All UCs 🐻🐮🐴🐱🐶🔱🤠🐌 (2023-2024)

[pallid crater]

If you're in California you get to add your high school and it'll automatically add a drop down list of all your HS' courses along with a-g designation

If you're not in Cali then you have to do it all by hand

Have fun

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/freshman-requirements/out-of-state-students.html

Keep in mind that UCs don't use school level honors for weighted points

*Unless specifically approved by the UCs, but that's only for California residents

Only AP and IB courses are weighted for the purposes of the UC GPA for OOS kids; those are the only courses you should mark as honors on your self-reported transcript

Here's the A-G reference list for AP classes for y'all to figure out what types of classes go in which section.

• https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist/institution/4482

[soft cargo]

submitted early bc i dont want to ever look at that portal again 🙏

[royal steppe]

lol instate but i also did that
does anyone know the average time UC takes to send you applicant portal info

[soft cargo]

we'll find out lol

[twilit escarp]

no fr their application ui is ugly af

[soft cargo]

i just got my ucsd portal today but nothing else yet (applied to ucb, ucla, uci as well)

[valid crater]

this early? damn

[royal steppe]

Yea i only got UCSD too. UCI sent my confirmatjon that they received my app but no portal yet

[soft cargo]

yep same

oh hey i just got my berkeley portal

[gritty glacier]

ucsb sent out portals in jan. other ucs were in mid-late november

[royal steppe]

Oh i see

[tall trout]

How do I add grades for my senior year classes when I don’t have any?

💀

[fossil moon]

dont have any senior classes or dont have any grades

💀

i think for senior year you can leave the grades blank

if the latter is what you mean

[humble nova]

It lets you say in progress

[pallid crater]

No you set them as in progress for the first term and planned for the second term

E.g

(this is actually from the CSUs but they essentially have the same grade reporting setup at the UCs)

Tfw the CSUs have a whole ass 50 page application guide with FAQs and the UCs as far as I can tell have nothing

Actually wait no I just found their guide; it's super ugly and less helpful tho

Freshman Application Guide:

• https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/files/presenting-yourself-uc-application-freshman.pdf
  Transfer Application Guide:
• https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/_assets/files/how-to-apply/application-guide-transfer-applicants.pdf

[pallid crater]

The Transfer Guide looks way better than the Freshman Guide, damn

[soft cargo]

do you guys

know if i can submit application updates on UC portals

[turbid ermine]

i believe theyll update select info

i cant remember what tho

[soft cargo]

like would i be able to update an award? It seems like maybe not

i just wanna kinda submit now and get it done with

but i might just wait till the results for the award come out

[valid crater]

What up besties now that ea is done this is gonna become a lot more active

[fossil moon]

omgg

ahdhfjska I have piq drafts but they r so aggressively mid

still 29 days left ?!

[valid crater]

same lmao

[fossil moon]

are ucs local time deadline or pst 😭

[royal steppe]

I think PST

[rustic agate]

PST

[outer gyro]

UC OR BUST!!!

[wheat oyster]

UC OR BUSTTTT

[eternal frigate]

Havent started piqs 🤩

[rich umbra]

same

[fossil moon]

wonderful that’s 15 more hours 🤩🤩

[valid crater]

HAHA WAIT THAT'S LIKE 12 HOURS GONE FOR ME

[wheat oyster]

U just doxxed urself

[turbid ermine]

Rip

Not like people don’t know me tho

[cosmic onyx]

Is ELC based off weighted or unweighted gpa?

Or does it depend on your school

[outer gyro]

it's weighted, depending on your school

if your class rank is high enough and your're in a california public high school you should get it

but i wouldn't worry because it just means ucm autoadmit

[humble nova]

If you didn’t get it but you’re rank 1 at your public California high school, would you say that’s a bad sign? 😭

[outer gyro]

it might mean that your high school doesn't participate in elc

schools have to periodically submit gpa distributions for it to work out

[outer gyro]

i wouldn't worry about it

the uc's are all about evaluating applicants in the context of their schools and communities

[humble nova]

They do

People from my school got it

[humble nova]

Ok ty

[outer gyro]

i'm pretty sure i qualified but received no letter about it

elc is basically a synonym for gpa

so while they say they consider it they really kinda don't

[humble nova]

Ah ok that’s relieving to hear it still worked out

I was getting scared when I kept hearing people from my school get it

[outer gyro]

yeah i was like wtf

when my lower ranked friend got the letter and i didn't

[humble nova]

Me asf

[royal steppe]

wait they're supposed to email you a letter for ELC? it was in my UC app portal on one of the pages

[outer gyro]

yeah it might be there too

no not email, an actual physical letter

[royal steppe]

Oh

like who is the letter from? like is it just UC in general or is it a specific UC campus sending it

[outer gyro]

it'll come from the uc system

[pallid crater]

Yeah they send it in a nondescript letter straight from the UC system

Basically just a plain piece of paper saying hey you have good grades!!! Go apply to UC!!!

No specific mention of ELC but you can connect the dots

[royal steppe]

I see this on my application portal
is this the same as teh letter?

[eternal frigate]

How to see that

[outer gyro]

should be equivalent

[royal steppe]

kk

[vagrant token]

for independent research, do i put that under extracurriculars or educational prep programs?

i saw an example from college essay guy that put it under educational program but i didnt do the research under any programs

[soft cargo]

ec then

i put mine under ec

[outer gyro]

ec

educational prep program is something else usually

[wheat oyster]

(Not edible)

[humble nova]

UC essays are driving me insane

[rain mortar]

are u guys just recycling ur commonapp essay/supps for your piqs

[outer gyro]

do not do this lmfao

maybe you can stick a why major essay in there

[rain mortar]

i just took a small portion of my commonapp essay bc it answered one of the piq prompts well

[wheat oyster]

That’s fine Vince

[eternal frigate]

Is it cuz UCs want straight forward

[outer gyro]

the format they expect is a little bit different

yes in general they want concrete and straightforward evidence rather than creative writing fluff

[rain mortar]

are you saying the rule of "showing not telling" does not apply to uc piqs?

[eternal frigate]

Ucla ao’s reading 110k apps be like 👀

[valid crater]

i actually wrote my piqs first so i recycled my piqs for supps-

also guys is it fine to make one of my piqs funny/quirky/lighthearted

[eternal frigate]

Yo life would actually be so much easier if every college in the nation took the UCApp

[pallid crater]

Just get your point across succinctly and authentically tbh

You can do that in any style but just don't waste words or make your writing impenetrable

[royal steppe]

omg me too, they are so reusable for like why major

[humble nova]

I’m reusing my common app but I’m going to cut down a lot

It would look really weird if I didn’t write an essay on what my common app was about so I’m just using it bc I really like it

Everything else I wrote from scratch though

[outer gyro]

yes, but it's not absolute

you're definitely showing but at the same time you want to tell- you want to reflect on why you included that specific topic in your application

if you just say you did research in a lab and produced cool results: nice, but i already saw that in your activities list
if you say that doing research in the lab kindled your interest in something and it's what you want to explore during your time at uc, that's stronger than just showing

[rain mortar]

i see

[outer gyro]

you ban become a reader for ucla

$3 an app

[shy quiver]

I wanna apply to UCs OOS but ik it's pointless bc I need need-based and maybe merit based aid

[humble nova]

Don’t then

[shy quiver]

I won’t

[valid crater]

😭

[humble mauve]

honestly this is so sad

some carbonated water, water, and bananas?

I hope that person gets the resources they need

sad that they resorted to theft :(

[humble nova]

Agreed 😦 Berkeley and Oakland have major issues

[vagrant token]

for awards/honors, should I use full sentences or incomplete sentences?

[wheat oyster]

incomplete

[fossil moon]

nooo not the bubbly soda 😭

[valid crater]

can I make my piqs humorous

[fossil moon]

i don’t see why not

[valid crater]

No bcuz i read they want them to be straightforward?

[fossil moon]

true

I’m sure they look for concision

but if you can find a way to incorporate humour into it, that should work

maybe not for every essay though but still

[valid crater]

no like can i make one entire piq humorous and quirky and lighthearted

[humble nova]

Yes just make sure you actually answer the question

[humble nova]

You can do whatever

[outer gyro]

i wouldn't really go out of my way to be funny but if the story you're telling just happens to be a little funny then don't worry

just don't throw in jokes everywhere

[pallid crater]

UC Davis be like https://youtu.be/lXKDu6cdXLI?si=DBeallcOFnGsGYik&t=72

[neat coral]

Wait what does that mean

Like they want you to get straight to the point?

Also for the UCs do I need to be “specific” or just my personal life

[pallid crater]

I mean, are those mutually exclusive?

You can be specific and talk about your personal life at the same time (which is what you wanna do)

They're Personal Insight Questions after all

[pallid crater]

Just get to the point yeah

You can write in any style you want tbh but legitimately what you just wanna do is write something that answers the question and does so in a meaningful, succinct way

[humble nova]

Yay ucs

Lowkey ucla has grown on me tremendously

[neat coral]

no I meant like

school specific

[pallid crater]

No? 💀

Your app gets sent to all of the UCs you apply to

Imagine being UC Berkeley and hearing about how you love the cows so much in UC Merced and UC Davis

[neat coral]

LMAO

alright thank you

would you mind taking a quick look at one of my UC essays and tell me if they work?

[royal steppe]

i can look

[lofty tendon]

trying to figure out which ucs are the horse cat and dog

[humble nova]

?

[lofty tendon]

in the channel name

[runic hawk]

merced is the cat

horse is davis

[cedar cairn]

if anybody needs help looking at essays + questions about apps/ecs for the uc's dm me :) i got into ucla/berkeley/ucsb wl to ucsd/uci

[humble nova]

Ohh

[humble nova]

Wait no

Davis is the cow

[runic hawk]

technically davis is a mustang

🤓

i stand corrected they changed it to a cow

[humble nova]

Yeah I thought they voted to change or something

[runic hawk]

🤯

[turbid ermine]

Nope

The student body voted for the cow but alumni and chancellor shot it down

But ASUCD (student government) changed theirs to cow

[runic hawk]

uc davis lore dropped

[humble nova]

Dang

[outer gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-gif-19260546

[runic hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/imsohungryicould-hungry-eatahorse-horse-im-gif-4485718042603680244

[outer gyro]

our unofficial mascot is the raccoon

they eat garbage, run from people, and are awake at night, much like ucsd students

[humble nova]

LOLL

[wheat oyster]

Dude I literally just saw my first raccoon like last week

[valid crater]

gotta love when your piqs are exactly (double) the word count

[soft cargo]

I wrote IP cuz it says in the sheet where you fill the courses that any grades you don't have can be put as IP

[valid crater]

dmed!

[fossil moon]

hello everyone

im filling out the portal right now for college courses

do yall know what we should put for units if it was like a non-credit precollege program

or do we even need to include those??

asdkaghlsdkfjka

[rich umbra]

you could just put 0 units

honestly contact ucapply

they're very helpful

[fossil moon]

it doesnt let me lol

[fossil moon]

okok will do tyty

[humble nova]

You can check if it’s UC approved

[outer gyro]

if it wasn't a real college class you might wanna put it under ec's

they have a section for like educational programs

[rain mortar]

Do most UCs give in state preference

[turbid ermine]

All do

[fossil moon]

oh okok so I wouldn’t need to put it in colleges attended ?

my counsellor told me to 💀💀

[rustic agate]

Don't worry

you always should write more than the limit on your first draft

then shave and cut unnecessary words/phrases/sentences

and try to rewrite other sentences in a concise manner

[valid crater]

yeahhhh

[neat coral]

If I plan on a business degree (economics is fine if there are no business programs) what UCs should I apply to besides Berkeley and LA

I like networking so which ever school has REALLY STRONG community would be chill

[rustic agate]

UCSD Econ is a pretty good program

we don't have a pure Business Admin major so the closest would be Business Econ( though you can minor in Business and Finance via Rady...)

[wicked robin]

for reporting high school level courses taken in middle school on the UC app what do we do if we forgot our grades

do we have to report them

[humble nova]

Yeah

[humble nova]

Call up your middle school

[spark cairn]

guys

if i reported my F requirement as G

accidentally

how screwed would I be

theoretically

so basically

on the portal

it says im missing an F reqiurement

but my educational history

clearly shows the course

but as a G

i emailed the admissions ppl

but they were basically like

regurgitating the FAQ info

which says to contact them to fix wrong info 💀

[desert comet]

is cs in ucb's new school a BA or BS

also any thoughts on the new computing society thingy school?

[neat coral]

hmm, i'll look into it

any others?

[wheat oyster]

UCI also offers business admin

And ucsd has an intl business major, which imo is more comparable to business admin, rather than econ

[rustic agate]

oh yeah that too

[cosmic onyx]

Any tips for ranking the ucsd colleges?

[fossil moon]

lol i ranked revelle lowest cuz the core seemed annoying

but it deos depend on what ur looking for ig

[turbid ermine]

http://compare.ucsd.edu

Eighth isn’t on here tho

[cosmic onyx]

Thanks

[pallid crater]

Apparently, UC Berkeley has a whole bunch of application tips on their website (and they also have a blog), so I'm leaving this here for y'all as some extra resources as the deadline comes closer and closer

• https://admissions.berkeley.edu/apply-to-berkeley/application-resources/
• https://medium.com/@CalAdmissions

[humble nova]

Very

[pure kettle]

are any uc schools comsidered better for out of state merit aid than others

[outer gyro]

no

all of them suck

the only merit aid available to out of state students that i can think of is the regents scholarship, which at $5000 is kind of a drop in the bucket

[fossil moon]

I’m guessing even less for intl students?

[outer gyro]

regents is still available to internationals i think

i don't know that they prioritize in state applicants for the scholarship either: but at 2% of admits, you can't count on getting it

[pure kettle]

balls

this might not be the right place but are csu schools any better

[turbid ermine]

The amount depends on the school

Y’all are $20k total

[outer gyro]

how much is it at ucd 💀

[turbid ermine]

We’re $7.5k/y renewable

[outer gyro]

bro

[turbid ermine]

It is a $7,500 scholarship, which may be accompanied by a stipend for those with demonstrated financial need. These scholarships are renewable as long as the student maintains a 3.25 grade point average and remains in good academic standing.

[outer gyro]

uc scam diego fr

your housing is prob cheaper as well

[turbid ermine]

Berkeley is:

The Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship includes a monetary award that is renewable annually for up to a maximum of eight semesters for incoming freshmen and a maximum of four semesters for incoming transfer students. Scholars without financial need receive a $2,500 honorary award per year. Scholars with financial need are awarded a scholarship up to their full need as assessed by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office.

Plus $1k funding for research

[outer gyro]

LMAOOOOOOOO

common ucb L

[turbid ermine]

The financial need part tho

Idk what they count

But them meeting need is good

[outer gyro]

yeah it's super clutch

but it's also really restrictive as you can't accept any external scholarships

[turbid ermine]

True

[outer gyro]

priority enrollment is probably the best part tbh

being able to make any schedule reality

[royal steppe]

is there a list of merit scholarships for the UCs instate? or are those not high either/UC is need based solely

[outer gyro]

it probably depends on the particular uc

only stuff like regents and chancellor's are systemwide

[royal steppe]

O i see

[fast hearth]

is it true that oos has a higher acceptance rate than cali residents?

[eternal frigate]

Yes but that’s not because they prefer oos more than california residents

Confounding variables

[fast hearth]

cuz they pay more

[neat coral]

rady?

[rustic agate]

Rady School of Management

[turbid ermine]

Took me 5 minutes to disprove this lmao

2022:
64.3% acceptance rate for CA residents
48.2% for domestic nonresident
54.9% for internationals

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/freshman-admissions-summary

[eternal frigate]

Whoops! CollegeVine is trolling then

I read the article they were talking about an increase in proportion to itself over time not comparison

[wheat oyster]

Fuck the college vine

[outer gyro]

collegevine is shit

y'all, don't fall for any type of chancing calculator

[fast hearth]

can u switch from eecs at coe to cs at l&s at berkeley

and also can someone explain how their MET program admission works

from what i read its basically ur primary major is MET and they fix your alternate major to the engineering major ur doing at college of engineering

[fossil moon]

but number go up give me happy :((

[valid crater]

real

[turbid ermine]

Even then recent laws are going to null that

The University of California admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for this fall, extending admission offers to 88,285 of them, a 3.5% increase over last year.

The increases come after this year’s state budget included a 5% increase in UC’s base funding, which Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers awarded UC with the expectation that the system of nine undergraduate campuses would enroll more California residents.

There’s also:

Under the law, Assembly Bill 1291, the UC system is expected to launch a new Associate Degree for Transfer pilot program at UCLA in the 2026–27 academic year. The program will offer priority admission to students at certain community colleges who complete an associate degree for transfer, or an A.D.T., which guarantees admission to the California State University system, in select majors. The legislation also requires that transfer students who meet UC admissions criteria but don’t get into UCLA will be guaranteed admission to at least one other campus in the system.

The program will be open to students who earn A.D.T.s in at least eight majors and will expand to 12 majors by the 2028–29 academic year, with four of those majors in STEM fields. At that time, four additional UC campuses will be expected to join the program.

[pallid crater]

Lmao UCSC has a section of their selection process page just for CS 💀

[covert bolt]

uc nerds

ucsc has a really beautiful campus bcos of nature i’ve heard

i might just apply for kicks

[pallid crater]

It is

It really is

[covert bolt]

but i don’t wanna to go to cali

[pallid crater]

I've been to the Santa Cruz area quite a few times before and it is 😩

[covert bolt]

so idk

[pallid crater]

Not just that

Santa Cruz is also a beach town

[covert bolt]

DAMN

[pallid crater]

So UCSC is nestled in the forests and mountains right next to the town of Santa Cruz - an amazing beach town

Too bad UCSC has a housing crisis so bad that some students unironically have to camp in the forests next to campus

💀

[covert bolt]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

the campus sounds beautiful

[pallid crater]

😩 https://youtu.be/k2aY_7_2z4s?si=D4u3wkfKikhGnpTW&t=2326

[topaz yoke]

is UC davis considered suburban or rural

[covert bolt]

idk if i’ll apply to more cali schools tho i don’t wanna study in cali

[pallid crater]

Rural lmao

[topaz yoke]

lmao

[pallid crater]

UC Davis has cow plushies for a reason

[topaz yoke]

they literally have farmlands in the campus

then once again I don't like anything that is less than suburban unless it is in NY, CT and MA, sometimes NJ

[pallid crater]

Same sort of thing for UC Merced

Like, they sent me this email

💀

[topaz yoke]

is UCLA considered in the city

[wheat oyster]

portal astrology 🤨 ?

[humble nova]

It’s in Westwood or something

[wheat oyster]

nah

[topaz yoke]

like I have been to LA before but only LAX and a movie theatre in hollywood or smth

[wheat oyster]

yea its close to hollywood

[pallid crater]

[humble nova]

Ucla is really nice though

[pallid crater]

Westwood is really cool ngl

[wheat oyster]

uclame

[topaz yoke]

so how convenient/inconvenient is it if I wanna go to the city for fun

[wheat oyster]

nearby

[covert bolt]

ucla should be in compton

[topaz yoke]

gud

[pallid crater]

You're basically in the only urbanized part of LA lmao

[topaz yoke]

wdym

[covert bolt]

LA is a lame city man

[topaz yoke]

I thought it is not even in the city

[covert bolt]

overrated overpriced

[outer gyro]

real

(not cope)

[pallid crater]

Naw that section of LA along the hills going from Santa Monica to Hollywood is the only span of area in LA that actually has buildings taller than one floor

[outer gyro]

i actually got waitlisted at ucla but turned it down for my ucsd with scholarship
my delulu is that i could've gotten off

[covert bolt]

😭😭😭

you could have

are u in state

[outer gyro]

ye

we sent a couple kids to ucla

[covert bolt]

oo

[pallid crater]

For reference this is an image I took of the area around Westwood, taken from the Getty Museum

[topaz yoke]

All the kids who got offers from UCLA got better offers from the UK like Imperial college or Cambridge

so we had nobody going there for years

[covert bolt]

imperial college ain’t better than ucla chief

but u can’t really compare the two either

[topaz yoke]

they think it was, so that's what they did

[covert bolt]

at the same time UK 🤮🤮

[topaz yoke]

but to be fair I'd have a better shot at imperial college than UCLA

[wheat oyster]

lmao the getty

[covert bolt]

ucla oos or intl is much harder than icl imo

[pallid crater]

Ngl that's USC

[topaz yoke]

yes Im intl

[covert bolt]

then the rich people wouldn’t go there 💀

[topaz yoke]

I wish I live in CA but that's just a dream

[covert bolt]

pain

[topaz yoke]

Im Chinese

[outer gyro]

don't watch too many day in the life tiktoks

[topaz yoke]

kids like me take 11 AP classes and get into UCSB or smth

[wheat oyster]

naw thats California State Dominguez Hills

[topaz yoke]

every year

[outer gyro]

wus the problem with ucsb

great school

prestigious too

[topaz yoke]

No, I just wanna a better shot at Berkeley, Stanford or smth

[wheat oyster]

dropped in ranking

[outer gyro]

real

[topaz yoke]

We had 14 UCSB offers last year, 0 UCLA, 0 Berkeley, 0 UCSD

[wheat oyster]

but we ontop

[topaz yoke]

thats what happenin

[pallid crater]

some mfs be like: When the UC doesn't end in an LA or B 🤢 🤢 🤢 🤢 🤢

[covert bolt]

my dad hates cali

[topaz yoke]

People with 4 APs, 1400 sats going to the same place as people with 11 aps and 1530 sats

[pallid crater]

UC Merced jumping to T60 😍

[outer gyro]

future gaucho

[wheat oyster]

and sc dropping to 80smth

[topaz yoke]

that hurts man

[outer gyro]

most people in this server

[pallid crater]

I really like UCSC but honestly the situation over there is bad enough that I'm not sure if I wanna even apply

[covert bolt]

When the UC doesn't end in an LA or B 🤢 🤢 🤢 🤢 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[wheat oyster]

personally dont waste ur $

[topaz yoke]

fortunately they've got a very solid physics program battling with ivies so I guess it will be a W

[outer gyro]

idk what's up with ucsb physics

all ik is that it's goo

[wheat oyster]

santa cruz is a summer camp

[topaz yoke]

but like is the creative studies college worth a try if I am intl

is it even possible lmao

[outer gyro]

me and benz on our way to shittalk the other uc's (they don't compare to beautiful csu la jolla)

[wheat oyster]

ong

[covert bolt]

la jolla lowk isn’t a real city

[outer gyro]

the nimbys keep trying to make it one

[topaz yoke]

How much harder is CCS physics compared to the normal college of arts and sciences physics in UCSB

[pallid crater]

NIMBYs on their way to exacerbate all the damn problems in the state be like

[outer gyro]

nimbys be like "infrastructure and housing are terrible in this country" my brother in christ you caused the terrible infrastructure and housing

i hope ucsd becomes a metropolitan city state with skyscrapers casting shadows on all of their $6 million houses

[pallid crater]

Not gonna lie I want to go into Urban Planning just 'cause of this shit

I live in LA bro it doesn't get worse than this

[wheat oyster]

i mean ucsd does have that major

[outer gyro]

shameless plug but we have an urban planning major

[wheat oyster]

lmao

[outer gyro]

same wavelength me and benz

TRITON UP

[pallid crater]

UCSD advertising squad fr

[wheat oyster]

🖖

What

UC app?

I mean u should be typing it in a google doc first

I hope ur not writing directly in the app…

I mean it’s like 150 characters or something right v

Its really short

But u should aim to hit the count

Cuz it’s like 2 sentences

Just don’t overthink it

[brittle rose]

I thought it was 350

[wheat oyster]

Yea

I’m losing my mind

[fast hearth]

any baddies at uc

[fossil moon]

Wait

For ecs

Does the first ec you enter

Stay at the top

Or get pushed down

[lofty pulsar]

stays at the top

[heavy plover]

how do i rank the UCSD colleges

what do they mean i’m so confused 😭

[topaz yoke]

@outer gyro

your time has come again

[outer gyro]

start with https://compare.ucsd.edu

[heavy plover]

also is it harder to get into let’s say certain majors if you apply closer to the Nov 30 deadline?

like as slots fill up

[outer gyro]

no

as as we know you get zero advantages for applying early

[eternal frigate]

How the uc apps going people

[fast hearth]

decent

[hearty halo]

I’m speedrunning so not great

[covert bolt]

they're okay

31 schools wtf

[humble nova]

Wait Jayjay are you transferring from nu?

[topaz yoke]

I am also going 31 schools to be fair

including the UCs of course

all of them 💀

currently 10/31

[covert bolt]

wtf

y’all crazy

[covert bolt]

yes she is

[valid crater]

wait why

[covert bolt]

iirc homesick was the main reason

[agile wedge]

PIQs got me stumped a little

[agile wedge]

how????

[eternal frigate]

Noooo

[cosmic onyx]

Same

Can’t come up with a fourth

[hearty halo]

Family problems. Nothing to do with NU, it’s a great school

[valid crater]

oh alright, hope you get into to a UC!

[hearty halo]

I’m only applying to ucla haha I’m moving back home

Only for UCs I mean

[fossil moon]

hoping for a successful transfer 😌😌

[topaz yoke]

5 for UCAS(the bri'sh system), 17 for Common app, 9 for UCs

[fossil moon]

17 commonapp 💀

[valid crater]

do UC's care about personality?

like would it be better to write an essay that shows my personality or write an essay about an ec

[fossil moon]

according to cds

berkeley puts character/personal qualities as important

so having that come thru ur essays is definitely good

[outer gyro]

i would try to showcase personality

the activity section shows what you’ve done, the essays show how you think

[neat coral]

I’m losing my mind over this application portal. wtf is a “college prep elective” if I took Health or Keyboarding or Accounting what does that fall into? There’s no straight up elective section…or what about psychology or sociology? Do I put that as social science college prep elective? Somebody please explain this to me

[pallid crater]

Courses specifically approved in the G subject area include those such as political science, economics, geography, humanities, psychology, sociology, anthropology, journalism, speech or debate, computer science, computer programming and others or be interdisciplinary in nature, drawing knowledge from two or more fields.

Psych and Sociology go in

Health and keyboarding no

Keep in mind your G requirement can be filled by taking a class in A-F subjects more than the required years

One year of college-preparatory coursework required, chosen from: courses approved specifically in the elective (G) subject area, or courses approved in the A-F subject areas beyond those used to satisfy the requirements of the A-F subjects.

[topaz yoke]

hol up

why does berkeley have a physics ba

[pallid crater]

Physics BA(SED)

The Physics major is designed to give the student a broad and thorough understanding of the fundamentals of physics. Therefore, the emphasis is on this general understanding rather than on specialized skills, although some specialized courses are among the options open to the student. Those considering a physics major are urged to consult a departmental adviser early, in order to discuss the content of the major and also the opportunities after graduation. Recent graduates have entered graduate work in a number of scientific fields, and others have gone on to jobs in academic, industrial, and government laboratories.
This is the course description

Huh, Berkeley doesn't offer a B.S Physics degree

UCLA has both a BS and BA though

Physics BA:

The Physics BA major is intended to provide students with a strong background in physics, yet allow students flexibility to study other fields as well. It should be of particular interest to students who want to double major or who want to teach science. Students who intend to continue work toward the PhD in Physics are advised to pursue the Physics BS.
Physics BS:
The Physics BS major should be pursued if students intend to continue toward the PhD in Physics.

TL;DR BA has a focus on a liberal arts education and interdisciplinary studies while BS is for if you really wanna go to grad school

[topaz yoke]

To be fair obviously I wanna go to grad school but I also like Berkeley

so what are they going with this

[neat coral]

so where do I put them? or do I not put them into my uc app

[pallid crater]

You don't need to put them, but if you do want to, put them in your Activities list

[neat coral]

even if they are classes?

so only put in the ones that fit into the categories

[pallid crater]

The UC App's activities section specifically lets you input non A-G Courses

[neat coral]

huh interesting i didn't know that

should I stick all my electives into one? or how

[neat coral]

okay I gotchu thank you so much

but in the colleges attended section I did do an Argument and Reasoning class, what is that consdiered?

[pallid crater]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[neat coral]

Gosh first gen and rural town with counselors that have no idea how to apply to half the schools I want to go to...UGUOISOIU. Anyway thanks I'll try to figure some of this stuff out

[turbid ermine]

That sounds like an other

English could be a stretch depending on how they define it

[hearty halo]

Chloe do you know if it’s like a dealbreaker to do most of your ucla major prep spring before transfer

[turbid ermine]

Idk

[topaz yoke]

How large exactly is ucsd

ppl literally complaining their classes are too far from each other

so how far exactly is Muir or 6th from the phys building

[fossil moon]

around 30 min walk from one end to the other according to google maps

[fossil moon]

u can prob check specifically for these

[woeful lake]

I'm just starting this application anyone has any guides?

I need help on the activities section

[wheat oyster]

Damn bro

Good luck

[wheat oyster]

Physics building is in Muir

Which is also very close to 6th

[woeful lake]

wdym

[wheat oyster]

Nothing

[covert bolt]

skull

[nova bridge]

me when I spend an hour ranking the colleges when im def not getting in

[hearty halo]

How much do you all think very very good ecs/awards help with uc transfer?

[nova bridge]

my UC gpa sucks cause I can’t take APs in 10th

[hearty halo]

I mean they’ll take the context of your hs into account

[nova bridge]

Yeah

Which is worse my school is competitive af

my UC gpa is like 3.85

[pallid crater]

Your school doesn't offer them for 10th or you couldn't for other reasons

[nova bridge]

we aren’t allowed to take in 10th

Only last year they added one ap for 10th

[pallid crater]

Explain that to the UCs on your app

[hearty halo]

Which UCs r u aiming for? That might be out of reach for ucla/berkeley but I’d still think you’re in play for the rest

[pallid crater]

They're very understanding of those kinds of things IF YOU TELL THEM

[pallid crater]

It's about the average GPA of UC Riverside

3.85 doesn't knock you out of the running, especially if you have other extenuating circumstances that can explain some of your grades

Plus there's the other sections of the app

[hearty halo]

I’ve had 2 friends get into UCSD and 3 into UCI with sub-4.0 UC gpas. It’s tough but def possible with strong essays and ecs

[hearty halo]

For sure

[hearty halo]

One of those people who got into ucsd and UCI had a sub-3.7 UC Gpa. Obviously that’s just one person but don’t lose hope!

[pallid crater]

Reminds me of the trend that UC Irvine just seems to hate my school

We have a higher admit rate for Berkeley than Irvine

I have no idea why

[hearty halo]

Damn

We have 3x UCI than Berkeley (3 and 1 lol)

[pallid crater]

[pallid crater]

Tfw holistic admissions is in fact holistic

[hearty halo]

Oh ya she def deserved it, glad they were holistic

It’s much less holistic for transfers which sucks for me

[pallid crater]

Really though @nova bridge just focus on making the rest of your app as strong as it can be, and explain your circumstances; in essence, be your own advocate

The UCs have no LORs or interviews, so your app is much more in your control than say like on the common app

You really, really need to be your own advocate

[pallid crater]

The difference between holistic and non-holistic is always pretty funny for UCs and the CSUs

Rejected SDSU CS but accepted Berkeley EECS.jpg

[hearty halo]

It’s very bad for me

I’m applying as a freshman from an oos private without grade inflation to be a junior in one of the most competitive non-stem majors

[pallid crater]

Ouch

[hearty halo]

Ya 🤪

[pallid crater]

We manifestin' that UCLA acceptance tho

[hearty halo]

Ty!! Where r u hoping for? Wishing you the best as well

[fast hearth]

baddies

[hearty halo]

If I get accepted it’ll be because they take mercy on me after seeing my ecs/awards

[pallid crater]

We gon' be self-advocates fr 😳

Gotta emphasize that in your app

[pallid crater]

UCLA honestly

[hearty halo]

I keep debating if I should include hs awards. I’m including both college and hs ecs + college awards … but I kinda wanna put a couple hs, especially being val. I think I will lowkey

[hearty halo]

Slay

[pallid crater]

UCLA ust vibes so much better than Berkeley + Food + Housing is guaranteed + Still amazing academics

[hearty halo]

I know so many people there and they love it for the most part

[pallid crater]

If not UCLA tho then UCSB tbh

Same sort of vibe

[hearty halo]

I’m only applying to ucla, usc and my local csu

And maybe Pomona/CMC if I feel like I can handle the commute

[pallid crater]

Local CSU really do be carryin' tho

[hearty halo]

Ya but I’m pretty confident I’ll be a usc accept

It’s a specialized program

That I am very accomplished in

[pallid crater]

The claremont colleges are so cute but ngl the area around them is 🗿

[hearty halo]

Facts

[pallid crater]

I live in one of the valleys of LA it really does suck 😭

[hearty halo]

Not to mention I’m currently at the best program in the country for it

[hearty halo]

Same!!

[pallid crater]

100F+ summers and just generally goofy area

[hearty halo]

Wait can I dm I think we’re from a similar area

[pallid crater]

Northwestern, no? In journalism? Yeah I've read an entire article about one of QB's matched kids and the journalism program

[hearty halo]

Yup!

[pallid crater]

Sounds super cool

[pallid crater]

Sure but I might be late to reply

[hearty halo]

No worries

[nova bridge]

i applied to all but Merced, la was just a fuck it we ball thing and Berkeley is close by

I would love to go to San Diego or Davis or Irvine

[hearty halo]

Gl!!

[nova bridge]

I mentioned it

Only had like 13/20 activities though

My piqs were really good im happy abt 5hose

[hearty halo]

That’s plenty if they’re good

Don’t need to fill it I don’t think

[nova bridge]

yeah most of them I’ve done a long time

and i have some leadership

[hearty halo]

My perpetual inner battle is the ec section

Cause I shouldn’t put too many hs

But I’ve been in college for 4 months

[hearty halo]

Slay

[woeful lake]

anyone has a guide on completing the UC app

[turbid ermine]

What kind of guide

[dreamy basin]

does the first major you list on UC application lower your chances for your second major if you don't get the first one

[pallid crater]

Lol I'm gonna have like 8 total 💀

Throughout all of HS I actively rebuffed my mom when she nagged me to participate in more clubs and whatnot

Quality > Quantity fr

[pallid crater]

Every campus has their own policy

[dreamy basin]

ooh thanks where can i find more info on that?

[pallid crater]

Dig around on their websites cause nobody has gotten the idea to actually bring that info together 😭

Here's UCLA's statement:

Declaring a Major
You can declare a major, or apply as undeclared, on your UC application form. For freshmen applying to a major in the College, your choice of major will neither help nor hurt your prospects for admission. In fact, a large number of freshman applicants apply as undeclared. The UC application allows you to choose an alternate major, but we only guarantee the review of first-choice majors.

This is a general pdf by the UCs tho

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/_files/documents/2023-counselor-conference/remediated-pdfs/major-mayhem_everyone-wants-my-major-what-do-i-do-remediated-pdf.pdf

[woeful lake]

Like how to write the activities essays an stuff

[woeful lake]

Help 😭

😭😭😭

[wheat oyster]

i mean just explain what you did within each activity

it can be brief

[void hinge]

quick q: do I put these classes on my UC academic history? Health Education/Crafts/Drama/Ethics/Home Economics

[topaz yoke]

are they in the report card

if no then no

just get a copy if you don't have one, then fill accordingly

but yeah I don't even know how the transcript works

like they force us to fill out our 10~12th grade classes in 9, 11, 12 for some reason because of the way the report card is made

[topaz yoke]

I hate the UC system so much

I finished writing an ec

and it just quit

now I have to rewrite it all over again

wish it would save like the Common app does

[valid crater]

why not write it externally and just copy paste?

[topaz yoke]

youre right

thats what I am doing

but yeah

[fossil moon]

i hate how it automatically logs u out

super annoying

[nova bridge]

yes

[desert comet]

between sixth, warren, and muir whats the best for cs

(ucsd)

[rustic agate]

Sixth

[desert comet]

thx

ig ill just put muir second

[nova bridge]

yeah

they look at how many courses you’ve taken I think

[fast hearth]

i mean honestly it doesnt matter

who cares abt 7th grade algebra class

[cosmic onyx]

I’m pretty sure you put it

[pallid crater]

You do put it

Do you have 8th grade geometry?

Three years of college-preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional geometry. A geometry course or an integrated math course with a sufficient amount of geometry content must be completed. Approved integrated math courses may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement, as may math courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades if the high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses; also acceptable are courses that address the previously mentioned content areas and include or integrate probability, statistics or trigonometry. Courses intended for 11th and/or 12th grade levels may satisfy the required third year or recommended fourth year of the subject requirement if approved as an advanced math course.

NOTE: All students must complete a geometry course or integrated math with geometry content. One transferable college course will not satisfy the full three-year math requirement.

The UCs also look at the "Number of, content of and performance in academic courses beyond the minimum A-G requirements."

I.e they look at the years you take beyond the minimum - and 7th and 8th grade math courses count for that (especially important for the CSUs iirc)

TL;DR just put them on

[desert comet]

is the cs degree (not eecs) at ucb an arts degree?

[pallid crater]

Yes

Not Sure Which Program is Right for You?

There is no difference in the computer science course content between the EECS and CS Majors-- the difference is what other subjects you'd like to study.

If you prefer greater flexibility in your coursework, or have an interest double-majoring, then the CS Major might be a good choice. There is greater opportunity to explore other departments, such as economics, statistics, business, and music.

If you have an interest in electrical engineering, or have and interest in double-majoring in another engineering major, the EECS Major may be better suited for you.

[desert comet]

hmm, time to switch majors

thanks

[hearty halo]

Registered for spring cc classes!

[woeful lake]

For the activities description can I put the leadership role in the same slot as the the name of the activity?

[turbid ermine]

!ucapp

[obtuse coyote]

UC Apps Due Date

UC Apps due date is <t:1701417540:F> in your local time
11 days, 14 hours and 6 minutes until the due date

ApplyingToCollege

[desert comet]

thats what im doing yea

[neat coral]

if I took a decent amount of electives in Highschool and I required to report them in my activities and awards section? or am I allowed to leave them out

[pallid crater]

No you don't have to

But why leave them out?

Depending on what you took and what you learned from them they could be pretty beneficial to your app

[neat coral]

I have a decent amount of extracurriculars so I feel like they might be better than "Health class" haha

[wide frigate]

if im not an intl student should i submit my sat reading/writing score in the 'english language proficiency' section? is there any harm in doing so?

[pallid crater]

Applying as a freshman?

If you’ve completed all your secondary school/high school in a country where English is not the language of instruction, you can demonstrate proficiency by taking one of these exams no later than December of your final year of high school/secondary school and earning the required scores:

• Score 24 or higher on the ACT English Language Arts (ELA)
• Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
• Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition, or English Literature and Composition
• Score 6 or 7 on an IB Standard Level examination in English (Language A only)
• Score 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Higher Level examination in English (Language A only)
• Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)* examination:
• Internet-based test (iBT) or iBT Home Edition or iBT Paper Edition: Minimum score of 80 or better
• Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum score of 115

Please note: UC does not accept MyBest TOEFL; only the highest composite score from a single sitting is allowed. Also, the digital SAT Reading and Writing section score has not been approved to meet English language proficiency.

[woeful lake]

Are you sure? Because it says leadership below

[desert comet]

where

[valid crater]

i checked my courses and i only have like A-E courses. is that fine or do i need all A-G?

[humble nova]

You need to have an art course to apply

I believe that’s f

I don’t remember what g is

[valid crater]

what if it wasn't offered at my school?

[humble nova]

Oh g is just any other elective like psych, geography, etc

[humble nova]

Your school has no visual or performing arts classes?

[valid crater]

its not on my transcript

and actually to think about it

[humble nova]

Wdym

[valid crater]

we have arts classes only till 10th grade

but it was cancelled for us due to covid

so in high school i took no arts classes at all

[humble nova]

You need to contact your counselor and ask then bc the art is non negotiable

My cousin from canada wanted to apply and she couldn’t bc of it

[humble nova]

You just need to be enrolled in 1 that’s equivalent to a year

[valid crater]

we literally werent given the opportunity to

ok i got the G requirement down now to figure out about the F

[humble nova]

You should talk to your counselor

Reach out to ucs admissions

They’re pretty helpful

This might be something you just need to add in additional info

[valid crater]

alright thank you

also there are a bunch of electives on my report card that aren't on my transcript. since ucs dont take transcripts, should i add all those to my grades?

[pallid crater]

That goes in the activities section

Non A-G courses go there

alongside awards, etc.

The UC Activities section is a catch-all for all that stuff

[pallid crater]

Admission by exception

Sometimes even the most creative, focused and intellectually passionate students aren't able to fulfill our admission requirements. Even these students have a chance to attend UC.
Some students are home-schooled and don't have transcripts. Others have life circumstances that have prevented them living up to their promise. The list is endless.

If you believe you have the ability and potential to succeed at UC, you could be considered for admission by exception.

Each UC campus can offer admission to a few students who do not meet all of the A-G course requirements or minimum GPA requirements. You may use the personal insight questions or additional comments section of the admission application to explain your unique story.

[valid crater]

so stuff like physical ed and shit goes there?

[pallid crater]

Not PE but everything else yes

[valid crater]

alright thank you

[valid crater]

where does PE go lol

[pallid crater]

You don't include it

[valid crater]

ohhh

[humble nova]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cihzkx/can_i_still_get_accepted_into_ucs_if_i_dont_meet/?rdt=33136

Also found this Reddit post

[valid crater]

is this true? found this post from 5 years ago lol

[humble nova]

Just email UC admissions

I’ve emailed them before and they’re really helpful

You can also call

[valid crater]

yeah im first gonna hunt down my 9/10 report cards to see if i have art/dance courses on them. if not ill email

[woeful lake]

for extracurricular activities

For anyone that has applied/applying did you put the leadership role in the title or description?

[hasty matrix]

YALL WHAT IF I DIDNT LIST A-G COURSES IN MY APP!!! I have an AP Art History class but put it as a G instead of an F am I an auto reject 😪😪😪

[woeful lake]

help pls

[hearty halo]

I’m putting them in the title for ecs

[hearty halo]

Idk what you’re asking. Did you not list AP art history, or did you list it incorrectly?

[desert comet]

can you send a screenshot of where it gives the extra box for position? do you mean the "what did you do" box?

[hearty halo]

There isn’t an extra box. It’s the what did you do

[desert comet]

oh alr

thx

[hasty matrix]

You know how you need like the A-F courses that you categorize with your grades? I have Art History but I put it in the wrong category so now I have no Visual Arts credit which is required to get into the schools

[woeful lake]

Is this correct

[desert comet]

oh that

[woeful lake]

can you share an example of what you did?

[desert comet]

yea i did that

idk tbh

[hearty halo]

I wouldn’t put the slash but ya

Sure one sec

[desert comet]

Co President @ MUN sounds better

[woeful lake]

should i put co president of Model Un?

[woeful lake]

ok ty

[woeful lake]

ok ty

[hearty halo]

Just realized I only have 4 things that are ec category on uc app lol

Most are awards/work experience/volunteer

[brittle rose]

that seems completely normal

[woeful lake]

oh wow

did u do all 20

[hearty halo]

I’m a transfer so I have 5 years of stuff, so yes

But don’t let that make you think you need to get even close to 20

[woeful lake]

oh

i have 20 lolz

hopefully thats competitive enough

[brittle rose]

I might be wrong, but are you supposed to put your hs stats if you're a transfer?

[hearty halo]

I’m only putting a few things from hs. You don’t put hs stats, but you’re allowed to put hs ecs. They just want you to focus on college

[brittle rose]

I see

[hearty halo]

I’m only putting newspaper editor in chief, valedictorian, nhs prez and two awards from hs. Everything else is college

Well by college, summer after 12th onward

I got a lot of awards summer after 12th so let’s hope they’re fine with that lol

[eternal frigate]

Did you apply to ucs after hs or no

[hearty halo]

I am applying to the UCs as a transfer. I did not apply in hs due to ED’ing to northwestern medill

[eternal frigate]

sheeesh

[hearty halo]

kinda wish I applied after hs even tho I wouldn’t have gone because holy crap I hate this app and I wish I knew what I was doing

[topaz yoke]

how much do UCSB look at the college of creative studies

like how hard is it

I am planning on doing the CCS Physics as 1st major and college of letters and sciences physics as 2nd major

is this like unlikely or something

idk how spectacular the average ccs applicant is

[topaz yoke]

I HATE THE CCS APPLICATION

IT DOESN'T LET ME REMOVE DUPLICATES OF THE SAME FILE AND IT DOESN'T LET ME GO BACK TO INCORRECTLY-ENTERED AP GRADES

and it doesn't even let me withdraw it

I mean it does

but it does nothing

wow

I'm screwed!

can I do anything about this pleaseeeeeee?

[topaz yoke]

bro nobody responded all night long?

[humble nova]

They probably don’t know

I’d email their creative studies department

[topaz yoke]

okay

now I am trying to find the email to the ucsb ccs department admissions

because apparently it is a bug that could be fixed

(but in all seriousness, this is more like a loss of features, they didn't even have a "remove files" or "review information" button installed

[email protected]

is this right

I guess I found it at the bottom of the website but it sounds too meta to be the actual one

[humble nova]

Probably

[cosmic onyx]

How much does order of ECs matter?

[wheat oyster]

Order doesn’t make a huge difference

Don’t overthink it

[desert comet]

i wonder if they even read all 20 activities

[topaz yoke]

just put the most significant one at the top

[eternal frigate]

Is it a red flag if I have no activities freshman year but went crazy 10-12? covid really sucked

[turbid ermine]

No

[pallid crater]

Me with no school activities from 9-10 because of COVID and Extenuating circumstances fr

Hobbies really do be carryin' that EC list tho

[soft cargo]

Has anyone already sent in their app to UCs?

[hearty halo]

I haven’t even done my PIQs 😭

[nova bridge]

I should’ve said I learned communication skills and how to give and receive feedback through playing valorant 💀💀

[soft cargo]

i completed mine a while ago

[nova bridge]

I did mine like a week ago

[desert comet]

do the AOs read every single activity

[eternal frigate]

UCs submitted!!!!

[soft cargo]

For those that have submitted, did you hear back from any?

That they were received? And if you received portal info?

[hybrid ember]

come to ucr if you like raving

[soft cargo]

i got my UCB and UCSD portals 2 days after i submitted & my UCI portal 2.5 weeks after i submitted

still havent gotten my UCLA portal

i submitted end of october btw

[kindred junco]

uc raverside amirite

god i hate myself

for uc scholarships, there's this checkbox:

Member of high school character-building youth group, especially Boys Club of America
would FIRST Robotics count, or is it just boys/girls club-esque things? tysm

[topaz yoke]

wouldn't this be like eagle scout or something

idk

[hybrid ember]

It’s so true tho

The only thing we have to do.

Is raving

[kindred junco]

lmaoo

where do we declare/pick a major on the UC app?

[pallid crater]

Iirc you select your campuses first and then select your major by campus

[kindred junco]

gotchu ty! the portal looks different than when i looked before, did they change it? i can't find a campus selection thing, maybe i'm on the wrong site

[desert comet]

i love the uc app logging me out after 1 minute of inactivity bye bye progress 🥳

[soft cargo]

I'm still waiting to hear back on UCLA for portal.

[soft cargo]

yeah idt UCLA has sent out their portal yet

[turbid ermine]

Write on a Google doc

[kindred junco]

this is due 1/5 right?

[kindred junco]

^ can anyone pls send the app portal link for UC? I’m scared I’m in the wrong place to start, no option to pick campuses

[soft cargo]

https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login then go to your acc and go to campuses & majors section

[kindred junco]

ty🫶🫶

[lone quarry]

dude...

[hearty halo]

I only knew I was transferring as of a week ago

[eternal frigate]

Its not that deep the piqs are easy to write

[hearty halo]

Ya I’ll be fine (I hope)

[eternal frigate]

Although I reckon it’s be more competitive for transfers because they are evaluated differently ? Not sure

[hearty halo]

UCs are significantly easier for transfers than first years, if you transfer from a California cc

Also, unfortunately, much less holistic for transfers

[pallid crater]

And there's guaranteed transfer programs too 😳

[hearty halo]

I can’t do one tho cause of the time frame

[pallid crater]

California CC systems to UC pipeline fr

[hearty halo]

Yuss

[pallid crater]

Meanwhile first-time first year applicants get a pipeline to UC Merced

Alas

[hearty halo]

Lol

I was ELC

Didn’t apply to UCs tho

[pallid crater]

ED moment

[hearty halo]

Indeed

[pallid crater]

Me to the UCs when QB match day comes around fr

Wait no the UC deadline is a day before match day

😭

[hearty halo]

😭 rip

Gl on match!

[pallid crater]

Istg if I pay $500 in UC and CSU application fees and then get into a binding QB partner the day after I'm gonna lose it

[eternal frigate]

My friend Ed’d to washu and didn’t withdraw UCs for fun just to see how he did 💀

[pallid crater]

💀

[eternal frigate]

fee waivers brah

[hearty halo]

I didn’t apply then withdraw, I just didn’t apply 💀

[pallid crater]

They limit the waivers to four campuses 😔

I'm paranoid enough to apply to more campuses than the 4

[eternal frigate]

Did you live in California?

[hearty halo]

Ya

I’m instate

No UCs offer my major

[eternal frigate]

I applied to 7 UCs (minus river and merced) but tbh no point in applying to more than 4 cals bro you defo getting into at least one

What major

[hearty halo]

Which was more of a problem first time around than it is now, since now proximity matters more than anything

[hearty halo]

Journalism (no UCI literary journalism doesn’t count)

[eternal frigate]

Cant you just major in english or something lol

Journalism internships

[hearty halo]

English has nothing to do with journalism but ima major in poli sci (closest major to journalism)

[eternal frigate]

Close enough experience?

🤯

[hearty halo]

Ya I mean I’m a working professional journalist

So I’m not too worried

It’s more just that no bachelors degree will limit me significantly

[hearty halo]

Which ones?

[hearty halo]

Ya the cal states are a numbers game

Just have the right a-g classes and gpa and you’re in

[pallid crater]

Rejected SJSU CS but accepted Berkeley EECS be like

[hearty halo]

lol

[pallid crater]

Berkeley, LA, Davis, and Irvine are the four that offer my major, but two of those are hard af to get into, I'm ambivalent about Davis, and Irvine hates my school for whatever reason 😭

[hearty halo]

Ah okay

If Irvine was commutable I’d apply

I’d get in but no way am I driving 2 hours each way

[pallid crater]

Those four aren't bad but like, man applying to just those four would be basically be spinning a roulette wheel 😭

[hearty halo]

Ah ya

[pallid crater]

Yeah one of the kids who got into UC Irvine from my school went into our English class to give a lil' presentation

And she said that she couldn't be bothered to commute that far lmao

She moved to Irvine instead

We're basically on the opposite side of the L.A metro area from Irvine 💀

[hearty halo]

Oof ya

UCLA be holistic challenge

[pallid crater]

UCLA is very commutable from here if not for a bit of suffering on the 101

But yeah

It's UCLA 💀

[hearty halo]

If they are holistic enough then I’ll get in

[hearty halo]

Transfer is a whole different ball game

They basically exclusively look at gpa and what major prep classes you’ve taken

Which will destroy me

Not gpa, the classes

[eternal frigate]

I swear every life sciences applicant has done research like it seems to be the norm today but the idea of a highschooler doing undergrad/grad level research and publication is nuts

seems nuts imo

[pallid crater]

Tbf they could just be doing rudimentary work around the lab and spicing up the description on their app

[hearty halo]

My definition of research is submitting a freedom of information act request, getting a passive aggressive response, and looking through hundreds of pages of public records… ahh the good life

[pallid crater]

I know someone in my school who did just that 💀

Also got that position through nepo

[hearty halo]

Not like academic research tho

I’ll never do academic research

[pallid crater]

Ngl the growing popularity of research as THE college EC is kinda devaluing the value of research

[robust perch]

What do you even do

[hearty halo]

Me? Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss

[robust perch]

😭 i meant for research but you go girl !!

[hearty halo]

I know lol

[pallid crater]

Usually do basic stuff around the lab (e.g spreadsheet stuff or whatever)

Some kids legitimately do some amazing research

But with the influx of kids doing research the field's just gotten muddy

[robust perch]

is research just science 😭 sorry idk anything about it

[pallid crater]

💀
https://www.propublica.org/article/college-high-school-research-peer-review-publications

[hearty halo]

Propublica omg

Dream pub

[robust perch]

That one company that makes you pay 2k to do research

[hearty halo]

I love propublica their reporters r super friendly and smart

[desert comet]

my endless finishing touches have been completed 🥳

[topaz yoke]

yay

I guess

[eternal frigate]

hater

😂😂

[topaz yoke]

what now

[obtuse coyote]

#📜-rules

​Rule 1: Be Nice

​Please respect all members of the community. Disruptive, aggressive, disrespectful, creepy, or otherwise obnoxious behavior is prohibited. Hate speech and slurs within the community, whether via server messages or profiles, are absolutely not tolerated.

[topaz yoke]

wait what now

what did i say

[wheat oyster]

Hey be nice

[valid crater]

Me who's trying for UCI

[valid crater]

Me who's only applying to exactly those 4

[pallid crater]

Uc apps scare me so much

[valid crater]

why

[pallid crater]

QB please deliver me from this madness

[valid crater]

yeah qb day being one day after uc apps is brutal

If you withdraw your application you won't get the fees back right

[pallid crater]

So many applicants + PIQs are weird + I have goofy ECs that I don't know will appeal to UC AOs + they're the most important apps fot me since I'm instate

[valid crater]

What goofy ecs lol

Also worst case just go to merced ez

[pallid crater]

Nope

[valid crater]

rip

you got this oats we believe in you

[pallid crater]

All my ecs are just hobbies man

[valid crater]

also you're probs getting into mit so

[pallid crater]

[valid crater]

nothing wrong about that

[pallid crater]

Applying sideways fr

There's just so many important dates coming up it's aaaaaa

UCs are my most important app + QB anxiety

[valid crater]

just over a week and this madness will be over

[pallid crater]

We gettin' that chill december

We prayin'

[lone quarry]

ohhhh okay makes sense... good luck 💪

[hearty halo]

Ty, you too!

[neat coral]

does the order you list your extracurricular activities matter for UC App?

[verbal palm]

is it true that the UC piqs should be as direct as possible compared to other typical supps?

[turbid ermine]

They’re like you’re talking in an interview

So yeah kinda

[neat coral]

also if I'm correct the UCs don't ask or letters of rec? Only if they email you later?

[neat coral]

wait so no fun intros...

[turbid ermine]

https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/2110.html

[turbid ermine]

Not really no

[neat coral]

wait so If I am asked for an augmented review that is a good sign?

[turbid ermine]

It means you’re in consideration but not receiving it doesn’t mean you’re not in consideration

Plenty of people get in without it

And some people get it and don’t get in

[neat coral]

i gotchu

[neat coral]

how about this

[turbid ermine]

Same as common app