<p>My friend guessed that the different colleges accept based on gpa/w/e priority.
Is it by lottery or ........... ?</p>
<p>Each college doesn’t have its own admissions office. There is one UCSD admissions office. If your point total is high (you have a super high GPA, good SATS, etc) you have a higher likelihood of getting into your first choice college. Then they go down the list and eventually reach people that they would still like to accept into UCSD but do not get into their first choice college because it is already full.</p>
<p>Ok this is how it works. First, you will be considered for admission at UCSD. If you are accepted, then great for you. Here comes the next part. If you selected one of the colleges as your first, and if there’s enough room for you, then you will be placed in it. If there isn’t, then you will be placed into your second choice. Admission into a college depends on whether there is space, not on what your GPA or your grades are.</p>
<p>^I think it definitely depends on your point total - you say “Admission into a college depends on whether there is space.” If there’s no space, how did they determine the students that were placed in that college sooner? I feel like there must be some system of priority. I doubt they randomly select the applications that will receive their first choice college.</p>
<p>^ well the first people admitted will be first with priority, so in a way your point totals will influence how you get seeded into colleges. HOWEVER I think when it comes down to it, its a time struggle and people will just be placed. </p>
<p>so the priority will go: transfers, Top points–> low points.</p>
<p>Why the hell are transfers priority? Can someone explain this to me?</p>
<p>transfers are priority because they choose to go to Community Colleges first and utilize that route. They gain an AA in two years and if follow the IGETC format of classes than they get a guarantee bacause they have proven themselves to be college material and are more likely to succeed than any 1st time freshmen. </p>
<p>So as a transfer they know you are more likely (studies show 80%) to graduate and be successful in their field, and they help fill Community Colleges around the state. It s a win win</p>