Elc only guarantees uc Merced?

AskMsSun
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:42:48 +0000

@Hopelessstanford, this is what I heard at the UC Counselor Conference last week:

The individual campus guarantee will not happen this year (well, the campuses are fairly certain, but the situation may change, so maybe they are not sure … go figure).

The Merced campus representative hinted that the guaranteed acceptance of UC-eligible students may no longer be a guarantee (what complicates things is that “UC-eligible” is being redefined to top 9% of ELC school or statewide for Fall 2012). Apparently last year Merced went with a sort of invitation or opt-in process for the UC-eligible students. I didn’t push for clarification, but it sounded as though not all UC-eligible students got an invitation/opt-in. So while the UC system is promising “all eligible students will be accepted on referral,” if you are serious about attending Merced you should apply to the campus directly so you don’t get left out in the cold.