UCI Undergraduate Admissions Inquiry

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Please complete the form below to connect with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

I am a...

waiting for a decision

trouble accessing my Applicant Portal

requesting appeal information

requesting waitlist information

The UC application for fall 2021 admission to UCI opens August 1, 2020. The submission period is November 1 - 30, 2020. Apply online and be sure to select UCI as your first choice!

After submitting the application in November, applicants will receive further information about activating their Applicant Status Portal. Until then, please use the 'Prospective Student' option to speak with UCI Admission Counselors.

Once your portal is activated, UCI applicants for the upcoming term will use the Applicant Status Portal to contact UCI Admissions.

If you are having trouble accessing your portal, please open up a ticket with OIT Helpdesk for proper assistance.

Portal Access

If you haven't activated your UCI Applicant Portal yet, you will need to:

Find your UCInetID and Student ID number in the email with the subject line, "Application Acknowledgement: Activate your UCInetID," sent to you in December. If you are unable to find the email, you may submit a request for them here.
Read and acknowledge the Terms and Conditions upon login

If you are still having trouble accessing your portal, please open up a ticket with OIT Helpdesk for proper assistance.

Appeal to Selection Decision

Applicants who are denied admission and applicants who are offered but decline a spot on the waitlist are eligible to submit an Appeal to Selection Decision.

For a Freshman or Transfer appeal to have merit, it must bring to light new academic and personal information, as well as information pertaining to extenuating circumstances that had not been present in the application, and that clearly shows the student to be stronger than had been earlier evidenced. Please note: high grades received during your senior year, recently acquired awards, or an increase in activities are not a basis for the reversal of a decision.

Please log in to your Applicant Status Portal for additional information regarding the appeal process.

Waitlist Information

To be considered for admission through the waitlist, you must submit your Statement of Intent to Participate (SIP). Submitting the SIP confirms that you would to be considered in a pool of applicants to be admitted if space is available for Fall 2021. The waitlist is not a numbered list so priority consideration is not given to those accept the SIR early.

We highly encourage waitlisted students to accept an admissions offer at another university to help ensure they have somewhere to attend in the Fall. Accepting another university does NOT negatively impact your waitlist participation at UCI.

Please log in to your Applicant Status Portal to learn more information about the waitlist process and submitting your SIP.

Current UCI Students

Until October 15, newly admitted students for their first fall term should contact their admission counselor via their Admitted Student Portal. If you have any questions or concerns after the portal has closed, you can talk to an admission counselor through our live chat at admissions.uci.edu between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday - Friday or call us at (949) 824-6703 to speak to an admissions counselor between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Current UCI students inquiring about receiving credit or clearing university requirements by taking UC-transferable coursework taken outside of UCI or through AP, IB, and GCE Advanced Level exams should visit the Current Student page for more information.

Re-Admission

Former UCI students seeking re-admission should contact their academic unit about the re-admission process.

Counselor Resources

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Counselors or educational professionals should visit our Counselors page for resources, visit requests, and additional information.

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Prospective Student Details

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