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I was waitlisted as an international CSE major at UCLA.

While I submitted my initial LOCI, I have new updates, which I believe are quite significant and could move the needle. Question is, will they be accepted, and can I try emailing the admissions office either way to see whether or not they'll take them?

For further context, the updates involve:

1. Having one of my original research projects now accepted for publication in the 2026 Spring Edition of the Wharton Sports Analytics Journal, as one of four high school students selected. In my LOCI I also mentioned being extremely keen on joining the Bruin Sports Analytics Club as well, so this would link directly.
2. Finishing third out of 1500+ participants in MIT Hack-Nation's Global AI Hackathon for the Databricks Challenge.
3. Another separate research project that was accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Next Generation AI and Machine Learning.

I was waitlisted as an international CSE and CS major at both UCLA and UC Berkeley.

While I submitted my initial LOCIs to both, I have new updates, which I believe are quite significant and could move the needle. Question is, will they be accepted, and can I try emailing the admissions office either way to see whether or not they'll take them?

For further context, the updates involve:

1. Having one of my original research projects now accepted for publication in the 2026 Spring Edition of the Wharton Sports Analytics Journal, as one of four high school students selected. In my LOCI I also mentioned being extremely keen on joining the Bruin Sports Analytics Club as well, so this would link directly.
2. Finishing third out of 1500+ participants in MIT Hack-Nation's Global AI Hackathon for the Databricks Challenge.
3. Another separate research project that was accepted for poster presentation at the International Conference on Next Generation AI and Machine Learning.

Apparently bro's saying that UCLA will accept 0-3 international students off the waitlist this year for CSE?

Is the yield for CSE really that high :(, I thought I'd have a chance at least but at this point it seems like the waitlist was nothing more than just a soft rejection because wdym they could legitimately just accept no internationals off the waitlist for CSE.

My dumbass over here was thinking that it'd be better this year because of Trump's shenanigans and the fucked up political state of America cuz more internationals would decline their spots.

I know like 2 in-states said they got off for CSE a few days ago, but I've heard absolutely nothing since. I don't even know anymore. I keep rereading my LOCI and thinking it's worse and worse after each reread and finding flaws, when I was deadass so happy with it like a month ago too.

Is it over :')

The general consensus was that international students are taken off the waitlist first, followed by OOS and then in-state students last. This year however, it seems like in-state students have started being notified first. Does that mean there's a chance that UCLA already met its target enrollment for internationals and OOS students, and won't be admitting as many of them off the waitlist?

If you are an international who has gotten off the UCLA waitlist, comment down below please. I might be wrong but based on the posts and comments I've seen thus far, this is what I've observed.

Is the program worth it? Will it meaningfully aid my US applications? I understand it obviously won't be as impactful as say an IMO medal, but do colleges know and appreciate it? Is it even selective?