Why was I waitlisted?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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Hello everyone,
I was wondering why I was waitlisted to UCI. I applied for CSE, and my GPA and SAT scores are above average for the freshman enrolled last year. Is there any way to know why I was waitlisted, like calling the admissions office?

My stats:

UC Weighted GPA: 4.13
Unweighted : 3.6ish (freshman through junior)

Test Scores:
ACT: Composite 29, Math 34, Reading 29, Science 28, CR 26
SAT: 2000 (Math: 710, Reading: 600 and Writing: 690)
SAT Math 2C Subject Test: 740
SAT Physics Subject Test: 710
AP Tests:
AP Calc AB: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
APCS: 4
AP United States History: 4

Extracurricular Activities:
100+ service hours
Member of hs robotics team for 3 yrs, programming dept. Co-Lead
Band and Boy Scouts 1 year

Awards:
National Honors Society
AP Scholar with distinction
Principals Honor Roll
California Scholarship Foundation Member
Life Boy Scout
CA Boy’s State

Essays: Maybe 8/10, I’m not the best writer. About cs, math, hockey, and community service.

Additional Info:
APCS TA.

Majors:
1st: CS and engineering
2nd: Math

Senior Year Classes:
Ap physics c: mechanics
Ap Statistics
Ap Psychology
AP Macroeconomics
Normal English/Religion

Accepted: UCSC, SDSU, SJSU, OSU, UP, Purdue, UDub, RPI
Waitlisted: UCI, UCSD, Davis
Rejected: UIUC, UCLA, UCSB, GaTech, SLO, UT

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I think it is because UCI has a good Computer Science Program. I am also wait listed at UCI not for CS but for Aerospace Engineering and my stats are not nearly as good as yours. Its very weird that someone with your stats wasn’t accepted but that shouldn’t keep you down. Im going to commit at sdsu and iv decided that i will not let the admission decision of UCI influence me on my commitment to a great university. If UCI accepts me then so be it if not i wont let that keep me down. You should do the same I mean you’ve been accepted to some great universities. All you can do now is just visit which one you like the most and who knows maybe it would have been better for you to go to a different university than UCI. Best of luck with your choices!