@julzalli She could try appealing but her admissions decision might depend on that math class (if it was the only one she’s taken and/or required for her major). I’d only recommend appealing if she would rather go to UCSC than the other schools she’s gotten into. How was the precalculus course not equivalent to UCSC’s?
@julzalli oh I’m sorry.
Kthyy I’m sorry. I hope you have some other great schools to choose from. We know what you mean about UCB. But positive thoughts. College admissions is weird lol. At least we didn’t buy our way in!
@julzalli I wouldn’t worry about her not getting into this one. It’s time for you both to move on and think about those great schools that accepted her.
She’s still waiting on a few other schools so that surprise just kind of has her worried about the others. Just curious if others are experiencing the same. Maybe there was a high number of TAG apps…idk
@julzalli I got rejected from UCSB with a 4.0, honors, 1,000’s of hours of EC’s not including work, etc. I was missing 1 prerequisite course. However, I did not have the TAG like you mentioned. But, I do think that the selection process is sometimes along a different rubric than what we may think is logically plausible.
Were you a cognitive psych major? If so that’s weird. My daughter wanted to TAG UCSB but the criteria changed yet she was admitted regular admissions…
@ucdochopeful2k19 You might just have been overqualified. You likely weren’t going to choose UCSB… and they knew that.
Who knows, huh? Wonder if the admissions counselors sit and read these forums thinking we are all insane. Probably. I might if it were me.
Accepted this morning!
Major: Sociology
Pre-reqs: Completed
Major GPA: 4.0
GPA: 3.84
IGETC: Completed
EC: Raised guide dogs for 3 years, 2 years rehabilitating wildlife, 6 years working with cat rescue, 1 year on educational speaking panel, member of PTK, worked 24-50 hours a week throughout time at cc, peer counselor for LGBTQ youth, helped start and currently work at a homeless shelter for LGBTQ adults.
Accepted: CSULB, UCR, UCSC
Rejected: SDSU
Waiting: UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCSB, UCSD
I checked my portal to find out, but as I was typing this I got an email invitation to join the facebook group. Good luck to all those still waiting, don’t lose hope!
Also, I didn’t get any emails or invitations prior to getting accepted (despite living relatively close to Santa Cruz).
@willowstil yay that’s great - congrats!! I’ve been rooting for you! My D is still waiting, sigh.
@Julzalli so sorry to hear about your D being rejected. Mine is waiting to hear for Cog Sci. you said “Her school’s precalc course is not equivalent to theirs.” Did she also take calculus? Because Calc is a major prep class required for UCSC Cog Sci. But she got into UCSB which is a great school! Must be a different major tho as they don’t have Cog Sci?
@Kthyy so sorry to hear about you also. You said Major not complete - so you didn’t complete the major prep classes? Which ones did you not complete?
I’m sorry I think she was psych not cog sci actually and UCSB changed their program to psych and brain science or something similar this year.
Anyone whos applied for CS and got a response?
@julzalli you think she applied for Psych at UCSC rather than Cog Sci? Cog Sci is within their Psych dept at UCSC but is a separate major with separate requirements.
UCSB has never had an undergrad Cog Sci program that I’m aware of, at least not in the years since my D was looking at colleges, i.e. 2016 and forward, but they’ve had Psych & Brain Sciences since then. There is a graduate emphasis they offer in Cog Sci that can be added to about 11 other doctoral degrees, but that’s only for grad students.
@CAtransplant I have three classes that I couldn’t complete. I have forgotten, but I finished calculus 1 and 2
@CAtransplant Thank you! The wait is agonizing, I hope your daughter hears back soon!
Rejected
checked around 9:30am today
CCC Transfer
Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.47
IGETC: Done by spring
Prereqs: Missing 1, precalc
TAG: no, UCD
I didn’t plan on going here anyway and I applied as a backup. Most likely attending UCSB! Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back!
Got an email from UCSC today asking for syllabi from classes I took at another school. There is no decision posted and my portal has not been updated. I am local to Santa Cruz and a psych major. Maybe this is a good sign, we can only hope!
i have a 4.0 and all prereqs completed and still have not gotten a response from ucsc (Comp Sci)