<p>I am on the waitlist but I feel like I am forgetting something. I figure this thread might be helpful for other waitlist applicants, also.
Like everyone else, I am hoping the waitlist will be as good as last year, but that's a long shot.</p>
<p>Personal info:
I have an 1830 SAT, 3.93 UC GPA (first semester included), 28 ACT, great ECs.
UCSB is still my first choice. I have applied to SBCC and Merced, but will not be sending in an SIR until the absolute last minute. I wrote a letter of appeal, just in case. I was not accepted to any other UC's (applied to B, D, and LA.)</p>
<p>Any advice on making sure I'm set for next year in case SB does not work out?</p>
<p>I’ve been waitlisted as well. I have a feeling that the waitlist will be as good as last year. But hopefully it would be</p>
<p>GPA: 3.57
SAT: 1910</p>
<p>During a tour of UCSB with a friend who got accepted an admissions counselor told me some pretty valuable information. </p>
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<li><p>As you all know, around 3400 applicants were offered a spot of the waitlist this year. The admissions counser tells me that only 1500 accepted their spots which is a lower percantage then last year. Which is great because a smaller percentage accepted their spot means less compitition. FYI last year, 50% (1200/2400) accepted their spots wheras this year only 44% accepted their spot. (1500/3400)</p></li>
<li><p>THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT YOU BASED ON THE ORDER YOU ACCEPTED YOUR SPOT. She told me that they will reevaluate the appicants from stratch like they did in November and decide from there. </p></li>
<li><p>I asked how the waitlist will look this year. She said she does not know and that it will be hard to forcast how many will get in until after May 1st. </p></li>
<li><p>She said be optimistic because more and more people are deciding to go to CSU’s and JC’s eventhough they got accepted to UCSB because they are cheaper which means more spots will be available for people on the waitlist.</p></li>
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<p>Good information</p>
<p>So they don’t release all the information all at once on May 1st?</p>
<p>Because if not I would have to send my SIR to another school by then.</p>