*** Berkeley class of 2017 freshman / class of 2015 transfer results thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Decision: Admitted for fall 2013</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: None
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: It’s complicated…</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Linguistics</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.94
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.24
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: ?
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature and Composition, Anthropology, Architecture, and Economics/Government
Eligible in Local Context: Yes?
High school type and characteristics: Small, public Charter school
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1760: 620 Writing, 600 Reading, 540 Math
ACT highest single sitting: None
AP and/or IB test scores: AP Biology (5), AP World History (2), AP US History (3), AP Spanish Language (5) </p>

<p>Grade trend: Upward</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: Yes
First generation: Yes
Essay topics: My first was about how my family background, delving into running, and spotting an air raid siren influenced my future goals. The second was about how Doctor Who’s Tenth Doctor kept me (not literally) from quitting long distance running.
Extracurricular activities: Students Run LA, International Club, Dance Club, Baking Club, Yearbook Editor, and learning Russian.
Awards and achievements: High honor roll at my school, LA Marathon completion medals, AP Scholar
Volunteer work: < 40 hours
Work experience: None</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013 </p>

<p>Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: yes </p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Psychology</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.45
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 3.75
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 3.95
Rigor of high school senior course load: Most rigorous
Eligible in Local Context: yes
High school type and characteristics: large urban public, low API
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2110 (730 CR, 620 M, 760 W)
ACT highest single sitting: N/A
AP and/or IB test scores: Euro (3), US History (4), Eng Lang (5)</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward
Residency: California
From below median income family: yes
First generation: no
Essay topics: family mental illness affect on my dreams; involvement in community service
Extracurricular activities: Academic Decathlon, Black Student Union, Theatre, Forensics
Awards and achievements: Some local/district/county ones
Volunteer work: Very involved in nonprofit
Work experience: N/A</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
High school class rank: Top 3%</p>

<p>I received the borderline supplement in January and described how my personal situation affected my grades.</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: No?
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: Not yet. Waiting on scholarships.</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Engineering
Major applied to, admitted to: Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.98
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped:
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: Hard? 6 APs, 1 weighted elective
Eligible in Local Context:
High school type and characteristics: public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2090, 690R, 740M, 660W
ACT highest single sitting: 32, 32E, 34M, 30R, 30S
AP and/or IB test scores: World History (4), Lang (4), APUSH (3)</p>

<p>Grade trend: Level</p>

<p>Residency: OOS, Arizona
From below median income family: yes
First generation: yes
Essay topics: One was about growing up in a low-income neighborhood and how that motivated me to work harder once I moved to the suburbs. This one was one of the best things I’ve ever written (although that doesn’t say much LOL). The other was about my work with cystic fibrosis. That one was good, not spectacular.
Extracurricular activities: Robotics, Biomed, Asian Student Association, school newspaper, NHS, Best Buddies, Math Club, comm. service club
Awards and achievements: Many robotics awards, recognized for achievements in engineering in my state
Volunteer work: With my clubs over the school year, did summers in a pediatric clinic and at a library
Work experience:</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Asian/Chinese
Gender: Female
High school class rank: 4/440</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013 </p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: none
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: Yes! </p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Natural Resources /
Major applied to, admitted to: Molecular Environmental Biology </p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.95
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: I dont know difference… mines like 4.35
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Lit, AP 2D art, AP Biology, AP Gov, Peer college counseling, and Animal Husbandry<br>
Eligible in Local Context: yes?
High school type and characteristics: public underfunded
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: did not submit around 1610 I think
ACT highest single sitting: 26
AP and/or IB test scores: AP US 3 AP Environmental 4 AP Lang 3</p>

<p>Prior college: 12 units of community college classes focusing on my interest </p>

<p>Grade trend: upward/levelish</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: yes
First generation: no
Essay topics: Working with animals and my new global perspective. History of Darwin and why i want to become legendary in science world
Extracurricular activities: environmental competition team, started school club, student government, theater
Awards and achievements: AP scholar, honor roll
Volunteer work: hospital, animal shelter, environmental, csf
Work experience:baby sitting</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
High school class rank: 36/651? Top 5%</p>

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<p>Decision: Admitted for Fall 2013</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: None
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: I’m going to Cal!!!</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Spanish/Portuguese</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.83
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.17
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.33
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP US Government, AP Calculus AB, AP English and Literature, AP Spanish, AP Biology, and an Honors Human Engineering/Existence type of class
Eligible in Local Context: Yes?
High school type and characteristics: Small, very competitive public school
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1950
ACT highest single sitting: 30
AP and/or IB test scores: AP European History (4), AP United States History (4), AP English and Composition (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Chemistry (1), AP Art History (4), anddddd AP US Gov/Lit/Calc AB/Spanish/Bio (IP)</p>

<p>Grade trend: Upward each semester</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: No
First generation: No
Essay topics: My father’s career always stealing my identity/ the stereotype that comes with being his daughter and my initial hatred for Spanish, then falling in love with it because of an amazing woman
Extracurricular activities: Pre-med club founder/president, NHS publicity/secretary/co-president/senior officer, YAF senior officer, biology/Spanish tutor, year round softball captain for multiple teams, tennis team apparel designer, hospital volunteer, Link Crew leader, softball volunteer, Key Club volunteer, pet-sitter, and 2012 presidential election poll worker.
Awards and achievements: NHS, Most Improved/MVP tennis award, and AP Scholar with Distinction
Volunteer work: A lot, I left out a ton of random ones on my application and only picked my favorite ones
Work experience: Pet-sitting business and Election Worker</p>

<p>I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY! Wait listed at UCLA, denied at USC, accepted to UCSD, UCSB Honors, UCD, Tulane Univerisity, Cal Poly SLO, and ASU! I really wanted UCLA but things happen for a reason :slight_smile:
SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU ALL THIS YEAR! GO BEARS!</p>

<p>P.S.
Sorry to those who didn’t receive the decision they wanted but there is definitely a place for you somewhere and I promise you will be glad it happened! </p>

<p>To those applying next year: FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME. I’d love to help you out and LOVE YOUR EC’S TO DEATH (Not just for college apps… that’s a really bad choice on your part and adcoms can tell sometimes) & START EARLY ON YOUR ESSAYS!!! GOOD LUCK :)</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013 :)</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: I’m international…
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: no</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Engineering
Major applied to, admitted to:
Mechanical Engineering
High school GPA, unweighted: 4.0? But it’s Canadian scale
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: no clue sarry
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: 3 AP’s
Eligible in Local Context: no?
High school type and characteristics: Canadian private, quite highly regarded
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: M770 CR670 W770 (2210)
ACT highest single score: never took
AP and/or IB test scores: APHG - 5</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: Canadian
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics:
Wrote about my experience learning piano; for the other I used Rock Paper Scissors as an analogy for my life
Extracurricular activities: soccer for 10+ years, piano for 10+ years (grade 9 RCM) lots of art, one of four Grad Exec members, other stuff I can’t remember
Awards and achievements: Lots of school awards… typical ones, subject awards for top student in Physics 11 and pre-AP Studio Art 11. Various public speaking awards. Passport to Education Scholarship for 3 years.
Volunteer work: Have run a student led retreat for leadership/self-discovery for two years now. (200+ hours prep work), do volunteer piano lessons for small children, camp counsellor x2, multiple soup kitchens, self-payed service trip to South America where I helped teach children among other things, aquarium volunteer, do commissioned portraits/paintings/etc
Work experience: nada</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: white n blonde as they come
Gender: female
High school class rank: school doesn’t rank</p>

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<p>Decision: Admitted for fall 2013
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 4.0
Eligible in Local Context: Yes
High school type and characteristics: Large public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2270</p>

<p>Residency: California
Extracurricular activities: Choir, XC, a few clubs with leadership positions
Awards and achievements: No major awards
Volunteer work: 400+ hours at hospital and a few other places
Work experience: Tutored for a few months</p>

<p>Comments: I’m pleased that I got in but not super-excited for some reason… I also got in UCLA and SD/Davis/Irvine/SB (all with Regents) and am debating between LA, Cal, and SD. I know a lot of people would automatically choose Cal/LA over SD because of the prestige factor, but I’m not so sure.
Anyway, congrats to everyone else who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013 </p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission:
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: </p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: anthropology</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.8
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped:
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Music Theory, AP Lit, AP Comparative Gov., AP U.S. Gov, Honors Physics, Calculus, Honors Spanish, Theology (required)
Eligible in Local Context:
High school type and characteristics: private, Catholic, all-girls
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2090 (CW: 720? M:650, R: 720?)
ACT highest single sitting: 29
AP and/or IB test scores: AP Bio: 3, AP Lang: 5, AP US History: 4</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: Miami, Fl
From below median income family: no
First generation: yes
Essay topics: Volunteer of the year award and cultural awareness
Extracurricular activities: 13 years of piano, 7 years of tennis, board member of clubs, honor societies
Awards and achievements: AP scholar, volunteer of the year
Volunteer work: close to 1000 hours, started a charity
Work experience:</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: female
High school class rank:</p>

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<p>Admitted to cal!!! As an applied mathematics major!!
Pretty much going there.
SAT 1730 ACT 25
UC GPA: 4.5
Latino</p>

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<p>Admitted to Letters of Sciences Econ Major
SAT 2330
UW GPA: 3.53
UC GPA: somewhere around 3.7
Asian Indian</p>

<p>For those OOS people, how do you pay 50 k/yr o_o. I got Vanderbilt for 20k/yr but Berkeley econ is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vandy econ… depressing situation if you ask me</p>

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<p>Decision: Admitted for Spring 2014</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Computer Science</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.61
High school GPA, UC-weighted: 4.2
High school GPA Overall: 3.95
Rigor of high school senior course load: All AP classes, Physics and CalcBC included.
High school type and characteristics: public / private : Pretty intense public school.
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2380 in one sitting, 780 on reading.</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward, half a semester of B’s in my freshman year (thank god for uc gpa)</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: Wrote about involvement in Robotics club, then about summer college course experiences (6 weeks in a dorm, on the wrong coast of the US)
Extracurricular activities: Robotics, lots of volunteer work, lots of peripheral clubs, college courses.
Awards and achievements: Placed as finalist in a regional robotics tournament, went on to State quarterfinals. Some other stuff.
Volunteer work: Soup kitchen, various clubs and organizations like the Discovery Center, or Orange County Rescue Mission.
Work experience: I picked up a job application to Del Taco once.</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics: Wasn’t a fall admission, too scared to chase EECS. But hell, ranked top 5 in computer science… I think I’ll call Berkeley home for a while now :).</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: East Asian
Gender: Male
High school class rank: School doesn’t rank, but I wasn’t top 10% for sure (freshman grades x.x)</p>

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<p>Decision: rejected for fall 2013</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission:
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: </p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to:
Major applied to: Computer Science</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 4.0
High school GPA, weighted: 4.15
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP English Lit, Theology (required), AP Calc AB, AP Physics, Music Production, US Hist
Eligible in Local Context:
High school type and characteristics: private, Catholic, all-girls
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2150 (CW:670 M:800, R: 680)
ACT highest single sitting: 29 (Did not submit)
AP and/or IB test scores: AP Bio: 5, AP English Lang: 4, AP Comp Sci: 5</p>

<p>Grade trend: consistent</p>

<p>Residency: WA State
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: Overcoming a life challenge and being multi-cultural
Extracurricular activities: golf-captain, choir-leader, math team-leader, computer club-leader, Junior engineering technical society-member, piano
Awards and achievements: AP scholar, National Merit Commended Student, NCWIT State Winner
Volunteer work: several hundred
Work experience: none</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Filipino/Caucasian
Gender: female
High school class rank: at time sent 1/168</p>

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<p>Admitted for fall 2013</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: none
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: yes</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Pure/Applied Math Major!</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.92
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 3.94 (Unweighted 10-12)
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.44 (Weighted)
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Stats AP Compsci AP Physics C, 3 classes required to graduate, and 3 band classes.
Eligible in Local Context: yes
High school type and characteristics: public: API is high 800s.
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2180 (690CR, 770M, 720W)
AP and/or IB test scores: (freshman only): 5’s on English Language, </p>

<p>Grade trend: upward in English, level in everything else.</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: yes
First generation: no
Essay topics: #1: ARML/Mathcamp community</p>

<h1>2: Different teams that I’ve worked with</h1>

<p>Extracurricular activities: Math competitions, track and field, and Marching Band
Awards and achievements: Captain of the 7th place ARML team in the nation for 2012.
Volunteer work: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Work experience: AoPS grader!</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics: Didn’t apply for engineering and get screwed over, like at UCLA! W/e, Pure/Applied math is what I really want to study, I applied to UCLA as an undeclared engineering major and regretted it until CAL DECISIONS CAME OUT!!!</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Male
High school class rank: 34/397</p>

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<p>Decision: Admitted for Fall 2013</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Undeclared
Scholarships awarded with admission: Blue and Gold for low income for school tuition, Regent’s Scholarship for everything</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.28
High school GPA, UC-weighted: 3.03
High school GPA Overall: 3.53
Rigor of high school senior course load: WHAP 5, APUSH 5, APE x2 5 and na, APES na, AP Stats not testing, AP Gov not known
High school type and characteristics: Large urban public school
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1970, only one sitting
SAT Subject: US History 790, World History 780, English 670, Math II 470
ACT + Writing: 31
Grade trend: Downward, extenuating circumstances, up in Senior year
Prior college: Ethnic Studies, </p>

<p>Residency: Oakland, California
From below median income family: Yes, very
First generation: Yes
Essay topics: Fighting oppression in every avenue of my life: home, school, community. Toned down to avoid political confrontations.
Extracurricular activities: Community Organizer, Community Activist, Union Organizing and Interventions, Civil Rights Organizer,
Awards and achievements: Mock Trial and Policy Debate Tournaments, Voted most likely to change the world and other school awards, arrested many times in protests and occupations, saved a bunch of public schools from shutting down and recently a few charters into closing.
Volunteer work: Civil Rights Organizer (By Any Means Necessary)
Work experience: See above, it’s my life.</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics: I collect fountain pens and was part of the OccupyCal demonstrations that resulted in Chancellor Birgeneau’s resignation, part of the lawsuit against him and the UC Regents over police brutality. Was arrested last year in the UCB admissions office calling for Affirmative Action and doubling Black and Latino enrollment, will again this year. Was rejected from Santa Cruz, Davis, and LA. No community service and accredited volunteer work.</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
High school class rank: 88 / 387, 23rd%</p>

<p>I received the medical and borderline supplement on separate occasions. and YESSSSSSS :D</p>

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<p>Regents Scholar!!
Asian
Lots of EC and job experiences!
Class rank: 2/250</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Molecular & Cell Biology</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 4.0
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: too lazy to figure out… :stuck_out_tongue:
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: too lazy to figure out… :stuck_out_tongue:
Rigor of high school senior course load: IB Math HL/Bio HL/English HL, ToK, IB Art SL, Honors Human Anat/Phys
Eligible in Local Context: no
High school type and characteristics: public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2220; 800 Math, 720 CR, 700 W
ACT highest single sitting: N/A
AP and/or IB test scores: 4 AP Spanish; 4 APUSH; 3 AP Macroecon; 6 IB Spanish SL; 6 IB Econ SL</p>

<p>Residency: non-California US citizen
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Extracurricular activities: math olympiad, sci olympiad, various youth symphonies/music groups
Awards and achievements: commended scholar, ap scholar, nat’l spanish exam silver freshman year, state math contest top 10%
Volunteer work: 200+ hrs at mayo clinic with various jobs (discharges, critical care, radiation oncology)
Work experience: math tutor for middle/high school students</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: east asian
Gender: F
High school class rank: 16/576</p>

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<p>For those wondering what some categories are, here are the definitions:</p>

<p>High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 10th-11th grade a-g courses GPA, +1 for up to 8 semesters’ worth of honors courses as listed on <a href=“http://doorways.ucop.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://doorways.ucop.edu</a> (non-California counts only AP, IB, and college courses).
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: same as above, but not limited to 8 semesters’ worth of honors courses.
Eligible in Local Context: your UC-weighted and capped GPA meets the top 9% UC-weighted and capped GPA threshold set by previous classes at your high school.</p>

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<p>Go with a Regent’s Scholarship at a UC school. Huge advantage with priority registration for classes, faculty advisor, research, guaranteed housing.</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for spring 2014</p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: none
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: n/a</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: applied to media studies</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.89
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.17
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.4
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Lit, AP Gov, Stats, Photography, Journalism, Water polo
Eligible in Local Context: yes
High school type and characteristics: underfunded public (API: 783)
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2010; CR: 670, M: 610, W: 730
ACT highest single sitting:
AP and/or IB test scores: Bio, European History, US, Calc AB, Lit, Gov</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: how trip to Germany was a huge personal growth experience & about coming from such a culturally diverse community and how it shaped my view of the world
Extracurricular activities: Newspaper (news editor, EIC), Girl Scouts (Ambassador Scout), Water Polo (V + JV; 2-time captain), Swim team (V+JV), Youth and Government, Green Club, NHS, CSF
Awards and achievements: water polo & swim awards every season
Volunteer work: Girl Scout service projects (Bronze + Silver Awards), volunteered at an underprivileged kindergarten in Germany with sister cities exchange
Work experience: part-time retail job </p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: white
Gender: female
High school class rank: 15/483</p>

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<p>Accepted (College of Engineering - EECS with Regents Scholarship)
Decision: Accepted (posting for my son)</p>

<p>College and Program: College of Engineering - EECS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (Composite): 2380 (800 800 780)
SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 Biology, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94, ~ 4.5 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not Applicable - school uses decile rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Over 22 AP and Honors credits. 5’s in all AP tests.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist and National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • President of several clubs (BioTech, Green Youth Alliance, SNHS regional, SNHS local and others)
  • Editor of peacemaker winning magazine
  • Blogger with over 9,000 views and 1,000 visitors
  • Piano level 7 and many others.
  • Influential in passing plastic bag ban in the city via Green Youth Alliance that he was president.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Summer Job at NASA - published research paper and presented in a conference. Another summer job at an internet startup.
Summer Activities: Summer job, Summer Physics Honors course at Northwester (4.0 unweighted)
Essays: Well written. We think they were great.
Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know - we think they were good.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know. Should be consistent with credentials.
Additional Rec: Supervisor from NASA summer job - don’t know how it was.
Interview: Excellent
Supplementary Material(if any): Research abstract and letter from City Environmental Manager acknowledging the impact on passing plastic bag ban.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian American
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None other than research and leadership. </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Research at NASA, scores/stats, leadership, essays, diverse interests.</p>

<p>Weaknesses: Class decile rank. The high school has 50 national merit finalists and ~ 100 kids getting 2,300+ on SAT and over 75 kids getting 3.94+ on unweighted GPA. It was very very difficult to stand out from this crowd which is super competitive. But they all are very well prepared for college.</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths above.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UC Berkeley (EECS - regents scholarship), Northwestern, Cornell, CMU, UIUC (James Scholar), UCSD & other UC’s
Waitlisted: CalTech, Duke
Rejected: MIT, Princeton, Harvard
Still waiting: Stanford</p>

<p>General Comments: We have narrowed down the field to UC Berkeley, Cornell and Northwestern. Next month will be visiting these 3 colleges and making the final decision. Unless Stanford gives last minute positive surprise ;)</p>