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UCSC Waitlist 2020
soccersoccer12
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Hi everyone, I have not seen any discussion thread about UCSC waitlist tracking so I am making one. Please comment if you know anything about UCSC waitlist treads.
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Per the admissions message:
"Freshman appealing their original admission decision will receive a response by April 20. Transfer appeals received by the deadline will be responded to within 21 calendar days."
I have a 3.9 gpa and i'm a business & economics major. Hoping to hear back sometime next month, i'm debating appealing it and sending a LOCI.
I didn’t meet the pre reqs for admission into my major so this decision was very surprising. I initially tagged but a situation with my bio class got messed up. Essentially I was supposed to take an accelerated bio sequence in two semesters instead of the typical three in the schools around my area. This accelerated sequence was articulated at one college and a sister college that is closer to me began offering this class too starting this semester. I registered for the class at the college closer to me, but since it is brand new it isn’t articulated For that specific college even tho it’s the same exact class that is articulated at the other college for almost any UC’S except ucsd which is my top and only real shot at this point.
I got the email a lot of ppl got of where like I should change into a non screening major so idk if since I don’t have pre reqs this hinders my waitlist chances as well if I will be accepted into my initial major or something else even tho I didn’t apply to change my major.
Anyway that’s just my story. College decisions are weird. Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated!
2019 stats:
Waitlist offers: 12,859
Waitlist opt-ins: 7,576
Waitlist admits: 4,686
2018 Data:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 12,504
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 7,453
Number of wait-listed students admitted :149
2017 Data:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:10,378
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 6038
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 2236
Is your waiting list ranked? No
2016 Data:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 9983
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 5707
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 4097
Is your waiting list ranked? No
No one can predict how this current situation will affect the waitlist decisions.
I'm guessing May 1/2 will be the first wave of either rejections/acceptances. Could be the last week of April, depending on how many people reject the offer to attend here.
I also got waitlisted, but I pushed up an appeal last week so i'm hoping to hear back from them next week on that.
Last year the wait list acceptance waves came out 5/10, 5/21 and 5/31 with the rejections finalized 6/12.
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-cruz/2136648-ucsc-2019-waitlist-thread-p1.html
Congratulations to your son! Out of curiosity is he a transfer student?
If you don't mind me asking, was this through an appeal or just wait list admit?