I got rejected from every UC except Merced!!??

NCalRent
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:04:57 +0000

I’ll try to be constructive here. I understand your disappointment but, perhaps you were being a bit short sighted.c constraining your applications to UCs. These schools are designed to take the top 5% of freshman applicants. A quick glance a the freshman class profile info (widely available on the internet) for each UC shows your stat below average for all the ones you didn’t get into.

So, the thought must have crossed your mind that this result was a likely outcome. You’d have easily been admitted into all the CSUs except SLO and SDSU.

Of course, that is water under the bridge. It is really important to look forward - at the doors that are open to you now. Assuming UCM is the only school to accept you, you have few choices. Merced is a good school and merits at least a visit before you decide it’s not for you. Your local CC is another option but, i will caution that transfer admission to the top UCs is more competitive than it is for freshmen. - In short, you might wind up in the same spot 2 years from now.

If you were my son, i’d encourage you to go to UCM and make the most of it, The student body has grown substantially over the last several years and there are lots of clubs/activities etc. Visit campus, talk to some current students - see what they think.

Good luck