Hi yall! I’m a current UCSD student (STEM), so please feel free to send questions this way! I’ll try to answer them as soon as possible! Congrats to everyone!
S23 Accepted!
Major: Structural Engineering
UC unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC weighted & capped GPA: 4.36
UC fully weighted GPA: 4.64
Number of A-G classes: 24
Number of UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE courses: 12
In-State/OOS/International: In-state
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, Georgia Tech, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, UW Seattle, Purdue, UTK, Oregon State, Boise State, UofA
Waitlisted: UCI
Waiting on UCSB and UCB
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what are the stats of making it off the waitlist?
Just got waitlisted for Environmental Science. Will not be opting into the waitlist.
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.67
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.93
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.33
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Number of a-g courses: 28
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10 before this year, 13 now
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 10 AP Classes (9 exams), 5 3’s, 3 4’s, 1 5
DE classes: 1
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Varsity Tennis, Eagle Scout, Student Tutor, Music, Hiking, and many activities that show interest in my major
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS: Northern California
ACCEPTED: Oregon State, UC Merced, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO, a few safety schools
WAITLISTED: UCSD
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S accepted to Nanoengineering 
In state, 3.97 UW, 4.24 W capped
Congratulations to the admits 
and good luck to those wait listed! 
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Yes, she listed it as her second choice. Ty!
They took no one off the waitlist last year. Each year will vary and depends upon how many admits SIR by May 1. You can see several years worth of stats here:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/t/uc-san-diego-freshman-class-of-2027-waitlist-appeal-thread/
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Hi my daughter was accepted - OOS - into
chemical engineering which was her second choice (first was bioengineering).
How hard would it be and is it even possible/likely to switch within bioengineering? Ty!
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Congratulations to all of the newly admitted students.
More info about your College:
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Continuing students will be required to complete the following courses prior to applying, depending on their major of choice:
Bioengineering and bioengineering: biotechnology: BILD 1; CHEM 6A-B; MAE 8; MATH 20A-C; PHYS 2A-B.
Bioengineering: bioinformatics: BILD 1; CHEM 6A-B; CSE 11 (or 8A-B); MATH 20A-C; PHYS 2A-B.
Bioengineering: biosystems: CHEM 6A-B; MATH 20A-C, PHYS 2A-B.
If students have met some of the above requirements through Advanced Placement course work, they should be advised of the following: A minimum of three courses listed must have been completed at UC San Diego. If students cannot meet this three-course minimum due to prior credit, students must offer grades for MATH 20D, MATH 18, or MATH 20E until the three-course minimum has been met.
Students will receive email instructions from the Bioengineering Student Affairs Office concerning completion of an online application at the beginning of fall quarter of their second year. Online applications must be submitted by Friday of the first week of instruction in fall quarter. Continuing students’ applications will be ranked according to the GPA obtained in the required courses only.
Applications to a capped major will be approved, starting with the student having the highest GPA in the required courses, until the predetermined target number is reached. The Bioengineering Student Affairs Office will notify students in a timely manner who are successful in transitioning into one of the capped majors.
Continuing students who apply and are unable to transition into one of the capped majors will also be notified of their status in a timely manner by the Bioengineering Student Affairs Office.
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UC weighted GPA: 4.17
ELC (top 9% CA HS): HS does not rank students
5 AP’s
0 IB’s
National Honor Society
Volunteer/Community service: 800+ hours
received several volunteer service awards over last 6 years
Summer Activities:
Art Internship
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): in-state So Cal
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
Strengths: strong portfolio
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Denied: UCLA
Waitlisted: SDSU, UCD, USD, UCSC
Accepted: UCSD, UMich, Loyola Marymount, UWash, Oregon, Utah(Honors), Boulder(Honors), UDenver(Honors), Colorado State(Honors), Gonzaga
Still waiting to hear from: UCSB, SLO, USC, UCB 
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Thanks, that is super helpful!!
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Hi! It is possible to switch however bioengineering is capped. This means they only accept a certain percentage of people to switch. Beyond this, bioengineering uses screener courses and it has one of the highest GPA cutoffs to make thus, it would be difficult to change but not impossible!
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Decision: ACCEPTED
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): ??
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Mech Engineering (1st Choice)
ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95
UC Capped Weighted GPA: ??
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.95
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Y
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:??
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6 , UC Scout Physics C
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 12 all 4’s and one 3
Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: 2 yrs robotics club - leadership
Job/Work Experience: part-time job 2 years
Volunteer/Community service: church leader, two-year mentor for disabled student, violin orchestra, and violin volunteer teacher
Summer Activities: COSMOS - engineering
Personal Insight essays (details): wrote about COSMOS, violin teaching, church leadership, and why engineering.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): large public So Cal
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? Y
First Generation? N
REFLECTION::
Strengths: High GPA
Weaknesses: Not much research
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied: Accepted UCLA and UCI. Waitlist UCD
GENERAL COMMENTS: Not sure why waitlist at UCD?
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Thanks so much for the info!!
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Hi CaliMomFor2,
Curious, did your daughter/son apply to UCSB major that requires a portfolio (creative studies) or the fine arts without a portfolio?
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Congrats!!! Top program in the country!
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Son Waitlisted CS
-UW 4, W 10&11 grades) 4.9
-18 APs (mostly 5s , few 4’s)
-President of few clubs , research internship , published research, AIME qualifier, USACO, Robotics, national/ international: state awards,non profit organization
-Very good PIQ’s
-ELC
Got into UCSC( CSP + scholarship) , UCR with scholarship, UC Davis with scholarship
Also some OOS T20 with scholarships.
Got waitlisted by all three : UCLA, UCSD, UCI.( it’s so disheartening. No hopes for UCB😟
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What more can one do? Best wishes with wherever you end up going!
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accepted for human bio too!
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