Admissions Calls

<p>Hey everyone! I may be able to clear up some of your questions…I’m a current UCSD student and my younger sister is waiting to hear back from them as well as other UCs, so I’ve been keeping up with all these early calling campaigns.</p>

<p>The first calling campaign which went on from early march until I think the 11th was only for Staff calling URMs, however during the first couple of days I was able to log in (though I think this was a mistake because after that I had to “register” to participate and was not able to) so I can confirm that it was only URMs (and that included African American, Latino, Asian and Alaska Native/American Indian). </p>

<p>There is a second campaign or “phone-a-thon” going on now that students are able to participate in through a program here called SPACES, and I believe they’re calling a wider range of prospective freshman. This campaign goes until the 16th, which is when decisions will be posted on MyApplication. So, if you haven’t received a call don’t worry! You could still get one, or may not even get one at all even if you are admitted since there are lots of admits of course! </p>

<p>Good luck everyone :)</p>

<p>Quick questions:</p>

<p>Are TAG CC transfers getting phone calls (soon)?
Are TAG CC transfers eligible for Regents?</p>

<p>I’m OOS (Illinois) and URM (Hispanic) but haven’t received a call, so I hope kp91891 is right and the calls are random. I’m crossing my fingers until Saturday…</p>

<p>The calls are only for incoming freshman, not transfers. & as far as how they work, when I was able to log in I could control who I decided to call by searching by College within UCSD, state, etc. But it only pulls up one person at a time. So it’s really just a matter of who they get through with however many students are participating in the phone a thon. I eventually was able to see the full list of people through the first calling campaign that were in the system by logging a call and searching by last name, and there were A LOT. So like I said, don’t worry, it definitely doesn’t mean you didn’t get in if you don’t get a call.</p>

<p>Let it be known they are calling cell phones as well even though a majority of phonees are being contacted at home.</p>

<p>^I’m going to start leaving my cell phone on 24/7.
One more day…</p>

<p>kp91891, thanks for the (reassuring) info! (:</p>

<p>Got couple calls with unkwon display today. Is there a number that can call back to verify?</p>

<p>^858 area code should be visible.</p>

<p>OMG. So I was looking through my phone’s list of recent calls again (feeling kinda depressed after I answered an ‘Out of Area’ call, all excited – but it was a robocall ad) and I saw that one of the caller IDs was ‘UNIV OF CA SD’ and 858 area code! But they called me yesterday when I happened to be out for only two hours for a meeting and no one else was home, and they didn’t leave a message so I didn’t know they called until now… If they called, does that mean for sure that I got Regents? (I didn’t apply for engineering and I’m not an URM.) There’s no other reason to call, right?</p>

<p>I really really really hope I got Regents! UCSD is my top choice at the moment and Regents will seal the deal, but if I don’t get Regents, then I have to debate over whether going to LA/Berkeley (assuming I get in) or Davis/Irvine (with Regents) would be a better choice… Ahhh waiting until tomorrow for official decisions is agonizing!</p>

<p>They called my house phone a couple hours ago, at around 7:30 PM PST. I guess they really are going to continue calling right up to the very end!</p>

<p>Calls don’t guarantee Regents status archaic, sorry. Only admission. Details of SPACES and Regents Scholarships are brought up to certain applicants but not ALL.</p>