orld has shaped /our dreams and aspirations8

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Prompt #o

#ell us a%out a personal 7ualit/; talent;

accomplishment; contri%ution or e=perience that is

important to /ou8 3hat a%out this 7ualit/ or

accomplishment maes /ou proud; and ho does it

relate to the person /ou areK

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Freshman $tatement

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$tart earl/; get feed%ac; and re"ise

'efine /our moti"ation in topics that /ou are

passionate a%out

'ecisions are ne"er made on the personal

statement alone

A"oid common mistaes

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Personal $tatement Final #houghts

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Additional Comments

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'onLt Forget to Clic $u%mit

Updates

!eturn to the application to mae updates

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Fees; Pa/ment < 3ai"ers

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