2014 ucsd decisions - statistics

iownchopsticks · March 13, 2010, 7:03pm

Heyfatass asked for decisions with stats and i'm actually pretty curious as well so here's the setup from previous years.

REMEMBER TO REMOVE ALL SPACES BETWEEN THE BRACKETS (ex. The space should be deleted between the bracket and s in [ size=+2], etc.) ALSO REMEMBER TO REMOVE ALL SPACE BETWEEN [ *]

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To:
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year's):
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

iownchopsticks · March 13, 2010, 7:08pm

I’ll start. Please don’t hate on how lucky I was…

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Muir / Political Science & Public Law
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): didn’t take
[] SAT IIs: MATH IIC: 740 // BIO-M: 710 // Spanish: 620
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC GPA: 3.7
[] Rank: school doesnt rank
[] ACT: 27
[] APs (including this year’s):5
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP lit, yearbook, college algebra, political economy
[] Number of Apps from Your School: alot
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): alot from newspaper writing conventions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: yearbook, track and field, VSA club president
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs
[] Essays (subject and responses): controversial about death, alcohol, and life but it wasnt written in the “pity me/feel sorry for me” tone. I tried to make it very uplifting.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competetive
[] Ethnicity:Vietnamese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: about 90k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths: essays maybe? SAT II scores. alot of community service and ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA and ACT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: i didn’t apply to an impacted major[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congratulations to everyone that applied and i’m really sorry to the people who wanted to attend but got rejected :[

akadavidsmom · March 13, 2010, 7:22pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Mechanical Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[] SAT I (by section):
[] SAT IIs: Literature 570, Math II 700
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC Gpa 3.55
[] Rank: Top 25%
[] ACT: 28
[] APs (including this year’s): 5 on Calc AB test, taking Calc AP BC and Eng Lit AP
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Calc BC AP, Eng Lit AP, Physics, Govt/Econ, Video II
[] Number of Apps from Your School: don’t know
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Principal’s Honor Roll, NHS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Christian Club VP, Outreach Club, NHS, Senior Leadership, Student Leader at church.
[] Job/Work Experience: Volunteered at local Hospital for a year
[] Essays (subject and responses): Lost younger sister to cancer/ passion about Mechanical Engineering
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Helped local Big Horn Sheep Society map the area, mapped wells for local water company
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Local Charter School w/focus on math and science
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $140K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation
[] Strengths: over 300 volunteer hours
[] Weaknesses: low gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Gpa was low, competition fierce this year[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all of you who were accepted!!

kcseabolt · March 13, 2010, 7:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: Revelle / Earth science/systems
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 2100
SAT IIs: MATH IIC: 680 / LIT: 680
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC GPA: 4.2
Rank: school doesnt rank
ACT: 30
APs (including this year’s):7
IBs (including this year’s:
Senior Yr Courseload: AP lit, AP stat, AP Spanish Lang, APES, advanced chorus
Number of Apps from Your School: several
Other stats (Awards, etc.): regional winner vocal competition
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: job, water polo team captain, soprano leader, tutor, community service leader
Job/Work Experience: work at deli year round
Essays (subject and responses): strong
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competetive private prep school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no need for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): essay

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to all who got in but I’m sorry for those who didn’t I’m excited!

operaticmimosa · March 13, 2010, 7:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Music
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Math: 600, Writing: 710, Critical Reading: 800
[] SAT IIs: Literature: 800, US History: 670
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.65/3.33
[] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] APs (including this year’s): 8
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload:AP Music Theory, AP Government, AP English Literature, Pre-Calc, Classical Vocal Ensemble
[] Number of Apps from Your School: large (sd high school)
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Voice, Piano, Church Activities, Choir, Philanthropic Organizations
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Significant Experience-SoCal wildfires 2007, Significant Influence: Family
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): best 500 in the nation
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): house burned down?
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Honestly, I am incredibly thankful that I got in. I have no idea why I did while other, arguably more qualified applicants got denied or waitlisted. It was likely due to my decent test scores, essays and the fire incident. [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everybody who made it and my sincere sympathies to those who did not.

The_Power_of_One · March 13, 2010, 7:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Revelle College as a math major
[] Fee Waiver Used?: the one after the UC application is used
[] SAT I (by section): 1870 composite; 680 writing, 630 math, 560 math
[] SAT IIs: 630 literature, 600 math II, and 600 biology
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.31 W and 3.87 UW
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank but I’m guessing top 10-15%
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): 3 U.S. History, 3 European History, 3 Government, 3 Biology and taking Physics B, Art History, Psychology, English Literature, Calculus AB, Spanish Language, and Environmental science
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Physics B, Art History, Psychology, English Literature, Calculus AB, Spanish Language, and Environmental science (all AP classes)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: I’m not sure but at least 200+
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP scholar, Pursuit of Excellence Award for physical lab science, school Honor Roll, Pacific Hospital Volunteer award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: decent
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Essays (subject and responses): decent
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Less than $40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[] Strengths: None
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, low GPA, lack of EC’s and volunteer work
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Sheer luck[/li][/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don’t think I’ll be going to UCSD. It was a nice pick-me-up after getting rejected from UCLA. Good luck to everyone in what ever college you guys end up going to. And no matter how cliche as it sounds, remember, you make the college experience, not the other the way around!

deturbanator · March 13, 2010, 7:38pm

Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To:Physics at Warren
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2050(590 W, 800 M 660 CR)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Physics
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.66 UW, 4.0 W
[] Rank:40/385
[] ACT:31
[] APs (including this year’s): Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), Eng Lang and Comp (4) ----- Eng Lit and Comp, Bio, Chem, Stats, Gov
[] IBs (including this year’s: NONE
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Spanish 3, AP: Chem, Bio, Stats, Gov, Eng Lit
[] Number of Apps from Your School: huh?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar Award, CSF Lifetime Memeber
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 13 Years Martial Arts, 3 Years Colorguard/Winterguard and Marching Band
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring since freshmen year
[] Essays (subject and responses):First essay was about my father, and his influence on my life.The second was a martial art experience i had. Both essays were pretty good in my opinion, and have been checked over by many, so i doubt there were many flaws grammatically.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):none that i can think of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public School, nothing special
[] Ethnicity:Chinese/Iranian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: 90K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that i can think of…
[] Strengths: SATII, Above average ACT scores, ECs
[] Weaknesses:SAT I scores, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I am strong in math and science and I chose a challenging senior year schedule.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: We will have to see how Cal turns out!!

Indianjatt · March 13, 2010, 7:49pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared Humanities
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 1940, 550 CR, 660 Writing, 730 Math
[] SAT IIs: 680 Chemistry, 740 Math 2C, 650 US History
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.18 Weighted, 3.81 Unweighted, College GPA (22 credits): 3.59 (A-=3.700)
[] Rank: 60/539
[] ACT: NA
[] APs (including this year’s): 5 (7 college courses)
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 2 AP classes
[] Number of Apps from Your School: probably 100-200?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): some recognition by congressman/etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: president of a club, founder, internship, club, and hospital
[] Job/Work Experience: No
[] Essays (subject and responses): I felt they were good and spent 2-4 weeks
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CALI!
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: None
[] Weaknesses: Lots
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: no hooks[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am happy for everyone who got into such a wonderful school.

igotsunshine · March 13, 2010, 7:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Sixth College/ Earth/Environmental Sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?:no
[] SAT I (by section): N/A
[] SAT IIs: Bio: 690 Math 2: 630
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC GPA: 4.1
[] Rank: N/A
[] ACT: 29
[] APs (including this year’s): 4
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, Political Science, English Lit, Spanish
[] Number of Apps from Your School: A lot
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): A bunch of state/regional cross country and track awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: President of one club and VP of another
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Chiropractic Firm, A ton of volunteer hours, worked at a camp over the summer
[] Essays (subject and responses): one about what led me to my major, another about a disability I have- both kinda depressing but end on an optimistic note
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): went to cosmos at UCSD
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top 100 in nation
[] Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Really High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): minority?
[] Strengths: essays, community service, ecs
[] Weaknesses: standardized scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: probably accepted because my whole application was tied together[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Will probably go here unless something unexpected happens.

Patt55 · March 13, 2010, 7:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: 6th, Computer Science
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): CR: 730, M: 680, W: 670, Composite: 2080
[] SAT IIs: Literature: 800, World History: 740, U.S. History: 720, Physics: 690, Math II: 640, French: 690
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.47, 4.0
[] Rank: 1 (2nd semested junior), 2 (1st semester senior)
[] ACT: 31
[] APs (including this year’s): World History: 5, U.S. History: 5, English Language: 4, French Language:3, Statistics: Planned, Calculus AB: Planned, English Literature: Planned
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Statistics, U.S. Government & Politics/Economics (not H due to schedule conflicts), AP Calculus AB, French V Honors, ROP Journalism I, English IV AP
[] Number of Apps from Your School: I don’t know, >2
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Academic Excellence for 4 years
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts (4 years, Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Life Scout working on Eagle rank), ACE Mentor Program, Tennis (4 years), French Club (4 years, VP), California Scholarship Foundation (2.5 years, VP), Interact Club (3 years, Webmaster)
[] Job/Work Experience: 40hr/week job for 2 months over summer of sophomore year
[] Essays (subject and responses): covered my preparation for computer science and my explorations in various careers
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ACE mentor program
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, lower performing
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 70,000 dollars a year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: dedicated
[] Weaknesses: procrastinator
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Good numbers[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Tried to show exploration academically and career wise and dedication to my core ECs (tennis, Boy Scouts)

Rypto · March 13, 2010, 8:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Physiology & Neuroscience
[] SAT I (by section): 2110; M: 750, W: 730, CR: 630
[] SAT IIs: Math 2: 770, Bio (E): 750
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3.6, W: 4.0
[] ACT: 32
[] APs (including this year’s): Bio - 5, Macroeconomics, Calculus BC
[li] Senior Yr Courseload: 2 APs, 3 Regular Classes[/li][/ul]

enemyunit · March 13, 2010, 8:55pm

Stats:

College/Major Applied To: Biological Sciences (Microbiology)
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section):
SAT IIs: Literature: 800, US History: 670
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.67/4.3 (4.0 UC)
Rank: ~12%
ACT: 35 (35 English, 35 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science; 31 english/writing combined)
APs (including this year’s): 1
IBs (including this year’s: 11
Senior Yr Courseload:AP Calc, IB English 2, IB Global Studies, IB Spanish 2, IB Biology 2, Theory of Knowledge
Number of Apps from Your School: Probably aroudn 100-150
Other stats (Awards, etc.): 1st place debate tournament, volunteer of the year, NHD regional finalist

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Clubs and crap.
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Nothing eloquent.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I am Captain Hook

Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive. Large IB program
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 131-200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am Captain Hook
Strengths: Test Scores
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I had enough points on the point system. I’m surprised I got into an impacted major though.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good job everyone who got in! Everyone who didn’t, it’s not the end of the world, don’t worry.

SDTriton · March 13, 2010, 9:33pm

agh. screw you kids that don’t have to take the SATs anymore.

TsangBokyan · March 13, 2010, 9:54pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Bioengineering:Biotech and Bioengineering
[] SAT I (by section):2260 cr:730 m:760 w:770
[] SAT IIs: physics:800 ushistory:700
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.13 weighted 3.87 unweighted
[] Rank:top 4%
[] APs (including this year’s): World History (4) Calculus AB (5) Physics B (5) Biology, Calculus BC, English Literature
[] Senior Yr Courseload: econ/gov ; AP Bio ; AP Bio lab ; Art 1 ; English Lit AP ; AP CalcBC
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): soccer,swim,state in piano, 1st place SV science fair, state runner up, IRC
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: soccer, swim, key club, american studies, salvation army, irc (200~hrs of volunteer)
[] Essays (subject and responses): they probably thought i said f*** ucsd
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): what is this?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: San Jose, California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): not so great public school (Santa Teresa High School)
[] Ethnicity: east asian - chinese / korean
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): don’t think so
[] Strengths:gpa, sat, sports, piano, APs, community service
[] Weaknesses: im F*ing asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: subconcious affirmative action? they read my application wrong? or maybe my grades and scores aren’t good enough for ucsd… pft.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: honestly, a big Double U, Tee, F! im gonna go slang now instead… screw college.

mimizist · March 13, 2010, 10:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: International Business-Econ
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 1910 total
SAT IIs: MATH IIC: 690 // Chinese: 800
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.88UW
Rank: ~20%
ACT: N/A
APs (including this year’s):6
IBs (including this year’s: N/A
Senior Yr Courseload: 3APs and 1Honor
Number of Apps from Your School: no idea
Other stats (Awards, etc.): some music awards, AP Scholar, nothing major

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: music/tennis/100+hrs CS
Job/Work Experience: nah
Essays (subject and responses): decent. my UC apps are generally a little messed up since they had the earliest due date
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): No idea…OOS since they need money lol?

Location/Person:
State or Country: WA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top 100 in the nation
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 17K or something no idea
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): personal hardships
Strengths: GPA
Weaknesses: SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I really didn’t take UCSD seriously…when they told me to rank my colleges I just went by default 1~6 lol. Still, thanks for the nice pick-up after the straight-out rejection from UCLA. I heard the campus and the city are beautiful but I don’t know if it’s worth all the money for OOS students…but I’m just happy that at least now I have a reason to visit CA, lol.

seasalt · March 13, 2010, 10:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Marshall/ Anthropology. Conc. Archaeology
[] Fee Waiver Used?:Nope
[] SAT I (by section): M:610/R:740/Wr:660
[] SAT IIs:Lit:770 MathII:660
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.5UW/4.2 W
[] Rank: somewhere in the 25-30% UW/ 14% W
[] ACT:33
[] APs (including this year’s):Psych (4), US Hist. (4), US Gov(4), LangComp (5), Art Hist., Biology, Calc. AB, LitComp, Statistics
[] IBs (including this year’s:–
[] Senior Yr Courseload: ap calc AB, ap bio, ap lit/comp, world history, ap statistics, spanish, ap art history
[] Number of Apps from Your School: no clue :o
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):AP scholar, state scholar…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: GSA, class boards, school service club, art
[] Job/Work Experience: election judge
[] Essays (subject and responses): personal hardship and how I got through it…
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: IL
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, top 100 :))
[] Ethnicity: mexican american
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100K +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[] Strengths: Tests?
[] Weaknesses: GPA :<
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: No clue They liked me?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very happy… Although I don’t know about all the racial tension going on, as well as the obscene amount of debt I’ll be going into to attend UCSD :< no scholarships + no aid= no money unfortunately… Oh well, definitely an option!

samedifference · March 13, 2010, 10:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: ERC/Political Science- Public Policy
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2170- 800CR/770M/600M
[] SAT IIs: 800 Modern Hebrew/700 Bio E/710 USH
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 UC GPA, 4.1 Weighted, 3.7 UW
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): US History (5), English Language (5), Gov (?), Chemistry (?), English Lit (?), Environmental Science (?)
[] IBs (including this year’s: Psychology (?)
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Chem, AP English, AP Gov/Econ P, Psychology IB, Precalc, AP Environmental Science
[] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea, but I’m assuming 100+. Almost all the AP/Honors kids apply from here.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NHS, CSF, some local awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Mock Trial, two internships, Key Club , tutoring center, JSA, Hospital volunteering, library volunteering. Most with a leadership position.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job
[] Essays (subject and responses): I’d rather not detail because people from my school who read my essays frequent CC, but they got a good response.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California resident (in-state)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, mid-level competitive
[] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: EFC=0, let’s just put it that way.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
[] Strengths: ECs, essays, CR and W SAT scores.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, math SAT scores.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: no idea, just luck I guess. XD[/li][/ul]Other Factors: My GPA was brought down a little by some difficult circumstances during my Junior year (my parents both lost their jobs and we lost our home), which I explained in my Additional Info section.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Soooooooo happy about this, especially after the UCLA massacre of yesterday. I’m waiting on some private schools, but there’s a very high chance I’m going to end up at UCSD. Congratulations to everyone who got in! And condolences to everyone who didn’t. :[[[[

askoh · March 13, 2010, 10:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Sixth/Poli Science Public Law
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Math 800 Writing 700 Reading 720
[] SAT IIs: Math IIc 790 US History 750
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.04 UC gpa
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): Stats, Bio, Calc AB, Physics, Psychology, English
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP English, Gov/Econ, Finite/Discrete Mathematics, AP Psych, Ethnic Studies
[] Number of Apps from Your School: not sure, but a lot
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 2 years varsity basketball, 150 hours community service
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays (subject and responses): okay I guess, talked about basketball and something else I can’t remember
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): don’t really have one
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): very competitive public school, ranked 1st overall in California
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Top 1%
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[] Strengths: SAT’s
[] Weaknesses: gpa and ec’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: not really sure, just assumed i was going to get in[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Kinda disappointed I got Sixth, but oh well what can I do.

figuresk8ting · March 13, 2010, 11:02pm

Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ list]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biomed. engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?:no
[] SAT I (by section): 590, 680, 690
[] SAT IIs: math: 630 Bio:700 Lit: 710
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5, 4.0
[] Rank: first
[] ACT:31
[] APs (including this year’s): four (all 4s on exam)
[] IBs (including this year’s: none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 7 courses, plus calculus
[] Number of Apps from Your School: five or six (super small school)
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): commended national merit
[/list]Subjective:[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: a sport, an instrument, and a few other things
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Essays (subject and responses): strong essays
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/list]Location/Person:[ list]
[] State or Country:CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[] Ethnicity: nothing interesting
[] Gender: girl
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ ] Strengths: GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: no idea, just happy.[/li][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I"m thrilled, but my acceptance letter doesn’t list my major? That’s weird. Just that I got in to Revelle

figuresk8ting · March 13, 2010, 11:03pm

Oops that failed, I’m sorry, forgot a couple spaces. -_- I’ll try again…
Stats:[ul][] College/Major Applied To: Biomed. engineering[] Fee Waiver Used?:no[] SAT I (by section): 590, 680, 690 [] SAT IIs: math: 630 Bio:700 Lit: 710[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5, 4.0[] Rank: first[] ACT:31[] APs (including this year’s): four (all 4s on exam)[] IBs (including this year’s: none[] Senior Yr Courseload: 7 courses, plus calculus[] Number of Apps from Your School: five or six (super small school)[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): commended national merit[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] ECs listed on app: a sport, an instrument, and a few other things[] Job/Work Experience:none[] Essays (subject and responses): strong essays[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): [/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country:CA[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):[] Ethnicity: nothing interesting[] Gender: girl[] Income Bracket:[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: GPA, ECs[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: no idea, just happy.[/ul]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I"m thrilled, but my acceptance letter doesn’t list my major? That’s weird. Just that I got in to Revelle

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