Advantages for Irvine Residents?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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<p>It's just a rumor, but I've heard that UCI secretly has some preference for Irvine residents. Like my friend with a 3.2, 1420 got in last year and my other friend with 3.3, 1200 got in last year.... Few APs, no special ECs.</p>

<p>It's really odd, because the average GPA for admission at UCI is so high (3.9) yet the attitude here in Irvine is that 3.2, 1200 is all you need to get in... </p>

<p>Well, I for one hope this rumor is true.</p>

<p><em>camps eagerly on the UCI website</em></p>

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<p>Oh and uh, totally unrelated topic, but since people will be reading this thread anyways... do most scholarships (like Chancellors) come after you've been accepted? Or do they mostly come beforehand? I've been worried since my family's EFC from the FAFSA is rather high, so I really need a scholarship.</p>

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<p>I think you find out about scholarships after you've been accepted, but I'm not sure of the date. I know when I got the Regents' 10 years ago (jeez, I'm old) I didn't get it for a couple weeks I think.</p>

<p>As for the secret advantages for Irvine residents, I've never heard of that. But one reason could be that the Irvine public schools are really good so they're aware that even though the students might have lower grades, they're still as good or better than someone who was near the top of their class at Podunk High School. And maybe they just wrote really good essays, you never know. Remember, those numbers are averages. There are a lot of people with 4.3 and 4.4 GPAs, so for the average to be 3.9, then there also have to be a good number of people with 3.4s and 3.5s.</p>

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<p>I've heard that same rumor about transfer students currently attending Irvine Valley College. Makes sense, but, who knows?</p>

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<p>That's because IVC has a deal with UCI, though a lot of people I know have gone to OCC since I hear the transfer rate there is higher.</p>

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I should know this... but I don't... so, care to elaborate on that? :o</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_info_ccc/tr_adm_prgms_i.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_info_ccc/tr_adm_prgms_i.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"UCI’s Preliminary Admission in the Field program offers on-the-spot, provisional admission to well-qualified students attending any California community college. Those identified as participating community colleges (see below) are visited regularly by UCI staff."</p>

<p>Participating community colleges
Cerritos, Coastline Community, Cypress, East Los Angeles, El Camino, Fullerton, Glendale, Golden West, Irvine Valley, Long Beach City, Los Angeles City, Moorpark, Mt. San Antonio, Orange Coast, Pasadena City, Rio Hondo, Riverside City, Saddleback, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and Santiago Canyon.</p>

<p>There's a bias for students from these colleges. Plus IVC is in close vicinity to UCI so UCI is more familiar with the cirriculum, not to mention IVC courses are easily transferrable to UCI (so i've heard).</p>

<p>Interestingly enough, IVC is on the list for ones who've struck a deal with UCLA too (same site)</p>

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<p>Oh, I knew about PAIF... to me it was the equivalent of TAP, TAG, etc. etc. for other UCs (except PAIF is more direct and offers on-the-spot admissions, and you also need to consult w/a UCI rep for the contract) so I didn't think that that was what you meant by "deal."</p>

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Plus IVC is in close vicinity to UCI so UCI is more familiar with the cirriculum, not to mention IVC courses are easily transferrable to UCI (so i've heard).

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Yup, that's what I was referring to -- especially the easily transferrable courses. Checking at ASSIST alone, you can complete a majority of your UCI lower-division and breadth classes at IVC (a bunch of UCI kids also choose to go to IVC for their breadth requirements, which, as far as I've heard, is totally cool with UCI). Also, I've had instructors at IVC that are former or part-time UCI professors/TA's so a lot of them teach in a similar manner so that could have something to do with the near-parallel curriculum.</p>

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<p>Yeah I know you didn't mean that, but that's the only deal I have solid evidence for.</p>

<p>The UCI prefers IVC students "deal" is a rumor that I heard from people while I was taking summer school at IVC. But I don't really know the details of it, just like I don't really know if the UCI prefers Irvine residents is true.</p>

<p>Posted at 1:23 AM. No word from UCI yet.</p>

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<p>2:34 AM - No word either.</p>

<p>LOL coolman, your updates and shared impatience are all over CC. good luck, man. hope you get your acceptance soon!</p>

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<p>Yep, most of my posts comment on UCI's acceptance process in some way.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, no word today as of 10:14 AM.</p>

<p>23 days... and counting</p>