Virtual Admissions Events

Our virtual events allow you to meet with UCSB staff and students, learn about opportunities on campus, get tips on filling out your UC application, and more. These virtual events are updated throughout the year, so check back frequently for new offerings. If you'd like to take a guided virtual tour, visit our Visits page.

Virtual First-year/Freshman Events 

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Virtual First-year Event Offerings

• Campus Admission Presentation: Learn more about life at UCSB including academics, student life, and research, as well as an admissions overview and live Q&A. 
• UCSB Freshman Selection: Join UCSB Admissions Counselors as we discuss the first-year/freshman admission and selection process at UCSB in a live webinar. We will share the first-year admissions process, what we look at, and how we evaluate your UC application. 
• UC Application Workshop: Join us as we share the freshman UC Application in a live webinar. We explore where students make mistakes and how you can get ready to work on your own UC application this fall. The UC application is shared by all nine undergraduate UC campuses. This webinar is intended to help you apply to any UC campus. Note: We will host special nonresident and international-focused sessions.
• Ask UCSB - UC Application Help: Join the Office of Admissions at UC Santa Barbara to ask questions about your UC application. This is not a formal presentation, instead this is an opportunity for you to ask questions about submitting your UC application.
• UC Personal Insight Questions: The UC application has a mandatory section called, "Personal Insight Questions" (also known as the PIQs). Join UCSB Admissions Counselors to discuss the first-year UC PIQs, what is expected of students in an answer, and how to share your story. This workshop is not specific to UC Santa Barbara as all nine UC campuses share the UC application.
• UC Activities & Awards: Join the UCSB Office of Admissions in a live webinar as we discuss ways applicants can maximize the Activities and Awards section in the UC application by showcasing involvement outside of the classroom. The UC application is shared by all nine undergraduate UC campuses. This webinar is intended to help you apply to any UC campus.
• Tell Your Story! Cultural Context in the UC Application: This presentation will highlight how first-year applicants might share their challenges, achievements, and unique stories through a cultural, identity, and/or values-based lens. Join the Office of Admissions as we talk about the UC application and answer questions in a live chat with you before you submit the fall 2025 UC application. 

Virtual Transfer Events 

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Virtual Transfer Event Offerings

• UC Application Overview: Learn how to fill out the UC application for transfers. Webinars will be available on the calendar in November.

• Transfer Admission at UCSB: A detailed overview about UC Santa Barbara and the junior-transfer admission process. 

• UC Transfer Admission Planner:  Learn about the useful and essential UC transfer planning tool, the UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP).

• UCSB Transfer Admission Guarantee: Learn about UCSB's Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG), available for CA community college students. Webinars available in August and September each year.
• One-on-One Virtual Transfer Appointments: UCSB offers prospective transfer students individual appointments with an Admissions Counselor.

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