honestly for those who are asking, i personally think the essays are what got me in. i don’t have a 4.0 but i have taken most of the rigorous stem classes my schools offer. i think many of us are in the same boat LOL, so the point is: how can YOU stand out? that’s really it. be genuine. have a passion and interest in the clusters. they’re looking for a passion, and it’s easy to spot one.
Are your admissions coming on the home page?
Any UCSC acceptances?
Accepted to UCSC Biocluster
Was anyone accepted to UCD cluster 8 for the Internet of Things?
campus: UCSC
Cluster: Nanochemistry and Nanotechnology
GPA: 4.0UW 4.48W
Grade: 11
Admission update: Accepted
Yo! I’m a freshman, got my acceptance letter into Cluster 6: Intro to Networking & Smart Power yesterday 
???: UCSD
???: 6 (Biodiesel from Renewable Sources)
???: 4.33 W 4.0 UW
???: Sophomore (10th)
??? ??? : Accepted
??? ??? : 6/10 I personally don’t believe I am a good writer which is why I’m surprised that I got in. However I talked about my passion for sustainability and blah blah whatevs
??? ???: 7/10 I didn’t really talk about academic experience in this one. It was mostly a story about growing up.
???: 8/10 (MESA & Robotics) Considering they are STEM maybe that was an asset
??? ???: 9.5/10 (Biology and Alg 1/2 Teachers) I have a pretty strong connection with these teachers and they both had me in middle school and high school so they can speak on my experience.
How are you guys seeing your scores on each of the aspects of the application?
We are just giving ourselves a rating on how we felt in each category
Thanks
@khobbib I’m still waiting on some other decisions, so if I decide not to go to COSMOS I’ll let you know and hopefully the spot goes to you!
@charviahoy ohmygosh charvi?? you got accepted? CONGRATS! btw it’s ariel!
anyone who got accepted into UCSC that is planning not to go? I got waitlisted (applied to cluster 8 and 3 btw) thanks
btw congrats to everyone who got accepted and don’t feel bad if you get rejected bc you tried your best!
and waitlisted people…let’s cross our fingers that there will be generous people who will give up their spot 
@juicyoranges17 i was also waitlisted for uci cluster 9
Waitlisted for UCSC Cluster 6 & Cluster 5 (Cluster 6 was first choice). Is anyone who got into either not planning to attend?
@isabellegoebel i was also waitlisted for uci cluster 9
Got accepted to UCSC cluster 7
accepted into ucsc cluster 3
anyone else?
@charviahoy great, thank you & congrats 