CSE lottery system

Just4Years
Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:55:06 +0000

@otoribashi Sorry it sounds bogus. With that logic you might as well ask UCSD or any school even Ivy to start not prefer higher GPA over lower GPA from HS to get in! Getting high GPA on CSE screening classes (all CS courses) requires doing well on a lot of hands on work. Book worms won’t cut it. I am not saying 4.0 folks are 100% better than say 3.8 ones in the long run, but it’s the best gauge on how fit they are on the rest of CS coursework ahead. They are not screening on general physics, math, chem stuff like some other schools. UCSD uses foundation CS course to screen. 3.3 has same chance as 4.0 along is not more fair than the current merit system by any means.

Now to rid the root cause they can simply stop admitting so many kids as UD. But that pretty much means reject instead. Well I guess UD kids would still choose UD over reject. UCSD CSE is among the largest CS dept in UC already so it’s not like they are not trying to accommodate. They must be hoping these UD kids can find other stuff on campus to explore but many are just die hard. This year with the new lottery I think they should think twice before coming.