The University of California will open its 2015-2016 application for undergraduate admissions on Aug. 1, two months earlier than in previous years.

2015~2016年加州大学的本科申请将会提前到8月1日开放，较往年提前2个月。

UC made the change to give students more time to complete their applications after hearing from counselors and other academic partners that the Aug. 1 date would help a variety of students, including those in summer outreach programs. Completed applications must still be submitted between Nov. 1–30, the same period as in prior years.

加州大学作出这些改变是为了给予学生更多时间去听取升学指导及其他学术伙伴的意见从而完成他们的整个申请过程。所以提前到8月1日可以帮助更多的学生。完整的申请材料将仍然可以如往年一样在11月1日~30日提交。

“The fall is an incredibly busy time for students who are balancing a number of priorities,” said Stephen Handel, associate vice president of undergraduate admissions. “By giving applicants more flexibility, we think the process will be less stressful."

“秋季学期对于学生来说是一个异常繁忙的时期，对于学生来说将要同时处理许多重要事情。”本科申请委员会副主席史蒂夫汉都说。“我们认为给予这些申请的学生更灵活的时间，他们的压力将没有这么重。”

The Aug. 1 application opening also will better align UC's application cycle to those of other selective research universities.While UC encourages every applicant to plan ahead, early preparation and submission of the application does not influence admission decisions.

8月1日开放申请也有利于学生能统一安排好加州大学系统申请和其他研究性大学申请。同时，加州大学鼓励每个申请者提前规划，并且提前准备和递交申请并不会影响录取结果。

Students can improve their chances of being admitted to the university by applying to more than one campus. UC has made that easy to do: All nine undergraduate campuses use the same online application, so students need only fill it out once.

学生只需要填写一次信息就可以在线申请加州大学全部9个校区。

Further information about application preparation, as well as key dates and deadlines can be found at university of california.edu/apply.

更多申请信息及时间节点可以在加州大学官方网站上获取。

加州大学一直是获得中国学生青睐的美国本科名校，其中包括中国学生熟悉的加州大学伯克利分校（UCB）、加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）、加州大学戴维斯分校（UCD）等

学校这一信息的发布也再次提醒了我们，美国高校更青睐有准备的学生，标准化考试成绩及社会实践相关安排和准备对学生来说非常重要。

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