<p>Okay, I got an honors invitation for UCI (sorry, but I thought you guys might know better) and a Regents scholarship for UCR. Does this mean that I am already accepted? Is it possible that they offered me these chances but don't accept me?</p>
<p>that means you are accepted. they are giving you rewards before the actual acceptance to try to attract you to the school. both are good signs that you have a shot to get into "better"/higher-ranked schools than riverside and irvine. </p>
<p>logically:
why would UCR give u money if you weren't even accepted to attend?
why would UCI invite you to one of its programs if you weren't accepted to attend?</p>
<p>I was just wondering because in the letter it said something along the lines of if you were to be accepted. or something like that. Thanks for reassuring me.</p>
<p>I'd rather pay and go to UCLA than go to UCR for free.</p>
<p>Yes, since I AM out of state, please tell me what you have heard about UCR and what you know about it. (If you are in- state) I am also looking into UCLA engineering.</p>
<p>UCR is the worst out of the UC's. I mean, it is better than a junior college and several others, but it's bottom of the line in terms of the UC's.</p>
<p>UCR:</p>
<p>Bad neighborhood</p>
<p>Bad campus</p>
<p>Bad reputation</p>
<p>Good teachers (but no better than any other UC)</p>
<p>Overall..it is just a desperation UC school. Still, it is a value and I am happy students have the school available..it just needs to be updated...however, the neighborhood has its own issues that won't see resolution anytime soon.</p>
<p>There can be random instances where you can get invited to an Honors Program and still not get accepted, but those are rare instances. One example would be if you had awesome grades and SAT scores but didn't take the required 4 years of English. If the selection for Honors Programs is purely numbers-based, then they might not catch your lack of English classes. But when admissions reviews everything, they'll notice it and they won't accept you because you didn't meet the minimum requirements. But that's super rare.</p>