Real Strategies to Get Into UCs
BrennanReal Strategies to Get Into UCs
Most families think they know what UC readers are looking for—GPA, test scores, a long activities list. They're usually wrong, and it's costing strong students real opportunities. Former UC Berkeley admissions reader Brennan reveals what actually happens when a file gets opened, and how to build a UC application that tells one clear, unmistakable story.
Speaker Info
Brennan
Brennan is a college admissions counselor with over a decade of experience in selective admissions and international education.
He has reviewed thousands of applications as a former admissions reader for the University of California, Berkeley, and an external reader for Stanford.
Brennan founded the college counseling department at an international school in Shanghai and has helped students gain admission to top universities worldwide.
About this Webinar
Most families think they know what UC readers are looking for—GPA, test scores, a long activities list. They're usually wrong and it's costing strong students real opportunities. Join Brennan, a former UC Berkeley admissions reader, for Real Strategies to Get Into UCs, a live session that goes beyond the UC website and into what actually happens when a file gets opened. You'll learn why the same GPA can read completely differently at two different campuses, why longer activity lists often work against students, and how to build a UC application that tells one clear, unmistakable story.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
- What Readers Actually See: The UC GPA your student thinks they have is often not the one admissions readers calculate — and that gap changes which campuses are realistic.
- Depth Beat Volume: UC doesn't reward busy. Two activities with real impact consistently outperform ten shallow ones — you'll learn exactly what "impact" means to a reader.
- The PIQ Advantage: With no interviews and no letters of rec, the four PIQs carry the entire weight of who your student is. Most students waste them repeating the resume.