UC Davis Class of 2028 Official Thread

Usually Regents is a banner or more obvious at Davis. You might see an invite for University Honors Program

S24 ACCEPTED
Major: Statistics

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.9
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.19
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.44

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 33
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 24 (a lot in Sr year not in GPA above)
AP Courses/exams : 6 total, 3 tests so far (scores 5,5,4)

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: 4 Years Varsity Basketball
Volunteer/Community service: math tutoring, volunteering at special education HS
Summer Activities: Syracuse pre-college program related to desired major

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): in state - LA County
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: PennSt, Purdue (honors), Indiana (honors), Wisconsin, UConn (honors)
Deferred: UMichigan

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Did everyone got this sentence in their letter or it is different " Our students lead the way in practicing sustainability and confronting today’s most urgent and complex challenges. This type of leadership requires passionate, interdisciplinary solutions from diverse perspectives – exactly what you bring to UC Davis."

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Same.

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Mine is the same.

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Decision: D24 Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): none
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Art History

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.86
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.12
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.25 (I think?)

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: unsure
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 1
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP Art 2D, AP French - This year
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 6

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: French Club, Band, NHS
Job/Work Experience: holiday season work
Volunteer/Community service: not a lot
Summer Activities: JC classes

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): done at very last possible minute but I liked them

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS:: Caucasian
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): public high school in northern CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: SDSU, CSUF, Sac State, SSU
Waitlisted: CSULB
Awaiting: UCSC
So excited for her! Davis is her dream school!!

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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Managerial Economics

ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.96
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.19
UC Fully Weighted GPA:4.54

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 8
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 8 (5 AP Lit, 4 APUSH, 4 AP Bio)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): see community service

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Song captain, President culture club, VP Service club, dance x10 years, Girl Scouts x 12 years
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Presidents Gold Volunteer Award, Girl Scouts Gold Award
Summer Activities: Mission work various locations, gold award project

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): Gold award, Song, dance,

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No - no

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA

Accepted to U Portland, Chapman, USD, SCU, LMU, Pepperdine, SDSU, NEU, Cal Poly Pomona, UIUC, SJSU, CSULB.
Deferred from USC, U Richmond, Cornell, BC
waitlisted UVA

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Congratulations! It was my eldest’s dream school as well.

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S24 Waitlisted
Physics

(Current acceptances: Northeastern, U Colorado Boulder, U AZ, Penn State)

Decision: Waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Aerospace Eng

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.00
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.31
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.31

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 27
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 3
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP EURO(4), APUSH(5), AP CAL AB, AP GOV/MICRO
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 0
DE courses:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Color Guard, Taekwondo
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Taekwondo TA
Summer Activities:

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): No idea, S24 did not let us see them

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA Bay Area
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: Arizona, Oregon State, Texas A&M, Ohio State, SDSU, Purdue, CPP, UCR
Deferred: USC
Rejected: Stanford, UCI

Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: American Studies

ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.82
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.17
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.17

ELC (top 9% CA HS): no

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 26
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience: Fast Food
Volunteer/Community service: Food Bank
Summer Activities: Fast Food, some enrichment classes

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): pretty good

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No: No

DEMOGRAPHICS:: latino
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): SF Bay Area
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Accepted USF, SF State

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From the previous two years’ waitlist data:

Here is a link to the Waitlist FAQ’s: Applicant Waitlist

2023 Timeline: Admits April 18, May 9, May 23, June 1. Denials on June 21 and 28.

UCD Waitlist 2023 (UC Counselor conference)

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 19446
Number accepting a place on the waitlist 10988
Number of waitlisted students admitted 4453

NO DATA FOR APPEALS

UCD Waitlist 2022 Counselor Conference Data (Not Confirmed with CDS which is not available):

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 19263
Number accepting a place on the waitlist 6933
Number of waitlisted students admitted 1338

2021 Waitlist Counselor Conference Information (not Confirmed with CDS which is not available):

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on the waitlist: 12141
Nothing listed for admitted waitlisted students. No admits based on CC and other social media.

General waitlist questions:

  1. No specific timeline for waitlist admits. If space opens up before the SIR deadline of May 15, then students can be pulled from the waitlist.
  2. Residency type and major are not broken out for the UC waitlists
  3. The number of enrolled waitlisted students is not listed.
  4. No LOCI’s since UC’s do not consider demonstrated interest. Opting into the waitlist shows your interest in attending.
  5. Opting into the waitlist is by invitation only.
  6. You cannot appeal your decision while on the waitlist.
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Did you look on the waitlist thread?

Got in for electrical engineering!
In state
4.0 unweighted
4.36 uc weighted
4.73 fully weighted.
Not much community service.
Good tech internship, human rights club, and a bunch of smaller ecs. My advice is to focus on a few strong activities, and relate them to your intended major. If you are engineering or stem, it’s really important to continue calculus in senior year, even if you took Ap Calc junior year. The UCs want students who have just taken calculus and honestly might reject you if you don’t. Take the hardest stem aps, and make your senior year the most difficult because you can still be accepted with a 3.0 average with no Ds and minimal Cs senior year. Also show your creative side with other hobbies you might have, and write about work experience.

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He has such a great stats. I am sure he will get off waitlist if he is interested to go.
You already have great option in Purdue , Ohio State and Texas A&M. Hope some of them came with scholarship given his awesome stats

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Does number of a-g courses mean per semester or per year (i.e. two semesters of a class equals one or two a-g courses)?

Has anyone received an email yet?

Yes

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Thank you!!

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per semester