Welcome prospective Highlanders. 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 Riverside 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 Riverside is a good option when applying. Below is some admit information specific to the school.
Very important: Academic GPA, Personal Insight questions.
Important: Rigor of secondary school record
Considered: Character/personal qualities, Extracurricular activities, First generation college student, State residency, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
Note: A fixed weight point system comprehensive review model that culminates in an Academic Index Score to determine admission for incoming freshmen.
UCR admits by major but alternate choice majors will be considered.
For Business: Freshman students must apply to Pre-Business under the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS). The College breadth requirements and the prerequisites for a business major are completed during the Freshman and Sophomore years. An application is submitted at the end of Sophomore year. Upon acceptance, students become Business majors and then advised in the Business Department. Students from any academic major may also complete a Business Minor.
Please Note Even though UC Merced has been the default campus for ELC eligible applicants, some ELC referrals were made to UC Riverside for Fall 2023. The referrals were mainly in less competitive majors.
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?
Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): UCR achievement scholarship ($3k/yr – total $12k)
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Economics
S24 is OOS, IB curriculum. School does not calculate GPA.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): NA
Country (if international applicant): NA
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
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If you could fill out the Decision template, I am sure current applicants still waiting and future applicants would appreciate the information.
Decision:
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to:
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?
Major
Cell, molecular, and developmental biology
ACADEMIC STATS:: Calculate your GPAs with UC Unweighted GPA: 3.9 UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.3
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Comments about course load (including senior year): 8 aps AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Euro (3), Bio (5), APUSH (5), US gov (5), macro Econ (5), psych (5), Lit (4), BC Cal (4)
SUBJECTIVE: Extracurriculars: show choir 4 years, dance 4years, hospital volunteer, 1.5 years,
Gap year: EMT certified, COPE medical internship 6 months
Daughter logged in today and saw acceptance in portal (no email yet), out of state. Acceptance letter in portal dated 02/28/24. She’s not sure if it was there on the 28th or 29th as she hadn’t logged in since January.