That’s interesting. My son got accepted to UCSD and UCSB both. We live out of state and our daughter is a second year junior at Cal Poly SLO. At UCSD was only offered a package of loans, but at UCSD he is offered Regents and a Provost Award to reduce the cost of being out of state. While we’re not poor, my kids total tuition and other expenses is equal to my earnings from all of last year. So it’s a bit rough, out of state costs are pretty much equal to top private schools.
[Accepted - In state]
Major: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
SAT I (breakdown): 1710 (600 CR, 540 M, 570 W)
ACT: 28
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
UC GPA: 4.28
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), AP Spanish Language (4), AP Biology (3), AP Language & Composition (3), AP European History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP MicroEconomics, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language (took AP exam with only 4 honors), Physiology)
Strengths: Highschool GPA, essays
@UCorCSUFLDad: What are your son’s stats since high Stat OOS and International applicants are eligible for the Regents and Provost scholarships, but that is the extent of the FA available for the OOS/International applicants starting this Fall. Your son should be proud he was on the few selected for both scholarships.
Accepted (instate student)
Major: Computer Engineering
ACT: 32
SAT 2: Math 2: 720, Chemistry: 690
APs: 6 (before) - Calculus BC (5), Lang and Comp (5), Envi Sci (4), U.S History (3), Chem (3)
UW UC GPA: 4.0
Capped W UC GPA: 4.30
Senior Year: All APs (Lit, Gov, HumanGeo, Stats, Art History, Physics)
Essays: One was about a neat engineering task I had and the other was about my extensive community service. I would say my prompt 2 was stronger.
ECs: Robotics (both participating and volunteer) and loads of community service (500+), plus various scholarship placements (semifinalists in Coca Cola, Jack Kent, etc.)
Hooks: I did a LOT of community service, and my ACT score was pretty good
Weaknesses: I would say my Prompt #1 and my subject scores for engineering
Accepted: SFSU, SJSU, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, UCSD
Waitlisted: none
Rejected: none
Waiting: UCLA, UCB, UCI
Many people at my school that seemed to be qualified got rejected here and admitted into UCSD…I feel like they’re becoming more selective…
Decision: Accepted
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
GPA: 3.91 Unweighted 4.25 UC Gpa
Sat: 2160
Sat II: Math 790,
AP: 5’s in both AP Lang and APUSH
ECs: Executive Vice President of ASB. Editor in Chief of school yearbook. Co-founder of Ultimate Frisbee club.
Essays: They were good. One explained my small private school (and explained why I only had access to a few APs that made my schedule look pretty light. The other one was about gaining confidence as a leader.
Income: 125k
Race: White
Award: Coauthored two Quill and Scrolls, which are yearbook awards.
In State: yes
WillI attend? Possibly.
Also admitted to: UCSD
Rejected/waitlist: none
Waiting on: UCSC, UCSB, UCI, UCLA, Stanford,
Decision: Accepted (English)
Objective:
ACT: I did not send my act scores
SAT: 1470 (took it three times; went from 1290 to 1470)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #15/233 students
IB scores: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, Sociology, entrepreneurship, and AP Physics.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars and community service: Key Club (Vice-President), United Filipino Organization (President), Statistician for Boys Basketball team, Videographer for Boys basketball team, 50 hours of community service, Class of 2016 (secretary), Book Club member, Blood Drive Committee, Prom Committee, Winter Percussion Ensemble, and Biology Club (Treasurer).
Job/Work Experience: Cafeteria staff
Essays: I think they were pretty solid as a whole. I talked about how my adversities did not stop me from achieving a goal and how willing I am to experience new things.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: lower class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m first generation
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Strong academics (I only had one C), Commitment to extracurricular activities, School Awards
Weaknesses: No “major” awards, sat scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academics and personal essays, with a strong commitment to my learning and passions as well showcasing that I can succeed in college
Where else were you accepted: Accepted to: UC Merced, San Francisco state, Fresno state. Deferred: San Diego State. Waitlisted: yet to be determined
waitlisted 2360 sat , 2 800 sat 2’s, 4.2 UC gpa
Denied to Computer Science and Engineering
Stats:
4.08 UC GPA, 3.9 UW, 4.5 Weighted, 35 ACT; 800 Math Level 2, 800 Chemistry, 790 Physics SAT 2’s
in-state also
What the hell…
I made a post here on this:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1869433-didnt-get-into-uc-davis-with-35-act-p1.html
have you all received the uc davis financial aid email? should i authorize the title iv and prior year debt stuff.
Decision: Rejected (instate)
Major: Computer Science
ACT: 35 (35 math and reading)
SAT: 2290 (690 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
Sat II: 800 M 2, 780 C, 740 Bio eco
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
UC GPA: 4.0-4.1 (approx.)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
IB scores: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP physics C, AP Calc BC, English 12, Gov/Econ, AP cs A, Advanced band 3
Awards/Cert.: National Merit Finalist, Cisco Networking Associate Certification (Pro-level networking cert.)
Essays 9/10 recs 8/10.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. Maybe overqualified? But I don’t think so. Some of my friends with much weaker apps were accepted to CS though. A lot of people at my school who already got into ivies, regents berk/LA, MIT etc. were rejected or waitlisted by Davis. A lot of people with stats like me, maybe a bit higher, were rejected. I think they are probably trying to increase the yield. I do not think I was underqualified or overqualified for this college and major, but it happens I guess. I got SD so I don’t really care though.
Where else were you accepted: Deferred Northwestern ED and UMich. Accepted to SCU, NEU, Purdue, UCSD. Waitlisted at SLO, GA Tech, UIUC
I’m not sure his exact stats, but I’ll give what I know: 2200 SAT, 35 ACT, he’s in an IB program here that is very strong, and had all As until he ran into his senior English teacher, so a very strong GPA. Florida GPAs are psycho, so I’m not sure how to convert to UC. IB junior and senior classes are pretty much all AP, plus an AP or two in lower levels. All 5s and 4s on AP tests so far. He only applied to three schools - UCD, UCSB, and UCSD, so regardless he will be in California.
@dango98 Yes I received it. But I’m a bit confused if I should accept it or not. I don’t know if I need to input all my scholarships, because if that is the case, I don’t know how many I will have. I hope to apply for more. So I don’t know ><
I did not receive my financial aid award yet , what about everyone else ?
No, I’ve only received scholarship information so far, but nothing about need-based.
Has anyone received the link to the Aggies Day? The page says that we’ll be invited through our email but I haven’t gotten anything yet.
Nope nothing yet
I need some help with some information…
So i got invited to the Aggie Weekend at UC Davis. As i continued to read it said it automatically registers me for Decision Davis. Does that mean that by signing up for this event, I’m committing to Davis? It’s just kinda weird they would offer me a free round-trip for just a visit…
Decision Davis is the admitted students day that is open to all admitted students while the Aggie Weekend is a special program by invitation only. You do not have to commit to Davis to attend either event.
Do I have to commit when I attend Decision Davis?
@collegecurious29: No, it is an event to help you decide if UCD is right for you.