Welcome prospective Bobcats. It’s that time of year again as the UC application has now opened and submission starts October 1 through November 30. I am @Gumbymom one of the two UC Forum Champions/Moderators. My Co-Forum Champion is @lkg4answers and we are knowledgeable on the increasingly complicated UC admissions process and hopefully we can help any prospective UC applicants with their questions.
UC Merced like all the UC’s are test blind this admission cycle and will use 13 areas of criteria to review Freshman applicants. Each campus will weight the various areas of criteria differently so one size does not fit all. The UC application website has plenty of information that can help determine if UC Merced is a good option when applying. Below is some admit information specific to the school.
Very important: Academic GPA, Personal Insight questions, Rigor of secondary school record
Important : Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability
Considered : Character/personal qualities, First generation college student, Geographical residence, State residency, Volunteer work, Work experience
Use of a fixed weighted Comprehensive review with Academic factors at 70% and Non-Academic factors at 30%.
Note:UC Merced is the default campus for ELC eligible applicants (top 9% of CA HS or Statewide) if room is available. Fall 2023 also saw ELC referrals to the UC Riverside campus.
UC Merced admits into the major but will consider alternate majors if first choice is not available.
Portal still having technical difficulties as of 12:12 AM but I did get to the page stating “Congratulations! You are admitted to UC Merced for Fall 2024!” with a green “Pay $250 Deposit” button.
I think I am going nuts by the end of March. I check every portal and email 100 times. Anyway, I saw this in my son’s portal.
Congratulations! You are admitted to UC Merced for Fall 2024!
Good luck
No, if you apply as a regular applicant, you get your decision this month. If you are referred as ELC eligible, this is done in April after all UC Decisions are posted.
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses:
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation?
Looks like they posted an admissions message at UC Merced portal today. But when I click on “My Admissions”, I get an error page that says “This page is not working”"
Message Center
Your admission decision has been posted
View your Fall 2024 admission decision now by visiting ‘My Admissions’.