How do you know it’s a rolling basis this year? If I first submit my waitlist statement on May 2 but then updated it May 15 with my final grades, does that mean I’m at the bottom of the queue?
Rolling means when there’s space in a major. It’s about openings that come up when admitted students decline acceptance. They don’t roll in waitlist people in any definable order.
Good morning, all!
Just so you know, I checked last year’s transfer waitlist thread and they started hearing back on May 25th – this of course was an OOS and international wave.
Hearing back tomorrow or Saturday is pretty likely. If not, I’m sure we will begin hearing back next week.
The in-state transfer waves start tomorrow? How do you know?
The 25th of this month falls on this upcoming Monday. So if anything, wouldn’t individuals on the waitlist start hearing back then, if not after? I understand that the 25th is Memorial Day, but I don’t think that admissions would start informing people before then. But you never really know.
I did not say that the in-state waves begin tomorrow.
I said that there is a possibility that out of state and int’l waves begin tomorrow or Saturday, based on previous years’ waitlist decisions for transfers. Regardless, with the pandemic we can’t fully expect the same.
I thought the same… that we might hear back later.
But, this year’s initial transfer decisions came out a few days earlier than last year’s transfer decisions so it is possible.
After all, these are only predictions. No one really knows. All we can do is hope for some responses soon.
Also, sorry for posting a ton. I feel like I am spamming a bit LOL. (This is me procrastinating on finishing this 10-page paper).
I found this on the UC admissions website:
"Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Barbara have agreed to accept Pass or Credit grades in MAJOR PREPARATORY coursework completed in spring 2020 for ALL majors.
Pass or Credit grades in major preparation are acceptable as noted above for admission purposes only; articulation of courses with Pass or Credit grades will be DETERMINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT after you enroll at UC."
This confirms what someone previously said on here, that UCLA does accept P/NP for admission into the university but you still have to contact your department to make sure it is okay with them and still receive credit for the course(s).
I was wondering what you guys think is better in terms of grades: a P or a B?
But what that means by not all decisions have been made for students on the waitlist.
I was wondering that too, but eventually I decided to change to P/NP because I didn’t want to decrease my GPA because of a B. I think it depends on your GPA. If you get a B, and it improves your GPA, you shouldn’t choose P/NP.
I wish there was a way to now update my grades. I finished this semester with straight A’s.
@norcal57 A lot of people in this thread had discussed listing the current status of our grades on our waitlist statements a few days before the submission of the form. I reached out to my CCC UCLA admissions counselor and she said they enjoy hearing an update on your spring grades if they are going well.
Although, I’m sure it won’t matter too much in the long-run. After all, the grades are speculative to them and what is going to separate you from someone else in your major is the content provided in your waitlist statement.
@mitsurinrin
The B brings my GPA down .01 however If I take a P my GPA raises 0.02. However, I already have a class that’s pass/no pass, so if I change this one it would be two P/NP classes so I’m not sure would UCLA would think
Take the B. No question.
Last year they started releasing the decisions a week or two after the deadline to accept their offer. And the message that says not all decisions have been made was there too. So if you hear it any time soon means you got in, by mid or end of June, afterward it’s more likely that all the spaces are full.
@mks7798 I agree with your first statement, but that’s not necessarily the case that they will stop considering waitlist students after June.
Last year’s thread included people posting that they received an acceptance as late as August 10th. If anything, this year they will spend more time pulling from the waitlist than others because of all the issues related to people committing to the college because of the virus.
@transfer20! @mks7798 Yes, when I talked to the UCLA rep for my school he said that normally around this time they stop accepting freshman and they still are. He thinks it will very likely be the same for us transfers. He also shared that COVID-19 is likely going to have an all around positive affect for wait listers.
I mean, we’re their insurance plan; this is the exact situation the waitlist would be helpful for. 
It sucks there is a pandemic, but yay that’s it happening the year that it gets us into UCLA! XD
But UC Berkeley did not send a lot of offers as past years, will the most of the students be accept by UCLA will go and not enough spots left for us?
It is important to note that each UC handles their waitlist differently so we can’t predict the same outcomes. For instance, UC Merced does not have a waitlist. UCLA’s waitlist is ehh size, while UC Irvine’s waitlist is massive. Therefore, schools that have smaller waitlists are more likely to accept a higher % of students obviously. But, since we are talking about the highest-ranked UC schools (LA and Berkeley) then obviously those have a higher yield rate.