Crack the UC Admissions Code
FREE WEBINAR
August 6, 2026 | 5 PM PT
Brennan Bowen
Lead Counselor
Former Admissions Reader for the University of California, Berkeley
Gain a clear, insider understanding of how schools in the University of California system evaluate applicants, allowing you to strategically align your child’s academic and extracurricular choices with their priorities.
Benchmarks Admissions Officers Look For
The precise profile metrics needed to position your child as a viable candidate for highly selective campuses like UC Berkeley and UCLA.
How to Approach Personal Insight Questions (PIQs)
Why the unique UC essay prompts require a completely different approach than the Common App, and how to help your child articulate leadership and initiative in a way that matches what application readers are trained to score.
Overlooked California Nuances & Live Q&A
How to navigate state-specific admission factors, including calculated GPAs and highly impacted majors, followed by an exclusive opportunity to ask direct questions about your child's specific application strategy.
August 6, 2026 | 5 PM PT
Lead Counselor
Former Admissions Reader for the University of California, Berkeley
Brennan Bowen
Meet Your Host
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.
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