UCLA Freshman Class of 2028 Waitlist/Appeals Discussion

For waitlists and appeals, the school should send out an email indicating there was an update. This may not be always true and yes students have stated that they were not notified with an email.

For waitlisted students, probably a good idea to check the student portal frequently just in case.

Will they release todayyyyyyyy

I would guess at this point it’s likely that they will wait until the 15th to make any significantly large offers from the waitlist.

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So they really did make us wait, huh

@Gumbymom, couple quick questions:

The housing deposit check cannot be transfered to another UC campus?

If the waitlisted is accepted in June/July, the housing is still guaranteed? (All Freshman is required to live on campus)

He will rescind one of offers SIR’ed by today (He only SIR’ed two schools, don’t blame him :sweat_smile:), but we’re concerned about housing if he gets off the waitlist, he prefers to live in the dorms.

Thanks for your continued support!

Housing deposits should be refundable but not transferable to another UC campus. Check the specific information and deadline to get the refund.

Freshman housing is guaranteed for all students that get off the Waitlist but it may not be their preferred choice but UCLA housing will work with the waitlisted students to get housing. There is an Waitlist FAQ on UCLA Myapplication status website which should state all pertinent information.

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As an admittedly over-invested parent, I too am ready for the waiting to be over, regardless of outcome. The waiting is so below average.

Yes, I am so tired of it. They are really waiting till the very last moment.

Yeah it’s really interesting to me as this has never happened before as far as I know. I wonder if it’s because yield is so low right now as students are waiting to commit. That makes the most sense to me but I’m unsure.

The good news is that nobody on waitlist is admitted yet, we all have chance. We were worried about the housing, but feel relieved, thanks for Gumbymom.

The deadline to accept offer is @11:59PM tomorrow! We don’t bank on the waitlist. Good luck!

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Housing deposit is refundable? We deposited but committed other school.

Read over UCLA’s housing contract and see what the deadline is for a refund. Since it is early in the process, most schools will give you a refund minus a service fee.

I think if yield was very low, they would have started admitting by now, since there would be ample space. Not sure though…

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I was thinking the same. I believe last year the % of waitlist that were accepted was approximately 11% (unusually high for UCLA), and they started taking from the WL before the SIR date.

Yes, around 13%. I wonder if 2022 (2%) saw admits before SIR date.

That makes sense. My thought was that they are still unsure of what their yield would be because students haven’t committed yet. I think in both scenarios (low yield and high yield at this point), admits would have happened so far…

At this point, most (if not all) FA packages have been sent out, so they should be able to accurately predict their yield. They are really waiting till the very last second to ensure no inaccuracies.

And yes, I agree that admits should have happened so far regardless of low or high yield… weird

any appeal updates?

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If UCLA’s yield is high, waitlist admits could be much later into the summer or even not at all. I’m not totally sure how Californias current budget deficit and the proposed cuts to the middle class scholarship and Cal grants might also be a factor for waitlist admits this year or if that only affects next year and beyond, but I would guess that out of state waitlist admits might happen first.

In my opinion, I don’t think we should be reading into the late timeline too much in terms of numbers taken off of the waitlist. This year has a lot of uncertainties and it’s likely that a good number of people accepted to ucla are not declining, but rather having the deadline just pass (this happens with every college, every year), due to all the delays this year they might not want to risk admitting any too early until they have their final numbers after the 15th has passed.

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