Cal Housing App: Conclusion

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<p>I think we now have enough evidence to draw a conclusion about the Cal Housing App fiasco (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328080%5B/url%5D):"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328080):&lt;/a>
If you can see the application, you were admitted. If you cannot, and your CalNet ID does not begin with 19, you were rejected. If your CalNet ID is 19 and you cannot see it, there is not enough information to make any conclusion. If your CalNet begins with 19 and you CAN see it, you have been accepted.</p>

<p>Although we cannot prove this theory beyond all doubt, we can effectively disprove all the other theories using the evidence people have provided. Here goes:</p>

<p>"People who applied in high school or attended a summer session can see the application, thus it is unrelated to admissions" theory: Dismissed by okaybear's case; he applied in HS, cannot see the application, and is NOT a 19.</p>

<p>"Everyone who has been evaluated can see the application" theory: Numerous examples of 17's and 18's who can't see it. Also, one 19, Verdet, CAN see the application. So we have an example of every combination (neglecting the high school theory, which was disproved above) of ID# and application availability.</p>

<p>Concerning the old e-mail address in the form, it is possible, as others have already noted, that the e-mail address was merely residue information from the previous application (my guess would be because of the social security number used would be the same both times). Also, since the application ID number (not the CalNet ID) is different, it seems unlikely that a two year-old rejected application with a different application id number would allow one access an application with the proviso "For Newly Admitted Students Only."</p>

<p>Of we can't disprove the idea that it is utterly random who can see it, but, as I understand it, computers are not capable of acting completely randomly (they can only simulate "randomness"). So this scenario seems unlikely.
Alternatively, we can't disprove that those who can see it were, somehow, the rejected ones, but this too seems unlikely given what the housing application says about who should be able to see it.</p>

<p>I hope this helps rather than contributing to any more unneeded anxiety. Good luck everyone.</p>

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<p>i kinda lost faith in the whole housing thing :(</p>

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<p>Why is that? After thinking about for a few days I grew MORE confident.</p>

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<p>well we'll find out.
I still think we should make a list of people who CAN see the application to compare with the actual decision we get to confirm whether it had anything to do with it or not..... that's probably the best way to figure out you know...</p>

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<p>Yeah, I agree. But waiting doesn't do much to ease my nerves, so I thought I'd use some deductive reasoning in the mean time.</p>

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<p>For those keeping score at home:</p>

<p>See: yes
ID: 18
GPA: 3.9
Major: Haas
Extra: Applied in HS, attended summer school.</p>

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<p>"Also, one 19, Verdet, CAN see the application. So we have an example of every combination"</p>

<p>No, we still don't. We still don't have a 19 who can see the application & didn't attend summer school at Cal. To clear this up: verdet, was your ID 19x over the summer, also? Or is that a new one.</p>

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<p>It is also possible, however unlikely, that <19 apps were taken care of earlier, during or directly following freshman applications, and the 19 bracket is still being taken care of. Explaining why they are able to get into the housing app, whatever database this is was updated on the 30th following freshman decisions. Was anyone able to access it prior to the 1st of the month?</p>

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<p>errrr</p>

<p>admissions said they haven't updated acceptances into the database yet.. and they'll do that the coming week</p>

<p>so if we want to hax we should hax then</p>

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<p>Anyone try to log on today and see if anything changed?</p>

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<p>nope nothing here</p>

<p>blehhhh</p>

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<p>Eff waiting, someone figure this out.</p>

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<p>...the things we do to put our minds at ease.</p>