06/18/2026
We’re missing campus already... let’s throw it back to week 10! Join the UCSC Admissions team, Denise, Sofie, and Ava as they take us through a day in their life! ⭐️🌲
Title Slide:
Three students stand together with a view of the Santa Cruz coastline and field. Text reads “Day in the Life” and “UCSC Admissions Social Media Team.”
Slide 1 (9:00 AM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include a mirror selfie, sleeping emoji, and toast with egg. Text reads: “Denise: rise and shine. Sofie: still asleep. Ava: breakfast toast.”
Slide 2 (11:00 AM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include cooking dumplings, a yogurt bowl with granola, and a student on a bus. Text reads: “Denise: cooking dumplings. Sofie: yogurt bowl. Ava: bus to campus.”
Slide 3 (1:00 PM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include a laptop, a lecture with a Hamilton video, and a student holding a camera in a lecture hall. Text reads: “Ava: lecture. Sofie: Poli 120A. Denise: study session.”
Slide 4 (3:00 PM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include a graduation celebration, groceries, and a campus gym. Text reads: “Sofie: Trader Joe’s run. Ava: gym. Denise: graduation celebration.”
Slide 5 (4:00 PM):
Group photo of Denise, Sofie, and Ava at Cowell Provost House with coastline and East Field. Text reads: “4:00 PM: all together. End-of-year admissions celebration. Congrats, Denise!”
Slide 6 (6:00 PM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include friends in stoles, the Science & Engineering Library, and a laptop at East Field. Text reads: “Denise: with friends. Sofie: studying at Science & Engineering Library. Ava: studying at East Field.”
Slide 7 (9:00 PM):
Four-panel layout labeled Denise, Sofie, and Ava. Images include Korean BBQ, friends with ice cream, and a birthday cake. Text reads: “Ava: friend’s birthday. Sofie: Marianne’s with roommates. Denise: Korean BBQ dinner.”
06/12/2026
Congratulations Class of 2026! 🎓 We’re so proud of you and you all look stunning in these grad pics!! 🤩
UCSC’s commencement officially begins TOMORROW! 💙💛 Commencement is a ceremony—you know, the one with the caps and gowns!—where friends, family, faculty, and staff celebrate the graduates and take a moment to honor this tremendous accomplishment. UCSC’s commencement lasts a few days, beginning June 12 through June 15, due to our unique college system! 🗓️
Post Description:
A seamless carousel of photos submitted by UCSC’s class of 2026 graduates.
Slide one includes text saying: “Congratulations graduates! Swipe… to see the class of 2026~” One image of a graduate in regalia leaning on a green railing and one image of a graduate on a sailboat.
Slide two includes an image of a graduate in a white dress leaning on the UCSC sign and an image of a family in graduate stoles. The background is a graduate in a stole on a surfboard.
Slide three includes an image of a graduate in pink regalia on a photo-strip and a graduating couple. The background is a graduate on a bike.
Slide four includes an image of a graduating couple holding hands in a field during sunset.
Slide five includes an image of a poised graduate in a stole holding a cap.
Slide six includes a graduate wearing regalia posing on the Porter Squiggle structure and a graduate sitting in a chair reading a book.
Slide seven includes an image of a graduate leaning on a white railing and a graduate looking through a toolbox. Background is a graduate sitting on the UCSC sign.
Slide eight includes an image of a graduate couple on regalia during sunset and an image of a graduate sitting in a green grass field. The background is a far shot of a graduate in a stole standing on top of Yosemite’s half dome.
Slide nine includes an image of five graduates wearing stoles posed on stairs at UCSC’s science hill. The background is a graduate wearing a stole in the woods.
Slide ten includes an image of a graduate in regalia taking a selfie with a slug plush and a graduate walking up stairs.
