or even earlier throughout the week
tbh uc irvine has become a LOT more popular the past few years and I’m just convinced that their admissions office might not be well-equipped enough to handle it.
then again, based on previous experience, they also never really say when they’re gonna send decisions either. they just kind of happen.
@throwingestaways i can confirm that. Last year during orientation UCI said they had acceptance rate of 29% for freshmen and under 50% for transfers. I came across a lot of people and personally have 4 friends that rejected UC Berkeley and UCLA over UCI. Tag decisions should definitely come out this week. I’m putting my bets on Monday or Tuesday.
UCI is the new top tier UC replacing UCSD in my opinion
I would say it depends on the department
Which departments do you think are better at UCSD? Probably STEM right?
Last year UCI was ranked #1 by money magazine knocking off Princeton from its first place. It was also the first time a public university takes the top spot. And even though it is true about departments. Some universities get ranked based on how well they push their students to do well during their time in academics and after graduation.
this year UCI received about 98,000 freshman applicants. If they accept the same amount as last year (25,000), their acceptance rate would be 25.5%… thats not even accounting for the fact that UCI over-accepted last year and student yield rates are increasing. Wouldn’t be surprised if the acceptance rate was close to 22-23% this year
hey guys! i was actually looking for this thread THANK GOD.
i’m praying i get admitted into UCI as my major is Korean Literature & Culture!
I really want to become an interpreter so during these past 2 years of CCC, I realized that UCI was the best UC for foreign language especially with their awesome Asian Studies department!!
I tagged, with a 3.84 GPA & completed my IGETC
I wish the best for all of youuu!!! <3
these admissions have me so nervous, here i was thinking they’d let us know early, but im pretty sure COVID-19 is the cause for maybe delayed admission?
maybe not! even so, we got this <3
ALSOOO i finally finished reading this whole thread and i love how we are all bonding through intense nervousness and the anxiety loool , though its a horrible feeling i feel like being part of a family :’) I can’t wait to celebrate your successes!!
to share a bit about me… im not from the bay area at all!! i have dear friends there though! 
<3
im from super down south of Cali! near the Mexico border! not many people know it well, but Im from the Imperial Valley! its nice to meet you all~~
STEM for sure idk about the other departments since I’m a STEM major
for business/economics uci is better, a lot of it also revolves around the internship opportunities in the surrounding area
@fulloffaithh my mom’s from the Imperial Valley! Wishing you luck on admissions! I’m hoping they let us know tomorrow:D fingers crossed!!
From what I’ve seen, Accounting and Finance students still have to work quite hard to break into the industry from any UC unless you are in Cal/LA. Do a quick Linkedin search and you will see that 90% of the Big 4/Bulge Bracket UCI Alum are Paul Merage MBA students, most of who did their undergrad at Ivies.
UCI has a great undergrad biz program, but job placement does not come anywhere close to Wharton/Marshall/Stern/Sloan, it may have academic chops but it has not been noticed by employers.
OMG WHAT?! REALLY @tinymango ???
this really is a SMALL WORLD.
it may seem weird, but that truly makes me so happy to know that wow!!!
and yes thankyou, likewise! i hope you get admitted, i’ll be waiting for everyone’s updates <3
@Hip2DaGame In terms of name alone its not as widely known as LA and Berkeley, but that could change as its only recently become as competitive as it currently is. Also I feel like that area (Orange County) is close to some pretty good internship opportunities
please be today
@zekogmo I agree! For my own sanity!!
Are students going to hear from universities through the individual university portals?
I tagged uci and still haven’t heard anything from the UCs.
Did you hear anything already? I am still waiting from uci.