<p>Well I didnt get regents invitation at Berkeley and UCLA. I am getting very nervous even about my chances at these two schools. I have a 2270 SAT and a 4.1 UC GPA. Is regents just very random? Should I be worried right now?</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. Based on your stats, you are a very strong applicant.</p>
<p>aaa i didnt get one either... i have a 4.0 UCGPA and a 2160 satI, 800math2c,800chem,750bio... im so nervous now! (and i have unique ECs!) argh.</p>
<p>High SAT, though GPA is lower than average of 4.26.</p>
<p>Actually this year's admissions will be quite interesting. the UC is expected to face a 10% budget cut, while there was an increase in applicants of 10%. There has been talks of accepting fewer students to combat the budget shortfall.</p>
<p>ehh. I agree with you, I didn't get it at Berkeley, where I wanted it more, and I did get it at UCLA, where I didn't really want it as much. I am, however, thankful for what I have. sigh.</p>
<p>1) Regents is very random. Once you are within the GPA/SAT threshold its a crapshoot. </p>
<p>2) If you DON't get it its not at all a big deal; many non-Regents > Regents in pure academics. In fact, for some it may be a good thing if you don't get regents (you might get complacent)</p>
<p>3) If you take the rejection from Regents so seriously then you will end up hurting yourself. </p>
<p>4) Finally, Regents offers little benefits at Berkeley. The money is perhaps the most useful, but there are many other scholarship programs that you would seem eligible for.</p>
<p>if you got invited to regents (not necessarily receive the award) is it a guarantee you've been accepted to Cal?</p>
<p>liquidmetal: some of us need the money, my friend. :)</p>
<p>is the avg 4.26 a UC gpa average?</p>
<p>Ya bro... im feelin ya... I had 4.16 UCGPA, 10 APs, 33 composite ACT, 750/710 satiis, varsity basketball 2 years, academic sport, and a lot of other stuff, along with pretty danm good essays... so don't trip bout it</p>
<p>You can still get excellent financial aid from institutional grants, Alumni scholarships, etc. Don't worry if you didn't get Regents.</p>
<p>Yes an accepted Regents' interview invitation means you got in.</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat as you guys...4.5 UCGPA, 2350 SAT I, 10 AP exams by the end of senior year, 800/780 SAT IIs, a lot of service (and now that I think about it, probably "generic" or "boring") ECs.</p>
<p>I did get the UCLA one, but like Mollie, the Berkeley one mattered a lot more to me :/</p>
<p>Did they send out all of the invitations or are they still doing it?
Kinda disappointed. Got UCLA's but not Cal's. Oh well.</p>
<p>Please read my post carefully:</p>
<p>I said that there are other ways to get money if you had regents level statistics. In addition I think (not sure) that Regents only covers tuition, which at Berkeley is really not that much. </p>
<p>That being said anybody with good stats who assumed that they were going to get Regents and did not pursue other scholarships sort of brought it upon themselves. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, relax. My roommate, a sophomore, has a 3.9 in EECS thus far; somehow he did not get Regents despite having similar stats.</p>
<p>Really, I know students who got into schools like Stanford, Harvard, etc. who didn't get Regents'. They have only so many people they can give the scholarship too -- in fact, some say the program is vastly underfunded, which is why there aren't as many perks as, say, UCLA's, or why the minimum amount is only $1000 (vs. UCI, for example, which gives something like $9,000 minimum).</p>
<p>I also know quite a few who had full rides without the Regents' -- with the Alumni scholarships, with institutional grants, etc. Many students got it at UCLA but not Berkeley (and I have a feeling Berkeley might know which would be getting it at UCLA), but don't worry -- if paying for Berkeley will be a problem, you will get plenty of other scholarships so that you can attend. Berkeley's financial aid is excellent, so it's likely that it'll compete very well with UCLA's award amount.</p>
<p>Some wanted Berkeley's so that they know they're accepted. But if you got it at UCLA, you have a very good shot of at least getting into Berkeley.</p>
<p>If you got neither, again, don't worry. You'll be fine -- don't let this get you down. Keep applying to scholarships. The Alumni scholarships are not due yet.</p>
<p>How do you know if you got it at UCLA? I never got a sign in page or anything like that from UCLA.</p>
<p>UCLA sent out letters to candidates (physically). The perks seem so much better at LA...-_-|||</p>
<p>I guess I didn't get Regents at either Berkeley or UCLA. 4.6GPA but crappy SATs (2180). This is disappointing. I hope I still get in somewhere.</p>
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<p>Oh yes, so crappy.</p>
<p>(You've been corrupted by CC.)</p>