You can ask why you were waitlisted and they’ll tell you?
yeah you can call in and ask if there are any notes made on your app. Some admission officers will tell u they dont do that., but if u catch the nice ones, they will tell u @CCCtransfah
also, if i submit the watlist now without putting anything in, can i go back and edit the document? @CCCtransfah
Waitlisted
Major: Psych
GPA: 3.87
Tag: No
Pre-req: Completed by fall
IGETC: yes
Essays: never rated them but i guess 7?
Applied: UCLA, UCI, USC
Pending: UCI, USC
Waitlisted: UCLA
Rejected: None
Also had a buncha ECs, internship, scholarship, STAR etc, immigrant of 5 yrs…
Waitlisted
Major: Computer Science
GPA: 3.95
Pre-req: Completed by Spring semester (current)
IGETC: No
Essays: 8/10
ECs: Decent
Applied: UCD, UCSB, UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Accepted: UCD, UCSD (as undeclared), UCSB
Waitlisted: UCLA
Rejected: None
Pending: UCB
@hellwasfull Where have you heard this information and also do you think it would be better if I went in person? Thanks !
What I can see so far are a lot of great candidates. I know a lot of people with ridiculously low GPAs and no leadership qualities got in, so it’s not our stats that got us waitlisted. It might be because of money, residence status, or just bad luck. So, the system sucks, it rarely values the student based on all the right things, try not to feel like it’s your fault.
Waitlisted
Major: Math
Alt Major: Physics
GPA: 3.4
Tap: Yes
Pre-req: Completed by fall and missing 1 for alt major
IGETC: yes
Essays: 8/10
Applied: UCLA, UCB, UCSD, UCSB, UCD
Pending: UCB
Waitlisted: UCLA
Rejected: None
I think pretty good EC: club involvement, volunteer, math tutor, published research…
@Rugiada, I was rejected last year and i called them, they told me if there were any notes/anything wrong with my app. Also last year when I was rejected, I also wanted to go in person but the lady I spoke to strongly discouraged it, saying that admission officers wont meet with you in person or it would diminish your chances because if you cant say whatever u have to say on paper, then you’re probably not a good candidate.
@hellwasfull Oh got it ! Thanks!!!
@hellwasfull That’s exactly what I think. I tried my best to get a 4.0, but what I see is a guy in another thread with only a 3.7 got accepted to UCLA econ major while I got waitlisted. I don’t know how their system works.
I got wait listed as well… Some guy who applied as a psycho-biology major like me who had a lower gpa and less pre req got in… I’m so frustrated at just that. Does anybody know if UCLA accepts people off the waitlist by major or do they just accept them by how many students needed to fill up space?
Is anybody else a biology/psychobiology major as well? Also does any body know the chances of getting in with being on the waitlist?
@KINGKHAN310 They said they don’t admit by major but past trends tend to suggest otherwise.
That being said, even the college admissions counselors at my school (we have a whole department dedicated to this) said that it depends on major and location. If they happen to be lacking psychobiology majors and students from North Dakota, then students who fit that criteria supposedly have a higher chance of getting in.
Take this with a grain of salt…
@mikuru Thanks for your response… I’m definitely disappointed because all my family members who attended US universities all went to UCLA… Plus it was my life long dream to go there. I guess ill be the first to break the chain
@mikuru that sucks for Psych majors, they have so many Psych majors already
@hellwasfull psycho biology isn’t a psych major… It’s a biology major btw haha
@KINGKHAN310 I know, I was referring to Psychology majors. It is the most impacted major in every school, scared they might not have space.
Hi Hi fellow waitlisters, Im a pre political science major with a 3.65 GPA. Its nice to see everyone is as stressed about this news as I am lol
Is anybody else a psycho biology or biology major?