<p>A lot of seniors are getting fidgety about admissions now, so Im hoping that making one central repository for admissions information will help out a bit. :) And it should be easier than having to chance everybody.</p>
<p>BASIC ADMISSIONS PROCESS</p>
<p>First off, to those of you applying to UCSD: this school uses an upfront points system, called the Comprehensive</a> Review. Youre given points based on those criteria (look at the very bottom of that page), and if you make a certain cutoff, then youre admitted simple as that.</p>
<p>However, that page doesnt really explain exactly how points are distributed, so some gracious soul has posted the review</a> process online. Please pay really close attention to the GPA part, because your high school weighted GPA is not the same as UCSDs weighted GPA (using this process, your UCSD GPA will usually be slightly lower than your normal weighted GPA).</p>
<p>The cutoff point changes every year; however, CC member Jake22 has posted the following stats:</p>
<p>2004 > 7465
2005 > 7483
2006 > 7421</p>
<p>(Note that the cutoff point for out-of-state students tends to be at least 100 points higher.)</p>
<p>ADMISSIONS FOR NON-IMPACTED ENGINEERING MAJORS</p>
<p>Good news for engineers: you dont have to worry if you can already pass the regular admissions process. As noted on this</a> page, the Jacobs School of Engineering automatically places you into your major if its not impacted.</p>
<p>ADMISSIONS FOR IMPACTED ENGINEERING MAJORS</p>
<p>There are five impacted majors at UCSD:</p>
<p> Bioengineering
Bioengineering Biotechnology
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering</p>
<p>(Note that even though Bioengineering: Premed falls under the *Bioengineering umbrella, it is not impacted.*)</p>
<p>If your first-choice major is one of these, then your application (assuming youve already been accepted through the Comprehensive Review process) is forwarded to the relevant department (BENG, CSE, or ECE) for them to review, as explained [url=<a href="http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/admissions/admissions_freshman/impacted.shtml%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/admissions/admissions_freshman/impacted.shtml]here[/url</a>]. I do not know each departments review process, and Ive yet to find any hints of it on the web.</p>
<p>If you make it into an impacted major, then congratulations though youll probably crap your pants once you realize how insane your four-year-plan is. ;) If you dont make it into an impacted major, then youre placed into your second-choice major.</p>
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<p>Id also like to use this thread for people whove been accepted to UCSD to post their high school stats, so that the seniors have something to compare themselves with. And if you were admitted into an impacted major, then please note that in your post, because that would be enormously helpful, since nobody seems to know exactly what kind of process is used to review impacted majors.</p>
<p>Anyway, I was admitted into *Bioengineering: Biotechnology<a href="impacted">/i</a>, and had the following stats:</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 4.3 (Sorry, I cant remember what my UCSD GPA was its in my dorm somewhere)
SAT I: 2040 (Reading: 680, Math: 700, Writing: 660)
SAT II: Biology 720, Math II 700
ELC
National Merit Semifinalist (Im a NM Scholar now, but I only knew I was a Semifinalist back then)
Scholar Athlete
All-American Scholar Program
Who's Who Among H.S. Students (x2)
Track and Field (9, 10, 11)
Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12)
Free math tutoring: 72 hours total
Helping out teachers: 40 hours total
2 jobs (less than 20 hr/week though, which is the minimum to get points)</p>
<p>Note that, according to that one Geocities site, I probably didnt get points for a lot of those things, including work, my extra-curricular activities, and those awards. So dont base yourself quantitatively look at those links I posted above to see exactly what the admissions officers are looking for.</p>