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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Warren/ Bioengineering: Biotechnology
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[<em>] SAT I (by section): n/a
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 660, Biology-M: 650, US History: 780
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Weighted: 4.2, Unweighted (UC GPA): 3.78
[</em>] Rank: 5 out of 174
[<em>] ACT: COMP: 31, Eng: 35, Math: 31, Lit: 32, Sci: 26, Wrt: 6
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Sophomore: Art History (4), Junior: US History (5), Biology (4), English Language (4), Senior: Calc AB, Macro Econ, Micro Econ, Psych, US Gov, English Lit,
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc AB, AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Psych, AP US Gov, AP English Lit, Honors Philosophy, World Religions, Physics (Intro. course at a community college)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 7 Applied, 6 Accepted, 3 Attending
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Tutor, Volunteer Award, JV Cross-Country and Track, Club President, Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper, Club Officer, Community Service, Internships, Principal’s List, NHS and CSF membership</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] ECs listed on app: Peer Tutor, JV Cross-Country and Track, Club President, Editor-in-Chief , Club Officer, Community Service, Internships, Principal’s List, NHS and CSF membership
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Civil Engineering intern at a non-profit, Personal tutor, Biotech Intern
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):1.) My love and dedication towards photography and how it affects my life, 2.) My experience working with California’s inmate firefighters and the idea of giving 2nd Chances
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Worked for environmental non-profit, biotech intern at a local pharmaceutical research company</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] State or Country:California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Private Catholic, Single-sex (Male), 700 students, Upper-middle class, mostly Caucasian
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 40k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation College, Low Income
[<em>] Strengths: Low income/first generation college student, high student involvement in school, leadership, part time jobs, heavy workload, well rounded, good ACT score, internships
[</em>] Weaknesses: Religious Classes mandatory, low selection of AP classes, rigid six-class schedule
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:High student involvement, high ACT score, high GPA, internships, good essay</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I wanted to go to Cal Poly SLO because of the atmosphere and environment there, but I couldn’t afford it. SD gave me a scholarship so I guess its a good thing, cept I’m from the San Diego area and kinda wanted to get away from it for a bit!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: ERC, Molecular Biology
- Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
- SAT I (by section): idk lol
- SAT IIs: Literature: 720, Spanish: 800, APUSH: 640
- GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9/ 3.7 (?)
- Rank: school doesn’t release that info
- ACT: 28
- APs (including this year’s): U.S. History: 4 and taking two this week!
- IBs (including this year’s): N/A
- Senior Yr Courseload: AP English, AP Biology (dropped), AP Spanish, Econ Honors, Pre-Cal Honors, Orchestra (yes it’s a class)
- Number of Apps from Your School: unknown
- Other stats (Awards, etc.): First Honors (GPA above 3.5) for four years and the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Community Service
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: more than 15
- Job/Work Experience: law office: Translator
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private all girl catholic
- Ethnicity: Salvadoran
- Gender: Feale
- Income Bracket: less than 50k
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
- Strengths: more than 400 hours of community service
- Weaknesses: i have none LOL just kidding.
- Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I wrote a good essay, and I have a strong record of community service.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m definitely going to UCSD, and I’m sorry to all those who really wanted to go. I didn’t get into my first pick, and surprisingly I got into UCSD</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Industrial Engineering (TMC)
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[ *] SAT I (by section): N/A
[ *] SAT IIs: N/A
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.92 Weighted / 3.70 Unweighted
[ *] Rank: 13th of senior class
[ *] ACT: 24
[ *] APs (including this year’s): 2 U.S. History and 2 English Lang. & Comp.
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: Yearbook, ROP Medical Career, Honors Pre-Cal, Physics, English IV, Teacher’s Aide, Government/Economics (Relatively easy classes.)
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Top 25% for four years, Citizenship Award, Character Award, Academic Achievement Award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, American Red Cross Volunteer, volunteered for a nursing home since 2006
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I didn’t work on my responses for a long period of time. I was working on the second question the day that the application was due. Oops.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public school. Ranked second from the bottom of the district.
[ *] Ethnicity: Filipino
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $25,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, from a low-income family
[ *] Strengths: I was involved in the yearbook class for 3 years. Volunteering was a major part of my high school career. GPA was decent.
[ *] Weaknesses: Low test score, I didn’t even pass my AP tests, my essay responses were crappy.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have no clue. Some say it was 'cause of the major that I chose (it’s not “popular”) I’m guessing my GPA was good enough. I didn’t think so 'cause from what I’ve seen, most of the people that got accepted have a GPA higher than 4.0. I’m still confused on why I got accepted, but I’m happy!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: John Muir College/Environmental Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Math-670, Writing-600, Reading-560
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2-570, Chinese-740, US History-570
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.84 Weighted, 3.5 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 33/400
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): AP World History, AP English Language, AP Biology, AP US History, AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Literature, Intermediate Piano, AP American Government, AP Environmental Science, Mandarin 2, AP Calculus AB
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: not sure, guessing 50+
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Honor Roll, National Honor Society, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Key Club, Interact Club, Operation Smile Club, over 200 community service hours, physics & environmental science summer program, volunteering in a science museum for 2 years
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor for 2 school years, Interning at the Library
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about how my family influenced me to pursue a degree in engineering; my experience in a summer program and how that changed me as a person.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public High School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $50,000-$60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student
[<em>] Strengths: ACT Score, Amount of AP Classes
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, no leadership positions
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: ACT Score and not applying to an impacted major[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Didn’t think I would get accepted because of my not so high GPA and SAT I and II scores.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] </p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Sixth/Economics
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[ *] SAT I (by section): Math 690 Writing 640 CR 520
[ *] SAT IIs: MathII 710 Physics 720
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: no idea
[ *] Rank: top 25%
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] APs (including this year’s): Cal 5 Microecon 3
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: english math physics economics mandarin history calculus
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: no idea
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: president for 4 clubs, varsity for field hockey team
[ *] Job/Work Experience: two
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: canada
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): top 20 of the province
[ *] Ethnicity: chinese
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international student/ minority?
[ *] Strengths: extra curricular, essays, high school performance
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: Undeclared
Fee Waiver Used?:No
SAT I (by section): 2100. Math: 750, CR: 640, Writing: 710
SAT IIs: US History: 630, Korean with Listening: 780
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Weighted overall: 4.1, Unweighted: 3.9
Rank: Top 15%
ACT: None
APs (including this year’s): European History: 3, Art History: 4, US History: 3, Calculus AB: 4. Going to take Calc BC, US Gov, and English Literature
IBs (including this year’s: None
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Gov, Psychology, TA
Number of Apps from Your School: Not Sure
Other stats (Awards, etc.): None
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Club Bulletin Editor for Key Club, Division Bulletin Editor, Dance Team Captain and Founder, Another different dance team, Leader for Church Praise Team
Job/Work Experience: Worked as a cashier at a bakery
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my dance team and my experience at a missions trip in China.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Not sure what this means.
Location/Person: San Diego
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public School in Poway Unified School District
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 2nd generation
Strengths: volunteer hours, experience serving people outside of the country
Weaknesses: average gpa and AP test scores
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have unique extracurriculars. I also applied undeclared, instead of a science major so that could’ve helped as well.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m definitely honored to have been accepted to this school. Congrats to all the ones accepted, and good luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Muir College - Chemical Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 550, Math 750, Writing 580 (did not send)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Did not take
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW 4.5 UC GPA
[</em>] Rank: 5 out of 404
[<em>] ACT: 33 - E28, M34, CR33, S35
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Biology(5), APUSH (5), Calc AB (5), Spanish, Government, Statistics, Calc BC
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: Not offered at school
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Spanish, AP Statistics, Physics, English 4, AP Government, AP Calc BC
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 15
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, National Honor Society, Student of the Year x2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Elite level gymnast, Interact Club, National Honor Society,Unpaid tutor, volunteer at gym, volunteer at preschool for children with autism
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Been working with children since I was 16, Gymnastics Judge
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): How being an elite has affected my life, the effect that my grandfather had on me and my goals.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, Rural Area
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 240,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths: GPA and ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Rigor
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I think that I was fairly holistic and showed the college that I was more than just someone with good grades/scores.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Super excited to be accepted to my first major and college (Muir) choice. Still waiting on UCLA,<br>
USC, and Vanderbilt. After all the letters come in I am going to visit the colleges and decide
from there, since I do not have a number one at the moment. Good luck to everyone else and<br>
just go somewhere that you will enjoy for the next 4-5 years.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Muir College, Mathematics Secondary Education
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Critical Reading: 620, Math: 660, Writing: 660, Composite: 1940
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math Level II: 770, US History: 660
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Un: 3.86, W: 4.34
[</em>] Rank: 44/795
[<em>] ACT: Composite: 31, English: 29, Mathematics: 34, Reading: 30, Science 32, Combines English/Writing: 28, Writing: 10
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Human Geography (4), Calculus BC (5), US History (4), Psychology
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: SL Physics (5), HL English, HL History of the Americas, HL Mathematics, SL Spanish, SL Psychology
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: HL English Y2, HL Mathematics Y2, HL History of the Americas Y2, SL Spanish Y2, SL Psychology Y, AP Art History, IB Theory of Knowldege
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Lots because we’re in SoCal
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, Academic Letter, AP Scholar Award, Hunnicutt Future Educators Academy Certificate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Speech & Debate (Participant), IB Mentors (President/Founder), Community Service (405 hrs)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I worked in the accounting department at my church for 6 months during my junior year.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Personal Statement 1: My biological family, at home, and school family, consisting of my friends and teachers, help create a solid foundation for my schooling and set examples for who I want to be in the future. Personal Statement 2: My transition from taking regular, standard level classes into the full iB Diploma workload. Additional Comments: I’m fortunate to know already what I want to do and accomplish in life, which gives me an advantage over some of my peers.
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Outside research paper conducted on the effects of Manifest Destiny on early America (Extended Essay). Founded a peer to peer mentoring program at my school in order to help accommodate juniors who are getting used to the IB Program.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, best in area and only IB school in area, #184 in CA and #898 in country according to US News (Great Oak High School, 3750+ students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~60k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student, mother born outside of country (Mexico), disabled parent, participate in walks and other events for Alzheimers, Diabetes, American Caner Association, and Heart Disease (all effect my family except cancer)
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score is pretty good and GPA is decent.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Did not take AP/IB classes freshman or sophomore year. GPA could be higher.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I’m Hispanic, not too wealthy, first generation college student, and have pretty good stats (in my opinion).
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was so stoked when I got the decision and they gave me pretty good financial aid as well. It’s close to home and such an awesome school. I had visited the campus a couple times prior and absolutely love it all and the library is cool too. I’m probably attending it but I have to wait and see my decisions from some of the privates/Ives and financial aid offers form other schools as well.</p>
<p>Guys, this thread (very old) was for the UCSD class of 2014 -not for those entering UCSD in 2014 lol</p>
<p>Future posters please go here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/1622159-ucsd-class-of-2018-official-decisions-thread.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/1622159-ucsd-class-of-2018-official-decisions-thread.html#latest</a></p>