<p>Here's what I found on Ms. Sun's web page. You're all welcome.</p>
<p><em>Gasp</em> UCLA is joining the rest of the UCs in using a waitlist!!!</p>
<p>From the UC Counselors and Advisers Bulletin received on February 29, 2012:</p>
<pre><code>Fall 2012 application news
Undergraduate applications to the university rose for the eighth straight year. We received 160,939 submissions from prospective students, an increase of 13.2 percent over last year, with all campuses seeing gains. While applications from prospective freshmen were up 19.1 percent, the number of applicants seeking admission as transfer students dropped 4.2 percent across the system. (For the full report, see University of California - UC Newsroom | UC applications continue to climb.)
Waitlists
UCLA this year will join other campuses in implementing a waitlist process. All campuses except Merced will use waitlists for their freshman pools. Irvine and San Diego also will have a transfer waitlist; Davis and Riverside are considering the option for transfers.
What students need to know:
They might receive waitlist offers from more than one campus. Students may accept as many waitlist offers as they wish. Waitlist offers will be made by the end of March for freshman applicants and the end of April for transfers.
Once offered a spot on a waitlist, students must opt in by the stated deadline. Instructions for doing so will be included with the waitlist notification.
Freshman waitlist opt-in deadline: April 15
Transfer waitlist opt-in deadline: May 15
Even if they accept a waitlist offer at a UC campus (or several), students should submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by the stated deadline to a UC campus or other institution to which they have been accepted to ensure they can attend in the fall. If they later accept an offer of admission from a UC campus where they have been waitlisted, they will forfeit their deposit at the first campus and must submit an additional SIR and deposit.
Waitlisted freshman applicants will be notified of their status no later than June 1; waitlisted transfer applicants, by July 1.
UCLA and UC Santa Barbara will send preliminary financial aid awards to students who opt in to the waitlist. UC San Diego will provide financial aid awards once students are admitted. For all other campuses, preliminary awards will be sent at the time students are notified of waitlist offers.
SIRs of waitlisted students will be considered on time for purposes of housing and orientation, provided they are submitted by the deadline stated in the offer of admission.
California applicants who are guaranteed admission through ELC or the statewide admission index and don't receive an admission offer from any campus to which they applied will be in the referral pool, even if they are on the waitlist at another campus.
Campuses will still consider appeals received by the deadlines specified below. Applicants who feel they have grounds for an appeal should submit one, but they should keep in mind that the purpose of the appeal process is to deal with errors and compelling new information and hardship. Students cannot appeal for a spot on the waitlist.
Freshman appeal deadline: April 15 (March 30 for UC Santa Cruz)
Transfer appeal deadline: May 15 (May 4 for UC Santa Cruz)
Financial aid news
The recently passed California Dream Acts AB 130 and AB 131 extend eligibility for certain types of institutional and state aid to students, including undocumented students, who qualify for benefits under AB 540, which exempts students from paying nonresident supplemental tuition.
AB 540 students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens may receive federal financial aid and UC scholarships and grants. Beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, these students will be able to receive Cal Grants as well. To qualify for aid, students must take two steps:
Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2.
Once they are admitted to a UC campus where they intend to enroll, submit a Statement of Legal Residence. If a student receives a nonresident classification from the campus residence deputy, he or she must then file a Nonresident Tuition Exemption Application.
Undocumented students may be eligible to receive privately funded UC scholarships (beginning in January 2012), other UC scholarships and grants (beginning in January 2013), and Cal Grants (beginning in fall 2013). The process for undocumented students is different from that for U.S. citizens:
Students should submit a California Dream Application as soon as possible after it becomes available (expected by April 2).
Once they are admitted to a UC campus where they intend to enroll, submit a Statement of Legal Residence. If a student receives a nonresident classification from the campus residence deputy, he or she must then file a Nonresident Tuition Exemption Application.
For more information and links to the FAFSA and the California Dream Application, visit University of California - California Dream Act.
AWPE exam slated for May
UC will administer the Analytical Writing Placement Examination (AWPE) on Saturday, May 12, to students who have been admitted to the university for fall 2012 and who, by April 1, have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement by other means. Students are not required to take the AWPE if they have a record on file with UC indicating achievement of acceptable scores on the SAT Reasoning Test - Writing section, the ACT combined English/Writing test, the Advanced Placement English Language or Literature examination, or the International Baccalaureate Higher Level or Standard Level English A examination. Students also are exempt from the examination if they have successfully completed a transferable collegelevel English composition course.
Comprehensive information about the Entry Level Writing Requirement and the Analytical Writing Placement Examination is available online at Entry Level Writing Requirement. The site explains the examination process and includes previous examinations that can be downloaded and used by students to strengthen their skills in reading comprehension and writing proficiency.
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