I applied for the same econ major, WGPA- 4.3, ACT- 30, with amazing extracurriculars, all 5s on AP exams, and great essays. I got rejected. Did you have good extracurriculars or something? I really thought I would at least be waitlisted with my stats.
Accepted! International Student
SAT 1480 Happy to be college bound 
I got in! Regents!
@simonlee1013 congrats! when did you get in?
I checked my portal at around 3 pm yesterday. I got an email shortly after.
I chose Biological Systems Engineering as my first major and Mechanical as second.
I got accepted in Biological Systems but now I want to pursue Mechanical, is there someway I could change my major prior of the class starting or now I need to study Biological Systems and then try for change of major?
Rejected.
In State
Male, Asian
SAT 1340 (Took once early junior year)
ACT 33 (Took October Senior Year)
Ap Tests : Mando (4) English (4) CompGov (4) Enviro (5)
GPA 4.0 Weighted
Major : Compsci (Taking APCS this year, took normal CS last year)
Good essays
Volunteering :
Over 100 hours key club
Over 60 'hours City Hall
Over 100 hours Bioscience Company
Got Level 9 Piano in a little under 5 years
Swimming all 4 years in HS
7 Years of choir middle through high school
Choir council president
I really thought I could get in, or at least waitlisted. I know my GPA wasn’t the greatest and my major was pretty hard, but I had a lot of confidence in myself. Now i’m worried if I can even get into UCI. Would I have gotten in or waitlisted if I went for some business field instead?
Accepted with Provost Award (yay)!
US citizen (out of state), but living and high school outside of US
Female, Asian
Major: Science and Technology Studies (first choice)
SAT 1390 (junior year)
ACT 32 (senior year)
IB predicted: 45
IB subjects: Physics, Math, and Chemistry Higher Level
@chlover did you apply for fafsa to be eligible for the provost?
@Aman2010: For Freshman orientation you will attend based on your College which is Engineering. You can talk to an advisor about changing majors at that time. As a Freshman, you will be taking pre-req courses so there should be an overlap of classes between the two majors so it should not be a problem.
@iodine24: Since @chlover is a US citizen, they are eligible for federal aid so I am sure they filled out the FASFA.
Provost Award
The Provost Award is a highly prestigious award granted to high achieving admitted freshmen from various regions outside of the state of California. Recipients will receive $13,250 per year for a total of four years to assist with out-of-state tuition costs. Once awarded, it will be renewed for three years as long as the student meets academic standards and maintains enrollment requirements
My D was accepted to Animal Biology Friday night and already SIRed. How soon will she get a financial aid package, and can she accept part of it? We may not need the student loans this year but we don’t want to reject any gift aid.
@pekkla each component of fin aid will have an accept/decline button on it. My son declined loans but accepted some small scholarships. Congrats on your D getting in.
I don’t remember when everything arrived. I think the loans were there immediately, but other funds showed up as they came in.
That was in 2016, btw.
@enenalal - Focus on Tuition (must pay) then room and board (if living on campus). Read through the Financial aid carefully. The $30k number probably includes loans up to and including Parent PLUS loans. Also, let everything settle down for a few days then see what your official FAL - Financial Aid Letter, looks like.
My daughter was accepted!
Major: Design
SAT: 1500
GPA: 4.1
First one! So excited! Good luck to everyone! xo
I am starting to feel guilty seeing these amazing stat kids get rejected while I got waitlisted with below average stats… Just goes to show how much of a lottery the admissions process is.
Rejected! 3.7 unweighted 4.0 weighted. 1310 sat.
@cocoonutty I totally agree with you! It’s crazy to see these high stats applicants being rejected when I got accepted with average stats!
Rejected for CS (not surprised)
UC GPA 4.08
SAT - 1220
6 APs, 2 honors, and took 1 class at local CC
Lot’s of ECs (including leadership position)
Essays were solid
Son got accepted: Mechanical Engineering
In-state
1540 SAT (790M/750 R/W); 800 Math 2 Subject, 700 Chemistry Subject (strong chemistry student but no AP Chem at his school), 750 Spanish
3.98 UW / 4.6 a-g / unranked
11 APs + 4 AS/honors – AP Scholar with Distinction (5s on all of the math and science exams)
National Merit Commended
Departmental award for top Calc BC student (1 of two in high school of 1800)
Two published scientific papers from major university (summer internship, 2 years); UCLA Nanoscience program
Eagle Scout, Track & Field (high jump medalist, pole vault) / Cross Country / musician (drummer since 2nd grade)
Accepted to engineering: Michigan (EA), UT Austin Honors, Cal Poly, Washington
Denied: Stanford (REA)
Waiting to hear from several others back east
Don’t think he will end up going here, although it is a wonderful school and we are honored that he got a spot in COE, which is hard to land at any university.
Best of luck to those of you on the waitlist. I’ve seen many a kid get off UC waitlists over the years, and it does not make a hill of beans difference if you get in “regular” or off of the list. It is just nerve-racking as you wait.