<p>Everything KD says in his previous post is correct. And IMO the Regents interview criteria (no disrespect to those who got it) is one of the most subjective I have experienced. I just think they should have valued scores/GPA more because separating candidates with stellar stats is not an easy task. It is plain unfair to many who did not get it.</p>
<p>This coming from a guy who got it...</p>
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<p>This year UCI only gives $2500, unless you need financial aid.</p>
<p>I wonder how many people though, think that getting Regents at Cal means that the student is vastly superior, or as another poster in another thread said, "the cream of the crop" and even more special.</p>
<p>I wish we were all beautiful & unique snowflakes.
-shakesfist- :P</p>
<p>Well. UC Irvine gives $2,500 per year... making it $10,000 total.</p>
<p>aninvertedlove: agreed. I think some people think they're superior because they were nominated. They're not.</p>
<p>I just wanted the Regents to know if I got accepted or not.... which is what 95% of the people here wanted as well. :P</p>
<p>Or, you know, to get some money to pay for college :)</p>
<p>Come to think of it, the reason why a lot of us feel like crap about Regents is probably because (and I swear I still love you guys) people on CC are insane. Insane scores, insane ECs, insane standards -- and definitely not indicative of the applicant pool at large.</p>
<p>I say 'insane' with love, though. :)</p>
<p>But yeah, I wanted Regents to know if I got in, partly because I'm impatient and have wanted to go to Cal since my sister got in 13-some years ago, partly because the night admissions come out, I'm going to be in Zambia, possibly in a guesthouse with no electricity (or any other utilities) and I don't know how my parents would be able to contact me.</p>
<p>I didn't get the Regents invite at Berkeley nor did I get the Scholars Day invite at SD. I feel pretty crappy too.</p>
<p>Is it even possible to get BOTH the regents invite at Berkeley and LA? And if not, then they just choose for you? </p>
<p>Which is more competitive to get?</p>
<p>Just another question here, what are the scholarship options for an international? (I got accepted at UCI recently) Also, regarding the FAFSA, it says that all students are required to submit it. But without a SSN isnt it bound to get rejected? I am just confused....</p>
<p>Are only SATs considered for Regents (not ACT)?</p>
<p>@shruthibaskaran
I got accepted at UCI too for Regents and CHP as international and I was wondering too how I would file the FAFSA. I e-mailed FAFSA about it and this is an excerpt of what they told me:
"If a student is not a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, he or she is not eligible to receive federal student aid and should not submit the FAFSA to our processing agency. Nevertheless, such a student may be eligible for state or institutional aid. If a school requires the student to submit a FAFSA to determine eligibility for nonfederal aid, the student should complete all applicable parts on a paper FAFSA and submit the application directly to the financial aid office at the school."
But I remember very clearly that the page after you click on the Regents link says that Internationals can ONLY receive the honorarium of $2500... That's Pretty sad now...</p>
<p>Well I'm not sure about the system at UCI, but I do know the details at Berkeley. It might be similar at UCI.
At Berkeley, if you're an international and you're awarded the Regents' Scholarship, you're asked to submit a FAFSA. However, this is to be submitted to the Scholarships office at Berkeley, not to the FAFSA processing agency. Therefore you do not need to include an SSN (since you don't have one). The only reason they ask for a FAFSA is because they are familiar with the details of that form.
You need to submit the FAFSA on paper as mentioned in the excerpt above.</p>
<p>Re: scholarship options, I'm honestly not knowledgeable enough to give you concrete information. I would advise speaking to the International Office at UCI. I know that Berkeley's International Office has a few scholarships that they offer to undergraduates from their 2nd year onward.</p>
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<p>Both are -- though that's not to say that that's the only thing that goes into choosing the candidates for Regents.</p>
<p>@ lydia423</p>
<p>yes, it is possible to get Regents at both LA and Berkeley. I think Berkeley is more GPA/SAT based and LA is more holistic.</p>
<p>^^ i think it might actually be the opposite because my GPA and SAT score is nothing extremely exceptional yet I only received an invitation from cal, not ucla. i don't know. obviously if you are qualified and you didn't receive an invitation, you're still going to be accepted.</p>
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<p>Well, not so obvious. Berkeley has reached a point where many students who considered themselves 'qualified' didn't get in.</p>
<p>I'd say selection for Regents' at both are holistic, but may stress different areas.</p>
<p>It's possible, also, that the selection for Regents' at Berkeley this year is a bit screwy, as the entire Southern California branch of the admissions committee has been replaced with interns and such. These newer people may focus more on numbers and thus the selection for Regents' seems less 'holistic.'</p>
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<p>Not even close to being true, I know 4 kids with 2200 SATs, 4.0+ GPAs who were denied from Cal last year. I don't think "qualified" exists, I think it's "competitive" at this point (and that goes for most top schools, not just Cal).</p>
<p>Sorry, kyle and learn are right, it is not necessarily a guarantee that you will be accepted. I knew this one girl who had a low GPA (for berkeley) but because she was in girl scouts and a good writer (implying she had a good essay), she was accepted. Personally, I think it depends largely on who reads your application and what kind of person is reflected through your essay.</p>