<p>Major: Economics
GPA:3.89
TAP
IGETC Complete
Pre-reqs: Done, except for calc II which I’m finishing in 3 weeks.
Everyone who read my Personal Essays said they were excellent
EC: Speaker for Economics Club, volunteered as a tutor for Econ during the Summer courses, assistant to head chair of Economics for a full year now. Salesman 4 years prior to that. Completed Honors Program
Recognitions: Academic Excellence award winner in Economics, two scholarships in Econ/Business (Nominated in one, applied to the other), and multiple President’s Honor’s List recognitions. </p>
<p>Got two financial aid emails</p>
<p>Admitted!!!</p>
<p>Note: I got rejected by UCI (TAG) and UCLA (TAP)</p>
<p>Major: Business Administration
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: Complete by end of Spring 2011
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Volunteered in Middle East, Job at real estate firm
Personal Statements: Good enough to get me in</p>
<p>Major: Civil Engineering
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: No
ECs/Work Experience: Not much
Personal Statements: Strong</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email:no</p>
<p>Major: Media Studies
GPA: 3.7
Major Prerequisites: Completed last one in the spring
Major GPA: I didn’t calculate this but it wasn’t very good! I had 2 B-.
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Student Government Senator, apart of Marketing/Communications Committee in our Senate, Officer for Phi Theta Kappa, Officer for Business Club, member of 2 volunteer clubs.
Personal Statements: Pretty strong in my opinion.</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No.</p>
<p>Major: Political Science
GPA: 4.00
Major Prerequisites: Complicated, but long story short, missing one and one not offered at my CC. I explained away the one I was missing on the application, not sure if it matters.
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: President of Circle K (community service), had PTK. Took one honors course, lol. I put down some sports I did in HS and a few other misc. awards I’ve received, but overall pretty average.
Personal Statements: Very strong, but geared COMPLETELY towards the Comm Studies program at UCLA. I honestly thought I had no chance anywhere else if they read my statement, cause it was all about “this prepared me for a career in Communications” and stuff.</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>
<p>Decision: Admitted 4/29</p>
<p>I was so set on UCLA and comms… arghghghghg!!!</p>
<p>Major: Chemical Biology , Department of Chemistry
GPA: 4.00
Major Prerequisites: need Linear Algebra and Differential equation
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes</p>
<p>Personal Statements: ok</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.</p>
<p>Major: Philosophy
GPA: 3.93
Major Prerequisites: 2/3…last one not offered at my school
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: n/a but i had all the equivalent courses done
ECs/Work Experience: Philosophy Club, 14 hrs/week tutoring for the past 2 yrs, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, part of a senate committee last year.
Personal Statements: Okay
Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: nope
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: nope</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>I’m disappointed but congrats to everyone who got in! I’ll live vicariously through you.</p>
<p>Major: Biochem
GPA: yheafreak status
Major Preq: yheafreak completed it
IGETC: Yheafreak status
EC: Pwned lil nublets
Personal Statements: Wrote on the last day.</p>
<p>Berk’s Decision for yheafreak: ADMITTED :D!!!</p>
<p>yheafreak’s decision for Berk: REJECTED!!! TAKE THAT BERK! YOU ARNT YHEAFREAK STATUS!</p>
<p>Major: Applied Math
GPA: 3.87
Major Prerequisites: Missing 2
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Not much
Personal Statements: Mediocre</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: no
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: no</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Don’t really care, Davis and LA were my top choices and I got both, congrats to those who got in!</p>
<p>@ password. lol my essays sucked. wrote it on the last day. ACCCCEPPPTTTEEEDDD</p>
<p>Major: Biochem
GPA: yheafreak status
Major Preq: yheafreak completed it
IGETC: Yheafreak status
EC: Pwned lil nublets
Personal Statements: Wrote on the last day.</p>
<p>Berk’s Decision for yheafreak: ADMITTED :D!!!</p>
<p>yheafreak’s decision for Berk: REJECTED!!! TAKE THAT BERK! YOU ARNT YHEAFREAK STATUS!</p>
<p>Major: Comparative Literature
GPA: 4.00
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Writing tutor at my CC, 100 volunteer hours at local library, Phi Theta Kappa, Honors, Dean’s List, published essay
Personal Statements: Strong</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No.</p>
<p>Decision: Admitted</p>
<p>I don’t even feel good right now, since my fianc</p>
<p>Major: Business Admin
GPA: 3.93
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Tutor and Stuff
Personal Statements: Strong</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Naw
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected :D</p>
<p>Got into UCLA and want to go to SoCal, so its all good.</p>
<p>Major: Business Administration
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Good ECs, limited work experience
Personal Statements: Wrote the first two in three hours and the supplemental essay in one hour! So yeah… haha.</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, two of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>
<p>Major: political science
Gpa: 3.83-3.89
Prereqs: Complete
IGETC: yes
Essays: IMO, average
ECs: A few, but nothing major-related. Deans list, PTK, some volunteer work, etc.</p>
<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.65
Major Prerequisites: Complete. Recommended courses complete too except for 61a
Major GPA: 3.8
ECs/Work Experience: CS lab tutor, CS summer internship
Personal Statements: ok to decent
Other: UC - UC transfer</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: No (didn’t apply for financial aid)
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>
<p>Major: English
GPA: 3.61
Major Prerequisites: Missing 2 Pre-reqs.
Major GPA: ~3.7
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Okay Ecs. Work part time
Personal Statements: Strong</p>
<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No.</p>
<p>Admitted for Spring 2012. I’m actually very surprised I was admitted seeing as I’m missing 2 major prerequisites. I applied on a whim. I suppose they would expect me to take those before transferring over though.</p>
