The Definitive Guide to California College Admissions
Admissions officers compare applicants to others from their high school – our tools provide insights on how school peers stack up.
TL;DR
- Provides UC and CSU admissions rates broken down by California high school.
- Offers tools to compare GPA fit for various colleges and understand UC preparedness scores for high schools.
- Details GPA requirements for top universities like UCLA and Berkeley, and UC waitlist acceptance rates.
- Explains UC transfer rates from community colleges and the impact of major choice on admissions and job opportunities.
- Includes data on UC and CSU acceptance rates by major, high-demand majors, and majors leading to high-paying jobs.
- Features information on where UC alumni find employment and company lists for each campus.
- Compares the 'value' of degrees from California's public colleges through return-on-investment (ROI) data.
- Offers an overview of UC and CSU tuition, financial aid, and loan information, with comparisons of tuition costs at top colleges.
- Provides a timeline for admissions and explains critical application elements like the SAT, major selection, and UC Personal Insight Questions.
- Analyzes which UC campuses send the most alumni to graduate school and the salary increase associated with graduate degrees.
- Highlights specific competitive majors, the impact of early decision at USC, and reasons for earning differences in CS degrees between UC Berkeley and UCLA.