Everything we know, written down and free.
No email gate, no download form. Our three main guides are complete; shorter pieces go up through the cycle.
Main guides
- Haas transfer admissions: what your application has to prove Prerequisites, GPA reality, the business supplemental, activities, and choosing an alternate major.
- Maximizing a Berkeley application from outside the U.S. Grading scales, rigor in context, testing sequence, PIQ register, and being realistic about cost.
- Choosing four PIQs out of eight, and making 350 words count Prompt coverage, a structure that works, what readers tire of, and a month-by-month timeline.
Coming this cycle
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Reading your own transcript like a reader would
A checklist for spotting the three things in your record that need explaining.
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The Additional Comments box: use it or skip it
When context helps, and when it reads as an excuse.
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Activities: writing the 350-character entry
Scale, responsibility, and numbers, in very little space.
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Choosing an alternate major that isn't wasted
How alternate majors are actually used, and which pairings make sense.
These guides reflect our readers' own experience as applicants and alumni. They are not official guidance. Verify all requirements and deadlines against official University of California sources.