<p>UCI updated the decision.</p>
<p>I got admitted to Econ.</p>
<p>Yep, they updated, but still nothing for me. UCI always takes the longest for me.</p>
<p>How do you apply for financial aid at UC? just do FAFSA and it’s automatic?</p>
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<p>question: If you are TAP certified does it mean u hav 90% chance of gettin in to UCLA? and is there any program for Cal?</p>
<p>There is no longer a program for cal. </p>
<p>90%??? </p>
<p>I don’t know what the % are, but my cc has been involved with TAP for 15 years. They have a 100% transfer ratio from TAP; however, my CC only sends like 20 per year. </p>
<p>I heard some other schools have hundreds so I don’t know their %</p>
<p>I don’t know any TAP rejects</p>
<p>since UCLA might release some of the decisions into may, what happens to the schools I have been accepted to with a May 1st SIR date? (Cal Poly SLO) Do I just submit it and void it if I get in?</p>
<p>ask them to extend the deadline</p>
<p>CCSF only had one TAP reject last year (out of twenty something). That student had under a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>I don’t know why everyone is expecting UCLA decisions in “late april” but my counselor said that I am likely to hear from them around May 15.</p>
<p>My friend didn’t get her decision from UCLA last year until the 3rd week of May, so about 1 week before the June 1st SIR deadline. She got admitted in late May around the 21st or 22nd. This means that some people may not hear back from UCLA til late May or about a month from now.</p>
<p>here’s a question for you guys…
which candidate would you take</p>
<p>both applying as poli sci major to cal.
pre-reqs required
- poli sci 1
- poli sci 2
- us history 17a
- us history 17b
- one course in international history</p>
<p>1) candidate # 1 has a 4.0 gpa but is finishing up his last pre-req this spring quarter out of 5 pre-reqs total (so i’m assuming that this individual put in progress for his updated myapplication form). this individual has taken many political science classes but he is taking political science 2.</p>
<p>2) candidate # 2 has a 4.0 gpa in major pre-reqs that was completed in the fall (so the school saw his grades). he has around a 3.89 gpa with b’s in courses that he took over 2 years ago (grade trends…classes were simple ge’s). </p>
<p>let’s just say both had the same extra currics and essays.</p>
<p>who do you think is the stronger applicant between the two and why?</p>
<p>With the same EC/essay’s, candidate #1 should be slightly stronger since he attained all A’s with no gaps. </p>
<p>In reality though, the difference here is insignificant. The stronger candidate will be known more clearily with through their essay’s and EC’s.</p>
<p>i know essays count for berk…but how heavily do you think they weigh extra currics?</p>
<p>I would choose candidate #1 just because he finished all his core classes first and has finished proving himself in his major by application time, and a near 3.9 vs. a 4.0 is almost irrelevent to me. LoL, poly sci majors only have 5 core classes? I consider all those classes you listed as easy GE-type classes honestly. Engineering and science majors have around 13-15 core classes, and they are all of the beastly kind. :mad:</p>
<p>Extra curriculars are weighed less than essays and grades. I think they use a point system that will vary for each department. Overall, don’t count on extra curriculars to save you from a poor application. They’re good for borderline candidates.</p>
<p>For all you Cal Econ applicants, how are you guys satisfying the “stats class with a pre-req of a year of calc” requirement? Do CC’s even offer a class like that? I have to take a darn upper division class to satisfy it at my current UC.</p>
<p>CC’s don’t offer it. Doesn’t affect us though, since most CC applicants will not have it.</p>
<p>Yup, I’ve never seen any cc that has anything past the first general stats class. The pre-requisite for that class is usually just basic algebra or nothing at all. I’ve never seen any cc have anything besides the easy ge stats class. More difficult stats courses would be at the university level.</p>