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Welcome to Berkeley's Office of Undergraduate Admissions blog! We are looking forward to sharing stories from current students and the Berkeley community. We’ll also be offering up some application and admissions tips.

Tip #1: If you have any admissions questions, please use the "Ask Oski" virtual advisor on this page. Chances are you will find your answer, right on the spot.

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$1 Million Grant for Undergraduate Research

The Amgen Foundation has renewed a four-year, $1 million grant to UC Berkeley that to date has introduced 94 undergraduate students from a range of colleges and universities to laboratory research and steered more than three-quarters of them into graduate level research.



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Application filing deadline Nov. 30

This is just a reminder that the deadline to file your application for the fall 2011 term is Nov. 30, 2010.

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Berkeley PhD programs ranked among nation's best

The first detailed survey since 1995 of doctoral programs at the nation's research universities shows that the University of California, Berkeley, continues to have the largest number of highly ranked graduate programs in the country.

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Mark Your Calendars for Sept. 26

The first-ever Fall Free for All, a full day of free performances on the UC Berkeley campus kicks off Cal Performances' 2010/11 season open to the public. Four stages feature a diverse line-up of artists, providing a preview of the artistic residencies and collaborations offered here throughout the year.

WHEN: Sun., Sept. 26, 11 am - 6 pm


WHERE: Zellerbach Hall, Hertz Hall, Wheeler Auditorium, Lower Sproul Plaza and Sather Gate

Berkeley Number 2 University in the World

UC Berkeley ranks the second-best university in the world - Harvard is first - by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

For the complete list of rankings, click here.

Record Number on Pell Grants

A record number of UC Berkeley students will benefit from federal Pell Grants this fall - good news in a year marked by financial challenges.

In addition, the campus has approved 67 new faculty searches this year.

Also this fall, the UC Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity will be offering $125,000 in grant money to students, faculty and staff for projects that improve the climate for diverse groups across campus and encourage collaboration.

Click here for more news about Berkeley at the start of the fall 2010 term.