UC Riverside Class of 2029 Official Thread

S25 just checked portal
Admitted!
pre-business
UC GPA 4.1 (uncapped GPA 4.3)

Good luck everyone!!!

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Yes just got acceptance for my son!! Mechanical Engineering in UCR :slight_smile: UC GPA 4.08

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Son got into Computer engineering!!

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Can you post your decision and fill out the UC decision template please.

Decision: Accepted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any):

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Chemical Engineering

ACADEMIC STATS::

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UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.4

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):

Number of a-g courses:

Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 4

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 11 (6 in senior year, 4 scores of 5 one of 4 so far)

Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): None

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars:

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service: Conservation Corp (environmental work) 3 years. Special Olympics

Summer Activities: UC Berkeley summer program (2 courses taken both As)

Personal Insight essays (details):

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No

DEMOGRAPHICS::

State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA

Country (if international applicant):

Applied for need-based financial aid? No

First Generation? No

REFLECTION::

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:

GENERAL COMMENTS:

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Anybody wish they set up a separate admission portal and not make it so hard to login?

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Son got accepted, very happy at the same time more confusion where to join!

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Yes! The 2FA is making it so that I can’t check the portal before son gets home from school. :joy:

same here. S25 told me he needs to call IT and get a bypass code to login. Snail Mail it is.
seriously though not blaming UCR, he probably did not setup the portal fully.

Edit: Apparently bypass codes are unique codes generated for each user and are in a downloaded text file. Each code can only be used once. Feel dumb but all is well. S25 admitted to CS+Bus, his first choice. UW 3.91, WC:4.14.

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Same situation. Can’t log in. Never signed into portal I guess? Now doesn’t recognize email.
a 900 minute wait for IT at the moment.
Perhaps a follow up email will put the decision in the email vs having to log in?

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I believe UCSC put the decision in the email itself. They were smart and did not want to be bothered on a friday.

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From UCR-IT
Applicants will have to download the Duo app on their phone and use it for authentication. The Duo app has to add UCR on the account. IT can walk you through once you get past the wait :sweat_smile:

25 Decision: Accepted

Major: Computer Science

UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.27

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.60

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Number of a-g courses: 30 semester courses

Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 12 semester courses

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9
AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics 1 (4), AP US History (5),
AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Computer Science A, AP English Literature, AP US Gov, AP Macro

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Rensselaer Medal for outstanding work in math and science, Outstanding soloist (vibraphone) awards in state/regional High School Band competitions

Extracurriculars:

  • Lead mallet player for Jazz Band and Orchestra performing for school functions, city officials, and regional fundraising organizations
  • President of Game Design Club teaching members the Unity game engine and leading a Play for a Cause event in school.

Volunteer/Community service: Consistently volunteers for 3 organizations helping less fortunate families.

Summer Activities:
Took online classes in Unity, Java, C, C++
Participated in an AI camp where he learned Python
State/location of HS: Northern CA

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
accepted: UCSC, RPI, UO rejected: Stanford

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If you are into rankings, UCR CS department punches way above its weight (#27). But in this CS market that is not a guarantee of placement outcomes, more an indication of quality research.

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Are there email alerts or does my kid have to log on to see? Haven’t heard from her today so just curious how people were alerted.
Thank you!

Sons got in - EE and Business Analytics!

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Students have been logging into their portals for their decisions.

Portals usually update first before emails are sent.

Son received the email. Most of the times email is delayed. Best option is directly login to portal and check.

My kid received an email with the subject line “Your admission decision is ready”. Now he just needs to get home from school so he can open it :upside_down_face:

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Just curious if the decisions are rolling out in waves or all at once this year? Son received notification in the email but he can’t log in. Bummer. Called IT and says waiting time is 1000+ minutes now.

My son never used that set up link before, it says expired on march. when click on the setup, showing that the link was used before. As a result, no way to login. Tried sending an email to their help desk. Does UCR requires people to logon to view? do they email the admission letter?