under my admission → status, there is a Congratulations message where it states, Regents scholar and University honors
@stressedpauline: The acceptance rate is not 7.5%. If UC Davis is targeting an in-coming Freshman class of 5800 students, they will usually accept 3X that number since many applicants will not enroll. Each UC has a pretty good handle on their yield based on statistical data over the years, so they can predict how many accepted students will eventually SIR.
Here is last year’s data; Admit rate — Overall 43.6%
Admits: 30,945
Applicants: 70,968
California Residents (% of admits): 59.7%
So they admitted over 30,000 applicants to get to their target. If they are under enrolled, they will utilize the waitlist more heavily.
Rejected 
In state
Major: Anthropology
Backup: poli sci
Sat: 1360 (low essay score)
No SAT subject tests
Act: 31 (low essay score)
Gpa W (not sure if uc w or not): 3.53
UW: 3.24
Accepted to: csula, cpp, ucm, ucr
Waiting on: csuf, csulb, sdsu, ucsc, uci, oxy
Piqs: not very good LOL I did 2 of them on nov. 30
Top 50% (ranked ~280/582)
School type: public, pretty low income school (like 90% of ppl get discounted/free lunch out of 2,000+ but I’m personally middle class ~$130,000 income)
Only fluent in one language (English)
Half Chinese, half Mexican, queer cis girl
I’ve taken 5 AP’s (Human Geo (3), Lang (2), Chem (2), statistics(?), Lit (?)) including this year, a few weighted honors classes, and 3 duel enrollment classes (2 this year, I got an A in the other one)
A LOT of clubs,the 3 of which i’m in cabinet of (MUN, GSA, and a tutoring club)
4 years tennis (2 varsity)
Okay volunteer service, more than a lot of my friends but not that much compared to the ppl in this thread
Last year in math I got D’s both semesters ://
But I’m currently taking AP Statistics
Davis was probably my most challenging school
Santa Cruz is my favorite uc that I applied to… I hope I get in!!
That makes so much sense. I should have read the email more diligently 
thanks!
@MelloG Thank you for the response! I will definitely be considering UC Davis because of their honors program!
Still waiting, it says decision pending
If you received an invitation to join the University Honors Program (UHP), I would highly recommend you look into joining: https://honors.ucdavis.edu/ . UHP is embedded in the University, it’s not a separate entity, and the students get the best of both worlds. About 200 Freshmen UHP students live in Currant Hall in Tercero. The friendships, classes, events and opportunities have been a great experience for our daughter.
Accepted. OOS envionmental studies. GPA. 4.7 W. IB program ACT: 29 SAT: 1280. Numerous Leadership, community activism, and outrigger paddling.
rejected.
Male, Asian.
environmental engineering
in-state
UC GPA: 3.78 (C in advanced algebra 2 class)
SAT: 1450 (subject tests below 700, didn’t send)
v good essays
EC: exceptional
Accepted (OOS): biochemistry and molecular biology
GPA: not sure of UC GPA
ACT: 30
AP’s: Bio, Environmental Sci (5), Calc AB, English Lit, Spanish Lang
EC’s: NHS, Science Olympiad, Student Council, HOSA, etc., 2 jobs, lots of community service related to environment and children’s programs
Essays: 9/10 probably the best I wrote out of all I applied to
waitlisted last night for economics 1220 SAT 4.1 W GPA 8 AP’s
Accepted. In state. Computer Engineering. UC GPA 4.06, 35 ACT. 8 APs. 4 years of Robotics, sports, Comm Serv.
@popcornchips my extracurriculars are decent: 2 varsity sports, piano, intern at allstate, working as a tutor, writing as a journalist for a local magazine promoting chinese cultural acceptance since 7th grade. In my essays, I wrote about being hardworking through running (it wasn’t cheesy, don’t worry), having anorexia then recovering from it and how i’m a better person now, being proud of my chinese culture and volunteering for that, and being creative by making my own clothes. I’m a really good essay writer (if I do say so myself) but I can’t help but to think that by writing about being Chinese and once having anorexia, it made me look average (for a chinese girl), and anorexia is a touchy topic so ahhh
@Jaloha, I was also accepted to Environmental Studies. And under similar circumstances as you.
Daughter accepted Materials Science and Engineering
GPA: UW 3.7, W 3.98
SAT: 1380
OOS - WA
Tons of APs and super strong extra curriculars
Unlikely she will attend, the school costs about twice as much as better schools, after factoring in financial aid.
DS was rejected. His first notification. Surprised and disappointed.
Econ
UC GPA 4.0
SAT 1550
SAT2 math 800,SAT Physics 800
In State, Asian
Son admitted to marine bio. Out of state, Public high school stem Magnet, 34 ACT, 4.1 w gpa, six APs.
UC Davis Waitlist Information: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/waitlist/
My S was accepted Aero Space Eng
GPA - 4.2 weighted
SAT - 1260
Band / Eagle Scout
Congratulations! Is my daughters dream school. Just don’t know how to make the $$$ work oos. Hope you get to go!