<p>"People with 3.2-3.3 GPAs were admitted. I’m so confused! "</p>
<p>Me too! I don’t think I’ve seen any kid with under a 3.4 admitted to ANY UC yet, although I don’t hear much about UCM.</p>
<p>Last year only 2 percent got into UCSB with less than a 3.3, and I would be surprised if they were recruited athletes in a highly desirable sport.</p>
<p>And my son would be SO happy with LMU! Congrat’s!</p>
<p>I spoke to my councilor. She was absolutely dumbfounded and looked through her admitted students to see their stats. Based on what she found, I was at the higher end of the people accepted. People with much lower stats were accepted into UCSB. Guh, I’m pretty annoyed.</p>
<p>If you really want to go to a UC, go to a community college for two years. The UCs prefer transfers from there.</p>
<p>ashely:</p>
<p>It’s not just all about numbers. UC gives bonus points to those who come from a single parent household, those with low income, those who have overcome “adversity”, those whose parents did not attend college, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah, honestly I’m pretty happy with LMU. It’s small and I’m hoping to get a scholarship. Now that I think about it, a lot of the “random” people that got into the UCs had “special circumstances,” like divorced or single parents. I really wish colleges would look at everyone on an even playing field.</p>
<p>Okay I know that you might be **** off and a little bum about not getting into any of the UCs that you applied to but be happy that you got into the schools that you did and who cares about the UCs.
I honestly feel that by posing this ‘who gives’ question, you are belittling the people with lower stats for getting into the UCs. It’s like you are saying that they are not good enough to get into any of those school because as you stated yourself that you have superior ec than others. We don’t know how the admission office views the application so we can’t say that because they have special circumstances that’s the only reason why they got in.
I just wish that everyone here would just get over the fact that some people with low stats got in and that some people with higher stats didn’t.</p>
<p>Ashley, either get over it and go to a school you already been accepted to or appeal. </p>
<p>I am sorry if this get on anyone nerves, its just that I have to get this off my chest because almost everywhere I look on college confidential there someone complaining about the UCs admission thing. Once again sorry for my rant.</p>
<p>A truckload of people got into UCLA from my school. Granted, it’s a competitive school, but still- a 3.2 kid got in. Makes me wish I applied. These things are arbitrary. Don’t let it get you down.</p>
<p>Okay, roxy0628, I am perfectly entitled to question why I was rejected. Obviously if I’m getting rejected and a bunch of people with lower stats are accepted I’m going to be confused and question what’s up. Clearly, the UC system is messed up, probably due to budget cuts. I have a right to be peeved about kids with bad stats getting in and my rejection. It’s like, I did all this hard work and someone with really low stats is getting in? What was the point of all my involvement? Where is the justice? I know you are just ranting, but please don’t blame me for being upset. This is pretty annoying and hard to deal with as it is. I don’t need someone telling me that I might offend people that were accepted. I mean, they were accepted! I wasn’t! It makes more sense for me to complain, no?</p>
<p>Those people with lower stats most likely put forward a better application than yours. You don’t know and you never will. Their EC’s were most likely better than yours, their essays and rec were probably better as well. Just because their stats were low doesn’t mean they can’t get in. I think you need to get off your high-horse and realise that applicants with low stats can clearly beat you.</p>
<p>I understand that you wonder why you didn’t get in and all that but some of your reasoning are flawed to me.</p>
<p>I am just going to say that if the UC system is messed up due to budget cuts than they won’t be admitting students with “special circumstances” because they won’t have the money if they are from low income family.
Furthermore you barely started to take your first few APs this year. Most colleges will want to see you taking the more rigorous classes to see how you could handle being in college. Maybe the admission office just don’t see you being able to handle college because you have not taken any APs before. Plus they don’t base everything off extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>I am sorry if I am annoying you about this but I am one of those students whose SAT scores weren’t that good and I don’t have as many rewards and extracurricular activities as you, so seeing this is making me feel bad for getting accepted in the UCs I applied to while you have not. So sorry.</p>
<p>I don’t think the UCs superscore…so your single sitting score was used.</p>
<p>*Luckily I’ve been accepted to Loyola Marymount, Syracuse, and San Diego State, but I’m still really bummed out. I’m going to talk to me councilor tomorrow and see what she has to say. </p>
<p>And chocolatecricket, I still don’t understand how so many people with lower stats got accepted. Is it because I applied as an English major? *</p>
<p>There are going to be people with lower stats accepted because they may offer something these schools want…I doubt it’s because of being an English major…that’s not impacted. </p>
<p>Find out if you’ll be offered admission to UCMerced. I’m not sure how that works, but some kids are offered admission there when they’ve been rejected by the other UCs. Have your GC investigate that. </p>
<p>I’m glad you have been accepted to other schools, so you do have some choices. </p>
<p>You can also apply to some schools that are still taking apps if money isn’t a big issue.</p>
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<p>That is true for individual candidates, but not true in the aggregate. The UC’s clearly state that they consider special circumstances; special circumstances ARE an admissions criteria (as they are at many private colleges). UCSD even awards specific points for low income, first gen, attending a low ec HS, etc. Of course, the primary admissions criteria is gpa’s, which includes weighted-capped, weighted, and uweighted.</p>
<p>You should keep San Diego State in the mix along with LMU. SDSU would be an awesome experience. The school is definitely on the rise the past 5 years, and is now as hard to get into as UC Santa Cruz and Riverside. Part of the reason is that it has a strong Business program, and another is that it is really into Football and Basketball… the Fball team was top 50 in the country, and the BBall team was ranked around #12 in the country this year. Leads to LOTS of school spirit. Plus it is in beautiful San Diego. It also has a high % of non-commuter kids in contrast to most CSUs.</p>
<p>Your stats (1850/3.9 weighted UC GPA) were a mid-low match to UCD, UCSB and UCI, they were not a true MATCH. You were a high match for UCSC, and even higher for Riverside. I think you just caught some bad luck by not getting into at least one of SB and D.</p>
<p>WarehouseAtHome and roxy0628, I personally know several students who were accepted into UCSB who clearly have lower stats than I have in every respect. Also, UCs don’t accept letters of recommendation. And seriously, if you’re feeling bad about getting accepted, get over yourself. My getting rejected confuses me. The fact that you got accepted is great, but don’t come in here talking down to me about making sure I don’t offend the people who were accepted. I mean, give me a break.</p>
<p>And according to the UCSB website, the average accepted SAT was 1905 and the average W GPA was 4.1. The average for the admitted class was 1817/3.9. Judging from this, I should have been accepted. My councilor, who has been working for a long time and is very knowledgeable, didn’t think I would have any trouble getting in. Something is wrong with the UC system, that’s the best explanation I can come up with. </p>
<p>And UC Merced is below me as far as I’m concerned. SDSU has a better reputation than UC Riverside and Santa Cruz I might add. And a lower acceptance rate.</p>
<p>It’s been hard to watch so many students and parents struggle with the UC’s admissions outcomes the last few years. It’s clear that many of you have no idea what you’re actually up against with the UC’s. To a lot of you, the decisions make no sense at all. Most California public high school counselors don’t have the time, or frankly, the most up-to-date information to guide students through the process. I came across the following article this week from the Sacramento newspaper that includes a telling description of what those reviewing Berkeley applications actually see on their screens in the way of comparative data. To some of you the process is going to look pretty unfair, but hopefully, it will shed a little light on the process </p>
<p>[UC</a> Berkeley’s ‘holistic’ application review sets the standard for system - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee](<a href=“http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3499621/uc-berkeleys-holistic-application.html]UC”>http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3499621/uc-berkeleys-holistic-application.html)</p>
<p>Ashley; I’m glad you have options. DD’s friend just found out he was rejected from UCSD, UCD, SDSU, SLO, and either Long Beach or Fullerton. He truly didn’t see it coming, either. I don’t think he had any real safeties or applied to privates, so his only option is CC.</p>
<p>“And according to the UCSB website, the average accepted SAT was 1905 and the average W GPA was 4.1. The average for the admitted class was 1817/3.9.”</p>
<p>Was that 2010 or 2011?</p>
<p>Some that thought UCR was below them last year, wish they had applied this year! And those that applied got waitlisted!</p>
<p>^ This was 2010. I don’t think this year’s have come out yet.</p>