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<p>Yesss, you can see my stats on page 2</p>
<p>i too have been accepted for biological sciences. </p>
<p>since my question was ignored, ill post it again…</p>
<p>hey guys, i just got accepted into irvine. however, i have a mistake on my application concerning community service. do you think it will affect my admission? im planning to call them tomorrow. and i thought ecs and community service wasnt that big of a deal for irvine? im still going to call just to be sure along with the other ucs.</p>
<p>socalsoccerdude, what kind of mistake is it exactly? UCI already accepted you, so I don’t think it’s a big deal. So it shouldn’t be a big deal for the other UCs as well.</p>
<p>well, i accidentally put an extra year that i was volunteering at the hospital, which would raise my total community service hours by an amount that i wont be able to reach (and by a lot too).</p>
<p>^ I certainly don’t encourage dishonesty, but if it was an accident that you put the volunteer hours wrong and you weren’t chosen to be audited, then I would just let it go. Mistakes happen and it may not have been the one thing that pushed you over the top anyways.</p>
<p>u think so aka? cuz my stats arent that impressive. its: UC GPA: 3.86, 10-11 GPA: 4.14, SAT 1790 (highest), ACT 27. thats why im afraid that they accepted me due to my ec hours. my second guess would be my essays, which were really good, but i remembered now that they dont look at the essays…</p>
<p>Wait a minute, they don’t look at the essays?!? D:</p>
<p>They do look at the essays.</p>
<p>^my guess is they do, but its probably not an enormously crucial element in the decision making process–or they might not read everyone’s essay, just the ppl they aren’t entirely sure on…</p>
<p>just my 2 cents</p>
<p>In my opinion I think lots of people undervalue the essays. They are usually worth a huge portion in the admissions process. The essays not only provide unique experiences that your e.c. section doesn’t, but it lets them know that you are more than stats. </p>
<p>IMO, it plays a much larger role than people think.</p>
<p>all ucs except LA and berkeley go through a comprehensive review process where your admission is based on how many points you get. for schools like UCI, the essay is only used to see if you can get any more points added to your score from the stats you posted in other parts of your application</p>
<p>Some kid in my school got accepted the other day he had a 3.6 GPA, with low SAT scores but he had good essays and he is a minority. wow.</p>
<p>actually, jmsy, three UC’s use “comprehensive review” (a more holistic selection process) for admission: Berkeley, UCLA and Irvine. All the others (unless it’s changed recently) use a point system.</p>
<p>[UCI</a> Comprehensive Review and Information on Appeals](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uci.edu/admissions_info/not_admitted.html]UCI”>http://www.admissions.uci.edu/admissions_info/not_admitted.html)</p>
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<p>@YOUNGMAFIA- is there any other proof of his claim other than his own words?</p>
<p>You guys act like UCI doesn’t accept students with “low” GPA and test scores.</p>
<p>That’s because it really doesn’t. </p>
<p>According to the stats UCI published last year, only ~1 out of 10 students with a gpa below 3.7 was admitted, and it’s a fair assumption that many of those people had a high SAT score or really good essay or something else that caused them to stand out.</p>
<p>3.7 gpa? is that unweighted GPA or UC GPA of 3.7?</p>
<p>Yeah that is true, but it isn’t completely impossible to get in with lower stats, given like you said, something that caused some applicants to stand out.</p>
<p>Bothwings
He showed us the email and the letter he received that congratulated him. His SAT scores were around 1300-1400s. But once again his essays were amazing from what I hear and since he is a first generation minority going to college, that helped him I guess.</p>
<p>“he is a first generation minority going to college, that helped him I guess”</p>
<p>You think?</p>