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COSMOS Summer Program: A Complete Guide

AdmissionSight

The first programs launched at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz in 2000, followed by UC Davis in 2001, UC San Diego in 2004, and UCLA in 2024. They work with faculty and students from UC, California State University, and California community colleges, making the program more accessible while keeping the academics rigorous.

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12 Less Obvious Anxiety Sources of College Admissions and Enrollment

Admissions Madness

Students often continue reinserting unrealistic colleges onto their list last-minute, a practice I call application creep. In his landmark book The Paradox of Choice (2004), Barry Schwartz argues that having as many as 4,000 colleges and university options produces the counterintuitive effect of making us miserable.