UCSB Admissions 2020

@kayasizzle I agree! Location is a must. I’ve visited most of them and unfortunately I just wasn’t feeling it. I guess now all I can do is pray one of these colleges will have mercy on me hahaha

Waitlisted
Anthropology major
3.8 UC gpa
1830 sat
Still waiting on uci
Might accept slo acceptance and opt in to waitist

@juno1596

I got in as pre-mathematics major in arts and sciences
I’m OOS and applied for a lot of financial aid

1920 SAT combined (690 math)
4.81 weighted GPA
Four year cheerleader, student government, TSA, math league, Spanish honors society, NHS treasurer, student of the month
Good essays

Also accepted into: UF, University of Miami, penn state, Rutgers, Florida tech, pepperdine
Waitlisted from UCLA
Will be attending UF in the fall though

@brokencoconut i hope that for you too! Let me know which college you will officially commit to soon!! Going to a UC is a big achievement to anyone.

Rejected

Not really sure what happened here cuz it got into Berkley and UCLA and UCSD
SAT: 2350
unwieghted GPA: 4.0
essays: pretty good :-<

Can anyone give explantation why this would happen?

@kayasizzle I will! Thanks!

Accepted! :slight_smile:
GPA : 4.04
SAT: 1900
ACT: 27
California Resident!
Great Essays
Worked as a shift lead at my job for the past 2 years!
also accepted to SDSU, UCSC, UCR, UCI, CSULB
wait listed at UCD
rejected Cal Poly SLO, UCLA, UCSD

this was my top choice so I’m super happy! congrats to everyone else who got in :slight_smile:

Accepted
Major: Economics
2260
3.9 capped 4.2 uncapped
decent EC’s
unique essays

Wait listed
Major: sociology
UC GPA 3.7
Decentry EC’s
One good essay
Accepted at UCSD
Rejected at UCLA
Waiting on Berkeley, probably not getting in

Accepted!
Major: Undecided College of Letters and Sciences
GPA: 3.92
ACT: 30
Strong EC’s
Strong Essay’s

MY NUMBER #1!

Accepted!!
Major: Pre-Bio
3.9 UC GPA
33 ACT
Decent ECs and Solid Essays
UCSB was literally my last hope and I am so happy to have gotten in. I got rejected from SD,LA, Davis. Waitlisted at SLO, UCI. Accepted at UCSC. Best of luck to everyone going forward! Congratulations to all that got accepted, cannot wait to meet you guys!!!

Does anyone know how to get the UCSB net ID?

Applied for CS, accepted as undeclared, 4.2 WGPA & 2110 SAT

@khanam did your daughter receive any other correspondence from ccs besides the portal?

@kmjwns - she is actually at a school event - so cant be reached. i don’t know if she got any emails yet from CCS. Just says CCS Bio on the portal.

so excited! got into the honors program :))))

Accepted!
Italian Studies Major
GPA : 3.79
SAT: 2080
ACT: 32
Ca resident, pretty good essays
great ECs. Model UN staff member with awards, lots of AP classes and AP Tests. lots of language studies- i speak english, spanish, french, italian, and swedish
Subject tests: Spanish 700, English Lit 800, US History 650

For the OOS students asking for financial aid, starting this Fall 2016, the UC’s will be no longer offering FA. You may qualify for some University grants or scholarships but expect to pay close to full fees.

http://www.dailycal.org/2015/11/23/to-fund-enrollment-boost-uc-will-phase-out-out-of-state-financial-aid/

For Waitlist information from last year:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 5,006
Number of applicants accepting waitlist: 2,910
Number of applicants admitted: 278

For 2014: 142 admits from the waitlist

Decision: Accepted (Undeclared Letters and Science [not CS])

In-State
Sex: Female
Race & Ethnicity: Asian - Filipino

UC GPA: 4.34
Class Rank: Top 9%
SAT: 1740 (580 CR, 600 M, 560 W) [Highest-sitting. Really bad.]
APs: World History (3), Calc AB (1), CompSci (2), Physics 1 (2) [Yes. I know. But I’ll be honest here.]
ECs: Journalism (Online and Opinion Editor), College Readiness Club (11th grade VP), Tech club, Choir (Regular, Concert, Vocal Ensemble, Show [Alto Section Leader]) Not a lot but held extra weight and importance through my essays.
Essays: Style reflects my nature and why I do things the way I do. Pretty unique twist to the typical ‘immigration’ story. More straight to the point and not ‘elaborate’. Also explains the test scores.

Accepted to: UCSB (Undeclared Letters and Science), UCSC (Computer Science), Cal Poly Pomona (Computer Science), SJSU (Software Engineering), Cal Poly SLO (Software Engineering)

Waiting for: None.

Rejected to: None. 5 OUT OF 5 BABY~~~

Time to decline. ^^ Already committed to SLO. :)) It has been a fun journey.

Accepted to pre-bio Honor program
SAT: 2200
GPA: 4.2