UC Santa Cruz Freshman Class of 2026 Discussion

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I have been on CC for around 10 years now and UC Forum Champion for a few of those years. I am always following admission decisions, so I can answer questions for anxious applicants.

UCSC use to post admission decisions all in one day based on the applicants alphabetical last name.

This changed a few years ago (not sure why), but they started posting admission decisions in rolling waves over several weeks through Mid-March. I keep track of the previous year’s admission so I can post a possible timeline for current applicants. Admission timelines do have a tendency to change over time so it can be frustrating at times.

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Because that is how it was done last couple of years. Plus most have not heard yet and I don’t think any more decisions are coming out today.

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Yes, when they used to release all decisions on the same day, applicants received an email with the timelines according to last name. My oldest was a high school class of 14 and that’s how it was back then.

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Do you have a sense of when the next wave could be? Is it weekly or every couple weeks? Thanks

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Hi Gumbymom,

Can you post a possible timeline for current applicants? This will help a lot of anxious patents and applicants.
Thank you for your help on the UC forums.
-HT

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Well based on last year, one wave end of February. A trickle of acceptances 1st week in March and then more decisions posted March 15th.

It is difficult to guess since UCSC has a tendency to change it up yearly.

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So if they do it like last year then a trickle in the first week and the rest by mid March.
Sounds painful

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Congrats to those who got in!. DS22 did not get any notification today. Any idea what % of admission offers are sent out in the first batch vs. March 15th?

When I spoke to admissions, they indicated that the next batch is the final one on March 15th and that there will be no more offers until then.

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DS22, Accepted (Robotics), OOS (Intl).

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We sent fsa to UCs we applied 10 days ago, but cannot see it in any of UC’s portals. Just wonder if any of you can see it in UCSC’s portal.

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Did you check the portal. They did not notify via email you have to go into the portal and Check. My son got in- Biology

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You cant see it on any UC application portal. If you got an email from studentaid.gov that they sent it then you are good

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yes, we did get confirmation from fafsa.

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Then you are good. The colleges got it. Dont worry as long as you picked the correct colleges on the fafsa form.

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Accepted, US Citizen, Intl school. Email says accepted into “proposed” major of BA computer science. No mention of school of engineering. Same information on the myucsc portal. Should we assume that this is a direct admit into CS major in the Baskin school of Engineering?

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Yes it is in school of engineering.
The bachelor of arts (B.A.) program at UC Santa Cruz is designed to give students a solid grounding in both theoretical and practical topics in computer science, computer engineering, and mathematics while leaving flexibility for a broad program of study, including some courses outside of science and engineering, or even for a double major in another discipline.

I believe you have to complete a set of Math and CS Courses with at least 2.8 gpa to get into CS major. Hence the proposed CS major in your admit email

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Thank you!

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Thanks for asking! This is incredibly disappointing as I guess I’m seen as lower candidate. My uc gpa is at or higher than most admitted so far…I’m way above gpa. They must have hated my essays!’

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DS22, Accepted into CS (BS); 1st choice, OOS (Int’l, IB).
Congrats to all who were accepted, and all the best to others who are waiting.

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My OOS daughter was accepted yesterday into Business Management Economics. I have no idea what her UC GPA is, but her weighted GPA at her high school is 3.8.

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