Below are the UC Decision dates from 2022 for Freshman applicants:
UCB: Early admits on Feb 11, 2022. All other decisions on March 24.
UCLA: Friday March 18 at 5 PM PST.
UCSD: Friday March 18 around 4:30 PST
UCSB: March 22, 2022 around 2:15 PM PST
UCI: CHP admits March 11, 2022. The rest of the Decisions on March 18, 2022.
UCD: Friday March 11, 2022
UCSC: 1st Wave starting Friday February 25th. 2nd Wave March 15th.
UCR: Rolling Waves starting March 2, 2022
UCM: Rolling Waves starting March 2, 2022
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Check your email regularly for setup instructions for each campuses application/student portal. Make sure that you check your Junk/Spam folder. Instructions for each campus should be emailed to all applicants by Mid-December. Your application/student portal is where you need to check for additional materials required for your application review and where you will check for your UC Decision.
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Changing majors on your UC application after submission: https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/_files/documents/f23-major-change-campus-instructions.pdf
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Keep up your grades (C or higher in your Senior classes) or your provisional admission can be rescinded and remain engaged. Most importantly, enjoy your Senior year of High school.
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Changes to your academic record such as any grade below a C Senior year OR changing/dropping courses will require applicants to update the UC campuses. Below is what campuses accept changes and how to contact them: Campus instructions & websites for reporting changes:
- Berkeley will not accept post-submission updates. Any updates that are sent will not be considered in the application reading process.
- Davis
- Irvine
- Merced - Post-submissions updates are only accepted if you are admitted. Click on the “myCourseUpdate” link in your connect portal.
- UCLA - Some post-submission updates will be accepted. Visit the UCLA contact page for further details.
- Riverside
- San Diego
- Santa Barbara will not accept post-submission updates. Any updates that are sent to our office will not be considered in the application reading process.
- Santa Cruz
Information on UC Regents:
Amount: Awards vary by campus and are not transferable to another UC campus. CA students with additional financial need can receive a higher monetary amounts.
- UC Berkeley $2,500- Interview required and prospective Regent scholars are notified as an Early Admit in February. For 2022, it was February 11.
- UC Davis $7,500- Recipients notified at time of decision
- UC Irvine $5,000- For 2022, Recipients notified on Decision Day March 18
- UCLA $2,000- Regent invites went out on March 21, 2022 after the decisions. Special passcode to fill out the form given through the UCLA portal. Recipients notified April 22, 2022**
- UC Merced $7,000- Recipients notified at time of decision
- UC Riverside $10,000- Recipients notified March 10, 2022
- UC San Diego $5,000- Recipients notified at time of decision
- UC Santa Barbara $5,000- Recipients notified via snail mail around March 26, 2022
- UC Santa Cruz $5,000- Recipients notified March 3, 2022
In addition, certain perks are provided to Regents recipients: priority registration (not at UCSB), extended library privileges, honors dormitories, faculty mentorship, and others, dependent upon campus.
**Alumni scholarship notifications for UCLA went out January 10, 2022. This scholarship is not indicative of an acceptance unlike Regents and was sent to around 60% of the UCLA applicants last year. Apply if interested but no negative repercussions if you elect not to apply.
