<p>@ ADHDFTL
Can you elaborate on what you are saying</p>
<p>I hate UCDavis =D</p>
<p>Don’t forget IB kids, where the smarter kids go! :P</p>
<p>@ KMA Certain schools try and yield protect by waitlisting a lot of applicants. This ensures that students that weren’t interested in going to a particular school don’t reject the college and hurt their rating. UC Davis however is very unlikely to practice yield protect, that’s more of a WUSTL type of thing to do. </p>
<p>Basically applicants that were waitlisted because they were almost good enough or had something which needed to be addressed were waitlisted, and these students don’t want to admit that they didn’t measure up to UC rubric of that school. </p>
<p>However, UC rubric is a bit ridiculous imo, it strongly favors EC over really serious academics because it’s a hell of a lot easier to do 200 hours of community service than increase your SAT score by 400. I hope they emphasize SAT a bit more since atm it’s basically GPA governed which doesn’t make sense since both are relatively poor indicators of college performance (but you have to use what limited tools you have).</p>
<p>I know someone who got in with a 1450 SAT, 410 on SAT Japanese, and 600 on SAT World History. However, he has a 4.0 weighted gpa with tons of ECs and honors!</p>
<p>"I know someone who got in with a 1450 SAT, 410 on SAT Japanese, and 600 on SAT World History. However, he has a 4.0 weighted gpa with tons of ECs and honors! "
Right, UC GPA is king for UC system. This isn’t something that only applies to davis. Someone got in at our school with 4.2 and 1700 SAT to berkeley when lots of people had 4.2 and 2200+ etc. They just don’t weigh stats outside of GPA very much.</p>
<p>I got into Poly Slo, but not davis. My stats weren’t great, but my major at Poly is pretty impacted. I was pretty surprised that I didn’t get into Davis, until I read this post.</p>
<p>my friend got rejected by UCLA, SD, Davis, but got into Berkeley…I dont really get that!</p>
<p>lol I got rejected from UCSB UCLA and UCD and got in UCB :O.</p>
<p>“Everything happens for a reason…” lol</p>
<p>many of you are not factoring in the fact that you may have not been a good pick for the school…this college game is starting to change and colleges are starting to care less about just numbers. Anyone can get good grades and many people do so they cant continue to rely on numbers because that wouldn’t get them anywhere. They also have to choose a diverse student populace and they can’t let in every 4.0, 2400, kid. They look for well rounded-ness the most but not only do they want well rounded kids but they want diverse kids who reach across the whole spectrum and yeah some people get in who are the same as someone who didn’t but think about it…would you want to go to a school with people who are very similar?</p>
<p>Actually for the UCs grades and test scores are still the most important. Well-roundedness applies more to the private colleges that boast a much more selective student population. (Hence ELC status is granted entirely by GPA)</p>
<p>I never said that they didn’t care about grades or test scores… I said that they are considering well rounded-ness a lot more now than before. The UC system gets tons of applicants with amazing numbers and they have to use EC and the essay to pick which ones to choose and in several cases a straight A student with high test scores may not get in but a mostly A’s and B’s student with above average test scores will get in. It’s all about diversity in personal lives as well as academically. Also, ELC is for students who have the highest grades at their school and it is mostly used to allow Cal. students who wouldn’t necessarily get into a UC because they don’t compare as well to other students because those other students may go to a school that has more opportunity and has prepared them much more. The UC system was made especially to educate Californian kids, that’s why it is a public school, and this increases the likelihood that they can get in, thus fulfilling its goal to serve Californians who by the way pay taxes to fund the UC schools.</p>
<p>I still think the importance of being well-rounded applies more to the private schools, because they will really nail you for not doing enough inside or outside of school. At least I don’t think the UCs are as holistic or rigorous–as in, in state applicants with outstanding grades and test scores can get in fine with weak ECs.</p>
<p>oh, i see what your saying but im just trying to let people know that they shouldn’t get wound up in not getting in because it isn’t personal and many people aren’t understanding that other factors apply other than grades and SAT’s because, lets face it, they cant let every one in and they have to look at other things other than grades and scores. You are right in that they do care more about numbers than a liberal arts for example would but it isn’t just about that</p>
<p>I don’t exactly know what is meant by roundedness unless you mean fat. In that case I am in. Most UCs don’t use personal statements for admissions even.</p>
<p>^ i believe only UCSD and UCM do not care much about your personal statements.</p>
<p>Should have noted that was specifically for transfer students</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2007/Tran_Matrix_07-2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2007/Tran_Matrix_07-2.pdf</a></p>
<p>lol roundedness meaning someone who has good grades and does various things that are very different like on the track team and also in drama…just a person who does many things but with a good balance</p>
<p>I’m not suprised all all by some of the so-called “weirdness” of the admissions. Almost no one on here is taking a look to see who is applying to all the UCs versus those who are applying to only three or less. </p>
<p>It is obvious to me–and undoubtedly to the UC Davis admissions committee–that there are some people who just want to be able to say that they were admitted to all 9 UCs (or even the top 5 or 6–or even 5 of the top 6) so they can go gloat about it. These are exactly the type of people that a school like UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara don’t need–and are therefore rejecting or even waitlisting. </p>
<p>Also, I don’t understand why people would keep posting their UW GPA or W GPA on here instead of their UC GPA–which is the only thing that counts. I have my doubts whether many of these people even know how to compute a UC GPA. Doing well in your nutrition classes, your student government classes, or in your philosophy class at the local community college will not affect your UC GPA one iota. Also, anybody ever notice that GPA is worth far more than anything else, yet a balance of GPA, SAT/ACT, and ECs are the thing that get people admitted. Heck, that’s what the “chancers” on the CC chance threads have been saying for years. Yet, every year there is someone who gets a 2250-2300 SAT with a 3.2 UW GPA and has done no ECs who wonders why they weren’t admitted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara (as well as John Hopkins and Cornell) because they are “so smart”.</p>
<p>As Charlie Brown (of Peanuts fame) said “There is no greater burden than a high potential”. And, coincidentally, a high potential without some proof of actual student achievement is fairly useless.</p>
<p>UC Davis is, quite properly, admitted those who have proven achievement and ECs. This is no surprise at all to me–and shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone else. (ScholarKid6 at posts 91, 93 and 95 has it correct, imho)</p>