UCSD Housing Application Trick Thread

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<p>So when I applied as a transfer a few years back there was a housing trick that seemed to accurately predict if you were going to be admitted to UCSD. I want to figure out if there is a freshman housing trick as well.</p>

<p>My niece has applied for admission this year and from the beginning, when we click on the housing application tab in my admissions it has said "your admission status does not allow you to use this function" or something like that. We just checked and it has now changed! It says something different now which no longer says that her admission status doesn't allow her to use that function. Has anyone else's changed as well? Does anybody's housing app still say that their admission status doesn't allow them to use that function? What does your housing app say?</p>

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<p>Our records indicate that your admissions status will not allow you to proceed with this Housing Application process for the term indicated. Please contact the Housing Office at 858-534-4010 during our normal weekday office hours of 8am to 4pm.</p>

<p>Please don’t let this be accurate. :(</p>

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<p>^ Ditto @OneDeaged. @USMC0311, did your niece receive a phone call from UCSD about her admittance? </p>

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<p>Looks like if this trick does work for Freshman, it’s not happening yet. Her housing app changed back to the original message. It was something different for a couple of hours but just changed back. Guess we’ll just have to wait until the 14th or 15th. </p>

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<p>It just changed to 2014-2015 and says this </p>

<p>“The housing application will become available when Admissions decisions are released in the Spring. Please check back in the Spring.” </p>

<p>Anybody’s say anything different?</p>

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<p>^yeah, mine said the same.</p>

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<p>Mine says that, and I already got accepted so</p>

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<p>Our records indicate that your admissions status will not allow you to proceed with this Housing Application process for the term indicated. Please contact the Housing Office at 858-534-4010 during our normal weekday office hours of 8am to 4pm. </p>

<p>Mine still says this, didn’t get a call… am I screwed?</p>

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<p>Wait…does this trick work for any of the other UC’s? I already know that I got into SD but I’m still anxiously waiting for LA and Cal…</p>

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<p>^ Who knows if this works. Most admissions “tricks” turn out to be bogus but for UCSD this Housing message change has seemed to predict admisssion in the past (for transfers anyway).</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1135889-ucsd-trick-statistics-2.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1135889-ucsd-trick-statistics-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“UCSD decisions are out Fall 2009 - #466 by holiday1214 - UC Transfers - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/668153-ucsd-decisions-are-out-fall-2009-p32.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Usually, housing messages changed a day or two before decisions came out. Since UCSD does rolling admissions for transfers, everytime there was a wave people would see their housing status change right before they were admitted. We’ll see if it works for Freshman too.</p>

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<p>I have only heard of this for UCSD. UCLA used to have the URSA trick but they got wise to it and fixed the glitch. I don’t know if there are any tricks for Berkeley.</p>

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<p>Have you heard of anyone not getting a message change and still getting in?</p>

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<p>I haven’t seen any on the threads but there could have been. I wouldnt put too much weight on this. It’s just wishful thinking for those of us who havent got the call yet. We’ll know for sure on Saturday. If you get in, let us know and we’ll know this is bogus.</p>

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<p>Housing Application</p>

<p>Housing Application for Fall 2014 - 2015</p>

<p>The housing application will become available when Admissions decisions are released in the Spring. Please check back in the Spring. </p>

<p>This is what mine says! I haven’t checked the portal since January though, so I’m not sure when the message change took place. Good luck to everyone on Saturday (whoops, thought it was tomorrow…more waiting haha) </p>

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<p>Anybody else NOT get the change yet?</p>

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<p>No call, no message change.</p>

<p>Edit: I’m a freshman applicant </p>

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<p>^^^ Same. Is there no hope?</p>

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<p>I’m still distressed but at the same time relieved that I’m not the only one… lol</p>

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<p>Did anyone who got a call NOT have the new housing message?</p>

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<p>@USMC0311: Wait, sorry I’m being a bit slow, but can you remind me which message is the “new” message? Is it the one where is says the student’s current status prevents him/her from accessing the application or the one where it says to check back later in the spring?</p>

<p>I got the call and my housing application says to check back in the spring. Is that expected for someone who got the call?</p>