<p>I don't know if there's already a thread for this, but here we go! Quick question for any COSMOS alumni: what is the average age of participants? Rising junior? Rising senior?</p>
<p>This isn’t an answer to your question but I would like to ask another question. How hard is it to get into Cosmos? If there are any COSMOS alumni then can you please answer my question? What is the usual skill level of someone who gets accepted into COSMOS?</p>
<p>Wondering the same thing dsi411, but I’ve heard that a majority of applicants have 4.0 and over weighted. Last year UCI’s program accepted 160/~700, and it has the least number of applicants out of all the COSMOS programs :/</p>
<p>Which campus are you thinking about applying to, morstan? I am applying to UCSD. This video is from UCSD COSMOS and it helped me a little, though it’s kind of long. <a href=“UCSD COSMOS Virtual Info Session 2/7/13 - YouTube”>UCSD COSMOS Virtual Info Session 2/7/13 - YouTube;
Also, in the video they said about half of the people who attend are rising seniors, at least the accept more of them, since it’s the last time they can apply.</p>
<p>I’m just gonna type any information I know about COSMOS on this thread just in case somebody comes and sees this.
Okay, so I emailed them, and they said that last year, the three most popular clusters were 2, 7, and 8, but they didn’t say how many people applied for each one. Just wanted to add some info for everyone. If I find out more, I will add it here.</p>
<p>Can people outside of California apply?</p>
<p>Edit: I found the answer, yes, but you have to pay the full tuition price.</p>
<p>Yes they can Kitten23, but they have to pay 6000 dollars, while California residents only pay 3100 dollars. But it might be easier to get in, since they probably want people from different places and not that many people outside California apply, but I’m not sure.
And my other post, I meant that those are the most popular clusters at COSMOS UCSD.</p>
<p>So…there’s nobody else who is thinking about applying to COSMOS? Well I guess that’s good for me, it’ll be easier for me to get in!</p>
<p>Should I go to COSMOS at UCSD or UCI?</p>
<p>That depends- why are you debating UCSD vs UCI? Clusters, selectivity, atmosphere?</p>
<p>I’m gonna apply to whichever one is easier to get into. UCI has better clusters for me, but UCSD is closer. So, I’m just gonna decide depending on which one’s easier to get into(for rising 10th graders).</p>
<p>Hi guys! I attended COSMOS UCI last year-- and yes they accepted abut 160/700, and it’s supposed to be the least selective campus. Most of the people that I knew were juniors or seniors, but there were also quite a bit of sophomores…but very few freshmen. As for my skill level, I had a 4.16 weighted GPA, 4.0 unweighted GPA as a sophomore, was one year advanced in math, 2 honors classes (one of which was in science, and they were the only 2 I could take as a sophomore). I was class Vice- President for freshman and sophomore years, a student intern for a non-profit at the beginning of my sophomore year, part of the school newspaper, and part of a few other clubs. As for sports (I don’t know if they count, but helped with school involvement) I did field hockey for 2 years and varsity swimming for 2 years. I got my recs from my advanced math and science teachers. I would say that my personal statement essays were decent, but then again they directly pertained to the cluster that I was applying to (which was most likely one of the easier ones to get in to). Other clusters were definitely more competitive, and the skill levels of some of the students that attended was astounding. Overall, great experience and I met many people that I still keep in touch with.</p>
<p>Thanks jakla!</p>
<p>dsi411-if UCI has better clusters for you and is easier to get into, I’d say go there. I don’t think distance is relevant, since you’ll be staying on campus (unless you want to visit your family every weekend).</p>
<p>Good point morstan. But is UCI easier to get into?</p>
<p>There are slightly less applicants, if that’s what you mean. If you’re genuinely interested in your clusters, your essays should be good, which will definitely be an advantage. It’s like college admissions- they expect a certain level of academic performance, but what gets you admitted is your passion.</p>
<p>UC irvine it is then!</p>
<p>Actually, I just looked on the UC Irvine COSMOS website again and they changed some of the clusters, Now, I am again trying to decide.</p>
<p>hey guys! I went to COSMOS at UCSC in 2012, for the video games design cluster and it was definitely the best month of my life. if you have any questions (though i’d probably only be able to answer questions about the UCSC program since they vary quite a bit from campus to campus) feel free to ask me!</p>
<p>also I think I posted this somewhere before but a couple of you guys were asking so here’s some stats from my year, for UCSC: <a href=“http://img42.com/3YMPV[/url]”>http://img42.com/3YMPV</a></p>
<p>I have a question Mikaa. How did you find those stats? Do you have those stats for UCI and UCSD? Also, what grade were you in?</p>