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Hey everyone,

I’m a student transferring soon and just feeling really grateful for everything so far. I’ve got about 4 weeks left at my current school and want to make the most of this time before I go.

What would you recommend I focus on in these last few weeks? That could be anything—academics, networking, friendships, experiences, or even things people usually overlook.

If you’ve been in a similar position, I’d really appreciate any advice on what made the biggest difference for you or what you wish you had done.

Thanks in advance

i'm scared man

can anyone explain to me how i got rejected from uci?

i’m a film major with a 3.9 gpa (literally all A’s except for the B i got in econ 😭), have an editing job, experience with film outside of school, 2000+ volunteer hours, honors student and did the honors to honors program for uci, have done an internship and camp with uci specifically, will get an associates degree for film this june, i’m a california resident, etc. and thought my essays were pretty strong…

i got into lmu’s film school with a merit scholarship so it just confuses me… since i really like uci, i was still considering going even while already getting into lmu. not even getting waitlisted at uci also just makes me really scared for ucsb, ucla, and usc decisions T-T

I am a 9th grade dropout (was pretty much forced out of school as a punishment), escaped a cult as a child, loads of mental disabilities (the trauma kind), etc etc right. I don't say this bc I want sympathy (pls dont its awkward) its just context right...

I literally self taught all of high school (and frankly middle school) to myself in like 3 months, enrolled in to a CCC, spent two years grinding through classes to become an applied mathematics major, etc. 3.6 GPA, pretty much nailed all the reqs except for some like DiffEq and Linear Algebra. First Gen College/STEM Student, etc etc...

Not gonna cover all my EC's here but I've accomplished some pretty insane stuff in my life despite all the setbacks, they were stacked, like top 0.2% stacked.

Got absolutely slaughtered so far in UC apps lmao, UCI broke my heart for a good 30-60 mins (was missing Linear Algebra for Quantitative Econ major w/ applied math as the backup)

UCSC did accept me though <3 and so I am pretty hyped about it. Mentally ready to watch the rest of the UCs reject me (applied to all)

Keep your head up y'all, this stuff can be a total lottery. Do not let a number or a rejection define you. School prestige helps, but there are very few and rare fields where it matters beyond what the words on your degree say. Even then that sort of a entry level issue.

Also do remember if you are trying to get in a field where prestige matters, the prestige of your grad school can completely override your undergrad, and its often much easier to get a higher GPA and research opportunities at a lower ranked school.

what do you guys think will come out after UCI ?

UCSD / UCB / UCLA

I got into UC Davis, but just yesterday I got waitlisted at UCI, which surprised me because I thought I had really good stats. Everybody told me that if I went to a CCC and at least worked hard, I would at the very least get into UCI, but it seems like it’s become a lot more competitive.

For reference, I had a 4.0 GPA, was TAP certified for UCI and UCLA, took 6 honors courses, finished my IGETC, and had over 70+ credits. I also had good extracurriculars, including being in student government, holding officer positions in clubs, and having other large-impact extracurriculars.

It seems that even transfering to UCI is now very competitive.

i’m currently a hs senior and things didn’t go as planned so i’ll be attending ucr next fall (or ucsb if i get off the waitlist). however, it’s been my dream to go to either uci, ucsd, or ucla so i really want to transfer there asap. is it possible to transfer after only doing one year at ucr?

i can’t do cc cause i can’t imagine living at home for another year or two and i already get pretty good aid so money isn’t a problem. how many classes do i have to take if i wanna transfer after one year? can i reuse the same application for high school for filling out my extracurriculars?

I’ve seen a lot of rejections even from people with perfect GPAs and solid ECs. Not trying to offend anyone, but I feel like UCI might be yield protecting and expecting some of these applicants to get into better schools.

has anybody had experience with the uc davis waitlist as a transfer?? im a freshman rn coming in as a sophomore from a 4 year private uni if that helps 😔 i rly wanna get off of it its my best option

animal science major 3.7 gpa coming in with 48 credits (taking 12 more this summer but they wont see on my transcript)

wait guys i genuinely don’t understand what is happening and why its seems like the majority of people got their decisions and others didn’t. ( only saying majority because i have seen too too many people talking about not getting a decision at all)

Has this happened in the past? and it doesn’t seem to have any one specific reason-

is it an error ? i just don’t know why they wouldn’t announce that a few will come out today, or something to that regard.

Hi everyone. I'm a nontraditional student, just barely older than traditionally aged students (mid 20s).

I used to be a traditionally-aged college student, but I had to pause college because of abusive parents. I used the time after that to get the abuse documented, push for protections (which I eventually got), and find a way to keep myself safe.

Once I got protections, I started a very small business that led me to discover a different academic interest. Then I was eventually able to raise my profile beyond what I had as a traditional student (I don't want to dox myself since this is a unique situation).

I finally reached a point where I feel ready to restart college, but I now have a gap that's longer than 2 years. When I applied to colleges, I mentioned the abuse situation to explain why this gap started and why it took so long to patch it. I'm aware that abuse is a sensitive subject in college applications, so I wanted to hear your thoughts about whether i made a mistake mentioning this in applications.

I got rejected from uci psych b.a with a 3.65 gpa, ec’s working part time to pay for school. I’m really worried I won’t get in anywhere because of this. Uci portal astrology was accurate for me, couldn’t log into financial aid and got rejected, so is the ucsd portal astrology correct too? cogsci at ucsd has a 76% acceptance rate for transfers so I really hope I get in. Ucla and Berkeley are my last two options and i feel like if i didn’t get into uci there’s probably no way for berkele.

hi guys!! i got accepted into uci w/ the chancellor’s excellence scholarship and i didnt apply for colleges out of hs, so i’m feeling pretty happy rn even tho uci isn’t my top school and tagged.

wanted to know my chances of getting into ucla/ucb w/ this acceptance in mind, along with doing tap.

major: political science

alternate major: history (higher acceptance rate than polisci for all schools)

stats:

3.89 gpa

almost 70 credits done as a first-year transfer

tap and tag program for ucla/ucb, h2h for irvine

major prep mostly done

ECs:

founded and led a club

presented at a research conference w/ thousands of attendees

100+ volunteer hours

student government

honestly not much because most of my activities were business-aligned previously, but i also included those ecs as well, which are a bunch

congrats to everyone who got into uci too! wishing the best of luck for ucla/ucb/ucsd

I got accepted as a transfer to both SJSU (Supply Chain) and UC Davis (Managerial Economics), and I’m stuck between the two.

For SJSU:

•	I got into Supply Chain/Data Analytics, which is something I’m genuinely interested in

•	It has a very clear career path, and I know companies actively recruit from there (especially in Silicon Valley)

•	The downside is I’d likely be living at home, and I’ve been wanting to move out and experience independence

For UC Davis:

•	I’d be studying Managerial Economics, which seems more flexible and could lead to consulting or analyst roles

•	The biggest pro is that I’d finally be living away from home and getting that “college experience”

•	The concern is I’m transferring as a junior with no internships and few technical skills, so I’m worried I’d be behind and might struggle to land strong opportunities

My main question is:

Would it be smarter to choose the safer, more direct career path at SJSU, or take the risk at UC Davis for independence and a potentially higher salary ceiling?

For context, I care a lot about making good financial decisions and setting myself up for a solid career, but I also don’t want to regret not experiencing my early 20s.

Any advice from people who’ve been in a similar situation?

Ok so i applied business Econ which is obv competitive. I see a lot of people here are doing tap which makes sense, I am as well. I feel like it’s so common and online and tiktok people talk about how it’s like 70-80% acceptance rate. Is that even true? Like 70 percent of students from most CCs that do TAP will get accepted? I feel like it’s too good to be true. Also I got waitlisted at uci so I don’t have much hope tbh but we’ll see

Just a little rant, but the recent rejections of applicants who literally TAG’d UCI with all prerequisites met as well as the fact that there are a portion of UCI applicants who quite literally haven’t received their results yet is downright pathetic.

UC Irvine is considered one of the top 10 US public universities in the country, and within the top 30 of US universities alone. The fact that they have had so many errors in deciphering their admissions results is absurd. Mind you, this is not coming from an embittered UCI transfer reject. I applied last year and was accepted, but decided to stay in cc and apply to others as I didn’t see myself in Irvine.

The fact that a T30 US institution has accidentally barred qualified applicants from admission speaks volumes to be honest. I don’t doubt the fact that a good few applicants had missed necessary courses for their majors, but the fact that THIS MANY applicants who TAG’d UCI with all prerequisites and GPA minimums met is insane, let alone the portion of applicants who haven’t even gotten a response. This just exemplifies the many existing issues within the UC system.

At this point, I’m just wondering what colleges let me in by mistake or by merit. It seems that despite their high reputation, the UC’s admissions is gravely flawed, and as a result it’s causing hundreds of applicants stress and grief. I feel horrible for all of those who TAG’d UCI as their top choice only to be slapped with an erroneous rejection.