<p>Your kidding right?! I havent got any response yet</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Jurbano is correct. It’s under the message log area at the toolbar area near the top. Click the message and it’ll say yes/no, but at this point, I believe everyone has received a “no” including myself. Best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>yup i got rejected too, i think everyone got rejected. kinda sucks =/ oh well, Davis it is.</p>
<p>I got rejected too.</p>
<p>I don’t see where it says that …</p>
<p>Um go to admissions.uci.edu and then log in and you’ll see that you will have 1 message that says the waitlist is closed.</p>
<p>That’s odd, I guess I didn’t receive a message yet.</p>
<p>Did anyone get off the waitlist?</p>
<p>^ I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem like it? Because the message said that the waitlist is closed because they don’t have anymore space for anymore students.</p>
<p>Rejected :(</p>
<p>so… who got rejected? how is this possible? I rejected UCI for you guys! My spot has to have gone to one of you kiddos!</p>
<p>Rejected ):</p>
<p>Too merced!</p>
<p>Why not just go to a community college instead of pay UC tuition for a mediocre/subpar education at Merced??</p>
<p>I don’t see any message about the waitlist being closed either. That’s odd.</p>
<p>xcballin, I can understand your comment, and you are surely basing it on the popular opinions and reputation of Merced. However, before you so quickly dismiss Merced, hear this quick and true story. I have a co-worker whose son went to Merced. Because it is new and small, he was able to participate in Undergrad Research, and was able to maintain close contact with his Profs. He did well, and was appreciated by his Profs. Turns out that Merced encouraged him to apply for their PhD program, and they were even willing to pay for this room/board/tuition. He went ahead and applied to some other UC PhD programs as well. UCDavis offered him a full ride for a PhD at UCDavis. He graduated this past year from UC Merced, and is attending UC Davis, pursuing his PhD, and Davis is paying for it. I encourage all to not be so quick to dismiss any school (be it UCD, UCI, UCM, UCR, etc. - just because it is not UCB or UCLA). I would venture that there are very few graduates of any UC that are offered a full ride for a PhD program at a UC. (students can receive closer attention, and can more easily “shine” at a smaller UC like Merced, and others). Good luck to all of you.</p>
<p>Well said lovetocamp. I’m not gonna lie, I got rejected from all my other uc’s, so I’m going to UCM. People are quick to believe the hype and condescension, that UCM isn’t worth it, but it’s still a UC that provides a UC education, and doesn’t deserve all the abuse it takes.</p>
<p>I understand where you guys are coming from and of course, there are always pros and cons to ANYTHING. Anything includes UC Merced. My opinion was coming from, as you guys stated, word of mouth in a general sense. It has also been formed by parents and teachers in general. The pHD at UC Davis is great and definitely not something to be dismissed. It’s just that I have the mindset of ending up at a big name school where employers are attracted to. That is just me and my 2 cents. I don’t mean to offend anyone in any way,shape,or form.</p>
<p>xcballin, Thanks for the updated comments. Nice to hear that you were not demeaning any school or any prospective students of any schools. I <em>do</em> understand your interest in attending a school that will attract employers. In some ways, that is what it is all about (getting a good start with a good company, etc.). Yet, it is also about a good college experience. As my son’s and daughter’s High School Counselors always reiterated, the top-10, or top-20 (etc.) are not for every student. Not only will every student not get into the top-20, or even the top-40. But many students would not be happy, would not have a good college experience at the top-20 schools. You, and others will immediately discount this, but there are literally thousands of colleges across the country. And, as our kid’s high school counselors advised, the key is to find the right school for you. </p>
<p>So, fast forward in time about 10 years. You are now employed by some company. Maybe it is still your first company. Maybe it is your 2nd or 3rd, or even 4th job, at different companies each time. What you will find is that most of your co-workers do not know or do not care what colleges that you or your co-workers attended, nor what their majors were. </p>
<p>Add to that, companies hire people from all different colleges and universities. I have worked for 36 years for a company that is considered one of best companies to work for. It is in the top 15, of the Fortune 500 companies. When i look around at my co-workers, for the most part, no one knows which colleges that their co-workers attended. I have asked on a few occasions over the years (especially recently when discussions arise about your kids applying to college. Co-workers will add to the discussion which college that they attended). I live, and work, in California, but our company has employees in most of the 50 states. Within my (Calif) team, we have graduates of UC’s, and CSU’s, and many privates. I happen to work in IT (a programming type team), and yes, we do have some Computer Science grads. But most of the folks on my team are not CS grads. Many companies look at potential candidates, and place value in the fact that the candidate had the wherewithal to stick with it and graduate (regardless of the degree, or the school). We find it equally important how the candidate conducts himself/herself. How well can they communicate verbally and written. How well do they answer questions in an interview. Do they have a logical way of approaching a question, or a problem. I have seen some of the brightest people, who have graduated from some of the top schools, who are unable to effectively communicate. Or worse, we have hired some folks who looked good on paper, and even communicated well enough, but we found over time that they were incapable of working within a team. They wanted to be “the star”, and were unwilling to abide by standards, or share information, etc. Generally, those of that type did not last long in our company. You will find that EVERY company has a need for employees to be able to work well together as a team. (Think of sports, with the “star” players who are not good teammates. It can drag down the effectiveness of a team. The same applies even more so within non-sports entities.)</p>
<p>What’s my point? Again, i do understand your interest in attracting a good employer. But realize that all good employers hire people from a multitude of schools. It matters just as much, who you are, how you present yourself, what you have learned, etc. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you.</p>
<p>No one got in from waitlist. They knew this over a week ago and at the urging of many of us finally announced.</p>
<p>Better system next year…</p>
<p>oh no waitlister got in? cool!</p>