Hi All,
I’ve been told by some people that UCs contact you if they are unsure about something on your application. Is this true?
@Gumbymom you know a lot about UCs. Could you please give me some insight with this?
The UC’s do not contact you unless they need clarification about something on your application via a supplemental/augmented review. Only a few applicants receive these requests for an augmented review so you should check your student portal’s often and you could receive a request from one and/or more campuses.
The reasons for an augmented review could be the following:
- Evidence of focus on an area of special talent which may have limited a student’s time to participate in a broader range of activities.
- Evidence of character traits that imply a strong likelihood of making a significant contribution to campus life.
- Evidence of significant academic achievement or the potential for academic achievement at the University in spite of extraordinary or compound disadvantage or learning difference, or physical disability or other unusual circumstances.
- Evidence of significant improvement in the academic record accompanied by one or both of the following: (1) reasons for the initial poor performance; and (2) sustained and in-depth participation in educational outreach programs, which demonstrate the applicant’s commitment to succeed academically within a challenging environment.
- Evidence of relative lack of access to, counseling about, or support to take college preparatory, honors, Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) classes or required college entrance examinations.
Thank you so much!