Based upon what you wrote in the UCSD thread, you know why. He has a relatively low GPA, good test scores, no EC or volunteer and good essays. UCSB freshman selection is based on 50% UC GPA & exam scores and 50% PIQ (essays) and activities.
Also, you are out of state. UCSB and UCSC are capped at 18% OOS. UCSD is allowed closer to 22% OOS. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-board-regents-approves-policy-nonresident-student-enrollment
@lgk4answers riiiight. Thanks!
Does anyone know what the chances are of getting off the waitlist?
@KidWithQs5436 Historically, it’s been next to impossible. Please check the ‘waitlist’ topic for stats…
@scratchy903 Everything I’ve seen indicates that engineering and advanced sciences were extraordinarily competitive. I’ve seen a few dozen kids on here, IG, twitter and other sites say they didn’t get in with 3.9 - 4.0 unweighted (4.2-4.4 capped weighted UC GPA) over 1400+ (some 1500+) SAT scores, 5s on AP Calc, 750+ on math SAT and SAT II etc, not to mention great ECs. All of these rejected students applied to engineering, computer science. I think it was brutal for those majors. Anecdotally, my son had:
4.38 weighted capped UC GPA
Per Dean, 4.36 GPA, 1407 SAT average admittance (that is an average folks, yes). 111K applicants, 4th most of a university in the country. Insanity. Nearly a 2:1 acceptance ratio of out of state to in-state; more insanity. Oh yes, that is the definition, doing same thing - getting good grades and scores - and expecting a different result - acceptance incredibly more tuition per accepted student.
@bigfandave, This is really interesting. Is it 2:1 out of state to in-state because so few out of state actually accept the offer?
UCSB Engineering plus Physics/Chem and a few other Science Departments are really strong. The school sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the weather is typically some of the best in the continental US. If you didn’t get in no shame, the competition is fierce.
@bigfandave @homestretch99: Here are the application stats from last year and yes the acceptance rate for OOS/International students is higher than in-state but their yield is very low. Also the UC’s are capped at 18% for most campuses in enrolling OOS/International applicants so the majority of enrolled students are California residents.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/admissions-residency-and-ethnicity
2018 data
OOS:
International:
California Residents:
Thank you @Gumbymom
OOS and Intl room 1/3 the admissions pool at a CA taxpayer funded university. That is inconceivable regardless of Yield forecasts. It is a financial decision not an educational one. That is also a symptom of poor budgeting, forecasting and financial management and rising costs of funding CalPERS/STRS, which is also inconceivable given the phenomenal returns in the overall market the past several years and the State’s recoupment overall from the 2008-10 negative returns on investment.
@DanielaBalas I might be needing a roommate!
How to compare mech eng. to civil, and at ucsb vs. ucla…vs. cal poly vs. scu? hands on/lab/research, rigor, peers, amount of students per class…? cc, any thoughts?
From the link posted by @Gumbymom by Source school type:
Admits from all institutions - 2009: 76526, 2018: 107439 - 40% increase
Admits from CA Private HS - 2009: 11151, 2018: 8677 - 22% decrease
Admits from CA Public HS - 2009: 57638, 2018: 63096 - 9% increase
Admits from Non-CA Domestic - 2009: 5711, 2018: 19450 - 240% increase
Admits from Foreign institutions - 2009: 2026, 2018: 16216 - 700% increase.
CA resident admits does not change much. Non CA resident and foreigner admits have a huge surge.
Any one looking for a rommate? Live off campus?
*roommate
I might need a roomate to live off campus
LOOK FOR A FEMALE ROOMMATE
My information
Freshman 2023, Chinese
Major: Pre-communication
requirement: Kind, helpful
Looking for a male roommate(s)
instagram: @chetyrehugolnik
Freshman, Pre-Film, Ukrainian
There are a couple of FB groups for UCSB Class of 2023. You will probably have more success searching for roommates there. Be aware that although they say “Official” they are ran by students and not the University.