All UCs (2024-2025)

[tidal birch]

do social clubs even exist at cal

[glad karma]

I’m in emt club

And like a premed club

[midnight vine]

my friend's in spoon at berkeley

[glad karma]

That helps the unhoused

[midnight vine]

they find good restaurants and go eat together

[dry pollen]

are you emt

[midnight vine]

and it looks hella fun

[dry pollen]

do you rec it

[glad karma]

yessss

emt is good

[tidal birch]

holy shit i need to join that

[midnight vine]

my other friend is officer or ski club

[noble kraken]

WHAT

I NEED TO JOIN THIS

[dry pollen]

i'm thinking of getting my license but I'm really weak

so i'm like...

[glad karma]

WHAT

[midnight vine]

there's hella clubs you just need to find them

[glad karma]

wait

[tidal birch]

i wish we got a costco club like other UCs but idk if there’s even a costco here

[glad karma]

give me recs rn fr

[mystic aspen]

Are everyone accepted into Berkeley M.E.T. offered the video essay?

[midnight vine]

my roommate goes to board game nights every weekend w the board game club

[tidal birch]

it’s all the damn consulting clubs overshadowing everything

[glad karma]

No fr

[midnight vine]

spoon

[glad karma]

Fuck consulting

[midnight vine]

and board game

[glad karma]

How do i join

[ornate abyss]

every city has costco

[glad karma]

Pls tell me there’s not an app

[ornate abyss]

east bay prob has one

[midnight vine]

tbh im in a media club and a tech consulting club so im not the best person to ask

but i knwo they exist

[midnight vine]

lemme check

[ornate abyss]

what does tech consulting do

[tidal birch]

consult the tech

duh

[glad karma]

honestly i don’t think im the only one who’s lonely here

But

Idk

[ornate abyss]

i will talk with my macbook

[glad karma]

I’m like fully dedicated to med school so i’ve been making that my number one priority

[ornate abyss]

dw i will come visit berkeley with sjsu flags

[midnight vine]

LMAO i checked the instagram page for spoon at berkeley and their "application" link directs you to the drive w all the responses and shit 😭

[glad karma]

Oh hell na

Why is their an app

There

[tidal birch]

mfw a gpa is needed to apply to an eating club

oh i think the app is strictly for board positions

[glad karma]

Good thing i’m good at school👀

[midnight vine]

nvm its not an eating only club its a club that writes about eating

[tidal birch]

fuck

[midnight vine]

do tech projects for companies and get paid for it

[tidal birch]

i just want a laidback club

[ornate abyss]

...

so free internship?

[midnight vine]

https://spoonuniversity.com/school/uc-berkeley/
yeah they write articles

[tidal birch]

biggest mistake was only joining sweaty academic things

[glad karma]

HUH💀💀💀💀

[glad karma]

so real

[midnight vine]

i bet there's one lemme find fr

[midnight vine]

yes

except you need to get in

and its comptitive

[ornate abyss]

well ur a nerd for getting in

[tidal birch]

tbh i did that stuff before im an ex journalism kid

[glad karma]

what’s ur major

[tidal birch]

eecs

[glad karma]

ohh

[dry pollen]

W

[glad karma]

damn

[dry pollen]

I am too

hopefully will become a journalism kid again

[dry pollen]

are there a lot of berk premeds

[midnight vine]

its a nerd club lol

[dry pollen]

what are your thoughts on neuro

[tidal birch]

lowkey was thinking about joining the daily cal for a sec

[dry pollen]

at berk

[midnight vine]

@tidal birch found the perfect club for you

[tidal birch]

my schools previous editor in chief is in there

[glad karma]

Oh fuck to the no

[midnight vine]

why ex

[dry pollen]

you should do it

[ornate abyss]

great some of my hs peeps are in that club

i gotta deal with more competiiton now

[dry pollen]

my family friend di it for 4 years at berk

[tidal birch]

cause i’m not doing any journalism anymore

[dry pollen]

he really loved it

he was premed

[glad karma]

Don’t u also have to apply for daily cal

[tidal birch]

probably

[dry pollen]

yeah

[glad karma]

My ass cannot do any more club apps

[tidal birch]

it is the daily cal

[glad karma]

my roomate did it

And she was always stressing about it

[ornate abyss]

since when were there club apps

my uni doesnt have

[tidal birch]

yeah i just want something laid back

[glad karma]

It’s berkeley

[tidal birch]

normal thing here lol

[glad karma]

Don’t ask

[dry pollen]

always

[tidal birch]

everything has apps basically

[noble kraken]

do the applications ever end

[dry pollen]

we had them too

[noble kraken]

after that theres job apps

[glad karma]

No

[dry pollen]

I applied to like 25 clubs

[noble kraken]

when does it end 😭

[ornate abyss]

promotion apps

[glad karma]

Well if u stop applying then yeah

[noble kraken]

retirement apps

[midnight vine]

which club?

[dry pollen]

that's so fun

[ornate abyss]

tech consulting clubs

[midnight vine]

yeah but why did you stop

[ornate abyss]

prob saw more money doing cs clubs

[midnight vine]

daily cal is so competitive

[glad karma]

Yeah that’s what i’ve heard

[midnight vine]

this club had hella drama for a bit tho

[dry pollen]

why didnt you apply

[dry pollen]

even more fun

[tidal birch]

i had a good team in HS and a good end and would like to leave it at that

[midnight vine]

their president last year was apparently quite uh controversial 💀

[midnight vine]

oh fair

[midnight vine]

the app deadline was too late and i was burnt out

by the time

[dry pollen]

fair

[midnight vine]

bc i'd already applied to so many other ones

[dry pollen]

next quarter?

[midnight vine]

but i love my current clubs

yeah probably

[dry pollen]

I decided i'm going to rush next quarter

[midnight vine]

yeah but which one specifically

[tidal birch]

i’m basically taking an eecs class for my club bruh

[midnight vine]

im just going through the blue heart clubs tbh

[noble kraken]

what does blue heart mean

[tidal birch]

you die in one semester

[noble kraken]

they're friendzoning you?

oh

[midnight vine]

no application to join

[tidal birch]

consulting clubs are a cancer to society

[midnight vine]

@glad karma

[tidal birch]

where are u finding that

[midnight vine]

callink

[cobalt lion]

is this forbes

[midnight vine]

yeah

[cobalt lion]

o cool

ive never gone through it

[glad karma]

Are

Er

I’m not a dancer

I’m tryna have hope though🙏🏽I’m at cal for a reason

[midnight vine]

did you see this

[glad karma]

Ooh

nice maybe i’ll try it

I was thinking of joining the hiking club

[tidal birch]

oh i was thinking about that one too

[burnt ridge]

people shit on csus??

😭

thats wild

they def havent heard of cal poly slo engineering program

GO MUSTANGS

[ornate abyss]

ok but what about the rest

[burnt ridge]

sd long beach

sjsu

csu pomona.

are pretty good

id say north ridge too

[tropic minnow]

San Marcos has a decent engineering program and is up and coming also

CSUMB has some decent stuff, its ok

[strange cloud]

fullerton?

[tropic minnow]

Fullerton also yeah

[lost silo]

omfg if i get in im 100% joining

stacking star photos is so satisfying

but time consuming tho

[midnight vine]

you should also take astro C10!! amazing class!!!

one of the labs is literally star photos lol

[lost silo]

that's if I get in lol 😭😭

historically berkeley hates my hs

[ornate abyss]

is ur school nerdy

and high income

[lost silo]

yup..

if i said the name most of u would know

[midnight vine]

bay area?

[sharp oak]

is it gunn

[lost silo]

no
academic abt the same, money no

[midnight vine]

don't try to dox their hs

[sharp oak]

kk

[lost silo]

i don't mind if u ask in dms

[sweet citrus]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDpZoHhzQJV

uclaadmission

Attention fall 2025 applicants! Your UCLA application portal is now available! Check your email or visit the link in our bio to access.

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[half token]

Does anyone else get texts from berkeley

[tidal birch]

thats normal

idk y they do that

[left cape]

i dont get any

[midnight vine]

i didnt get any either

[tidal birch]

rando,m

[burnt ridge]

got my uci portal

just waiting on ucsb

[half token]

i got that too

[ornate abyss]

spam prob

[tropic minnow]

They sent that last year also I think

[midnight vine]

oh yeah they did

any communication that isn't 1) request for LORs, 2) request for video essay (haas / met), 3) regents interview / early decision is absolutely meaningless and must be ignored.

or i mean you can join the zeemee if you want

but like

it doesn't mean anything wrt admissions

until you see this letter there's nothing else that proves admission bfr

[tidal birch]

ye thats what i meant by texts

whatever zeemee is

[ornate abyss]

berkeley?

more like the northern campus of sjsu

wait nvm wrong school

UCLA U WERE PART OF SJSU

WE ARE COMING FOR YOU

[tropic minnow]

Sorry it was?

Oh my goodness it was

[tidal birch]

wtf fr

[tropic minnow]

Yes

[tidal birch]

oh my

ex southern campus of SJSU

insane

[tropic minnow]

They just got lucky cause the city was growing and wanted a UC like San Francisco had Berkeley

[ornate abyss]

they were the og csula

[tropic minnow]

Makes sense tbh, each of the UCs have their own region they're suppose to cover once they were converted to autonomous branches

Though that came later, this I think was just cause LA wanted a UC also

[ornate abyss]

they missed fresno and bakersfield then

[fringe wyvern]

got zeemee from berkeley

ucla sent me portal but no login lol

just said "we received your applicttion"

lmao

wait nvm

the log-in is so weird wtf

so if somebody knows my DoB, city of birth, and application id they can just log in

wtf ucla

go bruins my foot

[dry pollen]

yeah

[dry pollen]

i mean you arent supposed to share your id

[fringe wyvern]

sure but what if someone finds out

no pwd change

so ridiculously unsafe

[brisk basin]

Yes

Now I'm gonna go in and withdraw your application

[ornate abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/sjsu-san-jose-state-sammy-spartan-gif-1797216878262580111

[glad karma]

Is portal astro here still banned 💀💀

[rancid arch]

It’s crazy cuz it lowkey works

[midnight vine]

yes lmao

[upper barn]

Is ucsb portal still not out?

[dry pollen]

How would they

[dry pollen]

Yeah ig

[dry pollen]

What are they going to do

[runic grail]

why r u guys so obsessed with your portals

You're just waiting for dissapointment

[ornate abyss]

are u dissapointed with ucsd

[runic grail]

No

It's a great school

i've been excelling and met a lot of cool people

sunsets are insane too and so many opportunities everywhere you go

Research postings are posted hella because ucsd is all about research

[strange cloud]

bro wants to reduce the popeulation

[tulip relic]

i did

[tidal birch]

glorified localized a2c for specifically berkeley

thats all it is

[upper barn]

Who got it

Everyone that applied?

[subtle oyster]

this sounds like a cesspool vro godspeed

[autumn radish]

is there anything about the random UC verification yet?

[strange cloud]

yeah

[sharp oak]

anyone know when the SB portal comes out

[green mango]

did anyone apply to Berkeley's MET program?

[frigid vortex]

do we need to do a seperate application for regents?

like for ucsb and berkeley

[midnight vine]

nope

for berkeley some people will get invited to interview for regents in february

but unless you get that invitation there's nothing you need to do

[cloud plaza]

i just got into merced..? i thought descions were way later

[midnight vine]

what does the email look like

[cloud plaza]

@midnight vine

i prolly should blur but ill just delete after u see

[midnight vine]

interesting

its probably like

elc (?)

[cloud plaza]

idt so

i have 3.8 gpa

[midnight vine]

whats your schools average

[cloud plaza]

i go to a rlly competitive school

[midnight vine]

well either way congrats lol

[cloud plaza]

i thought elc was by state average

thats why I thought no way i get into elc

[midnight vine]

i think it might be your school wise

[cloud plaza]

it looks like other people from my school got in too

which is werid since i submited 2 weeks ago

first time i guess

[autumn radish]

i got into merced as well

idk why i thought UCs were in March

[burnt ridge]

dang

uc merced came out

i thought they release in amrch

[ornate abyss]

are u guys top 9% in the state?

[cloud plaza]

nope

came out for otehr people at my school idk

[ornate abyss]

then u prob are top 9%

[sweet citrus]

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[ornate abyss]

bro wtf they didnt do this last year

[sharp oak]

do we have to submit 1st semester grades to UCs

[sharp topaz]

idts

[burnt ridge]

im not sure I never got email or confirmation from my school or anything about it

[burnt ridge]

no

you submit it in july

[narrow cobalt]

bro why is this the only school that hasnt sent it out\

[onyx helm]

my entire school got merced in like oct cause of MAP

😭

[autumn radish]

since when did merced do rolling admission

[tropic minnow]

They didn’t do this last year that’s for sure

I suppose this is a new thing?

[strange cloud]

fein

fein

fein

[runic grail]

i heard merceed isn't half bad for cs btw

Just putting that out there

[midnight vine]

seems new yeah

[tropic minnow]

My understanding is that its CS programs and its STEM programs in general are decent. Merced is also starting to build a decent pre-med system, especially for valley kids. I don't know much about non-stem.

[warped dome]

The main con of ucm is Merced itself. There isn’t really that much to do there

[tropic minnow]

That is true, there are limited in town amenities currently, but I expect that will improve over time but it’s not there yet

Yosemite being so close is nice though

[midnight vine]

there's an in n out!

[tropic minnow]

That is true they have in and out

[sharp oak]

guess i'm
applying to UCR cuz they're letting me do it for free!!

[sharp oak]

all 9 UCs applied to… wonder what will happen

[delicate lotus]

I should do this right? It’s free so no down side…

[midnight vine]

yes

and you've probably already finished the application anyway

[delicate lotus]

Alr thx

[bold bear]

so that means the only UC i didn't apply to is uc davis

[midnight vine]

why not

[novel mango]

theres no berkeley thread yet right

[midnight vine]

nope

[novel mango]

ill ask my q here then ig

has anyone done the berkeley met video essay yet

[knotty cedar]

What

There was a video essay

[midnight vine]

for met specifically

[fringe wyvern]

what do i do if i dropped my outdoors PE class for spring sem?

[tidal birch]

berkeley thread when

need to send hate messages and slander

[midnight vine]

@sweet citrus individual UC threads when

[sweet citrus]

Maybe I’ll make Berkeley one soon idk

I have some other stuff to do first

[midnight vine]

yeah would help bc met essay + haas essay + regents stuff is coming up

[upbeat dirge]

howd yall get this

oh this is for cali kids

😔

[bold bear]

california :othumb:

you'll love it here

[green mango]

submitted the essay, am freaking out about the video

[novel mango]

I'm waiting for someone to post qs

[green mango]

yeah same

[wet carbon]

w

[green mango]

has someone submitted the video essay?

i saw some questions on a website but idk how much i trust them

[wet carbon]

for wha

uc berk?

[green mango]

berkeley's met program

[wet carbon]

ohh

i switched out of their business program cus i didnt wanna do allat

😭

[green mango]

i want it

desperately

[wet carbon]

loll

[vivid glen]

arent UCs test blind?

[autumn radish]

that stuff is for class placement and stuff

shouldnt matter for ur application

[vivid glen]

ok

[sweet citrus]

#1319803525810749490 @ashen loom @green mango @midnight vine @tidal birch

[little parcel]

how do you withdraw from UCSB if you didn't get application portal yet

and UCLA

[dense epoch]

Just wait

When it comes out

[wet carbon]

holy still

😭

[dense epoch]

Ur a gud person btw

Cuz ik damn well there’s loads of ED accepted kids who have not withdrawn

[tulip relic]

comes out in january

[bold bear]

Ucla portal came out for me

Ucsb email said it comes out in January sometime

[tulip relic]

yes

[little parcel]

im just scared they gonna actuallt rescind me 😭

[upper barn]

Isn’t it required by contract

So you don’t waste ao time or whatever

[wet carbon]

u cant even withdraw until u get the portal

idk why ur stressing

u literally CANNOT control it

[blissful zephyr]

wsg chat

i am the chancellor of uc san diego

i am writing from our administrative discord account

[wet carbon]

chat is this real

[blissful zephyr]

yes i can confirm

[wet carbon]

💀

[ornate abyss]

pls accept me

[brisk basin]

Bro nobody knows where you got in for ED

calm down

[barren otter]

does everyone here who applied to berkeley have a video interview?

[bold bear]

what major did u apply for?

[green mango]

only for MET Program if i'm not wrong

[barren otter]

Finance

[barren otter]

Okay

[crimson sigil]

Anybody else get the email from UCSB about the “Math program for talented students at UCSB”? Does this mean anything?

[cold berry]

i got the same

[bold bear]

they just want you to apply to CCS

[runic grail]

Congratulations! You're in!

[wet carbon]

💀

[brittle nimbus]

yup same

[bold bear]

they sent it to like everyone who applied as a math-adjacent major who had something nice in their application

[brittle nimbus]

yeah thats what i thought

[bold bear]

it's like UCSB's honors college

[ornate abyss]

theres a finance major at berkeley???

[barren otter]

yes

[ornate abyss]

i thought it was econ or business only

[barren otter]

Business then

[ornate abyss]

ok

[woeful rose]

have all uc audit requests been sent out?

[runic grail]

no lmao

Wait wdym like augmented review

or when they randomly select you to prove something on your app

[vivid glen]

yep I got one a week back

about some award

[runic grail]

LMAO no way

[vivid glen]

Its verified now

[runic grail]

That's so rare hella unlucky

What did the emial look like

[vivid glen]

lemme show

[vivid glen]

I mean I had the certifcate and medal so no issue lmaoo

[runic grail]

what email look like

[runic grail]

that's crazy it's super rare ur the first person i've heard to get that

Well good thing the thing they selected you didn't bullshit

[vivid glen]

wait really? did they think I was sus or smthing

[runic grail]

no

It's random selection but out of ALL the UC applicants

insanely uncommon

[vivid glen]

I swear

[vivid glen]

damn

[runic grail]

ik so many people that if they got selected for the wrong thing they would get cooked

[vivid glen]

thank god I had that certificate lmaoo

[runic grail]

lmao i don't condone this but i have a friend who goes to berkeley and is in haas and when i was applying to the UCs

i asked for his biggest tip

bro literally told me to cap my ass off in the application

[vivid glen]

risky

[runic grail]

dude got into every UC and got scholarship to ucla and everything and now goes to one of the best business schools in the country

but he was cracked anyways

[vivid glen]

cuz I know UCs are the only apps that check ECs

[runic grail]

barely

So many applicants so many things to check

I would hate to check

[vivid glen]

yeah fair

[runic grail]

hell they don't even want you to send your transcripts until after you commit lmao

ur international?

did you take a gap year

[vivid glen]

yes

I did

[runic grail]

That's cool i hope you wrote abt it

[vivid glen]

my ib predicted was ass

school did me dirty

[runic grail]

colleges like to hear about gap years if you did some productive stuff

i never fw IB i'm so glad i went to a hs that didn't do IB

ib is so confusing

ap is so much better

"oh i have to take these classes to get my stupid ass IB diploma" but ap you can just take whatever you want

[vivid glen]

yeah, but the only reason I did IB was to have better chances studying abroad

[runic grail]

what ucs interest you

[vivid glen]

yo the crazy thing is that it was jut 140 characters

to write about

like what do I 😭

[runic grail]

ya uc app limits your yapping

They hate reading yap atp

what ucs do u rlly want to go to

[vivid glen]

nah but not 140 words

its

140 characters

[runic grail]

that's like

[vivid glen]

thats like 2 sentences

[runic grail]

2 sentences lmao

[vivid glen]

YEAH

[vivid glen]

davis mainly

[runic grail]

oh hell yeah

what do u like abt davis

[vivid glen]

bio and agri sciences

good program

[runic grail]

ya i'm pretty sure their agriculture is insanely good

my aunt and uncle graduated davis

they loved it

[vivid glen]

hope it isnt competitive

[runic grail]

all uc admission for internationals is competitive

And it's hella bands

[vivid glen]

what major are u doing in san diego?

[runic grail]

human bio

[vivid glen]

pre med?

[runic grail]

yessir

#1 uc for biology

[vivid glen]

I was thinking if I should do biochem pre med but nah

[runic grail]

and premed

any UC is good for premed

[vivid glen]

I am more into research and all

[runic grail]

Some better than others

UCSD is the place for you

if you want research

UCSD insanely good for research / premed / bio

ucsd was literally created to be a research institution and barely an institution to get a degree

[vivid glen]

I didn't apply, my transcript is kinda trash

[runic grail]

that's where u went wrong bro should have just applied

My gpa was lower than the average admit

I got in for a selective major

GPA is not the only factor

[vivid glen]

should hv taken my chances

[runic grail]

i had hella B's on my hs transcript that would make most applicants in this server have a heart attack if they had it

I almost got all Bs my sophomore year lmao

[vivid glen]

thats crazy, are u a cali citizen?

[runic grail]

i only got straight up rejected at irvine and berkeley

yes

[vivid glen]

yeah ucs are for them calis

[runic grail]

I got waitlisted at santa barbara and the most L uc known to man

[vivid glen]

no way

[runic grail]

i got off the wl for santa barbara

but i didn't commit obviously i actually didn't even want to be on thew aitlist

cuz i got into ucsd already

i tried opting out of the waitlist but it didn't let me

[vivid glen]

oh crazy

[runic grail]

i got off the wl and then rejected my offer same day hopefully it went to someone else who wanted it

two of my friends got off the ucsb wl the same day as me and one of them committed so goood for him

the other is at berkeley so he didn't commit either

[vivid glen]

I hope whoever got into their ED schools withdraw

🥲

[runic grail]

ed the worst thing ever

[sharp oak]

I chose piq 8, and this is what I wrote:

ebelio….. EBELIO let me IN i promise im the best student ever ill give you a million bajillion dollars once i graduate and become a doctor lawyer president trust me ong ong fr

[ornate abyss]

wouldnt it be ucr or berkeley

[runic grail]

no

#1 uc for biology is ucsd

nvm bruh

It' sberkeley now

berkeley is #5 in the country ucsd is #7

FUck berkeley lol nobody even knows that irrelevant ass school

[dry pollen]

😭

[twilit radish]

real

[ornate abyss]

fr sjsu on top am i right

[onyx helm]

demographic? 😭

[runic grail]

wdym

Why did I just get auto mod

california don't even got affirmative ction

[wary python]

🗣️

[runic grail]

I'm a sexy persian male

Is that the demographic you wanted

[onyx helm]

oh my 😍

[wary python]

anyone know when ucsb portal coming they take too long with ts

[ornate abyss]

like march

[wary python]

Dang really

Unfortunate

[upbeat dirge]

holy

[vivid glen]

yeah....this proves teachers r just biased asf

[wet carbon]

january

[wet carbon]

no 💀

[ornate abyss]

yes

[wet carbon]

portal is diff

not admission decision smh

💀

ur cooked

[ornate abyss]

ucsb trash

imagine no portal immediately

[wet carbon]

??

ur trash 🔥

negative rizz

[wary python]

Thanks

[wet carbon]

yes

[vivid glen]

when do they start reading apps?

[ornate abyss]

they already are

[frigid vortex]

is it bad if i didnt get this email? i applied cs with math as second major so idk why😭 😭

i have a 4.0 too 💀

[deft thorn]

do UCs require mid year reports?

[tropic minnow]

No, unless you need to report a change to your classes, grades, or awards

That is the policy I believe

[deft thorn]

oh alright

[amber aurora]

does anyone know how the "how you use ur earnings" question is evaluated

[runic grail]

they wanna know if ur balling like that or not

I said I run a lucrative illegal gambling operation and double my money

I was admitted as you can see

[tulip relic]

i don’t need the world to see that i’ve been the best i can be

i don’t think i could stand to be where you don’t see me

[slate mountain]

do people submit First-Year Selection Appeal letters

does anyone know if they succeed

🥹

[glad aurora]

sometimes yes

[dry pollen]

Is this when you’re rejected

If so Ik someone who appealed berk eecs and got in

[slate mountain]

yeah

[slate mountain]

:0

ouuu

thank u

[fringe wyvern]

UCs alr sent out EC verification emails right?

[wet carbon]

ive heard

[wooden sierra]

No way I’m still waitlisted by Berkeley

[wet carbon]

they want u

[wooden sierra]

🙏 still got a chance

[wet carbon]

fr

[midnight vine]

💀

[tropic minnow]

in 2050 you'll be informed that you've finally be taken off the waitlist

[wet carbon]

YIPPEEE

[sharp oak]

if my planned courses (community college) change should I update all of my UCs?

or do they not care

[tropic minnow]

You should update all the UCs

I had to do that when I moved my spring course to the summer

[wet carbon]

yes

[sharp oak]

these update forms are cancer oh my god

why does the letter go in two minutes after i type it

ummmmmmmm

do i just not send an update then...?

[glad aurora]

it would seem so

[icy sorrel]

how do UC schools get information about you from your school

i just realized that it never wanted me to sync my stuff with commonapp does with naviance

[wet carbon]

wym

[icy sorrel]

like sending transcripts and the counselor report and stuff

im not that familiar with the UC portal

[tropic minnow]

Transcript will be asked for later when you are accepted, counselor doesn't send an LOR or even a report I believe

But I might be wrong on the second part of the counselor

Generally the grades you told them when you applied will be considered

[tulip relic]

day 30 of manifesting

[slate mountain]

wait they verify ECs?

[wet carbon]

to some

[slate mountain]

ohh

[wet carbon]

random lol

[warped dome]

How much percent?

[vivid glen]

Yep I got verified a month ago

the process is very simple

[narrow plaza]

what is it?

[vivid glen]

nothing much you just share proof of your activity, could be a letter from school stating that activity or award or you share the certificate you got for it

u need to email it to them with ur app id

[tulip relic]

how do you know you recieved the email

[narrow plaza]

when did this come? like in comparison to clicking submit

idw to miss this

[vivid glen]

less than 1% ppl get this, its veryy random

I got this about a month ago

[tulip relic]

i see

[runic grail]

You won’t miss it lmao

they text call email everything to make sure you see it

[tulip relic]

i see

and this is all randomly selected right?

[wet carbon]

yes thats what @vivid glen said

😭

[slate mountain]

if i havent gotten it does that mean im not chosen

[sharp oak]

how are the connections at ucla, or other ucs for that matter?

is it hard to make connections cuz the school is so big

[wet carbon]

yes...

bro 😭

yall stressing way too much abt an email that goes to 1% of people

[dry pollen]

I mean do you mean friends? 😭 or like alum connections

UCLA has an alumni mentorship program they host every year

[sharp oak]

tbh idk ppl talk about connections when they talk ab school 🤷‍♀️

trying to see if ucla/uci would be worth the commute

[dry pollen]

I mean I think it depends on how you view it/what you want out of it

[dry pollen]

Commuting is hard

It’s very difficult socially

[sharp oak]

so is paying for housing 😭😭😭

[dry pollen]

My friend is in a frat and he’s made sooooo many connections

[dry pollen]

True

[sharp oak]

i'm insanely extroverted i think i'll be okay

[dry pollen]

But if you’re going to school for connections it’s difficult

[dry pollen]

That’s good I mean if you’re willing to stay on campus basically all day you’ll be fine

[wet carbon]

go to a LAC then

[dry pollen]

The commuters ik only come for class

And leave after that

[sharp oak]

i'm going to school cuz i need a degree im j tryna see the benefits in ucla over csulb

[dry pollen]

Biggest difference will prob be research

And mentors

[sharp oak]

that makes sense

[dry pollen]

Also what happened to UC Berkeley lol

[sharp oak]

i already do research at csulb soooo i know ill be able to

[dry pollen]

Csus don’t have a ton from what I’ve heard

[dry pollen]

That’s great

And a huge plus for lb

[sharp oak]

there's one credit i can't get cuz classes are full so i can't skip 2 years, and im definitely not commuting to berk

[dry pollen]

Once you get into both id rec going to both admitted students days for the vibe check

[sharp oak]

okok

[dry pollen]

Oh I see

[dry pollen]

They’re all soooo different

[sharp oak]

the commute to ucla (my family is moving to long beach) is 40 minutes by car and 2 hours by public transport

[dry pollen]

I went to Wellesley’s, USC’s and UCLA’s and each was a new experience

[dry pollen]

40 mins isn’t bad

[sharp oak]

i'll defo do that

[dry pollen]

Everyone ik who commutes does like 40 mins

[sharp oak]

yea

[dry pollen]

Esp if it’s 40 mins no traffic

[sharp oak]

la traffic is crazy tho 😭😭

[dry pollen]

Yeah I’ve come to see 😭

Also be ready for like a huge rich person culture shock

People here are rich rich

My roommate lives 10 mins from campus and lives on campus ☠️

[sharp oak]

maybe they can pay for my housing :p

[dry pollen]

Real

UCLA does give decent aid though

[sharp oak]

i'll probably dorm first year no matter what cuz i think that would be worth it

[sharp oak]

my SAI was 71k 💀💀

[dry pollen]

My friend got a full ride and he didn’t even need it ☠️

[dry pollen]

Yeah I think first year dorming is def worth

[dry pollen]

Oh you’ll fit right in

[sharp oak]

i'm gonna ask all my schools to reconsider my finances for 2024 cuz my dad makes 100 k less this year

[sharp oak]

my dad makes hella money but it's not going to me lol

he said he'll pay like 10k/year for college

[dry pollen]

Good luck I hope they do it

[sharp oak]

🤞🤞

[dry pollen]

If not you’ll just get aid next year

[dry pollen]

Dang

[dry pollen]

Scholarships?

There’s some pretty big ones

I’d rec looking locally

[sharp oak]

i will pull all my hair out if i have to apply to anything else

im applying to a few local ones but nothing nearly enough

[dry pollen]

Dw most apps are due in March/April so you have plenty of time

I didn’t want to apply but I applied to nearly all my local ones and got 24k

[sharp oak]

oh that's fire

that would actually change my circumstance a lot

how many did you apply to?

[dry pollen]

Yeah none were national or anything

[dry pollen]

I think like 8-10?

Mostly copying from college apps

[dry pollen]

Maybe like 7 idr exactly

[sharp oak]

damnnnnnn

ok well that gives me hope

[dry pollen]

Yeah I got almost all of them cause everyone is so burnt out they don’t apply

[dry pollen]

You can do it just take a month off and then start looking

It’s so worth it

[sharp oak]

okok

i will fs

thank you sm

[slate mountain]

im sad that i didnt get uc berk's email for recc letters

[wet carbon]

💀

[slate mountain]

bro skull emoji'd me

[wet carbon]

on skibidi

[slate mountain]

i like your great gatsby quote in your bio btw

[wet carbon]

yes

[slate mountain]

🫶🏻

[wet carbon]

oh shit i told myself i wouldnt do any more brainrot

welp

[dry pollen]

Don’t take it too seriously

I have many friends who got it and got rejected

And many who didn’t and got in early

[wet carbon]

it doesnt do much

[slate mountain]

ahh

[slate mountain]

unrelated but did u apply to 50 schools

i see that from your name

[wet carbon]

yes

[dry pollen]

I mean I wouldn’t say that

[wet carbon]

[slate mountain]

app fees must have costed a lot

[wet carbon]

not crazy

[brisk basin]

Don't listen to Ruby

average CS main

[dry pollen]

Hater

[runic grail]

lmao berk rec letter don't mean jack

my friend who goes to berk didn't get it

my friend who did get the email got rejected/waitlisted from every uc but santa cruz lmao

[formal quiver]

I have no clue how true this is, but a good LOR would surely help with UCB

[tropic minnow]

Generally it seems that its asked for from URM kids to check if they really are qualified enough to go to Berkeley based off what that person says

[wet carbon]

lmao first gen

"2581 were first gen"

[formal quiver]

Yea so 90.4% of LOR applicants admitted were first gen according to this 😅

[tropic minnow]

Yeah its basically double checking their apps

Alsmot half were from LCFF also, and most recived a waiver, so basically the profile of a person getting the LOR request is

Underrepresented minority
First generation
Low-income

[wet carbon]

its not accurate at all lol

its just boosting diversity and social mobility scores 💀

average UCB

[rancid grove]

i see it as an opportunity for teachers to give their own insight/a different perspective on candidates so it evens the playing field for URM/FGLI applicants

[wet carbon]

thats what it should be and looks like

[formal quiver]

How often do people get accepted for their second choice major instead of getting rejected

[wet carbon]

No idea

[runic grail]

very uncommon

ik ucsd will admit you undeclared off the waitlist or something

[ornate abyss]

atp i would reject

[deft thorn]

oh really?

so waitlist is like acceptance?

[runic grail]

No

waitlist is a chance at acceptance later down the line

You have the credentials to attend/they could see you at the school

but they don’t have enough room to admit you off the bat

[burnt ridge]

wait actually

so like if go in as undeclared engineering

i can get in?

[barren otter]

yooo anyone apply to berkeley?

[fringe wyvern]

eecs

lfg

eecs/math

[runic grail]

I mean I applied my primary human bio which is selective and then did my alternate undeclared

In case I don't get human bio but they still want to admit me

I got human bio tho

so im really like that

[lost oyster]

is a C in ap physics 1 something i need to report as a low grade

[fringe wyvern]

premed?

[fringe wyvern]

uh

prolly

[runic grail]

unfortunately

[runic grail]

No

[wet carbon]

its a D i think

[lost oyster]

k thx

this is the one black mark on all my applications :(

[tulip relic]

me in march if i somehow get accepted:

[runic grail]

what did i just watch bro

i almost just died of cringe

[tulip relic]

someone’s mouthwashing (it’s a game lol) headcanon

[wet carbon]

💀

[frosty ibex]

guys i think i still haven't gotten my uci portal

?

i just realised this

[wet carbon]

call

[frosty ibex]

oh their faq page says i should receive the portal by jan 5

which is like today

so i'll wait until the end of today

[formal quiver]

LA and SB are the portal laggards right

[tulip relic]

barbara doesn’t come out until mid january

i’ve gotten all excluding barbara

[tulip relic]

yes especially barbara

[sharp oak]

oh are you transfer

[frosty ibex]

no..

it says this

i assume it's for all students

[sharp oak]

i got my UCI portal so long ago

i got it on nov 27

28*

[frosty ibex]

dang

maybe it’s because i’m international? we’ll see 😰

[tulip relic]

i got my uci portal the day before i started winter break (dec 16)

[upbeat dirge]

i dont think the portal date matters, but fyi im also intl and got it like 2dec

[frosty ibex]

oh jeez, okay

🫡 i'll contact them by the end of today, thanks y'all

[frosty ibex]

they still didnt send me an email but i just used their website thing and it told me the id and login

so all good ...

omg they give u an email address (????

what

[noble kraken]

If I add a course, I don't need to update UCLA right?

This is contradictory info

[sharp oak]

oh ok good to know

i had to do course updates it was very confusing

[fringe wyvern]

wait i dropped second sem PE do i need to tell UCLA

[tidal birch]

yes

[fringe wyvern]

they said they wont review it ??

[tidal birch]

better safe than sorry

rather have them not review something you put than them review something you didnt

[sharp oak]

try and send them an email

just to ask

[fringe wyvern]

yeah js sent them on the form

berkeley and SD dont need course changes right

[sharp oak]

just email them anyways

you at least have proof you tried to contact them if they rescind you

doesn't matter probably tho

[true glade]

Do OOS students need to submit the fafsa

[wet carbon]

Yes??

[worn aurora]

ucsd cs grading scale is cooked ggs

[tulip relic]

hold my hand
everything will be ok
i heard from the heavens the clouds have been gray
hold me close
wrap me in your aching arms
i see that you're hurting why'd you take so long

i don't need the world to see that i've been the best i can be
cause i don't think i can stand to be
where you don't see me
and autumn comes and you're not yet done
with the summer passing by
cause i don't think i can stand to be
where you don't see me

[sharp oak]

holy fuck i almost just selfdoxxed so hard

did anyone else who already did their portal get this?

[novel mango]

Yeah I got one too

Even though I already activated it

[sharp oak]

ucsb FINALLLYYYY sent out their portal

[tulip relic]

just got them too

[tulip relic]

i got mine in december

and it's been activated since then

[tulip relic]

when do i have to send ap test scores

[burnt ridge]

wait yeah

[burnt ridge]

i got ts too bro

im confused

is ts a scam or some

i acivated mines in december

[sharp oak]

no LMAO

[burnt ridge]

did u do anything

[sharp oak]

it's just a reminder if you haven't

[burnt ridge]

oh

bruh'

guys

Santa Barbara is missing a school they need my transcript from

[knotty cedar]

when you enroll I think

[short cipher]

does anyone know how to change majors for ucsb? i want to apply to ccs but didnt select it at first

[midnight vine]

https://ccs.ucsb.edu/apply

might help

[crystal juniper]

is it super hard to get a waiver in the appeal procress

[runic grail]

what?

waiver? appeal?

[crystal juniper]

so if the UCs don't allow you to get a waiver in the app itself

you can appeal the decision in certain circumstances

[runic grail]

waiver in the app?

What are you waiving

[crystal juniper]

the fee to apply

idrk exactly what happended but somehow UCLA got processed but i couldn’t afford to pay for 2 UCs

so i wanted to see if i had hopes in the appeal

[tulip relic]

what is realize authorization

the school one specifically

[midnight vine]

for people who've visited multiple UCs what were your favorite campuses in terms of aesthetics and beauty

[tulip relic]

in my time here i am comforted by the fact that i do not need to join clubs/stuco in the name admissions and "extracirriculars".

all i have to do is do the activities that i hold dear to my heart

in the early stages of applying i remember freaking out about a-g classes misreading that i had to take 14 ap classes to go

then i realized that was how ucs refer high school classes

[lucid oyster]

ucsc

[tulip relic]

ive only visited ucsd

then again when my parents were initially planning on traveling with me to california we originally wanted to visit both san diego and la, meaning that if la wasnt scrapped, i would've had the chance to visit la and maybe riverside

[frosty ibex]

im thinking of visiting ucla in feb because i'll be in la !! probably just a brief visit tho

[dry pollen]

Gg

[frosty ibex]

😭

[dry pollen]

I pray it’s still standing

[frosty ibex]

that's real 🙏

[dry pollen]

I think it’ll be ok though

[wicked palm]

i live right near it so i'm on campus all the time, it's actually nice, just annoying hills lol

[dry pollen]

You can’t really see the fire from ucla anymore which is good

[frosty ibex]

ohh wait this is really nice to hear

[frosty ibex]

oh neat !!

[wicked palm]

it's not gonna burn

[frosty ibex]

i haven't really researched yet but do you have suggestions for what to look at in ucla or what to do in la in general HAHA

[dry pollen]

Yeah

[dry pollen]

Yeah they’ll put their resources towards saving it like they did w the Getty

[dry pollen]

Do a campus tour fs the tour guides are so sweet

[frosty ibex]

:OO ooo

how long is it actually? i'm gonna be going with a friend who isn't applying so i don't wanna drag her around too much

[dry pollen]

Otherwise the Getty, century city if you want shopping, Santa Monica pier, etc

[frosty ibex]

oo ok !!!

[dry pollen]

I think like an hr or 2 but you can leave whenever

[frosty ibex]

awesome sounds neat then

[wicked palm]

i would also recommend the campus tour, it's when i did it it wasn't too long

[dry pollen]

R you ok

[tropic minnow]

If you're willing to go all the way to Pasadena, go to the Huntington

[dry pollen]

My roommate had to evacuate

[wicked palm]

in general, we have good museums, and if you like aquariums Aquarium of the Pacific is lovely but a little out of the way

[tropic minnow]

Do afternoon tea

Explore the mueseums

Museum of tolerance is also very interesting imo

[frosty ibex]

also wait while we're here right hows the public transport 😭 i saw that it has decent transport options but is it reliable(?)/do you guys ever use it? how feasible is it to get around without driving

[frosty ibex]

:O

[frosty ibex]

ooo cool ok!!

[frosty ibex]

omg this is cute ok

[wicked palm]

yeah, like a few blocks away from the evac zone, but my friends who go to UCLA all left lol

[dry pollen]

Yeah I use public transport, it’s reliable but very very time taking

[tropic minnow]

LA public transport is still being built up, its alright in its current state, will take some time

[dry pollen]

It’s doable to get anywhere within 4-5 miles of your place

[tropic minnow]

You'll have tweakers but you have those on all lines

[dry pollen]

Yeah I left too

[frosty ibex]

ok sounds pretty neat then

[dry pollen]

My roommate lives in Westwood so she left too

[wicked palm]

the metro is fine if you're safe, buses are only good in santa monica imo

[frosty ibex]

"if you're safe" 😰

[wicked palm]

better safe than sorry

[dry pollen]

Yup + asthma so I didn’t want to risk anything

[wicked palm]

haha just watch out for tweakers and homeless on drugs

[frosty ibex]

oughh okok

[dry pollen]

Yeah ive heard questionable things about the metro

I’ve been on buses before though and they’re chill

[frosty ibex]

i've had a friend who got her ipad stolen when she left it in her car and stuff so im a bit worried about general safety

🫡

we're gonna be two 18yos travelling alone

[frosty ibex]

ohh this is great

[wicked palm]

but i once took the metro for four hours total from west la to long beach and back and it was totally fine

[tropic minnow]

When are you traveling

[dry pollen]

On campus nothing will get stolen I can tell you that

[frosty ibex]

probably mid feb! like we're thinking 13-19 at the moment (event is 15-16)

[frosty ibex]

awesome

[dry pollen]

UCLA area is safe downtown la is questionable

[tropic minnow]

Ehh I know people that have had stuff stolen on campius

[wicked palm]

depends on neighborhood. not near UCLA

[tropic minnow]

Its not common though

[frosty ibex]

wonderful ok

[wicked palm]

real

[frosty ibex]

so far we're probably gonna go check out hollywood and all that

but beyond that haven't planned a lot

try in-n-out, olive garden, look at trader joes etc LOL

[wicked palm]

hollywood is fun but bring hand sanitizer it's not very clean. if you like music go to Amoeba Music store

[wicked palm]

in n out is 10/10

[frosty ibex]

:OO

coolcool ok !!

[tropic minnow]

If you're willing to venture into DTLA go to the disney concert hall

I think its a cool thing to see at the very least

[wicked palm]

yes! and some nice modern art museums in DTLA if you're into that

[frosty ibex]

:O

oo art !! maybemaybe

any tips on staying safe? lol

actually should we move to #🛩-lounge-chat ? i actually have quite a lot of qns if u guys are willing to answer DJHSJKG

[wicked palm]

mind your business, don't make eye contact with crazy people

[wicked palm]

fs

[frosty ibex]

makes sense yes

[tropic minnow]

Yeah lets move to lounge

[midnight vine]

real when i toured we got a pair of tour guides who'd dated before and they showed us where he asked her out and where they broke up it was hilarious

[frosty ibex]

wait this is so cute 😭 whoa