UC's already rejecting me???

Pecanshell
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:26:06 +0000

I submitted my UC applications more than a week ago. I should feel good about this, but when I checked my application status I found this message:

"After reviewing your academic record, we have determined that you are not in the top 9 percent of students at your high school according to UC calculations. "

Followed by condescending comments about how I shouldn’t give up hope because I may still qualify in the Statewide pool.

My UC GPA is 3.8, so I don’t understand how they can already know that I am not in the top 9 percent at my high school. The application didn’t ask anything about class rank, how do they know this already when the deadline for applications is still 3 days away? I did great on all the standardized tests, but the fact that they seem to have already sorted me into the dung heap has me getting depressed.