Freshman Admission and Selection: Fall 2020.
Admissions page for the University of California Santa Cruz. Links to academics, campus life, and more.
Use it as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of your chance for admission to UC Santa Cruz. Admit data. Applicants: 55,868. Admits: 28,784. Overall admit rate: 51.5 %. GPA and test scores of middle 25%-75% students.
This should be a concise (500-1000 words maximum), well-written essay about your background and your reasons for pursuing graduate study in the field of Digital Arts and New Media. Our selection committee places particular importance on the statement of purpose. It should exhibit your ability to present ideas in clear, coherent language.
UC Santa Cruz SAT Essay Policy. UC Santa Cruz requires that applicants submit an SAT Essay along with the rest of the exam. Since the essay is an optional component of the test, students considering UC Santa Cruz should take note of this policy.
Weaknesses: SAT score low, GPA average for the overall UC system (in the other comments section of the application, my daughter addressed her disappointment regarding her own SAT score, and her thoughts regarding standardized testing in general).
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC) is a two-year program and life-long network. It serves students with the highest potential to make sustained contributions as conservation innovators and leaders and to increase the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of the conservation field.
Personal essays are a crucial part of college admissions and are often one of the best ways students can stand out in a crowded applicant field where acceptance is increasingly dictated by numbers and test scores. No two essays are the same, and it can be difficult to determine what specific colleges and universities want out of their essays.