how many ppl get waitlisted/how likely is it to get off the waitlist?
@iluvpups99 A lot!! But a lot of people will go to Ivy’s or other top schools so there is a huge chance to get in UCLA if you are waitlisted
I’ve been searching a little on the internet, but I have not been able to find any statistics about the UCLA waitlist. I’m wondering if anyone has found them (if they are published on the internet at all).
@Helium9: cannot find waitlist stats for 2016, but here are 2015 and 2014:
2015:
Just < 6,000 offers 3,400 opt-ins
500 admits
360 SIRs
2014:
3,700 offers
2,100 opt-ins
150 admits
(120 CA; 30 OOS)
Waitlisted at UCLA, but accepted at Northwestern!!! Congrats everyone who was accepted!!! 
@lanabanana99 congrats!! that gives me hope 
i got waitlisted at UCLA; do you think i still have a shot at cornell?
ACCEPTED with REGENTS
Major: Engineering
GPA: UW: 4.0
W: 4.59
ACT: 35
SAT Subjects:
Math 2: 800
Bio: 800
Other:
State: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Alumni Scholarship letter
Engineering likely letter
I was denied application from UCLA, but put on the waitlist. . . Does that mean my chances for Berkeley are about the same? I saw that UCLA got a record breaking 102k applicants while Berkeley only got 85?
@jlevi22 I’m on the same boat as you are! I think Cal is higher (not sure) because they have less applicants and are more holistic (from what I hear). I’ve also ready that kids rejected/waitlisted from UCLA still got into Cal! So I’m hoping that happens to me too! (Not getting my hopes up too high though)
*read not ready
@Scholar526 From what I’ve been frantically researching and reading this morning, there are a lot of people in our boats, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see (hopefully before I pull all my hair out in angst). . .
Rejected, Mechanical Engineering
UC GPA: 4.14, 4.0 unweighted
SAT I: Never took
ACT: 33 Composite, 34 English, 35 math, 33 Reading, 30 Science
SAT II’s: 690 Bio M, 780 Math Level 2
AP’s: Physics 1 (5), Biology (4)
Senior Year Courseload: AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 2
Essays: Pretty Good
Lives in NorCal
EC’s:
-Started on tennis team
-Selected to District-wide Gifted and Talented Education program, did research and created projects on Monterey Bay
-Lead Commissioner of Spirit at high school- Organize/lead all spirit-related activities within school. Organize, lead and perform in school pep rallies. Lead chants/school spirit at athletic/club events.
-Video Production- Acted in/directed many films, including a documentary on the homeless problem in San Francisco, a promotional film for the school, school club promotions, etc.
-Won acting award at Union Film Festival
-Camp Counselor and Field Manager for the City I live in.
-Lead videographer for MoveOn.org in my area. Filmed creative protests, music videos, etc.
@Scholar526 @jlevi22 I got a regents invitation for berkeley but got waitlisted at UCLA (I got the alumni scholarship invitation), so it’s fair game.
@wormholes You do have a chance, but in the end I think it just comes down to luck.
I got the alumni scholarship invite from UCLA too, but no regents for Berkeley. . . UCB is my dream school, and I’m out of state, so you know, just hanging out on the edge here :-c
@lanabanana99 thanks for letting us know! Definitely helps (and gives me some hope).
Accepted
Name of UCLA school you are applying to: Letters & Sciences
Major: Chemistry
Objective:
SAT I: 2010 [690 Reading | 670 Math | 650 Writing]
ACT: 33 [34 English | 31 Math | 35 Reading | 33 Science]
SAT II: Chemistry (620), Math II (680)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.32
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/435
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Psychology (5), World History (4), Chemistry (3), Language (3) | AP Scholar with Distinction
ECs/Community Service:
-Editor of award-winning HS newspaper
-Community Garden plot sponsor for 7 years (hundreds of hours of service)
-President of National Charity League Class
-President of dance team (member for 3 years)
-Private Spanish classes outside of school
-National Honor Society
-Attended Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership conference
-Attended American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
Subjective:
Essays: Great
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Good
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
State (if domestic): Texas (public school)
Country (if international):
Income Bracket: 150,000+
Are you applying for financial aid?: Yes. Received none.
Hooks (first generation college, underrepresented minority, legacy): -
Congratulations to everyone who got in! Good luck to those that didn’t. Some other school will be lucky to have you:)
Accepted!
Computer Science and Engineering
Does anyone know if you need to decline offer of admission at schools you don’t intend to go to or do you just leave them?
do you guys know when we will be notified about the alumni scholarship and if we received it?