First time commenting though I’ve been on CC since it began. I’ve helped a lot of kids with their UC apps over the years. I hustled myself into UCSB back in the day. Now my son waiting to hear. It’s basically going to Las Vegas and playing the roulette table with every application, appeal, waitlist wave , transfer. There are so many applications, the algorithm and outsourced evaluators decide your fate. So don’t beat yourself up or give up. I know of a few kids who plan to decline their UCSB acceptance today, if that helps. UCSB tends to be a backup for those trying for UCLA, Cal, and USC. I also know a girl who was waitlisted at Cal last year, was literally packing up for Michigan, and heard she got off waitlist. She heard from Cal in mid-August!
One more thing … I know families who pay deposits at multiple campuses as backup until they hear from the school they want or because they can’t decide. So one kid taking several spots. Then they give them up around midsummer when transcripts due. Sometimes till late summer.
Hey guys! I just declined my offer of admission from UCSB, so hopefully that opens up a spot. Good luck everyone!
@jujulie you are a queen and we love u
Has anyone heard a decision for their appeal? I wonder if they’ll go through appeals and reject/accept them or if they’ll wait till the end of the waitlist to release those decisions, especially If the appeal was rejected.
Submitted my appeal on April 15th and haven’t heard anything back yet.
Got off waitlist at another school. Withdrew my SIR from UCSB. One more spot for someone. Other schools are pulling from waitlist now so more people will withdraw SIR at UCSB.
@caliboy2024 king.
i just unenrolled my SIR bc im going to a diff UC now… so that should open up more spots for appeals at UCSB 
@aztecashes - My D is faced with the same decision, SIR’d to UCSB but got into UCLA yesterday. She is having a harder time making a choice and letting go of UCSB.
Congratulations on your decision and good luck!
Same, it was hard dropping UCSB too. I started to rlly like it but finally decided on UCLA. And congrats to ur daughter
@aztecashes - Yes, not easy. My oldest is at UCLA. Both great schools but definitely different. Good luck!
do people get off the waitlist in waves based on major?
Is there any way to see if you got in based on the waitlist or appeal? I was accepted last week and there’s no indication on the portal whether I just got off the waitlist or got in based on my appeal. thanks!
@cascadinq who cares? you got in! Congratulations!!!
@cascadinq I would take an educated guess and say it was off the waitlist as most people haven’t heard anything on appeal decision (me included). Congratulations none the less!
has anyone gotten off for CS?
Last year the waitlists came out tomorrow. Does anyone think that it will be the same this year?
@katieb123 if they do come out tomorrow, it will be the next in line with the highest stat applicants available on the waitlist and keep rolling down the list from there until no spots are left.
I’m in the class of 2023 and I got off the waitlist at the end of May. Maybe more than half the kids I knew who were put on the waitlist were accepted off of it. I don’t believe some of these discouraging stats because getting off this waitlist is more than possible.