My son got off t today 5pm. bio / in state.
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My son was admitted today for History of Public Policy and Law (his first choice major for UCSB), in-state. SIR deadline is May 20.
He was admitted last week to UC Davis, and has done his SIR and housing application for UCD. We donât know yet if he will accept UCSB over UC Davis.
What is the UCSB housing situation for waitlist admits at this point. Iâve seen a May 15 deadline on some UCSB website, but I donât know if thereâs a later one for WL admits. Has anyone seen a later deadline? Can you cite a website?
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I just saw that if youâre accepted after the deadline, you get 5 days to complete. But Iâm not sure about the ones admitted today. Seems unfair they would only get one day.
Late Admits
Freshmen who are admitted after the housing deadline are able to qualify for priority housing consideration within five days of their SIR date.
Thank you for your reply!
I saw that same timeline, and scrolled to the May 15 Housing Application Deadline, and didnât scroll beyond (on my phone) and read all the other parts.
I will email housing tonight. Little reason to consider making a change by May 20 if thereâs no prospect of housing. (I will update here with what I hear back.)
(Also, after I posted my question, I saw that Gumbymom replied to my broader query about waitlist timeline, and pointed out this same âadditional five daysâ concept. I never considered we might get an admission decision just one day before the housing deadline.)
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yes
not in admissions but anecdotally, waitlist admits all get housing. Thereâs effectively a housing guarantee for freshmen, Iâve never heard of freshmen not getting housing.
plus the housing situation here isnât as bad as some people say, especially in recent years.
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Any news about a wave today? SB local and Iâm losing hope.
My daughter is a freshmen and lots of her friends came off the WL last year. They had no problem with housing. The housing process doesnât start until June with actual room picking starting in July, so I wouldnât be concerned at all unless SIR in mid to late June. There is plenty of housing, though it is a lottery system so depending on the date your child gets to pick a room they might not get their ideal dorm location(some freshmen end up in the towers that are a 1/2 mile off campus). Each dorm has pros and cons and there are lots of youtube videos about them. My daughter got into UCSB and UCDavis and knew UCSB was the perfect fit for her and it has been. I wouldnât let housing be the reason to go to UCSB or not as there are many differences between the two schools that are more impactful than what dorm they live in for 9 months. 
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i just signed my housing contract and there wasnât an option to indicate preference for location etc. is that something that we can do in june/july?
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Yes, you will receive more instructions in June along with your randomnly selected time to pick rooms in July. UCSB doesnât assign dorms by your preference. You pick your own room depending on what is available when you log in. This video does a good job of explaining the process. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0f25VjXgOPybm7UWoHDwrZBKoPXt3v0 Their website is also has great info so look through it all. Housing Options | Campus Housing
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Anacapa Hall is the best!
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The oldest, but canât beat the location and the social aspect. My daughter is loving Anacapa!
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I just called housing and they said students admitted late are given 5 days for housing after they SIR. The 5/15 date does not apply to them.
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I heard back from UCSB housing. The email wasnât definitive but it did refer to 5 to 7 days beyond the SIR. Also they referred to an email that my son should receive that will explain the timeline. (No such email received yet.)
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DS (OOS) was taken off of the waitlist for Physics major on 5/15. given that UCSB is very well known and highly ranked for physics (and talking to few gratures about department), he decided UCSB as number 1 priority. But waitlist did make him very uncomfortable and after a long discussions/debate chose to accept Schreyerâs honorâs program at Penn state instead. so someone else can have my sonâs spot now. very best wishes to folks on waitlist.
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Yes, ds got off the waitlist on Tues 5/13 â in state, cs. He will be declining so hopefully someone here will get the spot. Good luck everyone!
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Has anyone heard from Political Science majors coming off the waitlist yet? It seems we have heard of all others coming off so far (CS, Eng, Physics, Psych, Bio, Comm, History) but Iâve yet to hear from families we know or online for PoliSci. Fingers crossed as UCSB is our studentâs top choice stillâŠ.
Declined my in-state pre-bio offer, also hope someone gets the spot!
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Should I lose hope as a waitlisted film major 
Did anyone get off for Pre-Bio/Physiology?