<p>woaaa I don’t think they’ll “hate” you and automatically reject you xD… it’s not that extreme…
but I do think it’ll affect your chances of getting Regents since based on what I know that’s basically all the additional info they are requesting for this scholarship besides your original application and the optional rec letter you can bring.</p>
<p>wait they pick 27,000 candidates? I thought it was like 2000 and they offer around half the scholarship</p>
<p>and in terms of finances, say if I have a EFC of 2000, will they give me grants to cover all my need, which is the COA - EFC? I hope they dont include loans</p>
<p>yeah, ~2000 candidate and abt 1/2 gets the actual scholarship</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the COA-EFC=scholarship… it only said the scholarship cannot EXCEED the COA-EFC, not that it’ll equal it</p>
<p>I meant 27K applicants, since everyone is initially a candidate. Or a candidate to be a candidate, technically =P.
Regarding the finaid I think it is implicit across the UC system that Regents = full CoA - EFC. They don’t say it’s guaranteed probably just to cover their backs, but it seems like if scholarships were to be cut (doesn’t seem like they will from the sound of things), the general scholarships would go first, and R&C would go last or close to last. So you can think of it as not only a full need-based scholarship, but also a safety net.</p>
<p>I just had my Regents interview today and it turns out that they DO tell you you’ve been admitted. Congrats to every other prospective scholar.</p>
<p>??? I thought the interviews were not until this Saturday … but that’s SoCal. Is it a different date for NorCal? I forget since it wasn’t relevant.</p>
<p>Well, this is what my S was believing all along. So he’ll have a more relaxed time at it this Saturday.</p>
<p>I wonder how they do these Regents scholarships. My S got invited for it at Berkeley, but not at the other three campuses he’s applied to (UCLA, UCSD, UCSB.) Since the application to UC doesn’t ask the student to rank in order of preference … Although in my S’s case, Berekely is at the top of his heap (for UC schools, he’ll still be waiting it out for some others through the rest of this month.)</p>
<p>hmmmmmmm, if you don’t mind me asking, how was your interview?</p>
<p>The interview was prety good. The guy apparently didn’t read my app as he was supposed to, though, so be prepared for some very general, basic questions in case you have a lazy professor.</p>
<p>got me interview today too d=P</p>
<p>but was onyl about 20 minutes. (i think its supposed to be 30 minutes) interviewer was one busy prof. plus it was definitely my toughest interview thus far</p>
<p>Okay, so for those of you interviewing NOW, are these NorCal, on the Berkeley campus interviews?</p>
<p>ya, mines was on berkely’s campus.</p>
<p>ok thanks for the tip :]</p>
<p>Hi, cheesiac, I suppose you were told the admission decision too. Just make sure :-)</p>
<p>Yep, i walk into the room and the lady congratulates me with a cheesy-looking ‘admitted’ button</p>
<p>I wonder why you guys don’t believe us when we tell you that you are already admitted. What reason would we have to deceive you? hahaha</p>
<p>I’ll be helping around ihouse tomorrow. And hosting Thursday night. Hopefully I’ll meet some of you! :)</p>
<p>omg interview tomorrow!!! SO EXCITED 
can’t wait to get the cheesy admitted button :3</p>
<p>Ooh yours is tomorrow? Mine is as well 
Best of luck~</p>
<p>Years ago, being a Regent/Chancellor’s scholar guaranteed on-campus housing - is that true anymore? That was the biggest perk for me, I was starting college at 17 and didn’t know the area.</p>
<p>It’s still true.</p>
<p>So far as I know, my son did not receive an invitation to interview for the Regents scholarship and he definitely did not interview, but when he received his admissions decision today there was also a note saying he had been awarded this scholarship. Is the process different for people who are not California residents? Did this happen to anyone else? Because he has no financial need, my son’s award is fairly nominal ($1,000/year) and unlikely to make a difference in his decision about where to attend, but I am curious about the process.</p>