<p>Well college admissions are continuously becoming more competitive every year. I worked really hard in school all of my life and I got rejected by my first choice school. As long as you're willing to learn and willing to pursue education, success should be at your fingertips, regardless of how you get it.</p>
<p>UC Irvine doesn't reject any questionable applicants who may never attend their university. The UC system doesn't have a Tuft's syndrome or anything, in fact, they overadmit students on purpose just for that.</p>
<p>Do realize that you are competing not against the entire pool of applicants the university receives, but those who want to enroll into the same school as you.</p>
<p>birdkiller: yes they do</p>
<p>Well care to cite a source on this other than many members here at CC declaring their rejection with good stats? It doesn't need to be from UCI, but from any UC campuses. </p>
<p>I think it's quite natural for those who got accepted with great stats to be silent and content.</p>
<p>JuliaMTgrl: You also have to remember that because UCI does have one of the better Musical Theater programs, more people are going to apply for it, making it harder to get into.</p>
<p>It is really randomn this year on where you get in and don't get in, but don't waste energy hating an unpredictable system, it's not worth it.</p>
<p>Adriennevy, that is very true. it's just that a few of my friends with WAYYY lower stats than me, who also applied for drama, and didn't receive admission to many other UCs, got into Irvine, and I didn't. It just doesn't make sense.</p>
<p>Yeah i got accepted to UCSB, UCSD and UCD, but i got rejected for UCI.
and that was the school i WANTed to go to, too!</p>
<p>man i'm soo frustrated that i didn't get accepted whereas i know a stduent
with like...a 3.5-ish and got in.</p>
<p>urgh!</p>
<p>^^^^In the exact same boat as you!!</p>
<p>Hey everyone. It seems like there's a lot of confusion going on in this thread, and I would like to clarify some of them. </p>
<p>1)When appealing, you want to submit a positive SIR to the school you want most out of those you were accepted to. If your appeal goes through, you can ditch the previous school and submit an SIR to the new school.</p>
<p>2)All UCs including UC Irvine do NOT exercise Tufts syndrome. This is a very false myth. Admissions at these public institutions are geared to be more objective than that of many private schools. As long as you are above the minimum bars of admissions at a certain school, you will be granted admissions to that school. </p>
<p>JuliaMTgrl:
Im very sorry you were rejected from UCI. I admire the fact that youve targeted UCI for their special musical theatre program. It shows that youre determined to go into a certain field, and you understand that schools offer many specialized programs most applicants dont understand the significance of. I really want to stress the significance of the art/drama programs here at UCI. UCI is recognized for its strengths in these fields. People often say UCI mimics UCLAs past being a commuter school at start and having emphases in both the science and art sides. Because of these strengths, the program has a more competitive feel to it and has a more specific admissions process for these fields. Its a comprehensive review and higher test scores/GPAs than others do not guarantee admissions. However, it seems like you are qualified and shouldve reached the bar for admissions. I strongly recommend you appeal and appeal in a correct manner. The purpose of an appeal is to add to your application anything you mightve missed to heighten your profile for admissions. Using a very emotional letter is not sufficient (unless it is about a hardship you may have not mentioned in your application)! Try to squeeze in anything and everything you can. On top of that, call UCI and double check if they got all the right scores, classes, and GPAs. Its very possible they made a mistake. Good luck!</p>
<p>To everyone rejected:
Lastly, I want everyone who believes they were overqualified to look over their applications, transcripts, test scores, etc. Sometimes admissions offices mistakenly factor the wrong test scores (such as older test scores that were lower than the more recent ones) into your admissions. Over the years, Ive personally seen mistakes in admissions occur and be fixed via appeals. Appeals were created to allow people to fix these issues.</p>
<p>hey raekwon i bet uci had a touch of tufts syndrome this year... you sound ridiculously over qualified. but i don't know i heard about harvard acceptees getting rejected at ucla so maybe the uc's are just crapshoot-y.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response jas0n! I did call UCI and they said that they don't keep records of why a person is not admitted...kinda frustrating. Can they really make mistakes with the scores? How would I even find out if they did?...I sent in my appeal today, so I'll see what happens.</p>
<p>This just sounds like sour grapes, guys.</p>
<p>UCI should have a record of your admissions. What UCs do is evaluate all applications and then set a bar which determines who is accepted and who is not. Although they do not have a record as to why you didn't get in, they should know where you stand. However, the schools don't like to release information.</p>
<p>It's very possible to make mistakes. Most appeals that have been granted were on the grounds of an application error. My friend got rejected from UCSD because they took a really old SAT score that was a whopping 300 points different. When he called, they found out the error and asked him to send in an appeal because he would be granted admissions for sure. Also, UCD accidently did not "see" my other friend's second sat2 score. He was denied admissions on the grounds of not fulfilling requirements. He sent in an appeal and was granted admissions later.</p>
<p>Yes that is right, I called UCR yesterday to ask that exact question. They said just withdraw your SIR and then you can accept the appeal offer. I orginally thought the appeal gets discarded on your SIR.</p>
<p>FWIW, the UCI and UCSD Drama Departments have some good connections, including a joint Ph.D. program. But you're right about UCI's Musical Theatre program. It benefits from the School of the Arts' being so interdisciplinary and the fantastic Dance Dept. Good luck with your appeal.</p>
<p>My appeal was actually granted already!! but thanks anyways! :)</p>
<p>Congrats! The Clare Trevor School of the Arts is knockout good for interdisciplinary arts like MT. (The departments work together, the teaching is excellent, the productions are professional quality, and Cloud is special.) </p>
<p>If you're in a residence hall, Mesa Court is right next to the Clare Trevor School of the Arts and Middle Earth is across campus.</p>
<p>Also, go to the earliest SPOP you can, and sign up for Drama 101 ASAP. Westside story this fall, but I don't know what the spring musical will be.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was going to try and get the second SPOP because it is a sat/sun. is that early enough? And I already heard the other musical will be Little Women. :)</p>