<p>UC GPA: 3.35
Major Pre-reqs Completed: all except those not offered at my college
Intended Major: Sociology
TAG?: Not for UCSB
IGETC?: Should be done by the end of this semester
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Gay-Straight Alliance (President Fall 2011/Spring 2012)
Job/Work Experience:
Various part-time jobs
Volunteer/Community service:
I spent a summer in Massachusetts working at a self-help retreat for adults that is in partnership with the Autism Treatment Center of America.
Personal Statement:
I’m assuming it was pretty good. I have strong writing skills and I have been told that I have a unique/great writing style.</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Community college
Ethnicity: I noted both Hispanic and Middle Eastern on my application
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: < 20,000
Hooks: First generation college, second generation immigrant, raised by a single mother with a work-related disability (she had major surgery my second day of college, and I acted as her in-home care provider during her recovery)
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): I don’t know</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: hooks and getting them across in my heart-felt personal essay
Weaknesses: I suppose my GPA, but I don’t think it’s that bad at all
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I deserve it</p>
<p>Objective[ul]
[<em>]GPA: 4.0 from Sonoma State University
[</em>]Major Pre-reqs Completed: Yes
[<em>]Intended Major: Psychology
[</em>]TAG?: No
[li]IGETC?: No[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of theater
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Assistant to the Sonoma State Academic Senate
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: a little here and there, not much
[</em>]Personal Statement: Decent, I thought[/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>]School Type: CSU
[</em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian/ Mexican
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Lower end of middle class
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: GPA, job, background in theater, pre-reqs
[</em>]Weaknesses: only one extra-curricular, CSU
[*]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing a combination of a high level of applicants and my being at a CSU. Good luck everyone![/ul]</p>
<p>Oh, whoops, I forgot to use the snazzy template thing…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Date Received: 03/19/2012 Objective:[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.93
[</em>] Major Pre-reqs Completed: No, missing calculus
[<em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[</em>] TAG: Yes
[<em>] IGETC: Yes
[</em>] Units by the end of Spring (specify Quarter/Semester): 113 UC transferable quarter units.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (secretary), Psychology Club (vice president), Women Empowered (co-founder/treasurer), ASL self study, PTK, Dean’s List.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering with children who have autism.
[</em>] Personal Statement: Unique, since I have triplet siblings with special needs and I’ve moved countries a few times. Decently written I reckon.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: I filled out FAFSA, but I’m definitely going to be paying full price where ever I go…
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Community College
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class; ineligible for any financial aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[<em>] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): I’m not sure yet.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses: I had one bad quarter (2nd quarter at cc) when I was sick and got 1 (2.5 unit class) C, 1 W, 1 P, and 2 F’s. I took spring off then retook the F’s for A’s. So I’ve been at cc for three years total. I explained it in the additional comments box, but I know it doesn’t look great.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High GPA.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision still pending. I’ll be mad if UCSB denies me as a transfer applicant when they accepted me as a freshman, same with UCI lol. Anyways, I’m happy I finished both Eng 1A and 1B last semester and my AP Calc class was articulated. Didn’t think UC’s would deny you if you didn’t have the completed in the fall. But, it does make sense if they’re IP for spring and you got denied b/c you’re seen as a risky candidate.</p>
<p>Damn you all who got accepted to Pre-Psych and have a higher GPA than me haha jk =P congrats!</p>
<p>I got in but never really thought about taking my english class early, it just kind of happened that way. i guess im lucky. I think there are probably a string of things they view when deciding. They actually called me a few weeks ago and told me I hadn’t listed an Alternate major and asked if i wanted to put one down seeing as though Econ was impacted and it would be tough to get in. They also said that I’d have the ability to switch my major later even if i was admitted under my alternate. I hadn’t even realized i didn’t put an alternate down because i had for every other campus(This is how i know sometimes we forget to put stuff down or check a box on applications sometimes). </p>
<p>What do you know i get accepted into my alternate major. Thank God someone in admissions took an interest in me.</p>
<p>I am sooo happy, I just found out! I’ve wanted to go here since I was 14 and I have afamily legacy with UCSB (dad, brother).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Date Received: 03/19/2012 Objective:[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.19 I believe, but with a huge upward trend.
[</em>] Major Pre-reqs Completed: All done by Spring 2012
[<em>] Intended Major: English, but I’m going to switch to Religious Studies
[</em>] TAG: Nope
[<em>] IGETC: Yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: PTK, guitar, a mission trip, varsity tennis in high school, Honor Roll for 3 semester in a row
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Waiter for 6 months and tutored for a few months.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Just the mission trip I went on, built a house.
[<em>] Personal Statement: Good, focused on how the death of my father motivated and matured me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: CCC
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Dealt with my dad dying of cancer my freshman year.
[<em>] Attending Transfer Admit Day?: Maybe, not sure of the details
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Upward trend of all A’s and 2 B’s after my freshman year (when I was premed)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Cumulative GPA, ECs, Work XP
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my story really got me over the cusp and the fact that I have a 3.66 GPA at my CC despite my poor GPA at the 4-year I attended.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity. For those of you who got accepted, did you get an email from admissions? Because I didn’t, I just went to the portal and it said that I was accepted.</p>
<p>Any sociology majors out there still waiting on their admission decision?
Im a sociology major, 3.21 GPA with TAG and my application is still pending</p>
<p>@dddlll: I’m a sociology major with TAG still waiting on UCSB. did you apply to UCSD? If so, have you heard from them yet?! Glad to know I know some sociology majors on this site!</p>
<p>has anybody been accepted after initially checking it and having a pending decision? Just wanna know if I should keep checking it, or just wait…I’m so ****ed right now. Worthless TAG…</p>
<p>Sociology major here as well, gpa 3.6 though. This waiting game has gone on way too long haha one more month guys and we will know all the UC decisions!</p>