Waitlisted to UCLA, Cal Poly SLO, and Davis....What gives?

itsv
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 04:25:15 +0000

Many students are finding themselves in the same position because of the current fight between the governor and the head of the UC system. The budget hasn’t been approved so colleges have no idea how many students they can admit; for this reason I think the waitlists are going to be pretty big this year. In addition some of the UC’s are trying to decrease their enrollment classes in order to deal with the impact majors problems. Engineering in particular is a very tough major to apply to. You are very fortunate to be accepted to two UC’s because I know many students with your stats that have gotten into none.

Since you mentioned that you are low-income did you apply via UC’s eop program for low-income students? EOP could have helped you gain admission if you are low-income.

I suggest you accept the waitlist position and become excited about the colleges that have accepted you. Good luck!!