With assistance from the Career and Transfer Center, Moorpark College students will be able to complete and submit their California State University and University of California applications easier than expected.

In just a matter of weeks, CSU and UC schools will begin accepting applications and what better way to prepare yourself than to get a head start on the process of applying?

Donny Munshower, Career and Transfer Center coordinator and counselor, gives useful information to keep in mind during the next couple months.

“Here in the Career and Transfer Center, we have application workshops both for the UC’s and the CSU’s that walk students through the application process,” said Munshower.

CSU applications begin on Oct. 1 and UC applications will begin the following month on Nov. 1. Both will have submission deadlines set for Nov. 30.

Though it’s still early in the semester and applications have not yet begun, Munshower advises students to start early on those applications.

“For either UC or CSU’s, you don’t want to wait last minute,” said Munshower. “There have been, in past years, computer crashes where the system shut down and students aren’t able to apply. We definitely don’t want to wait until the very end.”

Throughout October and November, students can attend workshops on how to properly fill out and submit their applications.

Munshower encourages students to pre-register for the workshops, which will be held in the Fountain Hall building, in order to have enough spaces for each and everyone attending.

Students looking for on-hand assistance in filling out their applications can visit the CTC for lab hours where counselors can assist them step by step.

“We’ll have counselors that will sit down with [students] and help explain the application and where there’s questions we can go straight to that and answer it,” said Munshower.

Also, the Writing Center will be offering workshops relating to UC applications due to the changes within their requirements.

“The UC’s have what we call personal insight questions, it used to be called personal statements,” said Munshower. “There are now eight questions and they have to answer four of them, each response can’t be more than 350 words … it’s important to visit the writing center, they will have workshops specific to personal statements or the personal insight questions.”

According to Munshower, it’s best to understand these new requirements and be able to complete them before the deadline.

“We highly recommend that again students start early to just see where there’s questions or concerns, have ample time to come in and see us during our open lab hours or attend one of the workshops to get those questions answered,” said Munshower.

For further information regarding applications, contact the Career and Transfer Center at (805) 378-1536 or visit them in Fountain Hall room 110.