As the school year was about to end, three friends gathered in the college counseling room at Foshay Learning Center, a K-12 public school near USC. Dozens of college pennants hung from the ceiling ...

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A UC Davis admissions director provides step-by-step advice on how to write a great PIQ, the UC version of a college essay. His main tip? Be authentic.

The new administration has big plans, any of which could have a major impact on California education. But could is the key word. So, we will stay on top of what’s happening and it will inform our ...

The UC system is overhauling the essay section, meaning hundreds of thousands of applicants for this fall must write four essays instead of two.