Welcome prospective Tritons. 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 San Diego like all the UC’s are test blind 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 San Diego is a good option when applying. Below is some admit information specific to the school.
List of capped majors for UCSD. Note that UCSD recommends that if listing a Capped major as your first choice, you should select a non-capped major as an alternate. 2023 Applicants that selected 2 capped majors on their UC application were emailed with a chance to select another alternate major. Capped majors have not been updated so the list may change.
Very important : Academic GPA, Personal Insight questions, Rigor of secondary school record
Important: Character/personal qualities, Extracurricular activities, First generation college student, State residency, Talent/ability, Volunteer work
Considered: ELC eligibility, First generation, Work Experience
Note: . Admission for out-of-state applicants more selective than for residents.
The campus does not admit students on the basis of academic major or choice of UC San Diego undergraduate college. Alternate majors are considered. Also note: Capped majors require additional pre-req courses and specific GPA to be able to qualify for changing majors.
When applying to UCSD, you need to rank the Residential colleges as part of the UC application. Below are some links to aid in your rankings:
Residential Colleges: http://compare.ucsd.edu
I am sure they make you register early to help determine an approximate head count since there is a lot of planning involved in these events. If the decision is not an acceptance, you can always unregister for the event.
@gumbymom and @droidslookingfor I believe that link is to UCSD student groups that want to participate in the event since the event hasn’t been publicly announced to prospective students.
Thank you clarifying the information. I posted the link but did not look at it very closely. I do know that some schools require you to register ahead of time for some of their events for example SDSU and Cal Poly SLO.
Historically, I have not seen UCSD ask for Mid-year grades unless it was part of their augmented review. All I would infer from the request is that they need more information to make their decision. Neither positive or negative.
it isn’t good or bad. it just means that given essays, the current grades, activities, etc… the UCSD school still lacks the ability to properly evaluate your child. A promising sign of an augmented review would be if they asked for proof of Extracurricular Activities. That would mean you were impressive enough for them to want more proof of it.