<p>Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate some feedback on this subject.
Today I heard that UCSC tends to be the most picky UC and revoke the most applicants after they've already been accepted.
Firstly, is there any truth to this?</p>
<p>I heard that as much as 300-400 students are revoked out of the 4,000accepted. that's approx. 10% and seems like a huge number to me.</p>
<p>I hear they revoke students based on smaller things, not only if a student receives below a 3.0 or a D in a class but also if something was misrepresented or unclear on their application and they realize this in June/July when they receive final transcripts.</p>
<p>I am a high school senior and when I applied to UCSC i had put down that I was planning on taking the AP GOVERNMENT exam, however I did not sign up for it and it is now too late to do so.<br>
Do you think that this is serious and is something that would possibly result in the revoking of my acceptance?
Has anyone heard of such a thing happening?</p>
<p>Any kind of feedback would be much appreciated, as it is my first choice and I would be really sad to have my acceptance revoked for, what in my eyes, doesn't seem to be a big deal.</p>
<p>I really don't think it is a big deal. You took the class and your grade will show whether you mastered the material. The only reason to take the test at this point is for credit and now not taking the test actually benefits the school since you will have to pay them for credits instead of testing out of a class. Since this seems to be bothering you, though, I would just call the appropriate admissions officer at the college and ask them about the situation. If you call soon, you probably still have time to sign up at another school to take the test. Another option is to talk to your GC.</p>
<p>I'd say the best way to handle this is to contact the UCSC admissions office directly and tell them that you will not be taking the test. That should be sufficient to dispel suspicion of misrepresentation. I don't think the simple merit difference of not taking the test is sufficient for rescission of your admission.</p>
<p>I asked my school counselor this same question and she said it was no big deal but then another student told me that he had heard that some colleges do reject you for this. I think the best answer you can get would come from ucsc's office of admissions.</p>
<p>The thing is, I didn't sign up for the AP Government Class.
I signed up for Spanish AP, Literature AP - and I'm taking both of those AP exams (already signed up for them).</p>
<p>I put down that I was planning on taking the AP government test on my application, I never wrote I was going to take the AP government CLASS.</p>
<p>I don't see what the big deal is with colleges and AP exams especially when your decision not to take them doesn't affect the schedule of classes you reported in the application. </p>
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So you're saying 10% of all accepted students who chose to attend UCSC ultimately had their acceptances rescinded? Wow.
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<p>This is obviously false. If it WERE true, we'd all know about it. </p>
<p>What IS true is that the UCs take a certain number the applications and check specific information on them from admitted students. I think THAT number may be 10%, they check 10% of applications. This may be where the confusion is coming from. Someone can dig up a source for this.</p>
<p>Anyway, a good general rule in life is, extraordinary facts require extraordinary proof. If someone says something that seems impossible, it probably is, and you should at least withhold judgment until you can check it for yourself.</p>
<p>Yeah, good tip.
I was definitely shocked when I heard those statistics. Thing is, when you're worried you may potentially be in those 10%...you get scared.</p>
<p>Another thing I heard is that they can revoke admissions as late as September...once Fall classes in college have already started.</p>
<p>It all seems crazy to me, but once again...I don't want it to happen to me!</p>
<p>The only concerns any UC has is: (1) lying on your application; and (2) not meeting the minimum standards in your senior year. There were a few students on CC last year that did, in fact, have their acceptances from Santa Cruz rescinded as a result of failure to maintain a 3.0 average in their senior year. Your situation is completely different. Frankly, by not taking the test, you don't get the college credits, which means more $$ to the UC in that you will have to get those units there. Don't worry, you'll be fine!</p>
<p>I have a similar question, although it is about a class. My school counselors are very bad at scheduling classes and they called me in the office in January to tell me they did not have any room in a photo class I planned to take. I said I was planning to take this class on my application that I submitted in November. </p>
<p>I am officially acting as a "TA" for this class, meaning that I am taking the class as normal but it says on my transcript that I am a TA. It is not like this class makes any difference. I do not need any art credits, it was just something to take. Do I need to report this to SC? I doubt they really care...</p>
<p>To Cali Trumpet: You should still call to report it just to be on the safe side. If this is the school that you want to go to then I think its best that you not chance it and call when you have a chance</p>
<p>Well it says:
“Earn a level of academic achievement in your fall and spring courses consistent with your previous course work, with no grade lower than a C.”</p>
<p>If in order to get into a UC you need at least a 3.0 GPA, I would think that part of earning “a level of academic achievement in your fall and spring courses consistent with your previous course work” means that you maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>I got revoked because I took a college class in high school and the college never sent the transcript even though I called and paid a month in advance. Even though that was messed up, I don’t know why they would cancel my admissions. I was under the impression that I was accepted as a high school student. It doesn’t make sense to cancel my admission over a college class when I’m going to a new college.</p>
<p>That isn’t necessarily fair that you got revoked. However, from their point of view, you missed a deadline and deadlines are quite serious. Actually my friend told me UCSC extended the norm deadline of July 15th to August 10th…so I’m assuming they’re not anal about deadlines. The job of the student: to look at your to do list, and get all the items in on time, especially since they extended the deadline. If it was not on your to do list, then you can argue that, if it was on your to do list, then I wish the best for you, and hope things work out.</p>
<p>My name is a little complicated because some consider it to be 2 names (first and middle) and others consider it to be one name, therefore my files are never received correctly or transferred by my university, this is when you have to keep calling and calling until your forms are in. I have to follow up on everything.</p>
<p>Good Luck and sorry this happened. Ultimately, it’s stressful.</p>