<p>"Damn it, California doesn't even practice AA, but people still use it as a reason to explain why they or someone else didn't get in. Also, even if backdoor AA was in play, it wouldn't cause him rejection from almost every school to which he applied."</p>
<p>There will always be a scapegoat for rejections</p>
<p>i just talked to him... some corrections
he had 720 IC, 690 writing.. but whatever</p>
<p>by the way he is still PENDING for UC RIVERSIDE cuz they want his 2nd semester transcript or something (huh?), he also got REJECTED from UC DAVIS. the only UC he got accepted to was UC SANTA CRUZ.</p>
<p>he has talked to his counselors, teachers, etc and they are all stunned. he is going to write an appeal for uc irvine (it better go through!!!)</p>
<p>and on monday he is going to call the UC admissions office.</p>
<p>wish him luck.</p>
<p>Awaken, there is no guarantee, I think you found that out yourself. Why can't you accept that the UCs have comprehensive review and get to take who they want?</p>
<p>did he send in his offical scores through collegeboard? there has to be something missing for him to get owned so bad by the ucs...</p>