Welcome prospective Bobcats. It’s that time of year again as the UC application has now opened and submission starts October 1 through November 30. I am @Gumbymom one of the two UC Forum Champions/Moderators. My Co-Forum Champion is @lkg4answers and we are knowledgeable on the increasingly complicated UC admissions process and hopefully we can help any prospective UC applicants with their questions.
UC Merced like all the UC’s are test blind this admission cycle and will use 13 areas of criteria to review Freshman applicants. Each campus will weight the various areas of criteria differently so one size does not fit all. The UC application website has plenty of information that can help determine if UC Merced is a good option when applying. Below is some admit information specific to the school.
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses-majors/merced/freshman-admit-data.html
https://admissions.ucmerced.edu/first-year/requirements
- Very important : Academic GPA, Personal Insight questions, Rigor of secondary school record
- Important : Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability
- Considered : Character/personal qualities, First generation college student, Geographical residence, State residency, Volunteer work, Work experience
Use of a fixed weighted Comprehensive review with Academic factors at 70% and Non-Academic factors at 30%.
- Note : UC Merced is the default campus for ELC eligible applicants (top 9% of CA HS or Statewide) if room is available. Fall 2023 also saw ELC referrals to the UC Riverside campus.
UC Merced admits into the major but will consider alternate majors if first choice is not available.
Best of luck to all applicants.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/t/uc-merced-class-of-2027-official-thread/