@cali404 @thegreatgatz. I cannot elaborate any further how waitlisted students are evaluated and admitted since UCSD got rid of their waitlist statement several years ago. I still believe admissions has some kind of hierarchy they use to determine admission unfortunately unless you work in admissions, the information is not available.
@bryanngocpham That’s kind of unfair 
Students with lower stats are getting in because of luck of the draw while there are more qualified students who are unlucky.
@worriedSenior345 genuinely man, I think it’s actually more fair. I hate to say it because maybe it works against some of us but everyone who got into the waitlist had the potential to become a student. I like to think of the waitlist as “accepted but no space” So with the luck of the draw, students who were “accepted” with lower stats still have a chance.
@bryanngocpham I see where you’re coming from, but wouldn’t students who have higher stats be more deserving to attend UCSD? Wouldn’t they have a higher chance to find success there? They most likely worked harder for their grades/sat scores. The lottery style with which UCSD admits waitlisted applicants feels to me like it is undermining their hard work. It just doesn’t sit right with me that stats aren’t even given a second glance when they are admitting students off the waitlist. UCSD admits students (not on waitlist) according to GPA, ACT/sat scores, and essays to ensure a fair process for all students involved. So why not from the waitlist?
@bryanngocpham it doesnt make sense to have a lottery system when ucsd has such a large waitlist (or offers many a spot on the waitlist). i think its more likely that they just have their own quotas and weights on admission criteria that we might not understand. as @aaronruizx said, his application was strong in other areas than pure stats. do you have a source from ucsd that has confirmed it was lottery?
@worriedSenior345 UCs state that they consider academic record and standardized testing as the top two criteria, but you have to remember they consider it in context. if someone got a 3.7 gpa and was top of their class, it could mean a lot more than if someone had a 3.9 gpa and was in the top 25%. especially at some private high schools in california there is a culture of grade inflation whereas a lot of less affluent students must really struggle to achieve the same grade. the same can be said for the SAT. context is everything.
@thegreatgatz my source was a direct email from the admissions that claim that the waitlist is not ranked. I don’t know what more to say based off of the email I received.
@worriedSenior345 yes I understand the struggle, but it’s difficult to 1) rank everyone on the waitlist 2) there are students who were ACCEPTED w lower stats than ours. We honestly can’t know and we can’t diminish their accomplishments either. Sorry for sound so pro-UCSD/pro-admissions officer, but I just think they want it to be as fair as possible. If you had low stats and were on the waitlist, it would suck to feel like you have to no opportunity to get in. There are definitely kids with even higher stats than most on the waitlist cuz UCSD doesn’t even accept every high stat students.
@thegreatgatz Yep, context definitely plays a major role.
Btw, does waitlist admissions consider majors? Logically, I feel like they would because different majors have varying spaces available.
The UCs generally try to get a student body which reflects the diversity of California (and I’m not speaking racially–more geographically, economically, education, and other factors). So if the UCs are not receiving a certain number of students from a particular category, they may be offering to students who do not numerically appear to be deserving. Students from some areas may all have higher GPAs and very high test scores, but there are more than enough of those students from those demographics that have already accepted and are therefore not as attractive. A friend of a friend had some experience with UC admissions. There are very complex formulas, analysis and reasons why some people are admitted and others are not and I’m sure those translate to the waitlist as well. So while seemingly random why some people get in and others don’t, it’s likely much more formula driven than we would believe. The problem is that all of us common folks do not have the key to decipher who gets in and who doesn’t.
@bryanngocpham I see where you are coming from, I guess all we can do is hope for the best!!
@worriedSenior345 on a positive note, I really hope we both get in for this next wave! 
Any word on when the new wave is going to come out?
Anyone get off the waitlist for computer science?
@bryanngocpham Me too!! (∩˃o˂∩)
That response is inherently wrong as everyone on the waitlist was told that there were qualified enough to go, but there wasn’t any room for them. Saying that a person with “lower stats” makes no sense and saying that the waitlist shouldn’t be a lottery is wrong as everyone on the waitlist seemingly has the same chance as everybody else on it and its just the luck of the draw. This lower stats thing you’re saying makes it seem like you’re spitting onto the accomplishments of others when in reality its just whoever gets off gets off.
@curlystraws dw about it man, it wasn’t their intention. Everyone’s just stressed and confused right now. Wish you the best too <3
@CurlyStraws I’m truly sorry! I could’ve worded that better, I really didn’t mean to demean anyone. I hope you get into your dream college! ???
Is it true that UCSD uses a lottery system for admitting waitlisted applicants? I truly hope not because that’s not fair.
Any more word on the waitlist for SD. I was waitlisted for CS. Committed to Purdue cs but if I get into SD, I will probs think about it