<p>I am a student at De Anza (quarter system) and due to overlapping classes for spring quarter, I had to drop one for a different class. The class I dropped is NOT a transfer requirement. I looked at websites for UC Davis, Berkeley, and San Diego to look for information on changing my planned courses.</p>
<p>UC Davis says that courses should be changed on their application website, but it seems that this part of the application no longer exists (I believe their admissions FAQ is out of date). After calling the campus, they said all I needed was an Academic Update on my UC Application so I did that.</p>
<p>UCSD, like Davis, says to update your courses on the application website. Again, I couldn't find this on their application so I called the campus. They said the exact the same thing Davis: to send an Academic Update.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley website says to fax a signed letter with your ID, name etc so I did that a few weeks ago, but I'm worried that there's something I'm missing since I have not received a response.</p>
<p>Is there more to updating planned courses for these campuses or have I done everything correctly?</p>
<p>AFAIK - All UC campuses this year want you to make any changes to planned coursework through the UC transfer update, even after the January update deadline (this is certainly true for San Diego, Davis, LA and Berkeley). Make sure for Berkeley you also update their individual supplemental forms (for engineering majors at least, you can contact E. Taylor (her email is provided on the UCB supplemental forms) and she will make official changes if necessary).</p>
<p>Since the last day updates can be made is 03/31, the above obviously does not apply for changes past this date. For any such changes, you must contact the admissions offices individually to determine the proper notification route (they are usually very easy to contact during normal business hours). I know that for Berkeley you must fax or mail a written and signed notification of change. Also, UCLA has a dedicated email address to process changes if it applies to you. See their respective websites. Keep in mind that changes at this point must be made immediately since at any time now they could be considering your application–and from all accounts on what I’ve read of people’s experiences on this board, come time to submit official documents, if there is any discrepancy, say good by to any offers of admissions; frustrating and non-guaranteed appeal aside.</p>
<p>If you are seriously concerned that your changes were not received, simply call an admissions representative - again, they are surprisingly easy to get in touch with over the phone, even during this busy time of year.</p>
<p>I’ve sent UCLA their email and received a response so I’m set for UCLA. I also submitted my update prior to 3/31.</p>
<p>For Berkeley supplemental forms, you mean the 3 forms on MyBerkeleyApp correct? The course I am dropping is not a transfer requirement so I’m not sure if that still applies. </p>
<p>Thank you for the response.</p>
<p>Can anyone else confirm that a UC Application Update is sufficient for updating planned courses this year?</p>
<p>I have your exact scenario with the non-required dropped Spring class. UCSD told me via e-mail to do the same thing – use the UC Transfer Academic Update. The same thing goes for Davis. If you do it you should be fine. </p>
<p>(Unfortunately I can’t speak to Berkeley since I didn’t apply there but you seem to be on the ball with them, having found out the correct procedure. Btw them not responding is probably just the nature of a large public institution such as any UC, where all kinds of administrative inefficiency is rampant. It’s like any Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) office – when you walk in there, are you their priority? No, their current mood and personal convenience take first priority. The same thing goes with any UC administrative office.)</p>
<p>Yes, you are correct.
For UCSD (and supposedly Davis too except Davis hasn’t made it available yet) you contact them by logging in to your MyAdmissions tritonlink portal, then go to the link “Newly Admitted Students” (yes, in spite of no admission being sent yet) that appears last in the FAQs headline in the navigation bar. You’ll see that it opens up a PDF. On this PDF, click on the blue link “Do I need to inform you if I added (or dropped or changed) coursework after submitting my application? Will it affect my admission?” that appears under the “Changing my Information” headline. Then you will see the separate form that opens up wherein you report your changes. Hope I was clear in my writing here. </p>
<p>P.S. I saw your previous post explaining your re-do story and I really hope you get in where you want to go this time you especially deserve it, amidst an unfair system that has screwed many people over…without consequences being felt by the system.</p>
<p>thank yoouu for the detailed explanation! and for the well wishes, although i feel like my story isnt as intense as some here.
i wish you all the best as well, especially in your law school endeavours :D</p>
you especially deserve it, amidst an unfair system that has screwed many people over…without consequences being felt by the system.</p>