waitlisted
business
UW 3.86 / UC-weighted (capped) 4.13 / fully weighted 4.4
A-G courses: 30
enough DE/AP/Honors to get to a 4.4 weighted with a 3.86 UW
ECs: the usual (who doesn’t do something these days)
In-state (bay area) and batting 0 for 7 so far with UCs, between S23 and S25 (S23 with similar stats)
Congrats to those who did get in
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can you share stats?
accepted business
international
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accepted!!
clinical nutrition
UC unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC weighted + capped GPA: 4.29
UC fully weighted GPA: 4.36
Number of A-G classes: 28
Number of UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE courses: 10
In-State/OOS/International: OOS
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Accepted
Undeclared - Physical Sciences (College of L&S)
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.92
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.5
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Number of a-g courses: 25
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10
SoCal public high school
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@DStepler has a student who is studying Design at UC Davis. I’m not sure how often they log onto this site but I’ll tag them just in case.
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Decision: Accepted:tada:
International
Major: Sociology
ACADEMIC STATS::
Typical Unweighted GPA: 3.86
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.78 (one of my grades suffered during 10th grade, which recovered in 11th and 12th grade)
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.96
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 3.96
*My school doesn’t have ranks and offers 5 APs. School also didn’t have honors.
Number of a-g courses: Don’t know
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 0
EC’s: LGBT: nationwide student project; Student Research Topics: international politics, climate change, disability rights, western philosophy, economic inequality; Student Conference: nationwide academic presentation (similar to MUN); Student Clubs: newspaper club, political philosophy research club
I also had some international essay & journalism award things too. I think essay really played a huge roll, because of my low GPA. I tried to be genuine with essays, which were about my academic passion, academic obstacles and overcoming them, and the efforts I put in to projects.
So happy!
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Son accepted, film
In-state public HS, top 9%, Bay Area
3.94 UW
4.5 W
Don’t recall capped weighted
30 A-G
9 APs, 5 college classes, 3 Honors
Strong essays that were personal and told a cohesive story
ECs: baseball, long-term internship with school district, not much else
Daughter is a year ahead and chose Davis Honors Program, has been incredibly happy there
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Funny I just heard Davis decisions were out so I thought I would check:)
Yes, my daughter is a third year design /CogSci double major - reach out with any questions
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My daughter is a third year UX design and cognitive science double major. Let me know what questions you have
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Decision: S25 Accepted, Environment Science and Mgmt. Very grateful. This is his top pick.
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.92
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.28
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.36
Comments about course load (including senior year): 15 honors/AP courses total
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no
Extracurriculars: Varsity Tennis, volunteering teaching tennis to local kids, a few others
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding
Personal Insight essays (details): Strong PIQs
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA, Bay area competitive public HS
First Generation? No
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Deferred EA UW Madison
Accepted U Oregon, OSU, Michigan State, CU Boulder, SDSU, UCSC, UCR
Waiting Cal Poly SLO, other UCs
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Is the ucsd regents scholarship any good? I heard that 1% of applicants are considered so is that somewhat of a good sign for the more competitive UCs?
Son rejected for Comp Sci.
UW: 3.86
UC UW: 3.96
W: 4.17
A-G 9-12th: 37 semesters
UC approved AP: 6 plus 2 yrs college foreign language
4+ yrs sport plus club sport, many vol hours plus work hours, clubs, etc
Non-local CA
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D25
Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning
ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.76
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.06
UC Fully Weighted GPA:4.45
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
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP Lang (5), Calc B/C (5), Physics (3), AP Art History (in progress), AP Spanish 4 (in porgress), AP Bio (in progress)
Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 0
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied: Accepted: UCSC, American
Denied: UVA
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Decision: Accepted
Major : Mechanical Engineering
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.33
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 5.0
Number of a-g courses: 24 (10th and 11th), 35 (9th-12th)
AP Courses: APHG (5), WHAP (5), APCSP (4), AP Chem (5), AP Phys 1 (5), AP Lang (5), AP Stats (5), AP Phys C Mech, AP Phys C E&M, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, APES
DC courses - 4
ECs: Eagle Scout, Soccer, President of one of the honor societies, officer in another science-related competition, internship at engineering firm.
PIQs: very good (got advice from former UC admissions)
OOS public school (Texas)
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I am assuming you are asking about the UC Davis Regents since that is discussion you are posting on currently? Yes, it is the most prestigious merit scholarship awarded that includes many benefits including priority registration, honors college membership and housing.
However you cannot make any assumptions in receiving this scholarship for UC Davis specifically in that you will receive the scholarship at any other UC campus or it reflects your chances at admission at other campuses. Each UC campus evaluates Regent scholars based on their own specific criteria. Congratulations if you received the award.
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Decision: Accepted 
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): TBD
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Math
ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.93
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.28
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.45
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 24+
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 5
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9
Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience: After-school elementary care
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts (12 years), Senior Living Center, Math Honor Society, SWE Next, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA/Ventura County
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted: UCD, UCR, SCU, USD, Pepperdine, Chapman
Deferred: USC
Denied: Pomona College
Still waiting: UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, Cal Poly SLO, USC
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When do they announce the recipients?
Regents should be listed on the student portal if you scroll down to the bottom. They are announced at time of admission.
Other scholarships awarded could also be listed in the Myawards tab on the student portal.
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S25 accepted for Music!
In-state HS, top 9%, Los Angeles
4.0 UW
4.33 W
Don’t remember capped weighted
7 APs, 2 Honors (This is all that was offered at HS)
Very strong essays that were unique and well written
ECs: Student Body President, music composer with strong spotify following and distribution deal, lots of other music ECs, varsity basketball, volleyball and baseball, active service work at school
Strengths: Strong essays, unique and varied ECs
Weaknesses: Wonder how he might stand out without music portfolio being submitted at the UCs. He has strong grades and ECs but so do lots of students
Accepted: UCD, UCSC, American University, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Oregon, Lewis and Clark, University of Denver (Lamont School of Music)
Waiting: UCB, UCSB, UCI, UCLA, Boston University, Tufts University, George Washington University and University of Washington
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