<p>I applied to UCSD, UCB,UCLA, and UCD. Cal is my first choice, followed by UCLA. SD is ok. I applied to UCD just because it has a TAA contract with my school. So far, I've only been admitted by UCD. All the other schools are still pending. Since there are so many ppl have heard from SD, I think I might be rejected. I applied with a 3.8 GPA, and I am a math major. I've never thought of being rejected by SD, or even cal and LA.
Recently, I cannot help thinking about what I should do if I got rejected by all the other colleges.
I am sure both my parents will be disappointed if I go to UCD. Plus my dad has told every single person he knows that I wanted to go to UCB. (I asked him not to do so, but it didnt work )
If UCD is the only school I can get in---
Option A : I will get a full-time job and save for my college tuition. But I dont think my parents will let me.
Option B: I will be a part time student at another CC, study for SAT. This winter, I will apply to Cal, UCLA, as well as Ivies.
Option C: I will go to UCD, and try to get into a good graduate school. I think option C is probably the best, although I am not sure if I will still want to go to a graduate school by then.</p>
<p>People People, don't forget about the appeals process. This is a powerful tool that will allow the university to re-evaluate what you have done over the past years. </p>
<p>My Berk counselor told me to stack an extra engineering class - so if I should be rejected, I can use this as the basis of my appeal. It is important that you have new and compelling information- really important or else they won't really consider the appeal. She said, since the class is a requirement that the adcoms did not necessarily have at the time of review, since I added after decisions were completed, it would be a very new thing. Along with some other changes such as leadership positions gained, and work hour increase- I am sure there is something you can do to make a legit appeal. </p>
<p>If not, this is undergraduate right? There is always graduate school. And if you don't plan to go to grads, the education at any UC will be great. You just lose the reputation a little, which IMO won't hold anyone back from being successful. </p>
<p>What will hold you back from being happy though, is the "what ifs" and regrets of not going to the school you really wanted to. Just make wherever you go perfect for yourself, and it will be that way. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>My plans: If I don't get into Cal , which I have a feeling I won't, I'll try appealing. If that does not work I will go to Georgia Tech.</p>
<p>thanks niggit.
I don't know if I should appeal. There is nothing I can change. I got two Bs in my first semesters. One was ceramics, which I didn't know it was transferable at that time. The other one was CalcII, and I got As in later math courses. For the past three semesters, I've been getting a 4.0 GPA. Plus I've completed IGETC.
I will pray. ^^</p>
<p>hey good luck with transferring to your dream school. i'm hoping i get accepted to cal, also, but my DREEEEEEAM school is the thornton school of music at usc. i basically told my musician friends that if i don't get in, they can go ahead and write my funeral song... :)</p>
<p>so yeah, i'm just doing the best i can right now, and if i don't get in, i'll just tell myself that it's not the end of the world..and that there have been plenty of fine books written in prison.... :)</p>
<p>Thinking about the brutal incoming class acceptance rates in your current college this yr would probably help, well, at least for me it does somewhat. I mean, just looking at those w/ better stats than me (as a pre-frosh) who are so earger to get into the same place that I'm trying to transfer out of, makes me feel very fortunate for being in my current school. So even if I don't get into my target college, which is highly likely, I won't feel as bad staying in where I am right now.</p>