Get Your Admission Applications Started
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Jamie Wallace
Jan 273 min
12 Tasty FAFSA Tips
Don't wait! File your FAFSA ASAP! Why? Because delaying can cause your financial aid award to be late. FAFSA says they will send...
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Jamie Wallace
Nov 18, 20238 min
FAFSA Delayed and Changed!
The Feds significantly changed the FAFSA in more ways than one. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) usually opens on...
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Jamie Wallace
Sep 16, 20231 min
UC Fall Showcases
Every Fall the University of California campuses put on preview days, open houses, and tours. Visiting a campus is the best way to check...
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Jamie Wallace
Apr 4, 20237 min
Accepted, Waitlisted, Deferred...
Jamie Wallace, April 3, 2023 Accepted, Rejected, Waitlisted, Spring Start, Spring Abroad: so many possibilities. Now what? Decisions from...
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Jamie Wallace
Feb 12, 20233 min
UC Statewide Guarantee
Did you know that if you are in the top 9% of California high school students that the University of California (“UC”) guarantees you a...
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Jamie Wallace
Dec 12, 20223 min
Colleges Aid Offers are Misleading
The Government Accountability Office found that out of 500 colleges 91% did not include enough information for families to easily...
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Jamie Wallace
Jan 16, 20227 min
To Test or Not to Test...
Testing in a Test-Optional world. Should you take the SAT or ACT this year? Quick take: Take the tests if you can. Take them soon after...
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Jamie Wallace
Nov 2, 20215 min
UC Personal Insight Questions
(Need more help, check out my 4-part video lesson ) The November 30th deadline is fast approaching and you still haven’t finished writing...
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Jamie Wallace
Oct 14, 20212 min
UC counts more classes for math requirement!
In August 2021, the UC broadened what math courses will fill the requirements for high school students applying to the University of...
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Jamie Wallace
Oct 3, 20212 min
It's FAFSA time!
From National Public Radio Attention college-bound students: Do you want FREE federal money to help you pay for college? Friday, October...
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Jamie Wallace
May 22, 20212 min
Newsflash: UC drops SAT/ACT:CSU keep temporary ban
The University of California ("UC") will no longer look at SAT and ACT scores for admissions or scholarships in any of its ten schools....
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Jamie Wallace
Mar 28, 20217 min
Accepted, Waitlisted, Deferred...
Jamie Wallace, April 3, 2023 Accepted, Rejected, Waitlisted, Spring Start, Spring Abroad: so many possibilities. Now what? Decisions...
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Jamie Wallace
Mar 2, 20212 min
UC Extends Pass/Fail
When the pandemic disrupted school throughout California, the University of California ("UC") declared that it would accept Pass/Fail...
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Jamie Wallace
Feb 23, 20211 min
Why Late Bloomers are So Special
Check out this excellent podcast from NACAC. Not all students are ready to go to college right after high school. Is your child a late...
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Jamie Wallace
Oct 10, 20205 min
File Your FAFSA ASAP
Hunh? That translates to: file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid as soon as possible. Not sure what a FAFSA is, take a look...
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Jamie Wallace
Oct 9, 20204 min
FAFSA = Financial Aid = Money for College
Or Why you need to file a FAFSA College affordability is a parent’s number one concern. The FAFSA or the FREE Application for Federal...
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Jamie Wallace
Sep 20, 20206 min
Covid's Impact on College Applications
As college application season heats up heading toward the inevitable application deadlines starting in October students are worried...
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Jamie Wallace
Sep 2, 20204 min
UC now Test Blind: UPDATE
UPDATE: Upon appeal by the UC, the court has lifted the injunction. This leads to a mix of test-blind and test optional UCs. UC Berkeley,...
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Jamie Wallace
May 28, 20203 min
UC Drops SAT/ACT (mostly)
On May 21, 2020, the University of California announced that “We are removing the ACT/SAT requirement for California students and...
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