They sent an email a few weeks ago that admissions decisions would start to roll out mid-feb but i mean no one has heard anything yet so…
I wouldn’t be surprised if they started sending out the early admits (high stats kids) this Friday.
Yep - UCSC Early admits tomorrow… same as Cal Poly… has anyone heard from any UC school?
@montanatocali Thanks, have you heard any other details about UCSC early admits, i.e. how many, what criteria for selection, etc. Also, Cal Poly admitted some to the school of agriculture yesterday. We got invited to the Chancellor’s reception for UCSB.
@collegemom111111 congrats! Did you receive that invitation via mail or email?
@montanatocali The UCSB invite came via USPS mail.Hope we hear from UCSC today sometime.
Last year the first posts on CC about early acceptances appeared just after 4 p.m.on Friday 2/23.
Has anyone gotten any emails on their acceptances yet?
Nope! Not me.
Nope, nothing. D is I believe “high stats” for UCSC so was thinking she might get early. We’ll see…
I’m guessing that this year something changed, it’s honestly pretty late in the afternoon for something to come out today… Maybe Monday or next Friday?
@dtrinity2001 Yes, I agree. Nobody has posted about any early acceptances yet, so it’s definitely later than usual. Who knows, at this point?
My son got an acceptance email yesterday afternoon (2/25 - 4pm). His portal was also updated at the same time.
@MItransplant, do you mind sharing your son’s GPA and test scores?
4.35 UC gpa - 32 ACT - 750 Math II - excellent essays & ECs - In State - Proposed Robotics Engineering Major
@MItransplant Congratulations! Thanks for the update! Sounds like they’ve started…
@Gumbymom Do you know what UCSC’s process normally is for early admits? Do they admit all one one day? By major? etc.? Thanks as always :)!
@collegemom111111: UCSC only started early admits last year. There was a rare/few OOS admits that heard before the majority of early admits. Some of the early admits received a likely letter through email but it seems they were done with 2 days (Feb 23-24, 2018) in no particular order. UCSC does not admit by major although you list a proposed major on the application. Only if you are applying for Engineering, will your major make a difference. I find it strange that only one poster has heard whom is in-state but again the CC community is not all applicants.
@Gumbymom - I frequently peruse the forums, but had to register yesterday to be able to post his acceptance notification. I wan’t going to, but felt that I should at least post that he received something and when…since so many are anxiously waiting and wondering. And I wanted to clear up that his portal was also updated, as it was mentioned by someone it would not be earlier. Email & portal update happened at the same time in our case.
Email came from: UC Santa Cruz Admissions Office
Subject: Message from UC Santa Cruz Admissions Office
Dear XXX:
We released some of our freshman admissions decisions today, and you were admitted into the proposed major of Robotics Engineering for fall 2019. Congratulations on your achievement!
A packet with an admit letter and other pertinent information will be mailed to your home shortly. In the meantime, learn more about what UC Santa Cruz has to offer by visiting XXXX.
To accept your offer of admission, visit the MyUCSC portal. You must complete the online acceptance process by the May 1 deadline. Please take the time to review your admission information that appears in the portal. Should you have any questions that are not addressed in the portal, please contact our office.
If you can travel to campus this spring, we encourage you to reserve an Admitted Student Tour, April 6-19, excluding April 7 and 14. Reservations are required.
Reservations and information are available for regular campus tours, and if you aren’t able to travel to campus, access our online Virtual Tour at any time.
Congratulations again on your admission!
Sincerely,
Blia Yang
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
@MItransplant: Thank you for posting and as I stated in my above response, College Confidential is a small community so it not always reflects what is actually happening with admissions. Congratulations to your son and hopefully more early admits will be posting soon. The email letter you posted seems to be similar to the likely emails from last year but in this case it was an actual acceptance. The majority of decisions will posted in March and that is when Regents will also be announced.
Best of luck to all applicants and I know the waiting is hard but it will be worth it in the end.