Self-Exploration
UCs
Common App
Cal States
Financial Aid
100

Name of the assessment taken in class

16 Personalities

100

Campus with the most amount of applications reported during Fall 2025

Unknown - Fall 2025 hasn't happened yet!

100

Recommended amount of time to give your teacher for a letter of recommendation

At least 2 weeks
100

Website to start my CSU application

Cal State Apply

100

This financial aid is awarded to only California residents

Cal Grant 

*Can award between $1,000-$12,000 per year*

200

Website used to apply for community college

CCC Apply

200

Which UC campus did we use videos from to learn about the UC application process?

UC Santa Barbara

200

Common App Essay word limit

650 words

200

Number of quadrants in the Cal State Application

Four

1. Personal Information

2. Academic History

3. Supporting Information

4. Program Materials

200

Cost to submit one CSS Profile

$25 for the first

$16 for each additional

300

Suggested rental book website 

Chegg

300
UC admissions decisions release during this month

March

300

Website used to request letters of recommendation

Naviance 

300

Number of Cal State campuses a fee waiver gives you access to apply to

Four!
300

Number of months until after you graduate to start repayment on student loans

6 months!

Postpones if you go to graduate school, medical school, law school, etc. 

400

Name of website used to see how courses at a community college transfer to a four-year university

400

Section in the application where it is encouraged to talk about how COVID affected you

Additional Comments

400

Date when Common App should be submitted

Depends on each university (varying deadlines)

400

Name three of Impacted CSU campuses

1.Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

2.Fresno State

3.CSU Fullerton

4.Cal State LA

5.CSU Long Beach

6.San Diego State University

7.San José State

400

Name one special program we discussed

- Posse Foundation

- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

- Gates Scholarship

- QuestBridge (National College Match)

500

A document you designed to showcase your education, skills, and extracurricular activities

Resume

500

Statistics on the current class of incoming students (available at each UC)

Freshman Profile

500

When you apply to visit a campus and they pay for your transportation and stay at their campus

Fly-In program

500

What are one of the supplemental factors that Cal States look at if your GPA is from 2.0-2.49?

- Number of Courses Exceeding Minimum “A-G” Requirements

- Household Income

-Extracurricular Involvement

-Other available information that would inform the campus admission decision

500

WUE stands for...

Western Undergraduate Exchange

It is a program between west coast schools that allows you to pay in-state tuition instead of out-of-state