03-27-2018, 08:04 PM
Doesn't really seem that weird really.
Over the last few years UCLA has become the most popular and most selective UC school. Given that trend in popularity and selectivity the UCLA rejection makes sense. The intended major likely is not a factor. UCLA is simply more selective now and they selected other applicants.
UCB is really like 1A. They like the applicant and they extend an offer to the applicant.Â
UCI is quickly becoming choice #3 in the system. I believe they routinely win when the applicant is a SoCal suburbanite. Other applicants like UCI because of the demographics of the area that are less common in LA and UCB.
UCSC just does its own thing. Got to love them.
Yield management in the world where kids apply to 20 or more schools is so tough. I have to suspect the UC system doesn't want any applicant to get 7-9 acceptances. A bit odd, but it is all one system and one application, so this is different than Brown waitlisting an applicant that was accepted Early Action at Harvard. The UC system must know applicants like this will select UCB or UCI, especially given the desired major.
Does seem like the lower UCs should still extend an offer, but my guess is the others would say yes if the waitlist was appealed with some explanation that it was, or has become, UC #1 for that applicant.
Over the last few years UCLA has become the most popular and most selective UC school. Given that trend in popularity and selectivity the UCLA rejection makes sense. The intended major likely is not a factor. UCLA is simply more selective now and they selected other applicants.
UCB is really like 1A. They like the applicant and they extend an offer to the applicant.Â
UCI is quickly becoming choice #3 in the system. I believe they routinely win when the applicant is a SoCal suburbanite. Other applicants like UCI because of the demographics of the area that are less common in LA and UCB.
UCSC just does its own thing. Got to love them.
Yield management in the world where kids apply to 20 or more schools is so tough. I have to suspect the UC system doesn't want any applicant to get 7-9 acceptances. A bit odd, but it is all one system and one application, so this is different than Brown waitlisting an applicant that was accepted Early Action at Harvard. The UC system must know applicants like this will select UCB or UCI, especially given the desired major.
Does seem like the lower UCs should still extend an offer, but my guess is the others would say yes if the waitlist was appealed with some explanation that it was, or has become, UC #1 for that applicant.