***UCSB CLASS OF 2023 WAITLIST*** Information, Stats and Discussion

I just got in to UCSB!! I got in for pre biology with a 4.2 GPA & ACT 32. Got into Davis yesterday and UCSB today. Still waiting on UCI & UCSD. Currently committed to Northeastern. Don’t know what to do

@ucsbmarryme My D just got into UCSB too!!! Psychological & Brain Sciences. She submitted an appeal too. 4.25 GPA and 33 ACT!! She also wrote a letter of continuing interest and followed up with her regional admissions director after May 1. It’s been her dream school too. (Not sure if it was appeal or waitlist that worked.)

If you don’t hear back today, does that mean you didn’t get in?

For UCSB

@srg18011 Nope! You only know that you didn’t get in if it says so on your portal. I think it’ll be a weekly thing.

I just got in!!! SAT 1340 UC W GPA 4.5
I’m still on the waitlist at UCLA so I’m a little anxious about that but UCSB was always my second top choice!!!

Accepted off the waitlist a little after 4pm! didn’t send a LOCI because i initially didn’t know they existed/didn’t think i’d get off the waitlist. ~4.1 UC gpa, 1490 SAT. accepted as undeclared.

Congrats, everyone! Definitely looks like the waitlist is different than last year. It’s probably safe to assume that the SIR submissions were down this year on May 1. So happy for all of you that have been accepted!

Thank you! Do you also happen to know if they prefer waitlist over appeal or if the people hearing back right now are the people that applied to more science/math majors?

i got in for pre-communications. I appealed the decision but my portal still says “appeal status – decision pending” so i don’t think that’s why.

did you receive an email notification?

yep at 4:02

Did you guys who got in receive an email saying there was a status update or did you just check yourself?

@destes got an email a couple hours later

@ucsbmarryme oh I am so happy for you!!! I have been following your thread since application time and I was rooting for you!? I could tell how much it meant to you. Your name says it all! We’re you waitlisted or did a straight appeal? My S is still waiting on his appeal to UCSB as well as Uci. Hopefully we’ll have good news too. So happy for you though! Hooray!!!

Got accepted off the waitlist today for pre bio psych and I appealed (have a 4.13 gpa, 31 ACT). It’s funny, I wrote my appeal about changing from bio psych to environmental.

@TwoforT AHH Thank you so so much!! I was originally waitlisted at UCSB but to put in perspective the only UCs I got into were Merced, Riverside, and Irvine. I got waitlisted from Santa Cruz and Davis YIKES! (Just got off davis waitlist though!). I hope all the best for your S!! All will turn out well!!

Daughter accepted to UCSB yesterday around 4p. 3.8 GPA and 34 ACT. Turned it down as committed elsewhere. Wish you all the best!

Denied. Just found out a bit ago. We knew it was a very slim chance. Ah well their loss. One more appeal to UCI for my son. See how it goes. Good luck to all of you still waiting.

@TwoforT I’m sorry! Did you get that decision today? Or earlier this week?