<p>I have a couple, questions: First, I heard from a friend that the UC’s will be conducting random checks of extracurricular activities. Is there any truth to this, because if it is, I will have to start looking for some of the old trophies I won, because that is pretty much the only way I can prove it.
Second, Does anyone know when the deadline was to send your SAT scores?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Regarding your first question... yes, as far as I know, UC's to randomly audit information. They do random checks on both EC's and the academic info you provide them with. I have no clue how many people they choose to check but i sure hope I'm not one of them! like you, i'll have a tough time proving some of my awards. </p>
<p>Now as for question number 2..... </p>
<p>I spoke with a rep from UC Davis about a month ago, and he said they'll be accepting SAT scores through late january. But, that's just UCD. I'm not sure about all the other UC's. I would just call and check if you really want to know.</p>
<p>Thanks Masha, I heard its a 10% check, but I havent received anything from them yet, does anyone else have any info?</p>
<p>yep, one in every ten people are randomly checked to ensure that their application information is not falsely stated. i know, because annoyingly i'm one of the 10%. :| if you don't mail in some sort of proof by the 30th of january, be it in the form of an official letter or document, they won't consider your application. you can send it in late with an explanation, though. i just mailed mine today.</p>
<p>Hey guys, know this is not an admissions forum but how hard is it to get into UC as international student needing financial aid and what are the requirements</p>
<p>It seems dumb that they just randomly choose 10%... they should choose the 10% of the admits that barely made the cutoff... that way there would be a higher chance that lieing about their activities was what got them in.</p>
<p>taffy, that would only encourage everyone to lie more on the apps. Instead of making up 50 hours of community service, people would be encouraged to make up 500 hours, just so they are not on the borderline of the cutoff.</p>
<p>The bottom line is...don't lie on your application!</p>
<p>The following is from a 65-page report. Remember that current policies and procedures may have changed...</p>
<p>Comprehensive Review in Freshman Admissions Fall 2003:
A Report from the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) September 2003</p>
<p>Verification of the Accuracy of Information Used in the Admission Process</p>
<p>The University of Californias admission process is founded on the assumption that applicants report information honestly. Admissions directors report that revealed instances of deliberate misreporting are rare. Moreover, the University has a longstanding practice of verifying academic informationby far the most important aspect of the admissions applicationfor all admitted students before they are allowed to matriculate. Each year, campuses rescind the admission offers of a handful of applicants whose final transcripts do not match the information provided in the application.</p>
<p>The escalating competition for admission to selective universities and the publics increasing awareness of the importance in the admission process of non-academic information raise reasonable questions about the reliability of this kind of information. High school counselors have reported that some potential applicants fear that others will embellish their records and that they will be relatively disadvantaged as a result. Given this environment, BOARS agrees that the University has a responsibility to do what it can to reassure applicants and the general public that the information on which admission decisions are based is accurate. Accordingly, BOARS supported the recommendation by a staff Task Force to put in place a systemwide verification process for non-academic information contained in the application.</p>
<p>This process was implemented for the freshman class entering in Fall 2003. In early January, a small random sample of applications from the Fall 2003 pool was drawn centrally at the application processor. Each application was randomly assigned one of the following areas for verification:</p>
<p>Honors/Awards
Extracurricular Activities (including volunteer or community service)
Special program participation
Academic record of courses and grades (note 9)
Personal statement</p>
<p>(note 9) As noted above, this element is verified for all admitted applicants. It was also included in the pre-admission verification process in order to stress the importance of academic information and to avoid sending the inaccurate message that UC does not check this information.</p>
<p>Applicants selected for verification received a letter explaining the verification process and asking them to provide documentation of a specific item, highlighted on an enclosed copy of their application. Applicants were provided extensive directions and examples of acceptable documentation, as well as a phone number to call if they had questions. Applicants were given a deadline in early February by which to provide documentation and by mid-February, most had successfully submitted acceptable documentation. No cases of falsification were found. At the conclusion of the process, a very small number of applicants had not replied to the request and their applications were canceled. Office of the President staff investigated each one of these cases and found that all had either chosen other institutions or were not UC-eligible. In addition, several of the nonrespondents had not paid their application feesa further indication that the applications were not serious in the first place.</p>
<p>Despite initial fears of negative student and parent reaction to the idea of verification, UCOP staff did not receive any complaints about the process. Reaction among high school counselors has been quite positive. Based on the success of the initial year of verification, BOARS supports continuation of the process.</p>
<p>If you are one of the few (unlucky?) applicants randomly chosen for something like this, by what time should you have received the letter notifying you that you needed to prove something on your app? I'm guessing (and hoping) I'm not one of them cuz so far I haven't gotten anything from UC...</p>
<p>Don't worry about any of that stuff...seriously.</p>