<p>My d. was admitted for spring at Cal -- which is exactly what I had hoped for. The reason I wanted a spring admit for her is that I knew she really wanted to get out of state, preferably to New York - she would have been disappointed if in the end, the admission results or finances left the UC campuses as her only option. If that had been the end result, I would have encourage her to use the time in the fall to travel, perhaps even arranging to live and work in New York - or to travel abroad again. It think that would have gone a long way toward easing the disappointment.</p>
<p>As it happened... she got what she wanted and also told me would have preferred other UC campuses over Cal, so it didn't matter. </p>
<p>But I still see the spring admit as something of a gift - especially for a kid coming in with a lot of AP credit who may easily be able to graduate on time even with the delayed start.</p>