We did that too. It was wild!! Some high school kids here skipped out on classes to go up and see that. Rare occasion!
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Got rejected from Davis today for CS. Quite disappointed. Should I have any hope from UCB at this point?
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Each UC campus has its own unique standards and parameters for what they look for in prospective students. Personally, I know of individuals from last year’s cycle who got flat out rejected at some of the “lower ranked” UCs and still made it to Berkeley/LA. CS is indeed competitive, but it’s not over until it’s over! Rooting for you!
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UCs apparently review independently, also have seen one case where this happened. So I would say, don’t give up hope.
Last year I have heard few kids from my son’s school who got waitlisted and rejected at all other UCs but got accepted to Berkeley. Every UC reviews differently.
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Hoping for the best at this point. Did you get into Davis?
I have told this story before but will repeat it here: last year our neighbor’s daughter was rejected from UCI, but got into UCLA with a regents scholarship to boot. You never know. Really you don’t. I’m rooting for you!
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Thanks for the encouragement. Did your daughter get into Davis if she applied?
I did, yes.
Congrats!
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UCB is the only UC she applied to (her back ups were various local CSUs and she had two privates in the mix, but no other UCs).
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Wow! That kind of clarity is really admirable. I still don’t know what kind of college I want, so eh, might as well LOL
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Not clarity so much as geography - she only applied to “commutable” schools. There are no other UCs in the Bay Area.
Oh, I see. Glad it worked out!
Wouldn’t UCSC be quite close? THe only CSUs closer than USCC may be SJSU, CSU -EB, and perhaps SFSU.
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Yes, UCSC and for that matter UCD are only a few hours away. However, she doesn’t drive, so it would be a pretty difficult trek without easy public transportation options. For CSUs, she did indeed apply to CSU-EB, SJSU, and SFSU - also not easy commutes, but for the most part public transportation accessible (BART/bus).
I assume Cal is a short walk for her. Congrats on pulling it off!
I had to drive in that crazy I-880 traffic this evening to pick up my son from Cal just now, and every time I drive that way I keep thinking we should move to Oakland hills just to be close.
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Walking all the way would take about an hour, although we’ve done it on occasion when the weather was particularly nice. But also easily accessible by Bart (two stops), or a 15-20 minute bus ride.
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I’d say this worked out perfectly for your daughter and your family. Congrats
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One of my good friends got waitlisted/rejected from every UC he applied to (not M or R) but was accepted UCLA CS and UCB EECS.
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