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Message from the Director
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Hello Counseling Friends!
Happy October to you all. Let’s get down to business. The UC application filing period is open. We have seen so many students submit their applications THEN ask to edit their academic details. They cannot! For Freshman applicants the Academic History, Activities and Awards and PIQ tabs are locked and cannot be edited once an application is submitted. Please don’t make your students rush to submit. As a reminder, we don’t use submission date in our evaluation. In fact, UCSB won’t download applications until December, after the application deadline.
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Over 500 of you applied to be external readers for UCSB, thanks to all who applied!
We hired roughly 120 external staff to help us review freshman applications. We selected readers based on experience (years of service in higher education), availability and school representation - large publics, small privates, in state, out of state, etc. Thanks to all who applied.
We have webinars and drop in Q&A sessions for your students who plan to apply this fall. Please share our events link with families. I once again thank you for your partnership. Connect with us if you have any questions.
Cuca Acosta, Executive Director
UC Santa Barbara, Office of Admissions
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- Virtual Visit Request: We want to meet you and your students. Please consider requesting a virtual UCSB visit with your school. Request a virtual visit for a time in November.
- October Counselor Webinars:
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Freshman/High School Updates:
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- Digital Resources: As your students consider applying to UCSB, we have created a flyer to help you promote our digital UC application resources with your senior students and families! Thank you for supporting them in applying to UC!
- International and Out-of-State Applicants: We offer monthly UC application live webinars to support your students applying to UCSB. Previously recorded tutorials for international and out-of-state students is available on demand on our YouTube channel.
- Activities & Awards: We hope you’ll share with freshman, sophomore, and junior students our fillable PDF which allows them to keep track of their extracurricular activities, honors, awards and community service.
- UCSB Student Chats: We host weekly open Q&A chats with current UCSB students every Tuesday at 3pm PT in October. Your students may register on our virtual events page.
- Pre-College Programs: Students interested in earning college credit while engaging in interdisciplinary research are encouraged to apply for UCSB’s two premier pre-college programs, the Summer Research Academies and the Research Mentorship Program open to 9th–11th grade students. Your students can learn more by registering for an upcoming virtual information session happening throughout the winter months.
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- Fall 2026 TAG: The fall 2026 TAG application filing period closed. We saw over 4,200 students submit a TAG to UCSB. We ask that you help us remind students that submitting a TAG is a two-step process. Step 2 is filing a UC application by December 1st.
- Transfer Application Webinars: UC Transfer Application workshops are available online. We have dates in October and November. Please share with your students and their families | Workshops
- Transfer Selective Major Update: We have three new majors which are part of our ‘selective major’ roster: Actuarial Science, Financial Math and Statistics, and Statistics and Data Science. These three programs will require major preparation for applicants in the fall of 2027. As a reminder, major prep is a selection criteria, IGETC/CalGETC is not. | Selective Majors
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- School Group Visits: If you are looking to bring a group of students to visit UC Santa Barbara, please submit a Group Visit Request! Our Group Coordinator will work with you to book a date and time for your visit. Visit options include Guided Campus Tours, Admissions Presentations, and Self-Guided Campus Tours. We are currently confirming group visits through January 2026 but you are welcome to submit a request for future dates as well.
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Office of Admissions
University of California, Santa Barbara
1210 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
admissions@ucsb.edu | (805) 893-2881
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