UC Application Guide
The UC application is due on December 2nd this year- to accomodate the Thanksgiving break. UCSB has put together a wonderful “playlist” or set of videos to help walk you through the application process. I highly recommend using this as a resource. There are several nuances to the UC application and I’d recommend checking in with your counselor at school to make sure you are filling it out correctly. Please pay attention to the details! Especially if you are out of state!
A few highlights:
- There is one application that goes to all campuses
- The UCs use holistic review, meaning they review each app individually
- They consider academics & non-academic interests
- They place different values on each section of the application (each campus weighs different sections differently)
- Everything in the application will be used/reviewed
- The UCs do not look at test scores (test blind)
- The UCs do not accept/consider teacher recommendations