<p>They can, Malishka; there’s fine print which says something to the effect of “by June 1st or, if decision is received after May X, three weeks from receipt of decision.” 
So they can be cruel.</p>
<p>Belated Congratulations!, Citan! :)</p>
<p>Congrats Citan!!</p>
<p>^ but but but … what if we get a rejection from UCLA and for example were alreayd admitted to another UC but didnt respond to the other UC by June 1st because we waited on UCLA?</p>
<p>When did you recieve that letter Citan?</p>
<p>Malishka31…I’m confused…we have until July 1st to send in the SIR…that’s plenty of time if UCLA lets us know by May 4th…am I missing something?</p>
<p>If it somehow turns out you don’t get your UCLA decision until it’s “too late,” I’d hope you’d bank on taking a second option and send in your SIR to your second choice. Losing $100 is worth it, I think?</p>
<p>June 1st, tallkell.</p>
<p>I received it this afternoon…someone else posted that they got a letter from UCLA Engineering, so I went to check the mail, and there it was in a thin envelope…totally unexpected.</p>
<p>I think every UC is June 1st so you will have ample time to decide…I am guessing, in the worst case, that everyone should get their decisions from every UCs by the second week of May. So you would still have 2 weeks to decide.</p>
<p>oops…I meant June 1st.</p>
<p>ohh ok, i though you guys meant that UCLA could take their sweet time and notify us like sometime in june or something</p>
<p>No, only meant that they could conceivably tell you on May 25th. You wouldn’t have to send your SIR in by June 1st, then, just within 2 or 3 weeks of receiving it (it would specify).</p>
<p>Not that they WILL, just that it’s possible.</p>
<p>but could UCLA wait after June1st to notify us?</p>
<p>no…UCLA date for SIR is June 1st…so it will definitely be BEFORE it…maybe 2-3 weeks before.</p>
<p>That’s not entirely accurate–they say that if your decision comes less than 3 weeks in advance of June 1, they extend the deadline for you.</p>
<p>EDIT: Woops, undecided already said that.</p>
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<p>Too bad. The other UCs still will hold to the June 1 deadline.</p>
<p>hmm didnt know that</p>
<p>Yeah, I do believe they’re easily allowed to admit you after June 1st. I can’t imagine why anyone’s application would take that long to review, but I guess if they were delaying as some sort of wait list/yield control, they could do it. They just promise to give you at least three weeks to make your decision at their school. As my conversation with UCLA told me today, they really could care less whether you’re deliberating over another school or not unless you are an exceptional candidate, in which case you probably wouldn’t be in that situation. :P</p>
<p>Like I said. I’m not getting my hopes up too high on an early decision. Let’s look forward to Berkeley guys. BTW Congratulations Citan.</p>
<p>Even tho UCLA is going to be rolling, I don’t think they’ll go past the SIR deadline.</p>
<p>Berkeley is the one that matters most to me. I’m not even sure I’d go to UCLA if they did accept me. Of course, I say that now. If honestly faced with the decision between UCLA and no Europe or Europe and no college, I’m not sure what I’d do…</p>
<p>What would you do? If you had the choice between going to your last resort or taking a year to work and travel, which would you pick?</p>
<p>I’m just curious, why would you pick Berkeley over UCLA?</p>
<p>Here’s how I see the two:</p>
<p>Weather: UCLA > Berkeley
Girls: UCLA > Berkeley
Sports: UCLA > Berkeley
Party scene: UCLA > Berkeley
Campus/Surrounding environment: UCLA > Berkeley (unless you enjoy the ghetto and hobos all over the place)
Academics: Depends, on what you major in, I think they’re too close to call, but I’d give the nod slightly Berkeley > UCLA
Prestige: Even</p>
<p>If each school could adequately prepare you in your major, why would you choose Berkeley?</p>
<p>I think you have to factor in having a world class city (San Francisco) a short BART ride away from campus. In terms of culture, aesthetics, and wealth of inexpensive/free activities, SF beats LA hands down.</p>