UC Merced Class of 2028 Official Thread

Colleges & Universities University of California - Merced
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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.

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/how-applications-are-reviewed.html

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses-majors/merced/freshman-admit-data.html

https://admissions.ucmerced.edu/first-year/requirements

https://meded.ucmerced.edu/

  • 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.

Best of luck to all applicants.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/uc-merced-class-of-2027-official-thread/

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Update from the UC Counselor Conference:

Middle 50% UC capped weighted GPA for admitted Freshman: 3.33-3.90

Regent scholarship offers made to 104 students.

New majors/programs:

  • Chemical Engineering major
  • Data Science and Computing major
  • Data Science and Analytics major
  • Environmental Humanities major
  • Public Health B.S.

Prospective Student tours: Welcome Center | Undergraduate Admissions

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For Prospective and Admitted Students, UC Merced has posted their date for Bobcat day which is Saturday April 20th, 2024

https://admissions.ucmerced.edu/Bobcat_Day

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Looking forward to getting our first UC decision from Merced, probably tomorrow I gather?

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Yeah, got email yesterday that “admission decisions will be starting to post very soon”.

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Oops, forgot it was a leap year. Probably tomorrow!

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My portal shows as " you dont have a valid application" anyone else seeing this?
[edited] Maybe a glitch. Now shows as Pending

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I had that too and now It’s giving me an error when trying to view decision

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It’s shortly after midnight on the west coast. Check your portals!

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Portal seems to be having technical difficulties. I am seeing the message "Your admission decision has been posted

View your Fall 2024 admission decision now by visiting ‘My Admissions’"

However, getting an error message when trying to view “My Admissions”

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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.

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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

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Admitted for engineering. I think this was guaranteed by being top 9% in class?

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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.

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First UC acceptance for son. Comp Sci. 4.0/4.31/4.45 In state socal.

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For all UC Merced Decisions, please post your stats and relevant information for current and future applicants. Thank you.

Here is a template:

Decision:
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to:

ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA:
UC Capped Weighted GPA:
UC Fully Weighted GPA:

ELC (top 9% CA HS):

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:

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics):

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation?

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Son admitted today. Is UC Riverside coming out today? So far he was accepted at CPP, Calstate Fullerton, CalState LA and University of La Verne.

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Based on previous years, UCR could be posting decisions today.

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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’.