What are the most common application errors?
• Name used on application is not the applicant’s legal name: It is important that you use your legal name on the application form. • Name used on the application does not match the name used for exams (SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement): Problems occur when UCI cannot match an applicant’s test score results with the application because the names do not match. It’s best to use your legal name for both the application form and your exams. • Incorrect College Board code used for school(s) attended: It is important that you list the correct College Board codes on your application for the schools you attended. Often an applicant will list his/her school’s College Board code incorrectly on the school page of the application. Although the school’s name is listed beside the code, the College Board code is entered in the application record; if this code is incorrect, the application will not indicate the school listed in the name field and the school in our record will be wrong. • Scores have n
