UC Riverside Class of 2030 Official Thread

Colleges & Universities University of California - Riverside
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Welcome prospective Highlanders. It’s that time of year again as the UC application has now opened and submission starts October 1 through December 1. I am @Gumbymomone 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.

2025 Freshman (First year) profile 25th-75th percentile:
Capped weighted GPA: 3.65-4.16

Freshman Admit rate: 87.1%

Freshman admission information:
Admission by major but alternate/2nd choice major will be considered if applicant does not meet their primary choice admission standards.

UCR For Business: Freshmen 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 the sophomore year. Upon acceptance, students become Business majors and are then advised in the Business Department. Students from any academic major may also complete a Business minor.

Selective majors include majors in the College of Engineering and the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

Most applied majors:
Biology, Psychology, Business Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Undeclared Humanities, Sociology, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry and Cell/Molecular Biology.

UCR Campus tours: UC Riverside Campus Tours

Best of luck to all applicants.

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Class of 2030 Official Regular Decision (RD) Threads
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From the UC Counselor conference information and updates are listed below.

Most applied majors at UCR were Biology, Psychology, Business Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Humanities (Undeclared), Sociology, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry and Cell/Molecular Biology.

Fastest Growing Majors:
Business Analytics
Education, Society and Human Development
Theaters, Film and Digital Production
BA+MA programs

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The new and unique business analytics major had 5000+ applications last year. Something to explore for students interested in business.

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Multiple posts on Reddit indicate UCR decisions are now in the portal.

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My kid got in, Biology major, in state.

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Congratulations to all admits. If you can take some time to fill out the Decision template, it will help current applicants still waiting and future applicants.

Thank you.

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: (maximum 4.0)

UC Capped Weighted GPA: (maximum 4.4)

UC Fully Weighted GPA: (maximum 5.0)

ELC (top 9% CA HS):

Comments about course load (including senior year):

Number of a-g courses:

Number of UC Approved Honors courses:

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):

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

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars:

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:

Summer Activities:

Personal Insight essays (details):

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?

REFLECTION::

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:

GENERAL COMMENTS:

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Decision: Accepted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Neuroscience

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.46

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.79

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.0

ELC (top 9% CA HS): No

Comments about course load (including senior year): Mainly took dual enrollment courses and Summer college courses, only 3 AP courses.

Number of a-g courses: 28

Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 13

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 1 (3)

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

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars: 3 year Varsity athlete, Equestrian, Club Volleyball

Job/Work Experience: Worked all 4 years

Volunteer/Community service: Many Volunteer hours to include National Charity Leaugue

Summer Activities: Work, sports, volunteer, college courses

Personal Insight essays (details):

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::

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

Country (if international applicant):

Applied for need-based financial aid? No

First Generation? No

REFLECTION::

Strengths: Multiple Dual Enrollment courses to include Summer courses that showed interest in medical field, strong essays.

Weaknesses: GPA

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied: Accepted at the following: CSUSM, CSUF, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Point Loma, Cal Lutheran, University of Utah, Colorado State and UCSC. No denials or wait-list yet.

GENERAL COMMENTS:

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Decision: Accepted

UC/CSU Capped Weighted GPA: 4.24

ELC(top9%):yes
Number of a-g courses taken 9-12th: 25
Number of UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE classes: 1H, 6AP, 3DE
Intended Major: Pre-Business
Instate: California, Santa Clara County

Ok extra curriculars/clubs, some work/entrepreneurial experience, unique volunteering experience over three summers, decent essays.

Other admits: UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State, CSU Fullerton, CSULB, Cal Poly Pomona, Purdue, Umass Amherst, Ohio State, ASU, Oregon State

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Decision: Accepted
OOS
Major: Math
GPA: 3.78 UW/4.36 W
SAT: 1510, Math 790 & ERW 720
ECs: International level gold medals (representing the US), founder/CEO of teaching non-proft, varsity captain all 4 years for tennis team - regional 2nd place & state 3rd-4th
Rigor: Many CC courses, summer technology/AI internship

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Decision: Accepted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Statistics BS + MS program

ACADEMIC STATS:

Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub

UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.56

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.74

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year): Heavy emphasis on Dual Enrollment courses at local CC

Number of a-g courses: 25ish

Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 4

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 5

Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 0, but 7 CC Dual Enrollment

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars: Heavy on musical theater and Choir, Soccer, Track and Field, a few clubs

Job/Work Experience: Tutor for Chemistry and Statistics

Volunteer/Community service: She and her friend did a neat project handing out “cooling packages” last summer at the local homeless encampment (this was their own idea - I was extremely proud)

Personal Insight essays (details): Particularly strong essays. She focused on how musical theater taught her lessons that she then applied to other aspects of her life.

DEMOGRAPHICS:

State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): In-State large public high school in Central Valley

Applied for need-based financial aid? No

First Generation? No

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied: Accepted CSU Fullerton, CSU Monterey Bay, Westmont, St. Mary’s

Waiting: UCD, UCSD, UCI, UCLA, Cal, Cal Poly, USC, NYU, Occidental

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Decision: Accepted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Global & Community Health

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.6

UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.9

UC Fully Weighted GPA: 3.9

ELC (top 9% CA HS): No

Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 8 (4,4,4,4, IP,IP,IP,IP

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

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

SUBJECTIVE::

Extracurriculars:Eagle scout, Some research, Big TikTok Account, Lots of volunteering.

Job/Work Experience: None

Volunteer/Community service: Many Volunteer hours

Personal Insight essays (details): Average

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::

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

Country (if international applicant):

Applied for need-based financial aid? No

First Generation? No

Weaknesses: GPA, Had one C every year lol

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted at the following: UMin, ASU, Rutgers, Purdue, UMass, OSU, UCM, UC Sant Cruz, SJSU, USFCa, SFSU

Wailisted: CSULB, UIUC

Rejection: Case Western

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Accepted. Robotics Engineering.

3.5 unweighted. 3.8 capped weighted

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D26 Accepted for Poli Sci! :tada:

UW GPA: 3.79 Fully Weighted GPA : 4.2 Weighted and capped GPA 4.13

APs & HP : 10 - scores (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 and four more are this year)

Comments about course load (including senior year): Number of a-g courses: 25 (including 6 years of math, 5 years English, 4 years Social Studies)

ECs : Editor in chief of school newspaper, GS Gold award, Swimmer, several others (Model UN etc etc), part of school’s highly selective Comp Civics team that is going to the Nationals

Top 9% : don’t know - very high acheving public school & they don’t give us this info

Instate, Alameda county

Other admits : UC Santa Cruz, CSULB, SJSU, CSU Northridge, Univ of Oregon’s Clarks Honors College.

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UC Riverside Class of 2030 Results Form:

This form is for tracking decision results, so it’s all centralized for future students. If you could fill this out once you get your decision, that would be very appreciated!

You can see all other people’s individual responses in the links above, along with overall form statistics (such as what percent got accepted).

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D26 accepted. Business Analytics.

UW3.65 W3.96

Dual enrollment, Dual schooling in CA and foreign country.

3APs

No scholarships.

She was invited to apply University Honors. I don’t know anything about it. Is it worth trying?

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Accepted yesterday for CS!

In state public HS

ELC

UC GPAs: 4.0 uw/4.8 w/4.36 capped

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S26 Accepted

Intended major: Physics

UC UW/ CappedW/ Fully W GPA: 3.75 / 4.08 / 4.17
Number of a-g courses taken 9-12th: 22
Number of UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE classes: 7 AP, 1 DE

Location: SF Bay area

First Gen?: No

Accepted: UCSC, CP Pomona, SJSU, SFSU

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Have they released some decisions early? Congrats on the acceptances.

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I also questioned this result. I know that the poster had an acceptance for Cal Poly Pomona Physics so I am assuming a typo. Cal Poly Pomona Class of 2030 Official Thread - #11 by Millbrae

No answer back on my inquiry but I am not aware of any admits for SLO except for a couple of International applicants or US Citizens studying abroad. These type of applicants can hear in January/February.

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