All UCs 🐻🐮🐴🐱🐶🔱🤠🐌 (2023-2024)

[honest vine]

dam

yea ur prob right

[agile wedge]

things can happen and unis cannot predict where else you applied to or got into

so

[crystal ruin]

Oo thats where ur going? Congrats

[agile wedge]

ay thanks!

[valid crater]

yeah i got into berkeley/la but wl neu and reject bu💀

that shit hurt man

but whatever i like CA more than MA anyway

[fervent pond]

CA is so slay

[sullen sierra]

Did UCs offer admission to people who got waitlisted yet

[steel matrix]

nooo way man

Don't even think abt that until around May 15 lmao

[honest vine]

yea the first wave is usuallly exactly 1 week after

so may 22nd????

[granite dirge]

somehow i got merced

its official ig

[blazing spruce]

my friend got off uci waitlist

just now

[lean hull]

congrats to them!!

[steel matrix]

no way

[royal steppe]

Wait the WL is already moving…?

[plush coral]

they release WL before 5/15?

[blazing spruce]

yeah and it’s legit too

i was with him when he got the email

he already declined his offer though since he’s going to berkeley

[royal steppe]

Wowow congrats

Man i dont think sd and berk wl moving that quick tho

[agile wedge]

why is merced sending me emails

give up bro the jig is up

[royal steppe]

ikr

[summer kiln]

Well Merced sent me stuff and considering my only other options are UTD or getting off of Rochester waitlist

I’ll probably go to either Merced or Riverside

[summer kiln]

I think I’ll try to transfer from there to Berkeley or UCLA

Or maybe somewhere else like WashU or smth

[gentle wyvern]

Do u guys think Davis transfer to another uc like uci, ucla, uc berk is worth the try

[granite dirge]

fr merced is the best uc

[turbid ermine]

Bro hasn’t spent a day as a college student and already wants out 💀

That’s an awful way to approach college

[gentle wyvern]

no im just wondering cuz the major i applied for is so new im worried

[turbid ermine]

Maybe experience it first

[gentle wyvern]

do u know anything abt how easy it is to switch to ee tho

[turbid ermine]

So that was your Reddit account huh

[gentle wyvern]

lmao

and yes

[turbid ermine]

Cannot believe ur picnic day post bruh

[gentle wyvern]

sorry if it was offensive

[turbid ermine]

I wouldn’t say it was offensive, more shows you didn’t really do your research

But I’m reading the comments again

[gentle wyvern]

sorry

[turbid ermine]

With this new info about you being hesitant on data sci

You should really go to the l&s info booth

I can’t guarantee they’ll help you

But worth a shot

[gentle wyvern]

alright alright

[turbid ermine]

Btw you didn’t hear this from me

But if you don’t have Doxie derby tickets sometimes they’ll let people in later in the derby as ticketed people leave

It’s not unknown but I’m not supposed to say it

[gentle wyvern]

oh cool ty for the info. ya i might check it out. also i might revisit back in may i was wondering if then will they give tours for dorms?

[turbid ermine]

Check the schedule, ik I did my admit tour in May but I was a transfer admit

I think they were still doing freshman then

But idk fs

[gentle wyvern]

alright ty and sorry abt that

[turbid ermine]

Lol it’s fine

[turbid ermine]

Maybe you’ll bump into me

I’m there from 5am-7pm

Orange staff shirt

[gentle wyvern]

oh ill be there till 3 pm and taking a flight back up at 5 or 6

[granite dirge]

you have a point

[turbid ermine]

I think I’m mostly photographing ticketed events + the parade + doing an info booth during that time

But there will only be 3 orange shirts with cameras I believe

[gentle wyvern]

alr cool ya hope to see u there lol but i heard there is a lot of people

[turbid ermine]

My director might change my schedule

[turbid ermine]

Yes over 70,000 lmfao

Get into the orphan kitten line early if you want that

[gentle wyvern]

omg thats a lot

[turbid ermine]

That line can be hours long

[gentle wyvern]

ah ic

well i think im arriving at 9 am sacramento so driivng down maybe an hour if traffic isnt too bad

[turbid ermine]

There’s a chemistry show at 10am and orphan kitten start at 10:30. Idk how long chemistry show is but it’s quite popular so if it’s a half hour or longer you’ll get a short line at that time

[turbid ermine]

It will be lmfao

Even Amtrak knows

Traffic is awful even without picnic day from sac to davis

Also parking

It’s free just hard to find

[gentle wyvern]

ooh damn i hope we dont spend an hour trying to park 😭 . also do u know who runs the davis class of 2028 acc cuz whoever is is hella devious

[turbid ermine]

I do not

Is it official

[gentle wyvern]

it isnt says not affiliated

[turbid ermine]

Which is this

I see multiple

[gentle wyvern]

davis.2028 one

[turbid ermine]

Now why does my publicity director follow it

She’s c/o 2026

[gentle wyvern]

wait they got rid of the stories

[turbid ermine]

It’s at the very least a year over year passed down account

Posts as old as 2020 tag the account

[gentle wyvern]

no they had some wild stories going on

idk if anyone saw

[heady cobalt]

when u gotta pay to post ur acceptance on a committed 2028 insta page

[gentle wyvern]

for what school thats crazy

[heady cobalt]

wait r all wl decisions released after may 15?

[gentle wyvern]

uci wailist apparently came out today and i think its official not phony like last time cuz emails were sent

[heady cobalt]

usc 😭

[heady cobalt]

ohh

I see

alr praying 🙏

[gentle wyvern]

thats crazy not only that 90k pricetag but paying to make a post is wild

[heady cobalt]

they aren’t even affiliated w the school

yea it’s crazy

[turbid ermine]

Lmfao don’t

[gentle wyvern]

its not worth it

[turbid ermine]

I see they’re shilled out

[heady cobalt]

yea I won’t lol

[gentle wyvern]

no they had like this guy named derek or something that went to parties it was crazy and it was up on their 2028 class acc

[turbid ermine]

Either way this account is probably passed between either hs seniors or college freshmen each year

The MoodStream app is founded by someone with no association with the UC system

So they probably gave them a dogshit commission

And they took it bc little money is better than no money to them even if it sacrifices dignity

[gentle wyvern]

ah ic damn

[turbid ermine]

The most association they have is the app is funded by Berkeley Skydeck

But the creator that’s listed in the reviews is some dude who seems to have gone to Cornell?

Or IIT

Cannot find a UC person of their name

[gentle wyvern]

oh. i mean davis has two ig accounts. idk how but one of them followed me before i followed them

[turbid ermine]

Have you liked any Davis posts before

Does your profile imply you’re a 2028

[gentle wyvern]

nope havent before then

my friend was following them

[turbid ermine]

They tend to spam follow

But chances go up if you’ve liked related posts, imply you’re the same year, or live in the area

[gentle wyvern]

ah ic. i tend to not like anything on insta. gotta keep myself clean

[turbid ermine]

Ik this bc one company that was making big money offered A2C $1/referral with no base commission

I cannot imagine what they were offering the ig ambassadors that were signing up via their google form

[twilit escarp]

💀 💀 💀 wtaf were those posts

[agile wedge]

tbh man uc davis is a good school to begin with

very very solid

you can try if you want but you dont know if its for you till you experience it as chloe said

tbh my 2nd excited decision opening was prob davis lol

[queen stirrup]

wait if uci released some of their waitlist did UCSD do that too or are they independent

[royal steppe]

i think independent

i havent read reports yet

of UCSD waitlist offers

[gentle wyvern]

No

If they did it’s over

[wheat flower]

This early for waitlist acceptance tho😭

[silver pendant]

wait it's on 4/20

hehehe

[silver pendant]

cooked bro

[turbid ermine]

We’re already fucked for unrelated reasons https://www.reddit.com/r/UCDavis/s/SvOtHBGxM4

[silver pendant]

steamed fish out here

[turbid ermine]

We’re supposed to let them join even though they never signed up

Provided they’re not violent

But I don’t see this going well

[silver pendant]

NOOOO

[silver pendant]

COOKED

[turbid ermine]

I flagged it to my director but there’s a chance dept already knew

Did it just in case

[gentle wyvern]

i aint cooked bro

felpix dont be a hater

[silver pendant]

no you gotta start cooking

gambate

[gentle wyvern]

i gotta worry abt my prom situation rn

[gentle wyvern]

i aint japanese but ty

[twilit escarp]

at least u can go bro

[turbid ermine]

I’m scheduled to photograph opening ceremonies from 9:30-10

So I specifically might be cooked

But that also means their join time isn’t aligned with the actual parade

Unless they plan on going out before it

[silver pendant]

i was unfamiliar with your game

[gentle wyvern]

buddy ik u can go

[gentle wyvern]

felpix dont ever diss me

[hybrid ember]

Go with ur friends

o_o

Join their groups

fk it

always ask

[twilit escarp]

i dont fit in at all with the other people in them

[south flame]

You'll find a solution

[valid crater]

the what

[valid crater]

SAME WITH BERKELEY but there are two accounts and the one with more followers doesn't need payment????

[honest vine]

Someone ik got off irvine wl

So the movement begins :D

We pray

[turbid ermine]

https://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/events/orphan-kitten-project

[valid crater]

awwwww

[twilit escarp]

I wonder why

🤔🧐

[solemn nexus]

DOes berkeley decision come out for transfers today?

[spare path]

yup

portal said before or on april 19th so gotta be today

[agile wedge]

I think about doing it but I always back out

[granite dirge]

looks like riverside messaged me

[agile wedge]

riverside coa is 9k

for me

dang

not great but not that bad

[prisma mural]

if u get a financial aid offer from a school ur waitlisted at

what does that mean

[steel matrix]

Nothing it means they gave you a financial aid offer when you're waitlisted 🔥

[honest vine]

I got one from a school where I was rejected

😔

[cosmic onyx]

UCSB sent it to all on the waitlist idk why

[gentle wyvern]

lol I got it too

[turbid ermine]

I’m putting it here too but I’m filming trivia from 11:45-12:30pm for the official picnic day account so if any of you are gonna be there then maybe I can put you in it

Idk where we’re gonna be tho lmfao

But I’m aiming for Hutchison field so I can watch the frisbee dogs at the same time

[frigid musk]

i forgot that the middle class scholarship existed 💀

[granite dirge]

"not great"?

[agile wedge]

i dont got enough to pay 9k

thats more than a 5th of my household income

[prisma mural]

oh

sad

[granite dirge]

then how u paying for berkeley?

[agile wedge]

berkeley wants only 3.5k

easier to cover

[granite dirge]

tf

i didnt know this

[valid crater]

what's that

[south flame]

It’s a state scholarship

For those with high income and assets

[valid crater]

only for instate?

[south flame]

And who will be studying at a UC or CSU

Then go on teach

Yes I believe so

[granite dirge]

yo too good

[valid crater]

ah

[wheat field]

i dont even qualify for the middle class scholarship mannnnnnnnnn

[random saffron]

baller

[honest vine]

If any of y’all got in for ucsc cs and aren’t committing pls withdraw rn

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-meme-i-need-it-gif-14006288

[royal steppe]

are we starting a new daily prayer LMAOOOO

[honest vine]

Nah this is a one off

Saving my prayers for Berkeley

[heady cobalt]

bruh it’s only for uc or csu students?

why😭

also how do I see my coa for ucsc

do I gotta commit first?

[south flame]

It can also be a community college but in all of them you have to become a teacher

[heady cobalt]

what about private university

[south flame]

Nope

[heady cobalt]

😭oh

thanks a lot california

[south flame]

State wants to pay itself

[heady cobalt]

yea screw ca taxes

I knew I should have lived in north carolina

[royal steppe]

wait what

Middle class scholarship is only for teaching degrees?

[wheat flower]

Should I pay money to get posted on a class of 2028 account so I can find roommate

[valid crater]

for berkeley there was a paid one and a free one and both of them get decent traction

so search for a free one for your school

there's bound to be one

but if there isn't and the payment is like very small then yeah sure

i don't think it's worth it tho but yeah

[valid crater]

and like if you pay for it you get added to a gc but I'm already in a gc so

[wheat flower]

My friend did one for Berkeley but it took him 2 weeks to get posted idk might be too long I’m just tryna find roommate ngl

[valid crater]

oh yeah everyone says 2 weeks

im reaching out to people who've already posted instead of posting myself

and I've found a good number of people willing to room

so try that maybe?

[wheat flower]

Hmm maybe I should do that then but I’m not even set yet in between two schools 💀

[valid crater]

lol fair

[wheat flower]

No group chats for my schools 😪

[south flame]

Yeah you have to be seeking your teaching credentials

[agile wedge]

do what i did

promise berkeley your fucking balls

^

[valid crater]

gotta stick to your promise

[agile wedge]

jokes on you i already gave it to them

they have a slot you can put em in next to sproul hall

[valid crater]

💀

[random saffron]

i got one and i'm not going for a teaching degree

oh for cc nvm

[gentle wyvern]

Wow Davis is phenomenal. I got to talk one of the stats professors and got his contact info. And found out I can prob double major in EE as well

But the campus is so big so I gotta walk a lot. Still yet to have seen Carly

[simple locust]

did anyone get moved from uc waitlist

[twilit escarp]

yea I told you

[turbid ermine]

I was at Hutchison field for a bit earlier

Now I’m eating lunch at our hq

I also went to the quad this morning for a while

[gentle wyvern]

Oh I think I visited or went passed it

[summer kiln]

would it be reasonable to go to UCM or UCR, try really hard for like a 3.7 GPA, and transfer to Berkeley

[twilit escarp]

if u really want to go to berkeley go to cc

its way easier to transfer from a cc than another UC

[summer kiln]

well berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, or UCLA

Any of those 4

[twilit escarp]

with cc u have guaranteed transfer to UCSB if u get a 3.5

[summer kiln]

Idc which but ideally Berkeley

[twilit escarp]

as long as u arent CS

[summer kiln]

Im International Affairs/Studies/Relations

different schools call it different things i think

[summer kiln]

what about if youre going direct from UCM or UCR to one of those 4

[twilit escarp]

idk about merced and riverside specifically but they heavily favor CC transfers over UC transfers

[south flame]

They do CCs first, then other UCs

Thats my understanding

[summer kiln]

Okay

Since its likely for me that Ill be going to merced

and ideally id like to transfer somewhere with more opportunities since i hope to go to grad school

i may just transfer outside of the UC system tho

[south flame]

What major are you

[summer kiln]

international affairs

or international relations/international studies

ive heard it called all three

[random saffron]

depends on the major but even then it's unlikely

cc def better route

[spare path]

coming from someone at ucm transferring rn, cc is 100% the better route

save money, colleges prioritize cc transfer over 4 year institution transfer, cc's HELP you transfer and the universities will give you nothing.

[south flame]

Where are you transferring to now

[spare path]

i applied to sb la sd berk davis, uw, and nyu

so far all rejections

:)

[random saffron]

damn wtf

[south flame]

Damm

[honest vine]

Dam I’m so sorry

Is there any colleges left to come

[silver pendant]

shit bruh

what is the stat line

[spare path]

sb la uw and nyu

[honest vine]

Ooh glgl ull get in dw

[agile wedge]

@long jay
Antony cupping his ears and nobody celebrating with rasmus after the pen had me pissed off

at least maguire had the class to shake hands w/ coventry

[long jay]

why would anyonne celebrate with rasmus

its shameless

you bottled a 3-0 lead against championship cov

[agile wedge]

i mean its up there w/ liverpool celebrating a 2-2 draw against west brom but those are our fans

the least you do as players is to applaud them or something

disgraceful performance absolutely but still

[long jay]

0 shame imo

i wonder what the locker room is like

[agile wedge]

shi me personally i score that 5th penalty and i take off my shirt

0 shame

but im not a player whos lived in the limelight

that locker room must be something for sure

imagine what theyre thinking after walking back in after the game

you didnt lose but at what cost

[long jay]

job?

ten hag is getting sacked end of season 1000%

[agile wedge]

imagine he wins the FA cup

[long jay]

no way

[agile wedge]

big brain pep move to make sure we keep ten hag

[long jay]

city will pump you 4-0

[agile wedge]

the amount of times ive predicted a pumping that never happened is insane

i thought wed lose every game we played against liverpool

not go undefeated

same w/ city at home last year

[long jay]

calma your time is coming

run last years fa cup back

[agile wedge]

i mean last year's fa cup was 2-1

not a serious pumping

[long jay]

perfomance wise you were cooked

the 1 goal you scored was a scrappy pen

conceding in under 20 seconds is insane

[agile wedge]

yeah that was rather awful

tho tbh id take an FA cup and 6th/5th this year

sack ten hag afterward

as of now we're doing a good job of replacing the backroom staff

recruiting dan ashworth, wilcox, and berrada

[long jay]

fa cup 0.001% chance 99.999% faith

[agile wedge]

if we start amad rw and garna lw we might have a small shot

if rashford plays just give city the cup

[long jay]

give my idol Marcus PRashfood 1000 meals given away and 0 goals or he retires

[agile wedge]

real

what team do you support

i didnt ask

[long jay]

https://tenor.com/view/arsenal-declan-rice-odegaard-saliba-ice-cream-gif-3280249029848705331

[agile wedge]

shits rough for you too

but hey we both have our teams bottle

[long jay]

man city are just too good to the point where a mere 2 point gap feels insurmountable

[agile wedge]

yeah its frustratin at this point

merely 2 points but you know damn well theyre gonna win every game by 2-3 goals

[long jay]

^

[agile wedge]

if i were an arsenal fan id be depressed even tho im a united fan whos in a worse spot anyway

in the ucl you get knocked out to arguably the worst bayern side in more than a decade

[long jay]

they still have experiene

we havent been in the cl for 7 years this is a completely new squad

[agile wedge]

yeah i mean ofc its to be expected

but damn imagine if you had gotten past liverpool in the fa cup

that happens and you wouldve beaten us

then coventry

fa cup final

in the ucl what if youd been more clinical and held back bayern at the emirates

and in the league imagine if you had just beaten tottenham and not drawn

youd be 1st, ucl semi final, fa cup final

[long jay]

couldnt care less about the fa cup itself

i just wanna see us lift the prem

[agile wedge]

yeah you guys owned the fa cup alr

the prem though

you havent lifted one in my lifetime

last arsenal prem title was 2003-04 i was born 2006

[long jay]

samr

[agile wedge]

as a united fan tho

i dont know who id prefer out of liverpool, city, and arsenal

to win

i dont want liverpool to win cause i want klopps goodbye to be absolutely disasterous

and end the same way as ten hags first season: europa qf elim, efl cup w, 3rd

i dont want arsenal to lose cause them winning one before united winning another would give me depression

[long jay]

its a loss/loss/loss situation for united

[agile wedge]

yeah

[long jay]

if city win pep will do something even fergie was never able to do

[agile wedge]

i think that id just want city to have it honestly
dont get me wrong i dislike city but theyre not the same type of rival as arsenal or liverpool

w/ arsenal and liverpool it was so deep in hatred

pizza slices were thrown by united players

the rivalry was so deep

real hatred there

w/ city its just hey we're in the same city but they werent really amazing when we were also amazing

as we fell off they got good w/ 115 charges

[long jay]

city are just new money

[agile wedge]

exactly

[long jay]

atp i dont even care if they win again

im tired

[agile wedge]

so city winning prem but utd winning fa cup is best case for us

otherwise everything else that could go right did

besides our shit league position

[royal steppe]

Is anyone in here a current UCM student and know what the UCM discord is? my friend is looking

[spare path]

theres a few

[royal steppe]

Do you know rhe links?

all the links i found online were dead

[spare path]

yea dmed u

[royal steppe]

Ty ty

[granite dirge]

can i have it too

[royal steppe]

dmed

[edgy basin]

Have merit scholarships been released yet for ucsd?

[humble nova]

I think so

[summer kiln]

Would UC Merced or UC Riverside be better for pre med and international affairs

Based purely on rankings UC Merced is 60 on USNWR while UCR is 76

But UCR is ranked higher for poli sci which is what the IA major falls under

[south flame]

UCR has a very good pre-med program from my understanding, though UCMerced is expanding its stuff very fast and from the presentations I saw, it looked good, though I'm not doing pre-med tbh.

I'm doing polisci also at UCMerced, I talked to some professors, I liked them and liked what was offered overall

[acoustic ibex]

is berk or sd better for premed? asking for a friend cuz he has literally no idea what to commit to (majoring in molec/cell bio)

[valid crater]

Both are insanely rigorous and competitive so ask him to look into the courses and see what interests him + talk to current premed students at both unis

[wheat field]

berk (i’m biased)

but my friend who’s doing premed is going to berk and planning to do stuff at UCSF after cause it’s right there

[valid crater]

Berk isn't for everyone

[humble nova]

Sd is a lot more chiller and Berk is very very competitive (toxic for some folk) so all depends on what environment he’d do better in

[humble nova]

UCSD isn’t really competitive for premed (like it’s good but students aren’t competing the way they are at berk) according to my remed friends there

[humble nova]

Like after? How is he getting to ucsf

[steel matrix]

UCSD arguably best Premed UC

3 hospitals on campus plenty of research opportunities

[humble nova]

I’m planning on going to ucsf during my gap year but I can’t imagine the commute from UC Berkeley to ucsf

[humble nova]

For some people yeah

I think it depends on your personality/where you’d do better

[steel matrix]

What would u say

would be a contender

[humble nova]

UCLA fs

And UC Berkeley for some people

[steel matrix]

yes i'm gonna agree if i get off the waitlist fr

yeah Berkeley but like it's cutthroat up there ucsd is chiller

I like UCLA's vibe though i like the social aprt of it

Also if I get off the waitlist for UCLA i'd already have a roommate

But at UCSD idk anyone

Fuck Berkeley for rejecting me

[humble nova]

Lol

[humble nova]

Again depends on the person

[steel matrix]

true

[humble nova]

I would not thrive in ucsd’s atmosphere

[steel matrix]

Berkeley has that UCSF program no?

[humble nova]

Wdym

[steel matrix]

I swear they had some connection program with UCSF

med school

[humble nova]

Nothing like early assurance

[steel matrix]

https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/academics/joint-medical-program

This bro

this would be really good

[humble nova]

It’s a masters

You have to apply to do Berkeley masters and then ucsf md

[steel matrix]

yeah but still it's a good opportunity especially to get into ucsf md

[south flame]

Ruby where are you going now

[steel matrix]

Would it be easier to get into Berkeley masters if you went to Berkeley for bachelors

?

[humble nova]

I think they take sixteen students

[humble nova]

Prob ucla

[south flame]

W

[steel matrix]

oh shit 💀

[humble nova]

Not this program no

[humble nova]

Yeah fr we’ll see though I’m on wls

[steel matrix]

what r u between

[humble nova]

Nothing rn

[steel matrix]

and they have yet to catch him and he targets freshman specifically

[twilit escarp]

wtf

[humble nova]

Ok let’s not lie 💀

[steel matrix]

💀

do u think it's convicning enough

[humble nova]

No

[steel matrix]

nooooo

jk ucla is a great school

You will love

Everyone I know who goes/is going is in love with it

[humble nova]

Yeah I’m very excited

I visited like a week and a half ago it was wonderful

[steel matrix]

"finals don't end" though which is somethign I have heard a lot abt the quarter system

I'm a little worried abt that

[humble nova]

Yeah

But like

[steel matrix]

Taking OChem/Chem 1 2 and 3 over 10 weeks is gonna be........

[humble nova]

They’re more like unit tests tbh

[humble nova]

They’re different from the semester chems

[steel matrix]

how so

[humble nova]

They have like chem one a and chem one b

Separate quarters

At least at some ucs

[steel matrix]

oh really

i do know at ucsd they made ochem for bio majors a little easier

or something like that

also i hate how an A- is a 3.7

that's not very fun

[humble nova]

Oh nice

[valid crater]

my friends at Berk say yes for law school

dk about med

[gentle wyvern]

does this apply for engineer or cs majors

[random saffron]

ucr

they accept like 30% of their premed students into their med school

[south flame]

Yeah thats a pretty good number

[runic terrace]

can you ask for more financial aid at ucla?

[humble nova]

Yes

[agile wedge]

im in same predicament

gonna be real with you

SD pre-med probably better than Berkeley pre-med if you're specifically doing MCB

when i was there every time i heard about berkeley mcb pre-med from a current student, it was followed by a sigh

and not a good sigh

like a "damn that shit is fucking hell" sigh

any stories of happy berkeley mcb pre-meds are few and far between from what ive learned when i was on campus speaking to current undergrads

i will say that the main reason ive chosen berkeley over SD is because im in the rausser college of natural resources

very small, lots of advising, chill atmosphere, not competitive

you should tell him to look into pre-med at rausser cnr/molecular environmental biology (what im committed for)

if he wants to attempt to switch into that, then best of luck fr

[blazing spruce]

u can ask but it won't work

public schools usually don't care about those kinds of requests

[agile wedge]

gonna add on

having a T5 med school like RIGHT THERE

is a very awesome plus

and ucsf + berkeley collaborate

so what hollow is sayin makes a lot of sense

[acoustic ibex]

Appreciate all the help brother

[agile wedge]

np

if he wants, you can put him in contact w/ me

[acoustic ibex]

👍

[hasty mulch]

this is the correct answer. Ask current premed students there how grade deflation/inflation is, how they are getting clinical exp, and ease of getting letters of recc.

[hasty mulch]

Across the Bay Bridge isn't exactly what I would call "right there". How are students getting to UCSF Medical Center? What are the options for clinical exp at Cal other than UCSF?

[strong palm]

has anyone got accepted to UCI waitlist?

[valid crater]

someone did

[strong palm]

damn

[honest vine]

several

[gloomy igloo]

i literally can't decide if i should commit to UCI or not. ubc deadline is may 1, but uci may 15 sooo uggg

[agile wedge]

The medical center is 32 minutes away by car

I drive longer than that to school on a daily basis so that’s why I said “right there”

But not all students have cars

So yeah you’re right

My initial statement was short-sighted

I will add that there are places around Berkeley (in a 30 minute radius by walking/bus) but not officially under the purview/control of Berkeley that have volunteering opportunities

[gentle wyvern]

Someone at my school did for bioengineering

[strong palm]

If i get off waitlist and accept, can I decide not to go later? Idc if the deposit is non-refundable

[royal steppe]

do you mean

accept your waitlist school

and then reject it?

[strong palm]

yea

cause u only have like 2 days to accept the offer

so I was wondering if I can accept and deposit first, and think about it and if I don't feel like going there after can I just withdraw my app?

[random saffron]

yea

im like 99% sure yea

[steel matrix]

why would you opt into a waitlist that you're not certain abt

[honest vine]

depends

which wl :D

[strong palm]

for UCI

[strong palm]

cause I wasn't sure where to go

[humble nova]

Bc you want the option

[hasty mulch]

And are these places private clinics? If there are hospitals, how large is it, and how many/how receptive are they to undergrad shadowing? How easily are current students getting clinical exp without resorting to measures like EMT certification? These are all questions that potential students should be asking current students.

[humble nova]

thanks for the insight 🙏

My dad wants me to consider uc berkeley (if i get off the wl which he is manifesting everyday) over ucla and I was concerned about clinical opportunities as I have heard the berkeley clinics are extremely difficult to get into

[hasty mulch]

that is a valid concern. For you, between UCLA and Cal, I would weigh GPA and clinical exp most highly, as both campuses will offer cutting edge research and both have a large student population (making it harder to get letters at either)

I would ask current students how hard it is to shadow at Reagan, given the large premed population.

[humble nova]

thank you for the input!

[humble nova]

i've talked to them and they said it's not too difficult to get clinical experience but not to try for it through premed clubs bc the clubs are notoriously hard to get into

[hasty mulch]

Gatekeeping clubs sounds ridiculous to me, but it wouldn't be the worst behavior I've seen from premeds

Sounds like UCLA is probably the choice for you, then!

[steel matrix]

just saying ucsd has three hospitals on campus!

it's a lot easier to get clinical exposure there

[honest vine]

just saying purdue has absolutely nothing 🔥

[humble nova]

Agreed, I don’t know why the culture is like that. Are you a premed right now?

[humble nova]

Likely but there’s some other factors involved so I’ll have to see :(

[humble nova]

UCSD is like

Not my vibe

I would not be motivated there

[steel matrix]

me neither 💔

we dealing w it tho

[humble nova]

W

[steel matrix]

i WILL find my people

[humble nova]

It’s ok processing is hard

It took me a few weeks as well

[steel matrix]

i did like the campus on triton day tho it wa sactually really nice

and i keep seeing tiktoks from students abt why you should commit to ucsd

they are pretty convincing

[humble nova]

That’s good!!

Visiting colleges is really helpful

I was also still partly eh until I visited ucla

[agile wedge]

yeah they should be asking current students such questions

thing is

[steel matrix]

ucla was nice i didn't explore too much i was mostly on north campus i saw powell and royce and drove around a lil

[agile wedge]

i'm not a current student, i'm prefrosh

[steel matrix]

I did not do a deep tour of it

i've heard good things tho

[humble nova]

I walked around a bit on Bruin day but I didn’t do a formal tour either

[humble nova]

Yeah I was just hoping for east coast

I lowkey really liked usc too

[steel matrix]

real i didn't get into any of my common app schools other than LMU ASU and U of A 💀

[hasty mulch]

I am finishing up med school, so I used to be premed I suppose

[humble nova]

I got into safeties and targets but like one reach and 7 wls 💀

[honest vine]

ikr common app was a bloodbath for us 😔

[steel matrix]

got waitlist at northeastern, colgate, and umiami. withdrew from all of them because i would never go

[honest vine]

i only got into like 2

[humble nova]

Dang congrats! How was the premed journey for you?

[honest vine]

of 20

[steel matrix]

where did u go undergrad and where do u go now

[agile wedge]

shit was hard

only got 1 common app school

temple university

[honest vine]

dam

🫂

but u got berkeley tho :D

w

[steel matrix]

berkeley from downtown

[hasty mulch]

I am definitely not telling you guys where I am now, med school classes are like 90-150 a year

[steel matrix]

ok

[humble nova]

They’re that small?

[steel matrix]

I was planning on showing up thanks for ruining my plans

[agile wedge]

^

how dare you

[humble nova]

No wonder it’s so hard to get in

[steel matrix]

ima be like kay chung but at med school just wait 🤞

[humble nova]

What

[hasty mulch]

some schools admit more, but graduating classes usually range around 100

[steel matrix]

academic weapon getting no sleep and on the verge of being insane

[humble nova]

That’s insane even public schools?

[steel matrix]

have u never seen kay chung's tiktoks she's actually nuts

[humble nova]

No I haven’t

[agile wedge]

cant wait for my med school dreams to be cooked by the end of 1st semester freshman year

[steel matrix]

she's a student at ucla dental

[humble nova]

Doesn’t sound good

[steel matrix]

She like goes days without sleep and records her all nighters studying for tests with like double the safe dosage of caffeine

She will drink a redbull and pour a 5 hour energy in it

pull up to her midterm and body it

[humble nova]

She’s going to have health issues

[steel matrix]

i think she sleeps during the day

well

The sacrifice to make bands

[agile wedge]

@hasty mulch if you dont mind sharing
did you take a gap year or some amount of time between undergrad and med school?

[hasty mulch]

100% unnecessary

[steel matrix]

well yeah she said that she just can't study for weeks before test it doesn't work for her

she's better studying intensely the night prior

[hasty mulch]

research says the opposite

anyways, you guys can queue up questions for me if you tag me, I answer when I have time. Gotta go

[agile wedge]

other than this
did you participate in any research labs?
was pre-med and is med school as incredibly hard as it's made out to be?
how did you find the med school application process?

and take care

[gentle wyvern]

if this is the route of premed after watching her video, i knew for a damn fact i dont want to do premed cuz 8 hrs studying to get a B. imma be real i would kms i genuiely would contemplate everything

also didnt she fail or soemthing so she needs to retake it or no

[hasty mulch]

large publics probably range into the 200-250 sizes

[hasty mulch]

this is not the route of the premed. for that matter, there is a term for this called "medfluencers" that are honestly not looked well upon by either me or any of my colleagues. I have never heard of a medfluencer being held in a positive light "within the industry" as it were

[hasty mulch]

median age at top schools is almost always around 24. This means most people have either 1 year (apply during gap) or 2 years (gap year, then apply) before matriculation into medical school

anecdotally, "going straight through" as we call it is exceedingly rare. I've only met 1-2 people who've done it.

[agile wedge]

ic ic

ive met only 1 person who is trying the straight through method

[hasty mulch]

Even for people who were capable of going straight through, it isn't advisable. Once you start medical school, work never really stops. Taking a gap not only betters your chances on your application, it also helps your interviewing skills and allows you to grow a little outside of an undergrad environment. For what it's worth, I can almost always tell if students on interview have taken a gap or not, just based on how they act.

Anecdotally, again- I have only met one student who has been mature despite going straight through.

[agile wedge]

yeah that makes sense

more experiences outside of school because youre not burdened by classes and tests

[hasty mulch]

doing research is required for a competitive application to medical school. You should always take into account the ease of getting good research at the undergrad you decide to go to.

[hasty mulch]

More like interaction with people that are outside your generation

[agile wedge]

so part of it* is a maturity issue?

[hasty mulch]

a large portion of it, in my opinion

[hasty mulch]

premed can be hard depending on the school. In my opinion, grade deflation is where people get hit the hardest. It is discouraging to get C's in needlessly hard intro pre req classes, and students often feel that their premed journey is over because of how valuable GPA is to the med school app.

[humble nova]

Thank you!

[agile wedge]

tbh i didnt really think there was a big maturity issue amongst pre-meds

but when i really think about it, i guess i can see how that might happen

[hasty mulch]

However, GPA, just like MCAT, is a checkbox- once you cross a threshold number, the rest of the application is more important. I had C's in intro chem and orgo, but there's a bit of survivorship bias in that anecdote

[hasty mulch]

you need look no further than the often incestuous nature of premed or pre professional clubs at many universities- all headed by the same clique, many times

[humble nova]

If you’re not fully sure you’re going oremed, can you have Ecs/research in another field (for example veterinary science) and would this hurt your chances?

[agile wedge]

true true
pre-med frats kinda scare me, frats overall tbh

[steel matrix]

what's the opinions on pre med frats

LMAO I JUST ASKED RTHAT

[agile wedge]

YEA

SAME THINKING

[steel matrix]

bro iw as considering joining a premed frat

I'd love to drink booze with like minded individuals with the same career aspirations that sounds like the dream

[agile wedge]

frat hazing and stuff seems stupid to me
if you guys are gonna force me to piss on a statue to be friends with you in your little club
maybe i dont wanna be friends with you, you dont sound like very nice people

but maybe theres more to it im just blatantly ignoring

[hasty mulch]

the best type of research for medical school is basic science research, which is in contrast to clinical studies. So I would recommend going for basic science research in any field. Some of my colleagues specialized in organic/physical chem in undergrad.

[hasty mulch]

probably the exact type of people I'm talking about.

[steel matrix]

okay but genuinely a pre med frat should be a group of individuals with the same career aspirations that support each other, no?

i do understand clubs are elite and hard to get into especially at huge schools but like getting into one isn't necessarily a bad thing, no?

[hasty mulch]

that's probably how it is in theory, but it rarely shows in practice

[gentle wyvern]

Does it even matter what med school u go to

Like the name value

[steel matrix]

not much i don't think

[hasty mulch]

I've had many students on interviews who won't shut up about their frat/sorority

[gentle wyvern]

So really school name doesn’t matter to become a doctor

[hasty mulch]

as if that is all they would talk about

[steel matrix]

i remember going to a panel of a bunch of children's hospital surgeons who were telling us the name of your school does not matter whatsoever

They have had Harvard med school doctors who acted like morons and Carribean Med School doctors who are one of th ebest doctors they've ever seen

The name doesn't matter

Those were exact examples they gave too

[hasty mulch]

you are correct! everyone graduates a doctor. Most medicine practiced is outpatient internal medicine, so that means you won't really have any issues matching out of medical school.

[agile wedge]

is it a bad thing to not currently know what field within medicine i want to pursue?
basically my thinking is that i haven't had any experience with any specific field, so id prefer to have experiences and see what suits me from that

vs immediately having something in mind before entering undergrad

[hasty mulch]

However, if you are one of the rare people who would like to practice in a highly competitive field such as derm, plastics, etc- then yes, school name is incredibly important.

[gentle wyvern]

ive always wondered if it true that cs majors have gone into premed route instead

[steel matrix]

So how do grades work in med school? are there grades or is it just pass/no pass

[hasty mulch]

There are already ivory towers in medicine. The traditional T5 schools have match lists that are 100% prestigious matches which is impossible without nepotism. Now that board exams are moving towards P/F, many speculate that name will matter even more.

[humble nova]

Ah ok, what about clinical experience wise? Would it be fine to have vet hours ?

[hasty mulch]

this depends on the school. There are a few that have pseudo pass/fail, and other with true pass/fail. Stanford and Yale are the only ones that I know about that are completely pass/pass later

[hasty mulch]

you would need actual clinical hours where you are shadowing a medical doctor with patients.

[steel matrix]

What are med school cycles? what does it mean when someone says "i got into med school after 3 cycles" or something among those lines

[humble nova]

Oh ok, suppose you had fewer though and had like an equal amount of vet and physician hours? Would this be a disadvantage? I’m trying to figure out if I need to figure out my path rn or if I can spend a year or two in college

[steel matrix]

i'm already getting clinical exposure as a prefrosh 🔥 children's hospital internship clutch

[hasty mulch]

cycles are application years. The same reason why some people are in the same grade in school but are born in different years- the school year starts fall.

[plush coral]

when are waitlists closed?

[steel matrix]

damn so it's that hard to get into medschool

[steel matrix]

Summa

[hasty mulch]

you should get as much hours for both as soon as you can, not for your application, but to figure out what you want to do.

[plush coral]

i heard someone get off the waitlist a few days before the first day

[steel matrix]

will med schools care about activities in hs? like i already have 400 volunteer hours at a hospital as a shift manager for my shift, will they even care?

[hasty mulch]

maybe but unlikely

[steel matrix]

i mean i'm obv gonna continue volunteering in undergrad but to just say i've been consistently hospital volunteering since 10th grade hs

[humble nova]

I’m just worried I’ll be disadvantaged vs someone who realized immediately they wanted to do med or wanted to do vet

[steel matrix]

And I got a super selective summer internship with a huge children's hospital in my area

[hasty mulch]

what EMTs can do in the hospital is limited, much less a premed university student, and even less a high school student. Even if you have responsibilities, it isn't very believable.

[steel matrix]

ohhhhhhh what abt being an EMT during college

Is it hard to become one considewring all the certifications and whatnot

[hasty mulch]

most students, including me, and most likely everyone in this chat, had/have no idea what they actually want to do. The important thing is to acquire more experience and see what it's like doing med or vet work, and as you move up the dunning kruger curve, you'll figure out if you enjoy it or not

[hasty mulch]

I was CS for the first 1.5 years of undergrad, so I guess?

[humble nova]

That’s valid, I’m definitely planning on getting experience in both fields but seeing all these premeds not even in college is very stressful 😭 like I’m not trying to compare myself but how are they already getting a jump start??

[gentle wyvern]

where did u attend for undergrad? and what was the reason for the change?

[hasty mulch]

I didn't even have 5 APs in high school, you'll be fine. The only real jump start you can get is an EMT cert before you get to university.

[steel matrix]

how reasonable is that

[humble nova]

Thank you! Is this something I should really be looking into getting?

[steel matrix]

Getting EMT cert

what is the process cuz i'm genuinely interested

[humble nova]

I’m not really interested in emergency medicine

[humble nova]

You can take a class at cc

[steel matrix]

ugh i def can't get certified this summer

My internship requires 32 hours a week of work and I have another job with that

[humble nova]

Yeah I don’t think I’ll have the time either :(

[hasty mulch]

#1222253378847899658 message

[humble nova]

Mine is forty 😭

[steel matrix]

where r u interning/what r u doing

[hasty mulch]

it's nice to have, but I wouldn't really ruin my summer for it. Many students who enter medical school don't have an EMT or CNA cert

[humble nova]

Thank you! What are your thoughts on getting medical assistant certified?

[agile wedge]

during the time between undergrad and applying to med school is it a good idea to try to become an EMT and hold that as a job

[humble nova]

Is it doable to get certified in like 7 weeks

[hasty mulch]

I changed because I figured out what I wanted to do. I was good at CS, but I couldn't envision myself coding all day at FAANG. I loved my clinical hours, so I switched. It's really as simple as that- you try new things and if you like it, you like it.

[humble nova]

So you do a program, take a test, and then apply for certification?

[hasty mulch]

#1222253378847899658 message

[humble nova]

Can you even be an emt in college ?

[hasty mulch]

many colleges have a campus EMT service with a medical director that you can then leverage for ED/ER hours

[humble nova]

Thank you so so much! This is all very helpful information

[humble nova]

Ohh that makes sense then

[hasty mulch]

besides, major does not really matter anyways. So just do what you are interested in and keep getting clinical hours so you can decide if medicine is even the right path for you.

[random saffron]

yea my cousin at berkeley had to do her med school prereqs at ucla over the summer cuz she couldn't get anything at berkeley

[humble nova]

That’s absolutely insane

[random saffron]

it was fine for her tho cuz she's from the la area

she cold emailed a bunch of ucla faculty and one was down to work with her

[humble nova]

How do you find an emt certification program?

Like how do you know if it’s legit

[humble nova]

Oh that’s good

[hasty mulch]

I have no idea, I did it through my undergrad

[humble nova]

Would you recommend doing this instead? A lot of programs look very expensive

[steel matrix]

i'm sure a cc would be much more affordable

ugh i gotta get re-cpr certified this summer

[humble nova]

I’d have to wait until next summer

[hasty mulch]

honestly, you would be better off shadowing a PCP or a specialized Internal med clinic (neuro, cards) first. Ask them questions about why they asked the questions they did to the patient, and why they chose the therapeutic they did

[humble nova]

Because there’s two classes at cc

[agile wedge]

how do you get in the position to shadow doctors

[hasty mulch]

well, the good thing about doing it through my undergrad was that I just paid tuition like normal since it counted as a class

[steel matrix]

internships

[hasty mulch]

literally cold email as many of them as possible

[steel matrix]

they're hard to get but if you land one they almost all will have some sort of shadowing opportunity involved

[agile wedge]

ah i see

[hasty mulch]

I have no idea what these internships are and I have never met anyone in them

[humble nova]

Hmm ok I was planning on shadowing already this summer (hopefully interventional radiology) but I will be sure to do that

[agile wedge]

how do you even get their emails tho

[steel matrix]

hmmm my children's hospital offers one

department website

[agile wedge]

you just goin on hospital websites?

[steel matrix]

prob ya

[agile wedge]

lookin up doctors and emailin em like that

[humble nova]

I’ll try to do this as well

[hasty mulch]

go to your local hospital website, email them from your .edu email.

[humble nova]

Yeah I googled my hospital high school programs and they have internships and whatever

[hasty mulch]

Although the best way to do it is through networking through a MD or MD/PhD PI, or otherwise connected professor

[agile wedge]

i know a dvm/phd prof

i plan to volunteer in their lab if possible eventually

but that's the extent of my connections

got nothing when it comes to MDs

[hasty mulch]

then you can ask them if they know anybody in human medicine that you can be introduced to, but your milage will vary

[humble nova]

LinkedIn goes crazy

[agile wedge]

i wish lol

ive known them for a while now

[humble nova]

Do you have it?

[agile wedge]

nah but im considering just making one atp

[humble nova]

Reaching out via LinkedIn never hurts

[humble nova]

You should

[agile wedge]

theyre a really close mentor i just havent gotten around to asking

[humble nova]

Idk it’s helped me a lot

[agile wedge]

im sure theyd say yes tho

[humble nova]

W

[agile wedge]

they wrote a rec letter on my behalf to berkeley

was very nice of them

but yeah ill get to making a linked in

[humble nova]

Did you get augmented review?

[agile wedge]

yeah

[humble nova]

Bro you were def getting into Berkeley

[agile wedge]

at the time i was like this aint happening
XD

[humble nova]

Getting augmented review when you’re not in college of engineering is basically them telling you you’re getting in

[hasty mulch]

weird choice, but cool machines. Even consultant residents and clerks don't go into the IR operation room, we just watch from the viewing theatre.

[agile wedge]

not like augmented

i dont think

they just asked for LoRs

didnt specifically say augmented

like very sure its random with a few criteria as qualifiers

[humble nova]

I have had 6 nj tubes placed in me and have been unconscious for all of them so I’d like to see the process some time! It seems very interesting and that makes sense

[humble nova]

Yeah sorry augmented is ucla

[agile wedge]

all good

[humble nova]

But yeah if you get this and you’re not in eng you’re basically in

[agile wedge]

i mean it raises ur acceptance chance quite a lot

cause you get an extra piece of ur app that most other applicants didnt get to submit

i wouldnt say that its a basically in tho

[humble nova]

It’s a very very very high percentage

I forgot exactly

My friend and I did a lot of research when he got it

[hasty mulch]

jeez, I assume as a small child? sorry you had to go through that. You will likely see a lot of stroke stent placement or GI ulcer ablation

[humble nova]

No last month sadly 😭 I have been nj tube free for 2 weeks though which is nice! Thank you, I appreciate it. I don’t know what those are, but they sound very interesting

[agile wedge]

22% of submitters in 2023 were accepted

but 58% of submitters in 2022 were accepted

[agile wedge]

i hope ur doin well as of now

[humble nova]

Dang

[humble nova]

Sadly not but we’ll get there 💪 hopefully before college

[agile wedge]

i wish you the best, you're strong and will get through it ❤️

[honest vine]

wait wait who asked for a lor?

BERKELEY?!

[agile wedge]

yeah berkeley asks ~15% of applicants to submit letters of recommendation

[honest vine]

oh for regents?

or smth?

[humble nova]

thank you!! ❤️

[agile wedge]

nah

[agile wedge]

np you got this fr

[honest vine]

huh???????

then when?

[agile wedge]

they just do it to better judge applicants idk

[honest vine]

interrogation time

[humble nova]

like in november/december

[honest vine]

when did they request that

ohhhhhh

[humble nova]

/january

[honest vine]

nvm lmao

[agile wedge]

i got mine the day after submitting my berkeley application

[honest vine]

i thought they just started asking wled apps

[honest vine]

wut?
is it randomized or did they like ur app so much that they read it instantly

[agile wedge]

just says a select group

of applicants

not random

according to the uc regents report

[honest vine]

dam

they rly liked ur app lmao

[agile wedge]

"The Augmented Review (AR) process at UC Berkeley follows Regents Policy 2110 with no more
than 15% of freshman applicants reviewed under the policy. Within this process, select applicants
are invited to submit up to two letters of recommendation to be considered during the reading
process. Students invited to submit a letter of recommendation may come from the following
populations: first-generation college students, students qualifying for an application fee waiver,
and students participating in early academic outreach programs."

the part i bolded is what probably got me the LoR request

i did one of those programs with one of the UCs and put it on my application

i was the only person at my school to do it

and from what i do know, the only person to get the LoR request from berkeley

very interesting

[honest vine]

ohhhh

so a summer program or smth?

[agile wedge]

@honest vine

this is me confused about it

[agile wedge]

yes

[honest vine]

LMAO

U WENT ALL THE WAY BACK FOR IT

[honest vine]

cosmos?

or smth else

[agile wedge]

nah

EAOP

early academic outreach program

at one of the UCs

[honest vine]

berkeley?

wait nvm its uc wide

ig berkeley cares a lot abt demonstrated interest in the way that if ur involved with the UCs or UC Berkeley, they like u a ton

prob the main reason im wled and not rejectedd is cuz one of my essays was abt how im involved in uc berkeley research

[agile wedge]

getting the LoR nod is like getting set up for a slam dunk if im honest
its usually tossed around as one of if not the most holistic UCs
getting to give Berkeley LoRs can put you apart from most of the applicants without them

[honest vine]

yeah

congrats!!

[agile wedge]

thank you broski

im hoping you get on campus as a student this fall

best wishes

[honest vine]

i got proof for this lmao, but it may doxx me

[honest vine]

tyty :D

[agile wedge]

and if not
purdue is a great place

youll do good

[honest vine]

aw ty ty :)

[soft cargo]

anyone got off waitlist

UCSD?

[plush coral]

i don't think its out yet

[honest vine]

dam

ur first reaction is to share it to us lmao
do we mean that much to u 🥹

but in all srsness, stay safe

[random saffron]

its an alert for ucsd so i decided to share since i don't go there

but i got the alert cuz

[honest vine]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[random saffron]

i enrolled into ucsd before ucla

so i still get their alerts

[royal steppe]

oh

[steel matrix]

YESSIR GO TRITONS 🧜‍♂️

can't wait to attend

[random saffron]

bomb threat 💣

[summer kiln]

Accepted to UC Merced and UC Riverside 😄

[south flame]

Congrats!

[summer kiln]

ty

im going to make a college x v y thing bc idk which yet

[south flame]

What major are you?

Oh wait I remember

[summer kiln]

international affairs

[south flame]

Yeah

[jovial lotus]

congrats!

[soft cargo]

What’s the projected percentages of getting off UCLA waitlist this year

[gentle wyvern]

no one knows

its possible to guess

the yield rate flunctutates too much to determine an actual number of how many students are approximated to get off

[plush coral]

they put more people on the wl this year right?

due to fafsa

[blazing spruce]

i don’t think so

they usually waitlist a lot of people anyway

[plush coral]

last year's berkeley wl has a 24% acceptance rate

i'm hoping i get off the wl

[blazing spruce]

i don’t think the ucs changed much because of the fafsa tbh

other than the SIR date

[gentle wyvern]

we cant assume that

[gentle wyvern]

no offense but this is my theory: because ucs are instate and some students still dont have their fafsa or financail stuff for other colleges, they may commit to the ucs due to financial reasons just a thought

[honest vine]

ikr

[plush coral]

well heck

[agile wedge]

i mean the thing is if theyd rather go to those other colleges wouldnt they uncommit from the UCs eventually

to go to those colleges when the fin aid for them go through

[plush coral]

bro the two unis i want to get off the waitlist are both public

should've just went there and live there

[agile wedge]

which ones?

[plush coral]

uc berk and umich

and im international

[honest vine]

join me in my daily berkeley prayer

[plush coral]

yea i'm the econ

[honest vine]

oh yeaaa

[gentle wyvern]

i want cmu and ucsd so bad right now

like im down bad

[plush coral]

cmu rejected me ED

[honest vine]

brooo waitlists are sooo annying

like stop giving me hope ughhh

[plush coral]

fr

[honest vine]

and it goes allll the way to like july and even august

[plush coral]

i heard someone got accepted off the day before class starts

so foul

[honest vine]

no way

akjnwkjadnkjwn

[gentle wyvern]

tell me what place im in like come on

[honest vine]

i mean id be happy, but like still

[gentle wyvern]

for what

[plush coral]

bro yeaaa

[honest vine]

yeahhh either reject me or accept me dont keep me waiting

[plush coral]

idk someone said this in this server

i keep giving myself hope

i shouldn't

[honest vine]

pro tip: to not give urself hope, just withdraw from the waitlist 👍
/j

[plush coral]

==

you committing to purdue?

[honest vine]

yeag, i donated the 500 dollars

[plush coral]

500???

bruh

mine was 100

[honest vine]

yeah purdues is kinda high

[valid crater]

yeah for uc berkeley lol

[valid crater]

W t20 cs program

have fun creating ai

[honest vine]

Lmao

[honest vine]

T5 ai program 💪

(Only 5 schools have an ai program, and Purdue is probably 5th lol)

[royal steppe]

wait @gentle wyvern i thought u were going davis, did u change ur mind

[summer kiln]

Ok I think I'm going to commit to UC Riverside

Mainly because it'll have more opportunities for international affairs

And also it's easier to get to and has more stuff in the city itself

I just with their dorms were better

wish

[valid crater]

congrats!

[valid crater]

i mean they're innovative for having an AI program so

[honest vine]

congratss

[honest vine]

yea, thats basically why i chose it :D

[valid crater]

Purdue is awesome

[honest vine]

tyty :D

[agile wedge]

Damn

Good luck

[agile wedge]

Ur da #1 UCSD lover I’ve ever seen

Hopefully they hand you a spot

[steel matrix]

@gentle wyvern ik a lot of people at my school who are turning down ucsd

if it makes u feel any better

hope to see u there big bro

[agile wedge]

I’m gonna turn it down too broski

Best of luck!

And most people ik who got in are turning it down as well

[gentle wyvern]

Let’s go boss

[astral path]

does anyone know when berk and la appeal decisions came last year?