Winter admissions at UCSD?

Applying to College
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I received my appeal decision today in the mail. ALthough they don’t offer me Fall 2005 admissions, it seems that they do offer me winter admissions. I can’t tell because theyre so vague and subtle about it. The original rejection letter i received said i was very “qualified” and that they didnt have enough room to accept me but it makes no mention of winter admissions. Please chek out the letter and lemme know what you think. Also if i reely did get admissions at sd what actions am i supposed to take? I already submitted my sir to uci and i won’t be able to talk to ucsd admissions people until monday when theyre phoneline is open. Will they still take me if its after may 1st? Any other advice?

Help is appreciated…Thx

Heres what the letter says (i typed it up so there may be typos):

Dear ********:

Although the University of California has established minimum freshman admission requirements, the number of applications to UCSD far surpasses the space available. We received more than 40,000 applications for approximately 3,900 fall spaces. Therefore, exceeding the minimum admission requirements is necessary for any applicant at UCSD.

To evaluate applicants, we used a combination of factors including high school GPA, ACT or SAT I (verbal and math) scores, SAT II (writing, math and a third subject) scores, and other factors such as leadership, honors/awards, special talents and skills, community/volunteer service, special circumstances/personal challenges, educational environment, participation in pre-collegiate programs, family income, and first-generation college student. A minimum Comprehensive Review Score was determined for admission to the fall quarter and a second score was determined for admission to the winter quarter. Your Comprehensive Review Score met the selection cut off score for the winter quarter only. Therefore, I cannot approve your request to attend in fall, 2005.

I know this is not the news you hoped to receive. Be assured your application received multiple reviews in order to reach this decision. Your appeal, along with your original application has now received two additional reviews.

If you take advantage of community college courses this summer and/or fall you should enter on schedule to graduate within four years. We are confident that you will thrive at UCSD and that this university will be enriched by your presence. We look forward to welcoming you as a new student in the winter.

Sincerely,
Mae W. Brown

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<p>yep they are offering u admission to ucsd for winter session. does davis have that too?</p>

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<p>er..why dont you call and ask first. looks like they are offering you admission to winter, but i would think tehy would make it more clear??</p>

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<p>didn't everyones rejection letter say that we are all 'very qualified'?</p>

<p>"We look forward to welcoming you as a new student in the winter."
I'm pretty sure they're offering winter admission.</p>

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<p>ya man but im in a very tight spot. The deadline for SIR is may 1st. the problem is that ucsd didnt update its site so even if i decided to go there in like the hours left before may 1st, i wouldnt be able to submit an SIR by tomorow. Another thing is i alredy submitted my SIR to uci. Man I hope UCSD clears things up for me on Monday.</p>

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<p>i just got off the phone with these people. It was a supposed "glitch". what bastards. SO that makes the number of times ive been rejected from sd 3...</p>

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<p>Now that sucks. That kind of glitch is not suppose to happen at one of the top public schools in the nation. UCSD adcoms are a bunch of sob's.</p>

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<p>aaaaaamen lol</p>

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<p>The way I read the letter, it seems like they were hoping you'd go to community college and transfer later....perhaps in the winter...</p>

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<p>LAME of them.</p>

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<p>ya well looks like im headed to uci :(. Ill showem. Im gonna become the president of the united states (since someone told me i cant do anything as governor lol) and make sure UCSD funds are cut off FOREVERRRRRR. ILL SHOW THEM!</p>

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<p>hey so why arent u chosing ucsd for spring quarter. its only one more semester. and ucsd is a really good school.</p>

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<p>haha read what i say later...it was a glitch or something. Man I should like sue them for the hell of it lol. The American way</p>

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<p>If i were you, i will sue them (seriously)</p>