<p>I have been accepted to UC Irvine and UC Davis both with regents scholars. And as most of you probably know, Davis offers much more financial aid, but I may be leaning toward Irvine.</p>
<p>Therefore, I was wondering if I am allowed to send in two SIRs, and what happens then when I withdraw one of them. I have asked people this question, they say it is "not recommended," but I never get a flat out "no."</p>
<p>I want to know if the only reason people advise not to do it is because of the money aspect, or if it will really screw you over in the future for some reason.</p>
<p>Could you guys list the pros and cons of submitting two SIRs?</p>
<p>Here it is, flat out: No, you should not send in two SIRs. Sending in two SIRs to the same University (you have the same UC application number at both, right?) is not smart. You would be better off figuring out which campus you will attend and sending your decision off by May 1st.</p>
<p>When I sent in an SIR to my school, they sort of implied that they would rescind you if they found you holding a place at another college at the same time. As bessie pointed out, with the UC system it's that much easier for them to know that you sent in two.</p>
<p>There was a note, when I sent in my SIR to UCLA, that read you could not send in two SIR's to two UC's, or else risk rescindence (is that a word? :P). Sorry. :[</p>
<p>Echoing the above: Do NOT do this unless you want to lose both your prime opportunities. Make a decision. And I might add, do figure the financial aid into that decision (naturally), but I would not choose one campus over another <em>strictly</em> for f.a. reasons, if that campus did not serve my academic needs (did not have a program, degree, major I needed, etc.).</p>
<p>bayarea510,
Have you sat in on classes during non-official "welcome" days, but just a regular day, to compare specific soc sci classes?
If you believe the academics are comparable/equal, have you visited to determine atmosphere & other non-academic elements? For example, ucsd has a residential college system, which can provide a good social scene. OTOH ucsd has a more competitive atmosphere than Davis does, which is more laid back.</p>
<p>If you still think they're equal in that respect as well, choose by location. Which would you rather be in or near? Want to be closer to "bay area" (;)) -- Davis -- or would you prefer to explore Sunny San Diego & get some distance?</p>
<p>Part of growing up and becoming an adult is learning how to make decisions. Pick one. By the way if you are an English major pick Irvine it is top 15 in the country</p>
<p>thanks epiphany. no i havent sat in on classes, but i kinda want to go to med school after undergrad, and i hear that of all ucsd students who apply to med school about 50% get accepted into at least one.
but then again davis is less competetive so maybe my chances would be better? my cousin who goes there put it like this: if I have the same mcat score as someone from ucsd, and i went to ucdavis, then the sd student would look worse since that kid went to a better school with better professors.
idk, i think i might end up goin to davis b/c i dont really want to go that far. also i have heard that ucsd is really boring, campus is dead after 9pm, and all the fun happens at sd state. but i wont have a car...</p>