Post when anyone knows more!!
Passing time collecting portal decision timing from old posts:
2023: Thu, March 16, 3:14 pm
2022: Tue, March 15, 3:30 pm
2021: Wed, March 17, 3:20 pm
about the only common thread here is they like to release around 3:15-3:30 pm, some day around now-ish.
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Thx! 
OK here we go!
S24 Accepted
Decision: Accepted
Major: Computer Science & Engineering.
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.31
UC Fully Weighted GPA:4.76
SAT 1550 Combined
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Y
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 52
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10 H, 20 AP
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): three 4, three 5
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 0
DE courses: 0
SUBJECTIVE::
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Bay Area, CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Accepted UCD, UCSC, UCSD, Declined Pomona, UCI, UCLA.
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Decision: Waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Computer Science and Engineering
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.84
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.16
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.40
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9 5’s on 4 exams taken
SAT: 1550
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: lots of music/bands
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: lots of music related service
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Central Valley, in-state
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: accepted to UCSD, UCI, UCD, UCSC, UCM, SJSU, waitlisted VT, denied UCLA
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Does anyone know how many days after receiving an acceptance you received your merit information if any? We can’t consider this an option until we have that info. Thanks!
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EA acceptance here. I think it was a week.
How generous Santa Clara university is with merit?
Last year, I believe RDs were released on a Tuesday and we got financial package by Friday evening.
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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Math
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.4
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.5
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 7 (4 on AP Physics 1 and Psych and 5 on Calc A/B)
SAT: n/a
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Girl Scouts (gold award in progress)
Job/Work Experience: P/T
Volunteer/Community service:
Supplemental/Augmented Review:
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): SoCal (LA suburbs)
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: accepted: CPP, SDSU (early admit), LMU, USD, UCR, UCSC, UCSD; waitlist: UCI, UCLA
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Decision: Waitlisted (after EA deferral)
Major: Neuroscience
ACT 33
GPA 4.2W, 3.8UW
7 AP, 4 Honors, 2 Community College courses
Captain Varsity Golf 4 years
Extensive volunteer and leadership through philanthropy group
Part time job
SoCal Large Public HS
Other acceptances: College of the Holy Cross, LMU, Fordham, UCSC, U of Denver, St. Mary’s of CA
Waitlist: UCI, UW
Denied: UCLA, Notre Dame
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Decision: D24 Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded: N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Biology
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.85
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.15
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.38
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 12 (4 AP, 8 IB)
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Varsity XC and track, student gov, NHS
Job/Work Experience: P/T work
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer youth track coach
Summer Activities: P/T work
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Missoula, Montana
Applied for need-based financial aid? yes
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted with merit: Cal Poly Humboldt (WUE), Oregon State (WUE), Oregon, Lewis & Clark, Chapman, Montana State, UCSC
Accepted no merit: SDSU
Awaiting: UCSB, Occidental
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Son received acceptance yesterday and an email today inviting him to apply for the University Honors Program. Still waiting on merit if any- is this a positive indication in an way that merit is on the way or no correlation?
Sadly, no. I learned during EA acceptances that an invite to apply to honors does not mean merit. Those that where already selected for honors did recieve merit. We got grant aid based on need only and an invitation to apply to honors.
Does anyone know how difficult it is to get in with undeclared engineering and declare computer science and engineering?
Also, does Santa Clara univ get lot of companies for campus placement?
Does anyone know when merit aid will be announced?
we haven’t received anything
Durinf EA i think it took a week
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Any email to accepted candidates about Merit?
We just received an envelope in the mail about next steps and it said any merit aid would be posted in the portal two weeks after the admission decisions came out. I guess that means next Monday? Maybe late this week if we are lucky?
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