<p>4.17 GPA 29 ACT excellent EC's and pretty good essays. I applied for ChemE which I know is tough but it is UC Santa Barbara not Princeton. Any possible explanations.</p>
<p>I also was wait listed at UCSD</p>
<p>I have a 4.3 UC Weighted GPA, 34 ACT, 2210 SAT and I was rejected for the same major so…</p>
<p>Apparently ChemE is impossible to get into @clausius</p>
<p>First of all, when you said “it is UC Santa Barbara not Princeton”, it just shows that you have not done your research on UCSB, especially for chemical engineering. UCSB’s chemical engineering program is one of the best in the nation. (top 5 I believe) It is extremely competitive. People always treat UCSB as a “safety” or “back up” school, but in reality, they just do not know that UCSB is a top-notch research university; UCSB is way more than what the media or “rankings” portray it to be. And also, your opinion of “excellent ECs” and “pretty good essays” might not have been thought the same for others. </p>
<p>I’m sorry for your rejection, but with your stats, I am sure you will end up in a good college. good luck!</p>
<p>It is no longer a top five school I have done research. It is not even top ten. UCSB is by no means at the level of say Berkeley for ChemE. @8814055</p>
<p>I hope you didn’t really think you were a shoe in</p>
<p>For any engineering at the top 6 UCs, your ACT is too low. </p>
<p>I was accepted to Minnesota whose ChemE program is ranked 4th </p>
<p>The UCs also admitted OOS students with lower stats. They pay higher tuition!</p>
<p>I received a scholarship for Minnesota that covered the difference in out of state tuition so I would pay in-state tuition there.</p>
<p>You’re the only ChemE that got rejected with those stats. Friend got into SB with a 3.3~gpa,a D in junior year and 1740sat with no outstanding EC’s but that was for Business major :P. But anyways that like’s cal poly with MechE.</p>
<p>Ya I have friends with much less stats who got in but they were not in competitive majors. @AznSkyDragon</p>
<p>ACT is on the low side for engineering and ECs and essays are subjective. </p>
<p>I agree @zacattack16</p>
<p>I thought UCSB was a school where they admit you to the University, not the major, meaning if they could not offer you ChemE, then they would offer you Undeclared in the Letters. I guess my son’s stats were not strong enough for admission period. Oh well.</p>
<p>@gman333
My UC GPA is a 3.0 which was I was rejected, my ECs are decent, my essays were great according to my counselor and my ACT was a 31 which is probably around average for ChemE, If I had your GPA and you had my test scores we would be in… wanna reapply as the same person? haha</p>
<p>I think for engineering it’s different. I’m pretty sure I would be admitted for liberal arts since I know people with less everything than me that were accepted. @liveonboca</p>
<p>UC’s look at engineering a little differently. Engineering is competitive by major whereas letters/sciences have the same difficulty in getting in to the college. with that being said, rank literally means nothing when it comes to actual quality of education. there’s obviously a strong correlation b/w the two, but UCSB’s grad program for ChemE is ranked in the top 5, not undergrad. Don’t you think that maybe the program is solid then? Even though i want to major in bioengineering i still applied to UCSB ChemE, because of its strong program. Don’t be bummed out, because that major is really difficult. I got into UCSD for ChemE even tho i applied BME, but i know i didnt get it b/c that major is really really good, (yes it is a top 5 program, higher than berk, since rank is important to you)</p>
<p>Yes @coolkat123 I know UCSB is a very good school for ChemE hence the reason I applied. I am really not all too upset I just simply would like to know some possible reasons why. I know my test scores are low for engineering but I was looking for maybe other factors also.</p>