Comments on: California’s ELC Program

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:05:26 +0000

@Mara: Definitely. Those are just the schools that will definitely accept you. Chances are if you’re an ELC student, many of the higher schools will also end up admitting you since you’re likely qualified. You just know that you can count on being admitted to the ELC schools that guarantee you admission.

By: mara

mara — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:31:56 +0000

Is it possible to get accepted into more than one UC through the ELC program? I got guaranteed into a few, and my first choice out of them is UCI. I don’t want to end up at a school I don’t really want to go to, but I’m afraid I won’t have back up if i don’t get into UCI…

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:12:09 +0000

@cuious: They’ll send you special log in information to use as an ELC student. You don’t have to apply early, you just have to use their specific login for you.

By: cuiousbejamin

cuiousbejamin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:07:46 +0000

does ELC mean, that you have to apply early?
can i apply normal, and still use ELC?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:02:42 +0000

@Harika: I didn’t apply to UCLA, only to Berkeley. I had an average amount of AP classes — four or five I think — and I had strong SAT/ACT scores. However I didn’t really have many extra-curricular activities like clubs and sports under my belt — it was mostly stuff I had done outside of school that I had, and I think that might’ve hurt me a bit. I know a good amount of students who received the ELC letter, but most of them were not Berkeley/UCLA caliber students.

You also need to realize that each year is becoming more and more competitive — it was even harder to get into the UCs this year than it was the year before, and next year will inevitably be tougher still.

By: Harika Sabbella

Harika Sabbella — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:50:25 +0000

But was it because you didn’t have enough AP classes?? What were your SAT scores??
Did you have a few extra curricular activities? Now I’m starting to get scared…many people I talked to who got into ELC got in to Berkeley and LA…did you get into LA though?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:08:07 +0000

@Harika: No, not every ELC student gets into Berkeley and LA. I actually was an ELC student, but Berkeley turned me down. I received my pincode after I had begun the application in October. Maybe 2007/2008 was an off year, but we didn’t find out until mid-October.

By: Harika Sabbella

Harika Sabbella — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:43:12 +0000

Does pretty much everyone in ELC get into Berkeley and LA? I haven’t heard about anyone that is in ELC and didn’t get into all the UC’s….also, I thought that the pin code is sent out in late August / early September??

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:11:25 +0000

@Laura: If Stanford does, it’s not apart from the ELC. ELC is part of the University of California system. As a private university, Stanford’s guarantees are likely different (and a lot harder to meet).

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:51:39 +0000

I am a ELC student.
I thought Stanford offers a guarantee of admission.
Isn’t It?
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