UC Riverside Class of 2029 Official Thread

The last 2 years, there has been one large admit wave and a few admits later in March.

People needing bypass codes, see my post further up and see if it helps.

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Same here. Never set up portal and link expired earlier this month. New email arrived today with new link but still doesn’t work. When entering in personal email to receive a code / new password maybe ? the email never arrives.
Sent email to help desk since the phone wait is days. Lesson to learn I suppose - set up portal in Dec.

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): CHANCELLOR SCHOLARSHIP!!

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: biochem

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.97

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.29

UC Fully Weighted GPA: not sure about 4.6

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Comments about course load (including senior year): 5 ap classes 1 honor 1 leadership class

Number of a-g courses:

Number of UC Approved Honors courses:

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 12
(5’s in bio apush lang chem apes art history, 4 in spanish) macro, gov, physics c, calc bc, lit this year

Major Awards: seal of biliteracy

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars:
semester long medical research class
science olympiad

Job/Work Experience: none

Volunteer/Community service:
president of 2 clubs, positions in 2 others
freshmen mentor
140+ hours at hospital
40+ hours tutoring

Summer Activities: medical program at uci

Personal Insight essays (details): essays were probably about average

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No

DEMOGRAPHICS:

State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): in state

Applied for need-based financial aid? yes

First Generation no

REFLECTION::

Strengths: lots of significant leadership positions, ap scores

Weaknesses: no music or sports

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“Your admission decision is ready”

Do you by any chance know if UCR send the email for decision, or student must login to see the result?

Decision: Accepted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None

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

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.59

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.95

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 3.95

ELC (top 9% CA HS): No

Comments about course load (including senior year): 3 AP’s senior year

Number of a-g courses:

Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 8

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP CSP (5) AP Chinese (5) APUSH (4) AP CSA (3)

Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Seal of Biliteracy

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars:

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:

Summer Activities: none

Personal Insight essays (details): meh

Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No

DEMOGRAPHICS::

State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): in state

Country (if international applicant):

Applied for need-based financial aid?

First Generation?

REFLECTION::

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:

GENERAL COMMENTS:

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Accepted: Physics
UW GPA 4.0
UCWGPA 4.3
A-G Classes- 33
ELC- No, but yes to statewide
Honors -10
AP- School does not offer them but did take a lot of Advanced Study classes that are congruent to AP, mostly STEM
No awards, average ECs, good essays
In State

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I see. Thank you for your reply. Son still can’t log in even though he already set up the UCR portal long ago. Don’t know why.

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

ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.93
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.28 or 4.45
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.28 or 4.45
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: lots - 24+
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 5
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9

Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience: After-school elementary care
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts (12 years), Senior Living Center, Math Honor Society, SWE Next, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA/Ventura County
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted: SCU, UCR, USD, Pepperdine, Chapman
Deferred: USC
Denied: Pomona
Still waiting: UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, Cal Poly SLO, UCD, UCI, USC

GENERAL COMMENTS: the wait is excruciating!

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You have to login to see your decision.

Congrats! Denied by Cal Poly Pomona or Pomona College? No UCB in your list?

Pomona College. We visited UCB and neither of us liked the vibe, so she didn’t bother applying. Similarly with UCSC - said, “I’d visit if one of my friends was here, but can’t see myself here for four years.”

For anyone struggling to create myUCR account (link says it’s already used), the forgot password button works now.

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DECISION: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): ?
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: BS + MS in Computer Science

ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.75
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.04
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.15
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year): high rigor in STEM, less rigor in humanities, 1 C+ in a freshman year (non-STEM) AP class
Number of a-g courses: 25
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 8 (HumanGeo 4, Euro Hist 3, CSA 5, Calc AB 5, Physics 1 4, + 3 more this spring)

EXTRACURRICULARS:
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout, lots of leadership in scouts & clubs

DEMOGRAPHICS:
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): SoCal
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted: Chapman, Cal Poly Pomona, UC Merced, University of Utah
Deferred: n/a
Denied: n/a
Still waiting: UCI, UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO

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They’ve sent out all the results?

Where did you find your bypass codes?

I have not seen any waitlist or denials only admits so far. If they follow the same decision pattern as the last couple years, more decisions should be posting later in the month.

I believe you download a text file with the codes, when you set up the portal.

Can confirm forgot password button is now working and is an easy process to scan QR code to duo mobile app by following their instructions.
(Accepted)

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