Rejected from ALL the UCs I applied to. What gives?

[bluebayou]

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We don’t know how the admission office views the application so we can’t say that because they have special circumstances that’s the only reason why they got in.

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<p>That is true for individual candidates, but not true in the aggregate. The UC’s clearly state that they consider special circumstances; special circumstances ARE an admissions criteria (as they are at many private colleges). UCSD even awards specific points for low income, first gen, attending a low ec HS, etc. Of course, the primary admissions criteria is gpa’s, which includes weighted-capped, weighted, and uweighted.</p>