<p>Well I did not make finalist for UCLA regents which saddens me. I have a 2270 and a 4.1 UC GPA.</p>
<p>Any chance for Cal based on these numbers? Are these around the average regent finalist stats?</p>
<p>Finalist? The UCLA Regents Scholarship application deadline is not for a short while, so there are no real "finalists." Nominees, yes.</p>
<p>It's possible that you could get it at Berkeley but not UCLA. However, more often I've seen that if you didn't get it at UCLA, you won't at Berkeley. It's possible, though.</p>
<p>I think the selection of nominees for Berkeley is a bit different from other UCs. Berkeley is not stats-oriented very much when it comes to the Regents (then again, it isn't terribly stats-oriented otherwise); it seems to be largely dependent on your essays, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>Don't give up hope -- and good luck!</p>
<p>i feel your pain, w/ similar stats i didnt make ucla regents either. if its any consolation they offer it to very few applicants or so i hear.</p>
<p>from what i hear the regents decisions are often made on a 'holistic' basis though not just grades</p>
<p>^^ or SAT, or honors/awards, or any one part of the application -- holistic, as you said.</p>
<p>UCLA typically invites 750-800 students to apply. There are over 55,000 applicants this year, so they have to be pretty selective (thus, they can't rely solely on SAT/GPA). These are often the sort of students who get into HYPS, etc.</p>
<p>I was in your position, albiet with lower SAT scores(2150), last year: somewhat worried about not hearing from UCLA and then boom, I got the Regents' invite out of the blue and ended up getting it. So, anecdotal though my story may be, it does happen so don't give up. Good luck to you and everyone else; I think the interview invites go out in less than a week!</p>
<p>jscg: you got regents for Cal or UCLA?</p>
<p>I got it for Berkeley; sorry for the confusion.</p>
<p>It doesn't matter what your GPA and SAT score are. Once you are in that 2100+ range, it really doesn't matter to adcoms anymore. I would say that plenty of people with 2200+ don't get chosen for Regents, while those with around 2000 will. This is because UCB does a holistic review of all its applicants, unlike some of the other UC's in the system which will basically accept you if you are above a certain SAT score and GPA.</p>
<p>^^ I agree. Sadly, those on CC seem to think that a 2300 is drastically different from a 2200, or, gasp, a 2100.</p>
<p>just out of curiosity, when do regents finalists or w/e find out that they are in the running for it at Cal/UCLA?</p>
<p>I believe mid-February is when Berkeley's letter comes out. UCLA's came out in late January.</p>
<p>huh, okay.</p>
<p>Valentines Day for me actually</p>
<p>was it email or snail mail? I got an invitation for Cal two years ago but can't remember how it came. My sister applying this year and wants to know how it comes.</p>
<p>I believe it's email.</p>
<p>UCB is different to the other UCs because Regents it not heavily numbers based. It's more EC & interview based.</p>
<p>I'm out of state, and information about Regents scholarships is fairly vague on the website. What is it, exactly? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>