<p>Last year I was accepted to UCSC but DENIED from UCD and UCI.</p>
<p>Then I was rescinded from UCSC, so I didn’t go to college (that was the only one i was accepted to that i applied to). This year, I applied UCSC, UCD, and UCI all over again.</p>
<p>But I was just denied from UCSC now (even though i had improved my app a bit).</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>My UC gpa is 3.5 but i have a handful of C’s and one D.
SAT: 720, 800, 750 - 2270
SAT II: 750 chem, 800 mathII
AP scores: Chem 4, AP calc AB & BC 5. </p>
<p>should i have any hope…? am i guaranteed to be denied Again? (the only thing different between this year and last is I have a D in my spring term senior year, My AP scores are on my app, and i took the chem SAT).</p>
<p>UCSC’s admissions were very strange so far. Some of my overly qualified friends got rejected/waitlisted, so I wouldn’t worry about it. You definitely should have gotten in. If you look at the UCSC CC’s website right now, many people are wondering why there were waitlisted/rejected…and they have very good stats.
Anyway, no, a rejection from UCSC does not mean you won’t get in to UCD. These admissions, evidently, are pretty random and anything can happen. Good luck! You’ll find out soon enough!</p>
<p>Thanks for the optimism! I know, I saw some quite qualified people get rejected - like someone with a 2070 SAT and 3.8 UC gpa, and 2150 SAT and 3.6 UC gpa.</p>
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<p>I applied last year and was accepted. Then my acceptance was rescinded because I got a D in a class. I took a gap year (no school), and decided to apply again, with a slightly improved app, hoping i would get in again.</p>
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<p>The major was “Mathematics (computational)”. My EC’s are average/weak - math team for a few years, volunteering 4hours/week outside for a couple months a year, figure drawing classes, and that’s really it (no sports, leadership positions, etc.).</p>
<p>I think your senior year grades hurt you. Before, they could only rescind you for really bad senior year grades. Now, they’re able to factor it into their admission decision. Why didn’t you go to a community college this year…?</p>
<p>I could have gone to a community college this year - it was something I considered. Perhaps I will regret not doing so (if i don’t get into a UC this time around). But i thought my chances would be higher at getting into a better school if I did things this way rather than apply as a transfer. Also the idea of being able to take a step back and think and worry less about school and more about the things I wanted to worry and think about appealed to me. (i struggled with getting the grades that i did in hs, and I detested a lot of that struggling, and all the time, and the things it prevented me from doing). </p>
<p>aw, the one good thing about having lower grades but being fairly smart is you sometimes attract this positive attention that the smart, high-grades kids don’t get (though of course you also attract a negative attention that they don’t too).</p>
<p>Yeah, I understand what you mean. I go to the same school trigger went to. It’s super grade deflated here. :/</p>
<p>Since the UC’s all operate independently in regards to admissions, there is no way to predict if you’re going to be rejected or not. If UCLA likes one of your extracurriculars or liked your personal statements while the UC Davis guy had a bad day, well then there you go!</p>
<p>I have read and my son’s counselor confirmed that many universities (and UC’s are at the top of this list) do not accept D’s and you are expected to “make them up.” I think you ought to go to the UC website to confirm this. If you face rejection again this year, I strongly suggest you receive counsel from either admissions people from the universities you want or from a knowledgeable counselor whose trade is in college admissions so that you are not making decisions blindly.</p>
<p>I know they wont accept the credit for the english class I have a D in. But I still meet the minimum number of credits even without that class. </p>
<p>I’m really not sure how admissions work - maybe if they needed to slim down the accepted pile more they would automatically reject anyone with D’s or lower in any class (that sounds like an efficient way to do that). As far as that being an official policy… I have never read that.</p>
<p>The major part of your app for UC is gpa, and unless you improved that a bit, you didn’t improve anything at all.</p>
<p>Your 3.1 uw is holding your back. With your test scores, adcoms look at your application as extremely smart, but unmotivated to work hard.</p>
<p>Yes, you can get into a “better” college. Head off to your local juco and earn all A’s. Transfer to Cal or UCLA. Or Cornell, which is transfer friendly, as is Vanderbilt and 'SC.</p>
<p>Aw well by better i mean I would just generally rather go to a school with an average SAT score of 1800 than 1500. Beyond that, it doesn’t really matter to me very much (except for if it’s far beyond that, then i would prefer to go to a less competitive school). </p>
<p>I’ll keep in mind which schools are transfer friendly. Thanks for the suggestions :).</p>
<p>OP- Sorry to hear that! That’s no good! I agree with bluebayou; they probably saw that you appear to be an intelligent applicant with those test scores and all, but those grades in your senior year make you look unmotivated. </p>
<p>Also…</p>
<p>“But i thought my chances would be higher at getting into a better school if I did things this way rather than apply as a transfer.”</p>
<p>CCC transfers have the highest priority in UC transfers. Most UC’s also have what they call a TAG (Transfer Acceptance Guarantee) agreement that you can sign with a UC to guarantee admission to a campus, granted that you follow a certain major curriculum and keep a high GPA. Community college might not be such a bad idea. Not only do the UC’s not look at your high school history (unless you are using a transcript to fulfill a language requirement, but they ONLY look at the language courses) as a transfer applicant, you get top priority. The low cost of attendance and chance to start fresh are appealing options to those who choose the CCC route. Just a suggestion and a few words of wisdom I felt might be beneficial to share with you. Best of luck! :)</p>
<p>ah i had heard that the UC system had some program worked out with CC transfers. I may go to SF State next year because i generally like it (I took some courses through their open university program this year and they were nice and there were smart and nice people), and because I’m not sure if want to wait another whole year to start at a 4yr university. </p>
<p>That way, i can transfer or not transfer depending on how things go, and won’t have to rely on getting stellar grades at a CC to move forward (progress towards a degree with a decent gpa attached). The downside I guess is that transferring to a UC wouldn’t be as viable. </p>
(even though i had improved my app a bit).</p>
I agree with bluebayou; they probably saw that you appear to be an intelligent applicant with those test scores and all, but those grades in your senior year make you look unmotivated. </p>