Road Trip!

Kevin Meza, GCC's university transfer guy, is looking for students to go on a Northern California university tour during Spring Break. Anyhow, it looks to me like a good opportunity. Below is Kevin Meza's email...

Greetings!

I am pleased to announce that we secured funding (thank you ASGCC) and will be going on the Central and Northern California College tours during spring break (April12-14). Based on student interest, we will visit UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara. The trip will include admissions presentations, college tours, student panels (featuring former GCC students), and sightseeing in San Francisco.

Students will also have the opportunity to ask:
“Kevin, will I be admitted to Berkeley?”
“Kevin, what classes should I take?”
“Kevin, do you perm your hair?”

Transportation and housing is only $20! Students have to pay for their own snacks, meals, and I “heart” San Francisco T-shirts.

Please announce in class and send them up to the Transfer Center (SR building, second floor) or download the application from the Transfer Center website ( www.glendale.edu/transfercenter). The priority deadline is Monday, March 8th at 5:00pm.

Fun fact:
For UC Berkeley:
Fall 2002 (the year before our first trip): 94 students applied and 42 were admitted.

Now:
Fall 2009: 274 applied and 76 were admitted.

Based on the support and encouragement from everyone on campus, GCC has almost tripled the amount of applicants and doubled the amount of admits to UC Berkeley. Thank you all!

Kevin Meza
Transfer Center Coordinator
Glendale Community College
1500 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
(818) 240-1000 ext. 5820 ---