High School Counselor Conference
The UC High School Counselor Conference provides counselors and advisers with the latest information, recommendations and guidance on admission policy and practice. Anyone who works with students preparing for freshman/first-year admission is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Fall 2023 UC High School Counselor Conference
The fall 2023 UC Counselor Conferences have now concluded. PDFs from the conference presentations are available below.
- Tuesday, September 5, 2023 — Virtual
- Thursday, September 7, 2023 — Ontario
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023 — Merced
- Friday, September 15, 2023 — Santa Clara
Stay tuned for further information about the fall 2024 events. If you have any questions about the UC Counselor Conference, email us at cnslrcon@ucop.edu.
Session presentations
Fall 2023 presentations - Remediated PDFs (slides only)
These PDFs have been remediated to meet WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA Accessibility Standards.
- UCOP and campus updates
- A-G Primer: The basics of A-G course policy, submissions and list management
- All in the details: Maximizing the activities and awards section
- Better than a bot: PIQs through the eyes of UC admissions
- Looking to the future and a debt-free UC
- Major mayhem: Everyone wants my major, what do I do?
- Opening up about mental health in the UC application
- Pitfalls & pointers: Successfully navigating the UC application
- Staying fresh on the first-year basics
- Stop at nothing: Supporting undocumented students in the UC system
- Supporting resilience in student success—A tale of two programs
- Transfer is the answer: Supporting your students on the transfer journey
- UC’s new transfer program: A Dual Admission update
- Unleash your advanced evaluation superpowers
Fall 2023 presentations - PDFs with notes (not remediated)
These PDFs include supplemental notes for select presentation slides.
- UCOP and campus updates
- A-G Primer: The basics of A-G course policy, submissions and list management
- All in the details: Maximizing the activities and awards section
- Better than a bot: PIQs through the eyes of UC admissions
- Looking to the future and a debt-free UC
- Major mayhem: Everyone wants my major, what do I do?
- Opening up about mental health in the UC application
- Pitfalls & pointers: Successfully navigating the UC application
- Staying fresh on the first-year basics
- Stop at nothing: Supporting undocumented students in the UC system
- Supporting resilience in student success—A tale of two programs
- Transfer is the answer: Supporting your students on the transfer journey
- UC’s new transfer program: A Dual Admission update
- Unleash your advanced evaluation superpowers