University of California admissions officers explain their decisions in a year of record applications that brought widespread heartbreak and some joy for high school seniors competing for spots.

UC officials say the new policy should not cause worries, although they acknowledge that any big admissions change can provoke anxiety for many students and parents.

UC’s new application process is encountering some surprising controversy for a seemingly innocuous change: allowing schools to ask students for letters of recommendation. Currently, the ...

Thanksgiving has come and gone. You’ve been rushing through the fall semester to get all your college applications in while still juggling your hectic senior year activities. You finally clicked that ...

Applying to college can be scary, hectic and confusing. There are so many essays to write, edit, review, and so many different tips and tricks to handle it all. You might feel overwhelmed by all of ...

The University of California has slammed the door shut on using any standardized test for admissions decisions, announcing Thursday that faculty could find no alternative exam that would avoid the ...

The priority deadline to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for UC and CSU schools usually falls on March 2. Because that date is a Sunday this year, the deadline is the ...

“As our campuses begin their academic year, the admissions team at the University of California is busy planning for the upcoming application cycle and cannot wait to welcome the next class of ...

During the last application cycle, the UC system received 245,768 applications, and UCLA—the most competitive of its nine campuses—had an acceptance rate of 8.8%.