Post Mortem of UC Applications - What Did Us In, What Helped Us?

Current applicant - applied to 5 UCs (Cal, LA, SD, Irvine, Santa Cruz).

13 APs, 4.0UW/4.67 UC GPA

Got into the following

  • Cal EECS (early notification)
  • UCSD CS w/ Regents
  • UCI CS/Undeclared
  • UCSC CS

I did have quite a lot of extracurriculars and awards. Outside of being in-state, I certainly believe I benefitted from having a clear direction with why I love CompSci and being upfront with my intention to major in CS and not choosing a random alt major which is seen as “easier to get into”.

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