deadlines
When do most schools open their applications?
August 1st
What is the name of the full ride scholarship through the East Bay Center for students pursuing a major or minor in art?
Irene Scully
Where can you apply for non-UC or non-CSU colleges?
Common app or Coalition app
What is the word limit for UC personal insight questions?
350
Can you submit an arts performance if you're not applying to major or minor in performing arts?
Yes. Some schools allow you to submit an artistic supplement along with your application.
When is the UC Application deadline?
November 30th, 2025.
What is the name of the $20,000 scholarship through the East Bay Center?
Perseverance and Motivation
Their Course Catalog
This program allows high school students to earn high school and college credit at the same time while taking classes at community college.
Concurrent Enrollment (Dual Enrollment)
When is the CSU application deadline?
December 1st, 2025
Where can you apply for state-based aid? Where can you apply for federal aid?
Federal: FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid)
Name a college search engine/database.
BigFuture, Niche, Appily (Cappex), College Insight, Petersons, etc.
Name the three different types of recommendation letters.
Counselor recommendation, Academic teacher recommendation, Other teacher/mentor recommendation
What do most colleges ask you to send them once you've completed the first half of senior year?
Your mid-year transcript (first semester grades).
When is the deadline to submit your FAFSA?
June 30th, 2026. However, many schools have earlier deadlines! Fill this out soon to get the best chance at a good aid package.
What is the difference between a subsidized and unsubsidized loan?
Name two scholarship search engines.
Scholarships.com, Fastweb, BigFuture, Scholarshipowl, Appily, Going Merry, Bold.org
Check your email! This is where colleges will send you updates on your applications and ask you for additional information if needed. Some of them might get sent to your spam on accident too.
It is very important to stay on top of your emails throughout the application process.
What is the difference between Early Action and Early Decision?
Early Action allows you to apply early, but you don't have to go to that school if you get accepted.
Early Decision allows you to apply early, but you have to go to that school if you get accepted.
Bonus: Restrictive Early Action allows you to apply early, but prevents you from applying to any other schools through Early Action or Early Decision if their deadlines are not during the general application deadline period (January)
Early action/decision: November 1st, 2025
General applications: First week of January 2026.
Deadlines vary by school. Make sure to check the deadlines for each school you are applying too!
What metric, calculated after you fill out the FAFSA, helps determine your eligibility for federal student aid?
Name five people you can ask to help look over your college essays.
English Teacher, Akwasi, Friends, School Counselor, Other Teachers, Parents, Jordan, Julian, any of the interns, other mentors in your life, literally anyone as long as you think they can offer helpful insight
Name the 5 essential components of a college application.
1. Personal information
2. Academic history
3. Activities list & descriptions
4. Personal narrative essays & supplemental essays
5. Letters of recommendation
6. (bonus!) Artistic Supplements
Pick one:
1. Name 7 University of California (UC) campuses. (there are 10 total!)
2. Name 7 California State University (CSU) campuses. (there are 23 total!)
UCs: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, UC Riverside, UC Merced, UC Irvine, UC Davis. (UCSF is graduate education only)
CSUs: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fresno State, Fullerton, Humboldt (Cal Poly), Long Beach, LA, Maritime, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Pomona (Cal Poly), Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Fransisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), San Marcos, Sonoma, Stanislaus