I recently got an email from the Admissions office asking me to complete the Supplemental Review Questionnaire. Is that normal? None of my classmates got this email so I wasn’t sure what it meant. Can someone explain why they asked me to do this?
UC’s are able to target about 15% of Freshman applicants for a supplemental/augmented review.
Here are the five specific conditions under which an applicant might be selected
for an augmented/supplemental review.
Evidence of focus on an area of special talent which may have limited a student’s
time to participate in a broader range of activities.
Evidence of character traits that imply a strong likelihood of making a significant
contribution to campus life.
Evidence of significant academic achievement or the potential for academic
achievement at the University in spite of extraordinary or compound
disadvantage or learning difference, or physical disability or other unusual
circumstances.
Evidence of significant improvement in the academic record accompanied by one
or both of the following: reasons for the initial poor performance; and/or sustained
and in-depth participation in educational outreach programs, which demonstrate
the applicant’s commitment to succeed academically within a challenging
environment.
Evidence of relative lack of access to, counseling about, or support to take
college preparatory, honors, Advanced Placement (AP) or International
Baccalaureate (IB) classes or required college entrance examinations.
Fill out the supplemental and submit since it can only help your chances.
Thank you so much! My questionnaire is all about my disability/disadvantage as well as my college classes. I thought that I was on the borderline and they wanted some more information and I was freaking out.
Best of luck and toot your own horn.