Application Instructions

The following seven items are required for a complete program application:

1. Application Information Form

  • Please complete the online application:   Elementary Division (ED)   ...   Secondary Division (SD)

  • Once you have submitted the online form, PRINT the completed form, sign the Statement of Commitment at the bottom, and mail it with the rest of your application documents.

2. Teacher Recommendation Form (TRF)

  • Print out the appropriate form:   Elementary Division TRF   ...   Secondary Division TRF

  • Give the form to your current teacher in an academic subject (e.g., mathematics, science, language arts).
  • Your teacher should complete the form, seal it in an envelope you provide, sign his or her name across the sealed flap, and then return the envelope to you.

  • ED: You may ask a teacher who teaches you in a course outside the subject area for which you are applying.
  • SD: If you are applying for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Precalculus, AP Calculus, or AP Statistics, this form must be completed by your current math teacher.
  • SD: For all other subjects, you may select the academic course teacher of your choice.

3. Photocopy of Report Card

  • Submit a legible copy of your most recent report card for the current ('09-'10) school year.
  • If you need assistance obtaining a copy, ask in your school office.
  • Do not delay submitting your application while waiting for a newer report card.

4. Photocopy of Achievement Test Scores

  • Include a photocopy of your most recent STAR test results (from 2009, 2008, or 2007). Please submit both sides of the report.
  • If you have not taken the STAR test, please send photocopied results of other standardized achievement tests that report national percentile (NPR) scores (e.g., ERB–Educational Records Bureau CTP4 or ISEE; SAT–Stanford Achievement Test; IOWA or ITBS–Iowa Test of Basic Skills; SSAT–Secondary School Admission Test).
  • Do NOT submit the College Board SAT or PSAT scores.
  • If you have not taken a standardized achievement test in the past three years, include a signed note with the school stamp from an administrative staff person at your school indicating so.

5. Inventory of Activities

  • On a separate sheet of paper, list all activities in which you have participated in the following areas:
        (a) school and academic activities
        (b) athletic activities
        (c) community activities (e.g. scouting, youth organizations)
        (d) visual and performing arts (e.g. drawing, dance, music)
  • For each activity listed, please indicate:
        (a) how many years you have participated in the activity
        (b) any leadership positions you have held

6. Academic Product or Essay

7. Processing Fee

Enclose a $50 non-refundable processing fee. If this poses a financial hardship, see "Financial Aid Information" below.

  • If paying by credit card:
        —Submit a printout of your online credit card payment receipt.
        —In order to pay by credit card, you must first complete the Application Information Form online
            (see #1 above). After submitting this form, you will receive instructions on how to complete
            your credit card payment. Only forms completed online offer the ability to pay by credit card.
  • If paying by check or money order:
        —Make checks and money orders payable to "UC Regents".
        —Write "ED" or "SD" and the student's first and last name on the memo line of the check or money order.

The following two application items are optional:

Postcard

  • Include a stamped ($0.28), self-addressed postcard. We will return the postcard to you with the details of your application status.

Financial aid information

  • If you are applying for financial aid, please submit your family's most recent Federal Tax Return AND all Schedules. An invoice for fees due and the amount of financial aid awarded (if any) will be included in the student's acceptance packet, which will be mailed on Thursday, April 1 (for the SD) or Friday, April 30 (for the ED).
  • If the $50 processing fee poses a financial hardship, please submit a letter of explanation and supporting documents listed above.