Explanation of gap in academic history requested

<p>UC Davis sent me one of those "Immediate Response Requested" emails asking me to explain the gap in my academic history. The gap was a 5 year period. My explanation involves matters rather personal, but I am perfectly comfortable with going into detail about them. In fact, after writing this piece, I thought that this is something I am glad they asked me about because I wasn't given ample room on the UC app to go into it. Considering that I sent this piece to only UC Davis through their portal, is there a way I can make it available to the other UCs as well? I am forecasting that the more holistic admissions offices at Cal and UCLA will request this information when they get to my app, so is there any way I can just offer it to them before hand?</p>

<p>I think when you reply to those immediate response requested mails, the information you send is going to be shared between UC schools you’ve applied to. </p>

<p>I got one from Berkeley and mine says at the bottom: </p>

<p>“Please note: This communication and your response may be shared and reviewed by the following campuses to which you may have applied: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Santa Cruz.”</p>

<p>Yeah, I got a previous email requesting my transcripts that had that note as well and sent me to a general UC messaging system. This one, however, didn’t have that note about it being shared and the messaging system was on a UC Davis site.</p>

<p>UCSD asked me to verify my academic gap too.</p>

<p>How long ago was that, mermaker? Was it through the main UC messaging system or was it SD’s?</p>

<p>It was on January 30th and it seem like both.</p>

<p>This was on the bottom: </p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>"UC San Diego Undergraduate Admissions</p>

<p>Please note: This communication and your response may be shared and reviewed by the following campuses to which you may have applied: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Santa Cruz."</p>

<p>Mine told me to list name of high shcools i went to… idk why they would need my high school information… does anyone know why? do you guys think these are just random audits?</p>

<p>Probably just making sure everything on your app is properly recorded. Was your high school out of state?</p>

<p>The first one of these kinds of emails that I got initiated by UCSB and shared with the other schools was asking for copies of all my transcripts. I emailed it back to them in about an hour an got accepted two days later.</p>

<p>First off, I’ve read a post by Ms Sun somewhere on this forum before who said it’s pretty standard for transfers to get these.</p>

<p>Secondly, I think it’s probably a good sign. If it’s information that you have included on your UC app and they are asking for proof, it seems likely that it’s just a final check for accuracy and truthfulness before stamping an acceptance. If the decision was a rejection, why would they go through the motions of asking for it? Just my theory.</p>