UC Irvine Class of 2028 Official Thread

That should be the School of Information and Computer Science. My daughter got into the same school.

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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): n/a
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Public Health Policy

ACADEMIC STATS::
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UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.23
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.46

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Comments about course load (including senior year): highest available at HS
Number of a-g courses: 22
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 5 (one 4, rest 5s)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): n/a
DE courses: 2 (both Calculus)

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: 4x varsity athlete; 4x leadership positions; a few clubs
Job/Work Experience: social media manager
Volunteer/Community service: founded non-profit; tons of other volunteering
Summer Activities: club swim, swim coach, swim instructor, UCI MedAcademy, Johns Hopkins Global Health program

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: Ohio State (honors); U Maryland (FIRE)
Deferred: USC

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For Regents it seems that different UCs value different things. UCLA seems to value grades more than others. So you could be in with a chance like your sister. My S22 was also offered regents from UCLA, but wasn’t even accepted at UCI.

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D24 rejected UCI - psychology
4.0 unweighted/4.2 capped
6 ap/1 ap via UC Scout online
4 yrs varsity soccer/captain/mvp - - 8 yrs. ECNL national soccer league
Volunteer - Pals Club
ASB - 2 years
In state Nor Cal
ELC top 9%

Congrats to all accepted!

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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): n/a
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Materials Engineering

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.30
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.56

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year): 5 APs sr year, most rigorous at HS
Number of a-g courses: 25
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 3
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 8
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 0
DE courses: 3

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: good, major involvement in EC related to major with leadership. Various awards.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: tons, related to major with leadership
Summer Activities: volunteer work, CC classes

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics):
Decent, probably not amazing

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA title 1 public
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted CSULB, UCD, UCI

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@Gumbymom What percent of people got in who appealed last year to uci? I am so upset i didn’t get into my dream school

Appeals data for Appeals:

Number of Appeals: 1604

Approved: 23

What is the Waitlist Chance for Computer Science

Waitlist data is not broken out by major but most likely very low.

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/uc-irvine-freshman-class-of-2028-waitlist-appeal-discussion/

Thanks. Also, can you transfer to UCI as a sophmore? I feel like I heard you can transfer before the usual junior year.

My son got in today , CS engineering major
. Is irvine good for this major?
Actually , we don’t know well.

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They accept Junior level transfers.

In order to be eligible for admission to our university, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Complete 60 semester or 90 quarter UC transferable units by the end of the spring term prior to the desired fall term admission with a minimum 2.4 GPA required for California residents. All majors at UCI are selective and applicants are encouraged to earn the highest possible GPA.

Possible to transfer after 1 year if you have significant AP and DE credit.

Where do you see the scholarship?

Son 24 got accepted to his alternate major “biology”. His first choice was nursing. We are beyond happy. i am not exactly sure about the different GPA calculations or the number of courses.
Overall GPA 4.1 / unweighted 3.82.
Volunteered in a hospital for a year a half.
Heavily involved in sports, captain of their team. But did not want to do sports in college.
Founder and president of a club.
Strong essays.
Not under represented nor first gen.

He has been accepted to UCR, UC Santa Cruz, and also direct admit nursings at University of San Francisco, Arizona State, Seattle U, University of Portland.

Clearly his essays played a strong role to his UC acceptances as he got waitlisted at CSU Long Beach.

Edited to say we are in State

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Decision: Accepted! So happy
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Biological Sciences

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95ish
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3
Fully weighted: I think 4.3. Since only the junior-soph APs count for OOS students

ELC (top 9% CA HS):.OOS

Comments about course load:

Number of a-g courses: She messed up her course reporting; maybe UCI was the only UC that accepted the corrections she sent, because the incorrect courses added up to, I think, 21.5. Was really worried about that
Number of UC-Approved Honors courses: 8 APs
AP courses/exams (scores in parents): Three 5s on the four she’s taken

SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars:Sports, volunteering and activism, some pretty cool and unique performance ECs

DEMOGRAPHICS:
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant):OOS
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Accepted at SDSU, UIUC, USD,Loyola Marymount, CPP. Deferred USC. Waiting for four other UCs, Cal Poly and USC

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Daughter was waitlisted UCI back in 2022, but eventually got accepted from the waitlist. Don’t get disappointed and you just never know.

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I got an email saying there’s an update on my portal, but I can’t view my decision. How can I find my decision?

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Decision: ACCEPTED
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): none known
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Biological Sciences

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.32
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.41

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Comments about course load (including senior year): school covers 1 semester content in trimester timescale, hence 1.5 years instruction covered per period per year
Number of a-g courses: 22 semesters
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10 semesters in 10/11th grade + 2 semesters in 9th
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Bio (4), Chem (4), Art History (4), APEL (3), AP Euro (3)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dance Team CADTD State and WCE National titles

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: competitive HS Dance Team, studio dance, Peer Counselor, Confirmation, other clubs
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer clubs
Summer Activities: dance, dance, more dance; orientation leader; foreign travel

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): San Diego, CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation? no

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: UCD waitlisted; CSUSM accepted (local)

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Two years ago my DD got into Cal & UCLA, but was rejected from UCSD & UCSB! It would be nice to have a UC in your pocket, but it could still come.

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My son was on emotional roller coast today. First, he got rejected by UCD, and half an hour later, he got accepted by UCI, which is his dream school.

Decision: Accepted
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Economics

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.8
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.2
UC Uncapped Weighted GPA: 4.35

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Clubs, Swimming, Dancing
Strong essays

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Socal
First Generation? No
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: UCD rejected; UCR, CSULB, Cal Poly Pomona accepted

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