UC Davis Admissions Presentation

							Undergraduate Admissions Update
                        Pamela Blanco
      Transfer Opportunity Program Coordinator
                       Undergraduate Admissions
Agenda
• Fall 2010 summary
• Freshman admission requirements
• UC Application
• Personal statement changes
• Fall 2011 important dates
• UC Davis campus highlights
Fall 2010 Freshman Trends
• UC freshman apps up 2%
• UC Davis freshman apps up 2%


• UC freshman admission up 3%
• UC Davis freshman admission steady


• UC Davis expected enrollment 4,450
Fall 2010 Admission Profile
Fall 2010 Admission Profile
Fall 2010 Transfer Trends
• UC transfer apps up 18%
• UC Davis transfers apps up 26%
• UC Davis TAG apps up 34%


• UC transfer admission up 17%
• UC Davis transfer admission up 19%


• UC Davis expected enrollment 2,700
Fall 2010 Admission Profile
Fall 2010 Admission Profile
     UC Freshman Admission
          Requirements
1. Subject Requirement -15 yearlong A-G
   courses with C grades or better

2. Examination Requirement
3. Scholarship Requirement
 Eligibility in the Local Context
                (ELC)
               *Class of 2011 only*
Top 4% of students in each participating high school's
  graduating class have been identified and notified

Contingent upon successful completion of coursework
           and examination requirements

  Five campuses will guarantee admissions to ELC
                     students:

 Davis         Irvine        Merced        Riverside

                   Santa Barbara

    http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/welcome.html
   Class of 2012 and Beyond
ELC top 9% of graduating students from
each participating high school who have
 completed 11 of the 15 yearlong A-G
   requirements by their junior year

                  OR

  Statewide top 9% of California high
school students, according to the online
           admissions index

Applicants will be guaranteed a spot in
 the UC system, but it has not been
 determined if admission will also be
  guaranteed at specific campuses
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
Personal Statement Changes
• Three personal statements
  – 2 required
  – 1 optional (formerly ―additional comments‖
    section‖)

• 1,000 words maximum between the
  two required essays
  – May be allocated however a student wishes

• 550 words maximum for personal
  statement 3
• Hard cutoff for word count
Personal Statement Changes
• Three personal statements
  – 2 required
  – 1 optional (formerly ―additional comments‖
    section‖)

• 1,000 words maximum between the
  two required essays
  – May be allocated however a student wishes

• 550 words maximum for personal
  statement 3
• Hard cutoff for word count
Personal Statement Changes
• Three personal statements
  – 2 required
  – 1 optional (formerly ―additional comments‖
    section‖)

• 1,000 words maximum between the
  two required essays
  – May be allocated however a student wishes

• 550 words maximum for personal
  statement 3
• Hard cutoff for word count
Personal Statement Changes
• Three personal statements
  – 2 required
  – 1 optional (formerly ―additional comments‖
    section‖)

• 1,000 words maximum between the
  two required essays
  – May be allocated however a student wishes

• 550 words maximum for personal
  statement 3
• Hard cutoff for word count
Personal Statement 1
Describe the world you come from — for
example, your family, community or
school — and tell us how your world has
shaped your dreams and aspirations.


(Same prompt as last year; 1,000 words
maximum between statements 1 and 2)
Personal Statement 2
Tell us about a personal quality, talent,
accomplishment, contribution or
experience that is important to you. What
about this quality or accomplishment
makes you proud, and how does it relate
to the person you are?


(Same prompt as last year; 1,000 words
maximum between statements 1 and 2)
Personal Statement 3
If you wish, you may use this space to
tell us anything else you want us to know
about you that you have not had the
opportunity to describe elsewhere in the
application.


(Formerly the ―additional comments‖
section; 550 words maximum)
Comprehensive Review
               Academic Factors
           Number of A-G courses/GPA
      Exams Scores (inc. SAT Subject Exams)
  Participation in academic preparation programs
 Marked improvement in a consistently challenging
               academic program

            Non-academic Factors
               Leadership positions
            Special talents and awards
Perseverance in unusually challenging circumstances
  Disabilities impacting educational and life goals
Junior Transfer Admissions
• 60 semester/90 quarter
  transferable units
• 2.90 – 3.10 GPA in college
  coursework
• 2 UC approved English
  Composition Courses
• 1 UC approved level of
  Mathematics
• Other required courses vary
  depending on your major
         Transfer Admission
          Guarantee (TAG)
Transfer Admission Guarantees are available at California
                  Community Colleges
 30 semester/45 quarter units must be completed with
                   2.90-3.10 gpa
 Required courses must be completed by the end of the
                spring prior to transfer




 Representatives from UC Davis meet with students at
                    regional schools
Fall 2011 Important Dates
2010
• October 1: Application available
• Nov 1-30: Application filing period
• December: All entrance exams must be completed
2011
• March 11: Discover UC Davis
• March: Freshman notification
• April: Transfer notification
• April 16: PICNIC DAY
• April 22: Freshman Decision UC Davis
• May 1: Freshman SIR deadline
• May 13: Transfer Decision UC Davis
• June 1: Transfer SIR deadline
• July 15: Official transcripts due
     More than a Century of
     Excellence in Education
• since 1908- teaching,
  research and public
  service
• 102 undergraduate
  majors, 90 graduate
  majors
• 6 professional schools
• 31,500 students
• 24,000 undergraduates

• Over 5,000 acres
• Ranked 9th among public
  universities in the U.S.
College of Agricultural and
 Environmental Sciences
College of Biological Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Letters and Science
       Commitment to Success
• Undergraduate research


• Academic advising


• Pre-graduate and
  Pre-professional advising


• Student Academic Success
  Center


• Internship and
  Career Center


• Center for Leadership
  Learning
    Student Life
• Nearly 500 student clubs and
  organizations

• Activities & Recreation Center
  (ARC)

• Student Health and Wellness
  Center

• Cultural programs,
  music and the arts

• A safe, friendly, college town of
  60,000 residents
              Student Housing




• 3 Residence Hall locations
• Guaranteed housing!
• Theme programs
• Safe, Friendly Atmosphere
        Questions?

              Pamela Blanco
Transfer Opportunity Program Coordinator
       Undergraduate Admissions
             (530) 219-0568
          parueca@ucdavis.edu