UC/CSU Updates and MORE! for
SFUSD students
As of August 2020
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RESOURCES
UCs AND CSUs
WELCOME!
COMMON APP
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How it affects your GPA
Where to go for more info
Testing and application updates. How to explain C/NC
Who am I?
New optional question
WELCOME!!
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Ms. Lauren Marshman, PPS, MS
District Lead Counselor
SFUSD Counseling and Post-Secondary Success
marshmanl@sfusd.edu
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UC’s ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SECTION
CSU APPLY
PIQs
APPLICATION TIPS
Use this section to explain grades, C/NC, personal situations, or anything else the application reader should know about you
More info here
UC CAMPUS LEARNING PLANS
Campus | Fall 2020 Plans | More Info |
UC Berkeley | Fully Online | |
UC Davis | Mostly Online | |
UC Irvine | Mostly Online | |
UC Los Angeles | Mostly Online | |
UC Merced | Fully Online | |
UC Riverside | Mostly Online | |
UC Santa Barbara | Mostly Online | |
UC Santa Cruz | Mostly Online | |
UC San Diego | 70% Courses Online 30% Courses In-Person |
WHAT ABOUT SAT AND ACT?
SAT/ACT Testing
| SENIORS Class of 2021 | JUNIORS Class of 2022 | SOPHOMORES Class of 2023 | FRESHMEN Class of 2024 |
UCs Link here | SAT/ACT Math and Reading portions are Test Optional | SAT/ACT Math and Reading portions are Test Optional | SAT/ACT Test Blind -new test being created | SAT/ACT Test Blind -new test being created |
Writing portion is eliminated for admissions consideration, but can be submitted for UC English course placement | ||||
CSUs Link here | Test Optional | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Privates and Out-of-State Publics | ||||
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COMMON APP CHANGES
Read more here
New user-friendly platform for your recommenders
New Optional question on how COVID-19 affected your learning
RESOURCES
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AB540 NONRESIDENT AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
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UC FOR YOU
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YOUR COUNSELOR
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RESOURCES
Talk to admissions officers, visit the campus, learn about the school, all from your home! Register here
Your counselor is a great resource and wants to help you! If you can’t find an answer on the web, they are the people to ask!
UCs
CSUs
Scholarships
Privates or Out-of-State Publics
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Some Advice
2-3 should be schools you think you have a good chance to get into
2-3 should be schools you think you have a good chance to get into
Don’t be put off by a school’s price tag. Many of them offer competitive financial aid packages. Info about WUE
So much money goes unclaimed every year, just because students don’t apply. So apply!
UCs accepted 12% more CA students this year vs. last year
Colleges will go back to ‘normal’ for you
Vaccines are coming!
SOME POSITIVE NEWS
Basically, it was easier to get in for the Class of 20 compared to the Class of 19