UC Irvine Freshman Class of 2028 Waitlist/Appeal Discussion

do you know if oos students are more likely to get off waitlist for cs?

UCI’s waitlist data does not breakout the admitted students information by CS and residency.

There is no way to know whom they will admit.

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Major: Undeclared Engineering
Alt: Mechanical Engineering

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.71
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.04
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.13 (Including 1st Semester Senior year 4.24 :sob: )
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes (Top 100 on Niche)

Comments about course load: 5 AP Classes (toughest course load ever taken) Physics 2 , Physics C, Calc AB, Computer Science A, and Lit+Comp
Number of a-g courses: 15 (Semester System 30)
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 9 (Semester System 18)
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP Physics 1 (4), AP Language And Composition (3)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): None
DE courses: None

SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars: 4 Years as project manager on Robotics Team and 3 Years as President (Increased annual funding by 8k per year, hosted the inaugural robotics at high school, and increased membership 2.5x), Co founder and secretary of the rocketry club, F/S and JV Cross Country Runner (3 Years Won a Major Award), Lots of Honors Societies
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a Small Robotics Company for three years
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a Organization to aid impoverished students at school, helped at Food Drives, and volunteered at local running events
Summer Activities: Job and training for cross country + summer school

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics):
How growing up as a 2nd generation immigrant has kept me grounded.
The lessons and sense of filament that I received while helping the less fortunate.
How problem solving has been an integral part of my life within not only friendships but also robotics.
Getting over my fear of failure and conquering a difficult class by shifting my perspective about life.

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS: Los Angeles Area
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Denied: UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCD, Purdue, UIUC, SDSU, Calpoly SLO, University of Rochester
Waitlisted: UCI, Wisconsin Madison
Accepted: CWRU, WPI, RPI, Cal State Long Beach, CO School of Mines, Rose Hulman
Committed (As of now): CWRU

UCI is my dream college so I really hope I can get in :crossed_fingers: I would accept in a heartbeat.

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i wonder if more waitlist decisions coming out this week bc its already may 1

But the SIR deadline is May 15 and some students have reported not getting their FA packages yet.

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Public Health Sciences
ALT: Biological Sciences

ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.45
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.39
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes, valedictorian actually

Comments about course load (including senior year): very rigorous had 4 aps
Number of a-g courses: not sure?
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: honors English and honors biology (was a math ahead of my peers)
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):
AP English Writing and Comp: 4
AP Biology 2
Wasn’t rly much of a ap exam taker
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 10-15 ish?

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars:
HOSA (health occupations students of America) head resource leader for two years, president for senior year
Co-founder of Mental Awareness group
Founded Peer-to-peer discussions establishing a mental health resource district wide
COPE junior health scholar (volunteered and shadowed doctors and nurses)
Part of IE committte on awareness for sexual and reproductive health
Part of my city’s junior youth council
Interned at my teachers Parkinson’s clinic
Part of TeenSource health youth advisory board
(This is all at the top of my head)
Job/Work Experience:
Chilis 1 year as host, food runner and EXPO
Volunteer/Community service:
Stated in extracurricular
Summer Activities:
All in extra curricular
Personal Insight essays (general details/topics):
How I created my peer to peer discussions and made it a district used resource, talked about my academic subject being learning tagalog and connecting with roots and instead of using my American name I use my ethnic born name and also about how I am driven and passionate.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: idk?

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

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: denied at UCLA, accepted into UCR,

Will you accept a spot on the waitlist? Yes literally in a heartbeat. I’m dreaming about uci

anyone hear about any movement on the waitlist since its approaching closer to the SIR deadline

I know a friend who got off the waitlist at UCSB, but I would assume that the vast majority of accepted waitlisted students will get their decisions in the week or so following the SIR deadline. Just hold on for a little while longer hopefully!

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If that is your real name, you should change it to something more anonymous. How Do I Change My Username?

Yeah, thanks for the tip lol

Any updates on UCI Waitlist? My D24 is waiting for CS.
I see movement on UCLA and UCSB. Has anyone on the UCI waitlist heard yet?

Yes, there were some Engineering admits on April 18 but CS. No other waitlist admits posted.

Thank you Gumbymom. Yes, I see some updates in this thread about a month back. But looks like no updates after the SIR deadline.

Correct, no admits have posted since the April waitlist admits.

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My kid got into Public health program at UCI. Hopeful for UCLA and UCSD. :crossed_fingers: :crossed_fingers:

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I got off the waitlist today for a major in Education Sciences!!

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Just got off the waitlist for Pharmaceutical Sciences rn!!! So happy and grateful;; can’t believe I got a reply back this soon

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Not me (already committed Irvine CS), but my friend just got off for CS!

As far as I can tell, decisions aren’t coming out based on major or college, which is interesting compared to other UCs like LA

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Congratulations! Did they receive an email first? Also, in-state or out of state?

S24 just got off WL for CS. In-state. Decision by 6/1. He is happy :grinning:

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