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⛳️ YOU’RE INVITED! 🏌️‍♀️Transfer Prep & Topgolf Social is coming to Topgolf San Jose! Join us for some golf, food, and a...
09/10/2026

⛳️ YOU’RE INVITED! 🏌️‍♀️

Transfer Prep & Topgolf Social is coming to Topgolf San Jose! Join us for some golf, food, and a UCSC application support panel for FREE! 🎓⛳️

Saturday, October 17 | 4:00–7:00 PM
📍 Topgolf San Jose

Sign up at ucsc.link/tpptopgolf LINK IN BIO!

4–6 PM: Golf with us, enjoy food, and connect with current transfer student peer mentors & other local community college students.
6–7 PM: Join our panel with current UCSC students & UC application support from our evaluators. They’ll be available to share UC application tips and answer your questions!

Come golf, connect, and get your UCSC application questions answered. 💙💛

Slide 1 Image Description: The background shows a green golf course. There is a Sammy the Slug with a blue flag next to a large white golf ball that appears in the center, hit by a golfer in the distance. The page features the text: "UC SANTA CRUZ Undergraduate Admissions. You’re Invited To. TRANSFER PREP & TOPGOLF SOCIAL. SAT, OCT 17 @ 4:00 - 7:00 PM at TOPGOLF SAN JOSE. FREE TO ATTEND, BUT LIMITED SPOTS! JOIN US FOR SOME GOLF, FOOD, AND A UCSC APPLICATION SUPPORT PANEL.

Slide 2 Image Description: A “Golf Time Card” graphic on the green golf-course background. A blue flag and white golf ball appear on the left, with a Banana Slug in the lower-right and the golfer silhouette in the upper-right. The graphic outlines the event schedule from 4–6 PM and 6–7 PM. The page features the text: “IT'S FREE TO SIGN UP & JOIN US! GOLF TIME CARD. TIME — ACTIVITY. 4–6 PM: GOLF WITH US, ENJOY FOOD, AND CONNECT WITH CURRENT TRANSFER STUDENT PEER MENTORS & OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. 6–7 PM: A PANEL WITH CURRENT UCSC STUDENTS & UC APPLICATION SUPPORT FROM OUR EVALUATORS. THEY’LL BE AVAILABLE TO SHARE UC APPLICATION TIPS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS! ucsc.link/tpptopgolf Link in BIO!

Trust us when we say that we know a spot...Fall quarter is coming up, and we thought we'd show all of our new and return...
09/10/2026

Trust us when we say that we know a spot...

Fall quarter is coming up, and we thought we'd show all of our new and returning slugs some of our wonderful campus views! Have some other spots to share? Drop them in the comments below.

Slide 1: On the title text reads, "When we say 'I know a spot, ' we mean." The image in the background shows the University of California, Santa Cruz sign with trees.
Slide 2: On-screen text reads, "this." with an image of the Stevenson Coffee House with students studying at tables.
Slide 3: On-screen text reads, "this," with an image of a beach lookout at the Seymour Center.
Slide 4: On-screen text reads, "this." with an image of the UC Santa Cruz farm with meadows of flowers.
Slide 5: On-screen text reads, "this." with an image of East Field and students laying on the grass.
Slide 6: On-screen text reads, "this." with an image of the Porter Squiggle at night.
Slide 7: On-screen text reads, "this." with an image of a student on the UC Santa Cruz meadows.
Slide 8: On screen text reads, "this." with a image of the Seymour Center lookout with a bench.

Move in season is almost upon us! ⭐️We are so excited to welcome our Slugs back to the redwoods. In the meantime, here a...
09/05/2026

Move in season is almost upon us! ⭐️We are so excited to welcome our Slugs back to the redwoods. In the meantime, here are some helpful tips and tricks to keep in mind when getting ready to return! For more information and more guides visit the UCSC housing website. 🏠🌲🌊

Photo Description:
Image contains a picture of Cowell Dorms with students in the balcony. On screen text reads, “Housing Do and Dont’s at UC Santa Cruz



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Slide includes image of Kresge dorm and a Sammy the Slug mascot in the corner. On screen text contains information about housing items such as desk, chairs, bookshelf’s, clothing storage, and trash cans. On screen text reads, “What comes in a room, from UCSC.”

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Slide contains an image of University Town Center dorm with pictures of Sammy the Slug, laundry backpacks, shower caddy, command strip, and a outlet surge protector. On screen text reads, “What to Bring, Permitted by UCSC.”

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Slide contains an image of University Town Center dorm with a picture of Sammy the Slug, water filter, framed & pictures, headphones, and an umbrella.

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Slide contains an image of University Town Center dorm with pictures of Sammy the Slug, towels, shower shoes, water bottle, and cleaning supplies. On screen text reads, “What to Bring, Permitted by UCSC.”

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Slide contains an image of University Town Center dorm with pictures of a candle, rice cooker, space heater, air conditioning units, and unapproved pets. On screen text reads, “What to leave at home, Unpermitted by UCSC.”

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Slide contains an image of University Town Center dorm with pictures of boxes, rice cooker, airfryer, bed risers, and large personal furniture. On screen text reads, “What to leave at home, Unpermitted by UCSC.”

Words aren’t enough to describe our campus beauty… we’d love to see some of your favorite pictures of UCSC!! 🌲💬Post Desc...
09/03/2026

Words aren’t enough to describe our campus beauty… we’d love to see some of your favorite pictures of UCSC!! 🌲💬

Post Description:
A photo of tree planters and benches outside of the Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall at UCSC with lowered transparency over light blue. Overlaid is text reading: “Now that we can comment pictures… Share your favorite photos of campus!” with various stickers such as the Instagram comment bar, a black and white cutout of arms holding a camera, a cartoon banana slug icon holding a phone, and the UCSC Admissions logo on the bottom.

09/02/2026

🎓 Californian community college students can guarantee admission to UCSC through the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program, as long as requirements are met!!📚

🗓️ The TAG application for Fall 2027 officially opens today until September 30th!

🤔 Why TAG? Transferring can be a great way to save money, plan major prerequisites, or improve your academic performance and open doors for you to attend UCSC! 🌲

Visit the link in our bio to learn more! 🔗

🎥 Video Description:
Various clips of natural beauty and student life at UC Santa Cruz with fun and optimistic music and a voiceover detailing the TAG application opening, process, deadlines, and potential benefits.

08/27/2026

Some banana slug steals! 😌

What else belongs on the list? 👀💬

🎥 Video Description:
A short clip of waves crashing in the Santa Cruz shoreline with text overlay that reads: “5 things worth your money in Santa Cruz: 1. pizza my heart slice + t-shirt combo 2. comfortable shoes 3. bcycle subscription 4. marianne’s ice cream 5. higher education at UCSC!”

08/25/2026

How are we feeling, banana slugs? 👀 Just one more month!!💙💛

Let us know what you’re looking forward to most! 🤩

🎥 Video Description:
A post-it note reading “1 MONTH ‘TIL YOU’RE HERE!!” is held in frame as dozens of pictures of it in front of various campus beauty scenes at UC Santa Cruz show up in rapid sequence over the instrumental of “Latch” by Disclosure and Sam Smith.

The beautiful views isn’t our whole story! 🌅We’re the number 1 public research university in the world for highly cited ...
08/21/2026

The beautiful views isn’t our whole story! 🌅

We’re the number 1 public research university in the world for highly cited researchers. Our marine biology and space science programs both rank in the nations top 10. We’ve got a campus in Silicon Valley, and a farm that started the country’s oldest organic farming training program. We understand the importance of uplifting underrepresented communities, and we have an incredible research site among the redwood forest. 😉🌲

Apply to UCSC by November 30 and become a Banana Slug! 💛💙

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Slide 1 — Aerial photo of UC Santa Cruz’s forested campus overlooking Monterey Bay. Text overlay reads: “When they call me a pretty campus but that’s the least interesting thing about me…” UC Santa Cruz Undergraduate Admissions logo at bottom.



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Slide 2 — A student works with lab equipment and a circuit board. Text overlay reads: “I’m also ranked the #1 public research university in the world for highly cited researchers over the past 10 years.” Source: Clarivate, June 2025.

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Slide 3 — Aerial view of UCSC’s Coastal Science Campus buildings beside the Monterey Bay. Text overlay reads: “My 100-acre coastal campus sits right next to one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet…”

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Slide 4 — Interior of an observatory telescope dome at night, shown in a red tone. Students and instructors in a group at the bottom of the telescope. Text overlay reads: “I’m ranked #2 in the nation for marine biology and #7 for space sciences…” Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2025.

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Slide 5 — Exterior of the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus building with students and instructors outside. Text overlay reads: “I have a Silicon Valley Campus, helping students and professionals develop high-demand skills and research in the largest tech hub in the world…”

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Slide 6 — A garden shed at the UCSC Farm with stained glass art and wooden shelving. Text overlay reads: “My 30-acre campus farm and renowned agroecology garden hosts the oldest organic farming training pro

08/21/2026

It’s Throwback Thursday 👀🍁 Fall 2022 was the time at UCSC!

UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association, do you have any memories from this era? 📸

🎥 Video Description:
Various clips of autumn UCSC campus scenery, natural beauty, and the Santa Cruz shore during sunset with text saying “POV: you’re a student at ucsc in fall 2022” over the song “Bad Habits” by Steve Lacy.

08/20/2026

🌲 Build your future, find your community, and change the world at UC Santa Cruz! You belong here. 💙💛

📝 Apply to UC Santa Cruz by November 30th — Tap the link in our bio and start yours today! 🔗

🎥 Video Description:
Various collaged videos of student life at UC Santa Cruz from student/professor interaction, intramural sports, campus beauty, indoor and outdoor learning environments, research stations and art exhibits, with overlaid text detailing the opening of the UC Application and outlining “academic opportunities, supportive community, world class research, and an incredible environment at UC Santa Cruz… apply by November 30th.”

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