UCD Supplemental Application

[FutureNow]

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@krickadoodle

Apparently there are different versions of the supplement. (Ms. Sun’s UC Admissions Blog)
I got the hardship/disability one (9 total questions). @FutureNow, did yours have 9 too?</p>

<p>Btw, I asked a UCD rep. if getting a supplemental meant that I was a borderline applicant. The representative said no, and it just means they need a bit more information before making a solid decision (But why would they need more information if I’m a solid applicant? Hmm…)</p>

<p>For my teacher rec, I had asked my teacher ASAP. She was willing to do it and said she would finish it this weekend (she’s awesome!!), which is within the 10 days. I’m not sure if the WHOLE supplement needs to be done in 10 days or just our part.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!

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<p>I would advise you not to have your teacher complete the recommendation yet. I also chatted with a UCD rep earlier and they told me that the teacher’s portion should not be received until after we submit the supplemental application. The reason for this is because what they want to know from our teachers is not the usual “this student is an upstanding citizen,” rather they have a separate form for them to complete which is more like a questionnaire than a free response. </p>

<p>Edit: Look at the bottom of the supplemental application. There is a check box reading “Please check here if you would like to identify someone to submit a recommendation to support your application.” Once you click this it will drop down contact information that will be submitted to UCD for further contact with your teacher. The rep I talked to said that they do not expect this to be completed within the 10 day window. </p>

<p>The application which I received has 18 questions, the majority of which appear to be economic hardships targeting a reference I made to being from a lower income family in one of my essays, but a couple of the questions (~3-4) ask me to expand on leadership roles I had (club leadership), and a special talent which I also mentioned (drafting). </p>

<p>I also made it a point to ask (during the college live event) whether the supplemental application is deciding whether we are accepted/rejected from the school in general (as in they are reviewing us for our second choice major already), and the answer I received was that they simply need more information; they will be considering our first choice majors with the knew knowledge in mind. </p>

<p>Edit 2: I just looked at Mrs. Sun’s blog which you linked and I don’t think she really understands what the 18 question application is. She states that it is a “borderline” application, but yet every question it asks is about economic hardship and how it effected me/how I can overcome it if I were to enroll at Davis.</p>

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@daveeed

How long are your guy’s responses? </p>

<p>I really hope we all get accepted.

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<p>Hey David, when I was chatting with a Davis rep yesterday I asked about this. They said that the amount of information submitted does not matter and that they will read a two sentence explanation just the same as a ten sentence one. The rep specifically said “as much as a ten sentence” response, so I do think I need to cut down on a couple of mine which are running a bit long at ~15 sentences. Basically just say what you feel is necessary to help the readers understand the special circumstance which they are asking about. I know that the “special talent” supplement which my friend received should probably go more in depth for each of the three questions than, say, mine which has 18 questions.</p>