Thank you for your partnership in working with your students. Learn more about our counselor resources— including our Counselor e-Newsletter, an ongoing live counselor webinar series, pre-recorded webinars, and helpful campus links.

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The UCSB Office of Admissions is seeking counselors and educators who are interested in reading first-year applications for the fall 2026 admissions cycle. Provide your information through this interest form.

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Counselor Chats

We hope you will review the presentations from the current school year on our Counselor Resource Playlist. To request a new webinar topic, submit our short request form.

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5/22/25, 10am PT | Preparing the Next Class: First-Year Freshman PIQ Case Studies

Counselor Resource Playlist

View our Counselor Resources playlist on YouTube for a variety of helpful pre-recorded webinars for high school and college counselors.

Freshman Counselors:

Resources to help your student navigate through the freshman process:

Freshman Eligibility & Selection

Freshman UC PIQ Guide

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Transfer Counselors:

Resources to help your student navigate through the transfer process:

Transfer Eligibility & Selection

Major Prep Guide

Transfer Admission Guarantee

Community College Group Request Form

View our Transfer Student Resource playlist on YouTube!

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Need extra help guiding your students with their PIQ essays? Refer to the PIQ: Conversational Guide designed for counselors!

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View our Admission Terminology Glossary!

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We offer in-person and virtual campus tours in multiple languages, presentations, and more. Organize a visit to UCSB by submitting a group visit request. For questions, email eventmanager@sa.ucsb.edu.

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