I don’t know if there is already a thread for this but has anyone gotten news about Regents? I know they send them out around this time.
Looking at CC 2014 thread, first notifications arrived on 31st. My guess would be that the emails would be sent
either this friday(30th) or monday (2nd).
@RegentsHelp you posted this on wrong forum. More importantly what you are asking for probably is illegal.
anybody receive anything yet?
@eth0up I didn’t receive anything. I hope they didn’t send them out today. (I’m guessing they didn’t though because no one has replied yet).
Just got the email inviting me to apply for the Regents scholarship!!!
just got the mail! does this mean near guarantee for admission?
Got the email too!
Yeah if you get an email it basically means you’re in! CONGRATS!
Do you guys know if there’s an interview component to the scholarship?
i don’t think so, but berkeley has interview for regents
I got it!!! Is there any way you could get this letter and not be admitted?
@Saxplayer100, I know of one person (homeschooled) that received the letter and then was not admitted to UCSC. Again, it was a homeschool thing and it was awhile ago when homeschooling was less prevalent. He ended up having to choose among MIT, Princeton, UChicago, and CalTech. He went to CalTech.
Basically, if you got the letter, that says they think you are in the top 1.5 - 2% of admitted students (by their criteria), so you are basically assured of being admitted (possibly with a Regents Scholarship).
Hey guys, I have a question. What exactly is Regents? Only for instate?
I ask because I got an email from ucla about the UCLA Out-of-State Alumni Scholarship. Does that mean anything at all?
are the emails sent out all at same time or in batches?
Yes, can someone explain more about the alumni scholarship? Does this also basically guarantee admission? I received an email inviting me to apply.
@Jalaquan @jakerzz97 I got an email about the alumni scholarship as well. From looking at past threads, I have a picture of what it means. First of all, it does not guarantee admission! They just choose top 30-40% of applicants based only on numbers (GPA/SAT), so it’s solely numbers based. Also, the scholarship is run by an outside committee that is not involved with admission. By the way, anyone can apply for the scholarship. (However, they only invite about 4000 people to apply through email.)
Yup, got my Regents email from the UCLA Financial Aid Office at around 3:45 PM PST. Gonna have to choose between being a Bruin and a Trojan 
@jakerzz97 The alumni scholarship notification is not the same email as the regents email. The regents email is specifically sent to the top 1.5% of the applicant pool (approximately 1,000 students), while the criteria for the UCLA Alumni Association Scholarship criteria are not known.
@lespronoms Good job! Wow. That’s freaking amazing. I’m sure you deserved it!
Also, I know this is a thread about regents, but I found a post about the alumni scholarship that I thought was really informative, so I just copy and pasted it below for anyone who is interested.
- Students are initially screened by the Office of Admissions for exceptional GPA and SAT scores. ~Top-10 percent in these categories are referred to the Alumni Assoc. Based on those scores, the Alumni Assoc will send a post-card to some (the top, top ones) and an email to others (those who are still very strong, but don't fall into the upper-tier of those referred), inviting them to apply. Again, this is based ONLY on SAT and GPA.
- Those invited to apply are, in most years, admitted at 3x the overall admit rate (so you're probably looking at anywhere from 60-70%, though with this year's numbers, I think the admit rate will be lower than usual). Some students will be admitted and win the scholarship without having been invited initially, because it's an open application process.
- There are instances where those who are invited are not admitted. This is because, contrary to popular belief, UCLA does actually care about more than just numbers. i.e. Just having a good SAT and GPA isn't going to cut it. There are plenty of students who apply with 4.8s and 2300s and don't get in, because all they did was a 4.8 and 2300 (I see it every year).
- The evaluation process is about MUCH more than your GPA and SAT. Nobody really takes the SAT seriously beyond the initial screening. There are many students who win the scholarship but entered with sub-1900 SAT scores. They were exceptional in other areas, and have contributed and succeeded in substantial ways throughout their UCLA careers.
- Students are, in general, evaluated along three lines: Intellectual promise, leadership potential, and moral force of character. 50% of your application score is the written part, and 50% is the interview. Interviews are held in three levels: area, district and state finals. The top winners from the first proceed to the second, and so forth. If you place in the top-3 in your area, you are awarded the scholarship, but only the top winner in each area will advance to the district interviews, where they will compete for more money. The top winners in the district interviews will advance to state finals, where they will compete for the most money. ALL winners (at every level) are admitted to the Alumni Scholars Club, and from that point on there is absolutely no distinction whatsoever between those who made it to state and those who did not.
- The Alumni Assoc does its best to hold off on interviews until admissions decisions are released so that nobody interviews without having been admitted. However, there is typically only a few days leeway here (because of the size of the competition, and the fact that there are three rounds/weekends of interviews which must be squeezed in before the SIR deadline). So on rare occasions, someone will be offered the scholarship, having been interviewed before decisions are released, and then not actually admitted. It's an imperfect system, and if it happens to you, we sincerely apologize and hope you'll realize that we're only human (and there are many, many great schools out there that would be exceptional places to learn and grow).
@Jalaquan I think all your other questions were answered, but I didn’t see that anyone commented about Regent’s being for instate only. NO, it is not.