S24 admitted Poli Sci
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Even TexasA&M Aero is better than UCSD or UCD Aero
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@Gumbymom @lkg4answers Are Uncapped or non selective majors easy to get into ? What’s their acceptance rate? What do you think about international studies - business ? What would this major be ranked according to you ? Is UCSD good in business ? Thank you !!
Uncapped / non selective majors are easy to declare or change into. How to Declare or Change a Major (Undergraduates)
On this list, majors with a star are selective. Majors that do NOT have a star are uncapped / non selective. Undergraduate Majors at UC San Diego
Yea but are they easy to get in ? Like how easy ? Everyone who applies gets in ?? Also, could you please address all the questions made in prior message? Thank you so much!!
Uncapped / non selective means that there is no set limit to the number of students who can declare. Students can simply declare or switch to the major. This process is explained on the web page I linked.
I don’t have the expertise to answer your other questions about the international studies business major.
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Decision: Accepted (8th College - 1st choice!)
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): n/a
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Global Health
ACADEMIC STATS::
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UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.23
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.46
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Comments about course load (including senior year): highest available at HS
Number of a-g courses: 22
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 5 (one 4, rest 5s)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): n/a
DE courses: 2 (both Calculus)
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: 4x varsity athlete; 4x leadership positions; a few clubs
Job/Work Experience: social media manager
Volunteer/Community service: founded non-profit; tons of other volunteering
Summer Activities: club swim, swim coach, swim instructor, UCI MedAcademy, Johns Hopkins Global Health program
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: UCSD, UCI, Ohio State (honors); U Maryland (FIRE)
Still waiting on a bunch
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It’s a weird world.
Son accepted to UCLA, waitlisted at UCSD, rejected by UCSC.
As an aside, last year he was accepted to UCSC with a scholarship and an invitation to college scholars program but he decided to take a gap year. Nothing really changed on his application.
I mention this only to say that this whole thing definitely has some luck to it, and everyone should be proud of their accomplishments regardless of what school accepts them.
For anyone interested, 4.0UW GPA, 4.6FW GPA, 42 Dual Enrollment Credits, Homeschooled, Part Time Job
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Accepted Cog Sci
In State
Not sure UC GPA but Weighted is 4.8
ELC - yes
No First Gen or Financial Aid
Also accepted to UCLA and UCI, waiting on UCB
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If you are admitted to UCSD, then it should not be an issue to change into the International Studies- Business major. UCSD does not breakout their admit rates by major but if it is uncapped, it should be an easy switch.
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My daughter may request gap year, and just wonder if you son got declined when requesting gap year. I thought they would hold it for next year if gap yr was approved.
Decision: Waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to:
ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with 4.19
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.96
UC Capped Weighted GPA:
UC Fully Weighted GPA 10-12:4.65
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 32-33?
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:16
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):8
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award; President’s Volunteer Gold Award; NHS; CSF
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Dance 10+ years; Girl Scout 10+ years; Song Captain; President Culture Club; VP Service Club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Gold Award; President’s Volunteer Award; Missions 3 summers
Summer Activities: Missions 3 summers; Gold Award Project
Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): Song, Dance, Girl Scouts/Gold Award, Interest in Art and Reading
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): In State
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Not that it matters, but both parents alumni…I guess no legacy favoritism!
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Accepted by UCI, UCD, Cal Poly SLO, NEU, U. Richmond, UIUC, Univ. Portland, Chapman, Pepperdine, USD, Santa Clara, LMU, SDSU
Waitlisted by UCLA, UCSD, UVA
Rejected by Notre Dame
That is amazing that he was rejected by UCSC with those stats.
Congratulations to all of the kids who got accepted!
Our S24 got rejected from UCSD, so this is the end of the road for us. It looks like the only CA public university he got accepted to (he applied to UCLA, UCSD, SDSU, Cal Poly-SLO, and SJSU) is SJSU. He admittedly limited his list of schools because he wanted to be in an urban environment, so that kind of worked against him. But there were record levels of applicants at all schools. What a whacky time. It used to be that if you had a 4.0, etc that you’d have your pick of any school, except for maybe the Ivies, and get lots of merit scholarship money to boot. But now, it seems that a 4.0, a full schedule of AP classes, ECs, and so on just barely gets you into the “admissions lottery” at any of the top 100 schools. The increasing pressure our kids are under to perform is immense. I don’t know how this is sustainable.
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Finally heard from D24.
Decision: Accepted.
Major applied to: MechE
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.5
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
UC Approved Honors courses: 10 (10th and 11th grade)
AP courses/exams: 11 (11th and 12th grade, 5’s)
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: TKD master (14 years), robotics & eng clubs pres, piano
Volunteer/Community service: TKD, elem sch outreach.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS: SoCal public
Applied financial aid? FAFSAed
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted UCLA, UCD, UCI, CalPoly Pom
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Daughter waitlisted for cognitive science.
in state at arts focused charter top 9%
UC approved H/AP/DE 4H 5 DE 9 AP
Stats 3.8 4.2 not sure capped and weighted but overall is 4.5
3 waitlists and 1 rejection today.
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Wondering if previous year decline-to-attend + scholarship (take gap year) at UCSC affected this year’s decision. I guess we can’t know that.
I do believe that they intentionally rejected high qualified students knowing that they will be accepted by other UCs.
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I guess they don’t take too kindly to the notion of being a student’s “safety school”. I can’t say I blame them, though.
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No, they do not reject highly qualified applicants. The yield protect rumor comes up each year and completely unsubstantiated. Each UC has their own criteria for selecting applicants and there is no benefit to rejecting high stat applicants.
Yield protect is a strategy some individuals feel that is used by colleges to increase their yield rate which in basically rejects highly qualified applicants who they believe will not enroll if accepted. Schools that offer EA/ED/EDII/SCEA or REA have been associated with this Yield protection concept but not confirmed. Since UC’s do not consider an applicants interest in their admission criteria, this strategy does not fit the UC model.
Yield management uses a colleges historical yield rate to determine how many students need to be admitted to fill their incoming classes. They use their yield rate to predict revenue, housing availability and the # of course offerings needed each year. One of the ways the UC’s can mange their yield is through their waitlists.
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