Waitlisted for UCD, Accepted at UCSD?

Mulan97
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 04:20:15 +0000

…and here I am- under the impression that Davis was supposed to be slightly less selective than San Diego. (Would anyone like to attempt to explain the discussion title?)

After seeing others who were waitlisted as well, I thought the comparison of my scores to theirs was interesting. To be honest, my test scores aren’t the highest, but here’s what I submitted: ACT: 27; GPA: (uw) 3.82, (w) 4.04; AP scores: 4 (English), 2 (Chem, Psych, Art Hist.) I didn’t even submit my SAT subject test scores for Chem (530) and Bio (600)

I also applied for the Biochemistry major, which I suppose is quite a bit competitive. Still, I am shocked that I got into San Diego because I thought it would be over after the waitlist from Davis. I guess what might have set me apart was the fact that I did so may different ECs (band, orchestra, Academic Decathlon, STEM Academy, LGBT club, tutoring, etc.) and stressed my importance of being a global citizen and social activist.

I don’t even know. I’m not even complaining either- SD is pretty much my dream college. But I’m still curious about how I got placed on the waitlist… maybe I’ll apply for the waitlist and see what happens?