*** 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>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: English literature/creative writing</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 4.0
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Calc, AP English, Advanced Bio, AP Spanish, AP Statistics
High school type and characteristics: public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1680, Math: 580 Writing: 540 Reading: 560
ACT highest single sitting: didnt take the ACT
AP and/or IB test scores: have not taken AP tests yet
Residency: Pittsburgh, PA
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Extracurricular activities: march of dimes, soccer, national honor society, food bank
Awards and achievements: All WPIAL and state soccer player, national honor society, highest honors
Volunteer work: near 4 to 5 hundred hours
Work experience: do not have a job</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>nothing special about race and ethnicity, i’m white
Gender: F
High school class rank: 2/117</p>

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<p>High school GPA, weighted: 4.7
Rigor of high school senior course load: Multi variable Calc, AP Chem, AP Econ, Writing Seminar, Debate
High school type and characteristics: very large, public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: NA
ACT : 35
AP and/or IB test scores: English: 5, Calc BC: 5, Human Geography: 4
Residency: IL
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Extracurricular activities: debate captain, baseball - player, coach, intramural soccer, basketball
Awards and achievements: nationally ranked debater. math awards. national merit qualifier</p>

<p>Work experience: baseball instructor and coach</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: M</p>

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<p>Decision: admitted for fall 2013 & spring 2014 </p>

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: (e.g. Regents’, Alumni, etc.)
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: </p>

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

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.85
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: (freshman only) - -don’t know what this means
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: (freshman only)
Rigor of high school senior course load: IB HL : English, History, Psychology. IB SL: Biology (5) Spanish, Math Calculus. TOK
Eligible in Local Context: yes / no (freshman only)
High school type and characteristics: public . Population about 400
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: total 1540and CR 590, M600, W 490
SAT Subject test: Chinese 800 US History 690
ACT highest single sitting: 21
AP and/or IB test scores: AP: European History 5 US History 4 Psychology 4
IB: Biology 5
Grade trend: downward: All As until senior year 1st Semester with three Bs</p>

<p>Residency: Florida
From below median income family: yes
First generation: yes
Essay topics: Difficulty and accomplishment of learning English (not very original but it was sincere). The other one is about how I have involved myself with culturally diverse environment. (nothing special but it is sincere)
Extracurricular activities:
Student Government Association (SGA)-4 years<br>
• Senator-3 years
• Historian-1 year
Spanish Club-3 years
Key Club-reinstated 2011-2012-2 years<br>
• Vice President-1 year
• Secretary-1 year
Ecology Club-2 years<br>
School New Paper-1 year (first time student directed 2012-2013)
• Editor/Writer-1 year</p>

<p>Awards and achievements: AP scholar Award. President’s Volunteer Service Silver Award
Volunteer work: = = My IB school requires a lot of volunteer work. I have about 300 hours.
Work experience: n/a</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics: Permanent Resident? I don’t if that helped</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
High school class rank:when apply is 3/ 400 now is 15/400 those darn Bs.</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 sure</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to:n/a(will probably be Poli Sci)</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.72
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.11
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.5
Rigor of high school senior course load: 4 AP’S(Eng Lit, Calc BC, Gov, and Physics B) and 1 honors. 8 classes total
Eligible in Local Context: yes
High school type and characteristics: public, 748 API
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting:2190: 740 CR 730 W 720 M
ACT highest single sitting: 33: 36 R 36 E 35 M 25 S
AP and/or IB test scores: APs= Eng/Lang- 4, Euro History- 4, Chem- 4, US History-3</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: One was about having to move schools many times and appreciating diversity in new surroundings and the other was about my passion for children’s rights and the advocacy that I have done.
Extracurricular activities: Amnesty International President, Mock Trial captain, Peer Court for 5 years, Band/Drumline for 4 years, Key Club, National Honors Society
Awards and achievements: AP scholar with Honor(no major awards really)
Volunteer work: Hundreds of hours for various clubs, organizations, and independent charitable work as well.
Work experience:Congressional intern for 3 years. Also interned at my local courthouse over the summer</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics: what does this even mean? </p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
High school class rank: 14/350</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone else who got in! Can’t wait to see you all in the fall/spring!</p>

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<p>It refers to the race/ethnicity, gender, and high school class rank listed below.</p>

<p>Some people still argue that they are considered, or have indirect relation with things that are considered, notably class rank with how one is “reviewed in context of the opportunities available in one’s high school”.</p>

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

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: Offered interview for The Achievement Award Program scholarship
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: most likely</p>

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

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.62
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped:
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: Pre-calculus, IB Biology 2, IB Theory of Knowledge, Directed Projected (Art), IB Japanese 2, English 4
Eligible in Local Context: no
High school type and characteristics: public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 630 CR 750 M 700 W
ACT highest single sitting: N/A
AP and/or IB test scores: Math Studies SL (7) Economics SL (6) Biology HL (Anticipated) Japanese SL (Anticipated)</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: yes
First generation: yes
Essay topics: I mostly talked about balancing academics and working part-time. I really emphasized the real-world experience that I developed because of that.
Extracurricular activities: Arcade Creek Project (Senior leader), cross country 2yrs (varsity), track and field 2yrs (varsity), Choy Li Fut Kung Fu 2yrs
Awards and achievements:
Volunteer work: Sacramento Children’s Museum Docent (66ish hours total) Sacramento Public Library Volunteer (40 hours)
Work experience: Work part-time in my parents’ store for over 10 years (31-40 hrs a wk)</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-Cambodian)
Gender: Female
High school class rank: 96 of 400 (~20ish%)</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: yes (~17.5k gift aid)</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Molecular and Cellular Biology (Immunology)</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.73
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.1
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.4
Rigor of high school senior course load: 12 AP Classes taken total
Eligible in Local Context: yes
High school type and characteristics: public
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2030, 750 M, 680 W, 600 R
ACT highest single sitting: 31
AP and/or IB test scores: Human Geo, Chem, Euro, APUSH, Bio, English Language, Spanish, Physics C Mechanics, US Gov, Macroeconomics, English Lit, Calc B/C</p>

<p>Grade trend: level (3 B’s sophomore and junior year)</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: yes
Essay topics: medical problem regarding back, and family
Extracurricular activities: piano, violin, swim
Awards and achievements:
Volunteer work: hospital volunteering
Work experience: none</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: M
High school class rank: 13/756</p>

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<p>Accepted Engineering! Will post stats a little later.</p>

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

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: (e.g. Regents’, Alumni, etc.)
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: yes </p>

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

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.89
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.33
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped:
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, Physics 1-2, Symphony Orchestra 7-8, Student Commission, AP Chinese Language and Culture
Eligible in Local Context: no
High school type and characteristics: public, population of 4,000+ students
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1810 - CR 540, M 650, W 620
ACT highest single sitting: 27
AP and/or IB test scores: APUSH (3), AP Euro (3), AP Biology (4) </p>

<p>Grade trend:</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: yes
First generation: yes
Essay topics: how going to Chinese school for 12 years had affected my leadership skills, learning to play the viola by myself and becoming section leader in my orchestra
Extracurricular activities: class senate for 4 years, Red Cross for 4 years, Red Cross co-president for 1 year, Key Club for 3 years, CSF/NHS for 4 years
Awards and achievements: Pursuit of Excellence for Pre-calc
Volunteer work: Red Cross Chapter, Aquarium of the Pacific, LBSO ushering, staff member at LDC (red cross camp), asb, key club
Work experience:</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

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

<p>I was extremely surprised and shocked to have gotten accepted into Berkeley!!! I only applied because I had one more school to send my UC app to since I got the fee waiver. It never crossed my mind that I would get admitted into Cal…I truly think they liked the leadership skills I showed through my essays and my EC’s throughout high school. This shows that it’s not always about the high test scores! :)</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone on Berkeley! Hopefully some of you who have gotten into UCLA as well choose to go to Cal so I can get off the UCLA wait list :stuck_out_tongue: jk jk.</p>

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<p>Accepted!!</p>

<p>This a strange stats-posting system that I will likely butcher since I am not from CA and thus am unfamiliar with UC weighting. If you want to see my stats, check any of the Ivy results pages.</p>

<p>I was also waitlisted at Vanderbilt, Cornell, and Brown. I am pursuing those, but will be attending UCBerkeley if those do not work out.</p>

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

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

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Sciences
Major applied to, admitted to: Undeclared
High school GPA, unweighted: 3.8
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.2
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Lit; AP Calc BC, Honors Human Engineering; AP Amer Gov; AP Music Theory; Band
Eligible in Local Context: Yes
High school type and characteristics: large public; Title 1, low API
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2280, CR-800, M- 800, W-680, Essay- 8
ACT highest single sitting: 36
AP and/or IB test scores: Calc AB - 5; Physics B - 5; US Hist 5; Eng Lang 5; World Hist 4; Euro Hist - 5
Grade trend: upward</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: 1st essay: FIRST Robotics and how it has influenced my interest in science and math. 2nd essay: Learning to solo in jazz and how it required letting go of my analytical way of doing things
Extracurricular activities: FIRST Robotics (4 years); Jazz bands (6 years); Youth Symphony (2 years) and many honor bands, including All-State
Awards and achievements: National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with distinction
Volunteer work: hardly any – school mandated 20 hours for graduation
Work experience: Tutoring</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
High school class rank: 24/530</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone!</p>

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<p>See #57 for what the UC weighted GPAs are.</p>

<p>The stats categories listed here are intended to match up with the criteria used at Berkeley for admissions (which the other results template does not match very well). See the Hout report linked from #1 for more on how Berkeley admissions works.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks!</p>

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<p>(Sorry for using the wrong format; I already had this pre-made for other schools)</p>

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

<p>Major: Molecular and Cell Biology Plan II Neurobiology</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (710 math, 710 writing, 600 reading)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.0 W
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[<em>] ELC?: no
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Physics B (3), US History (4), Psychology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP World History, NJROTC, Biotechnology, Multivariable Calculus at a community college
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some ROTC awards, either for patriotism or for athletics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (NJROTC Drill Master and Platoon Commander) Mainly ROTC things like academic team and athletics team, APUSH club, tutor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: About 30 hours of NJROTC community service events; more hours from volunteering at an elderly homecare
[<em>] Personal Statement: Personally I thought they were good. Wrote about my father’s stroke and how it inspired me to pursue psychology and self-study AP Psych. Second one was mainly about ROTC instilling work ethic into me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: around 90k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen american
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Commitment to ROTC, 8 AP classes, took multivariable calculus, self-studied AP Psychology
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA/SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck!
[/ul]</p>

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

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: none</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: College of Engineering
Major applied to, admitted to: Material Science Engineering</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.7
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: 4.13 (not sure)
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.3
Rigor of high school senior course load: Very rigorous for my HS; lots of AP STEM classes
Eligible in Local Context: no
High school type and characteristics: public, very competetive w/ high API
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2370 total
ACT highest single sitting: 35
AP and/or IB test scores: Calc BC (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), German (4), English Lang (5), World History (5)</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: Personal change, interest in engineering & activities
Extracurricular activities: Mathematics Competitions, Regional and national science competitions, internship at UC Berkeley engineering lab, Key Club, and other volunteer science clubs, etc.
Awards and achievements: USAMO, near-perfect AIME score, perfect AMC score, awards from regional and national science competitions
Volunteer work: Lots of things through Key Club
Work experience: Tutoring</p>

<p>Absolutely shocked that I got admitted to Berkeley engineering, but I’ll take it for sure! And congrats to my (hopefully) fellow classmates. So happy to end the non-stop stress of the college admissions process. Good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Engineering </p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.91
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: Don’t know; I never calculated it
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: 4.67
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Government and Economics, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, Independent Research Project
Eligible in Local Context: Yes
High school type and characteristics: Highly competitive public High School
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2350: 750 CR, 800 M, 800 WR
ACT highest single sitting: Did not take
AP and/or IB test scores: European History, Language and Composition, Chemistry, Calculus BC, Chinese (5); American History (4)</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: No
First generation: No
Essay topics: Music performance and the stage; Journey into mathematics
Extracurricular activities: Math Team Captain, Chinese Club President, Music Performance Club Treasurer, Piano
Awards and achievements: Commended Student, AP Scholar, AIME (12), USAMO (18), Music Composition at State Level
Volunteer work: Basketball Coach for springs and summers since Sophomore year
Work experience: None</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
High school class rank: 10/387</p>

<p>I’m still slightly bitter about this, as I thought I was more qualified than many others who were admitted from my school</p>

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<p>To give hope to people with low GPAs – </p>

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

<p>Scholarships awarded with admission: (e.g. Regents’, Alumni, etc.) Nope
Financial aid and scholarships sufficient to attend: Didn’t apply for FA. Will most likely attend.</p>

<p>Class level: freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science
Major applied to, admitted to: Planning on majoring in CS</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.62
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped: Every regular class in my school gets an honors point, so UC GPA is the maximum.
High school GPA, UC-weighted, uncapped: Not sure
Rigor of high school senior course load: English, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Econ, Independent Study in CS
Eligible in Local Context: No
High school type and characteristics: Private
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: N/A
ACT highest single sitting: Composite: 35; E: 36; M: 35; W: 34; S: 33/36.
AP and/or IB test scores: Psych (4), CS (4).</p>

<p>Grade trend: upward </p>

<p>Residency: non-California US citizen
From below median income family: no
First generation: no
Essay topics: First was about teamwork was emphasized in my APCS class, and how that changed my views on computer science.
Second was about what I learned from a bad performance at nationals in debate.
Extracurricular activities: Debate (4 years, captain)
2 CS Internships
Started business teaching the elderly CS
Science Team (4 years)
Gay Straight Alliance (4 years)
Awards and achievements: National Center for Women and Information Technologies 2012 and 2011 National Runner Up and 2012 and 2011 Illinois Winner
National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
Volunteer work: 40 or so hours at food pantry
Work experience: model/actress and camp counselor</p>

<p>Officially irrelevant characteristics:</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
High school class rank: N/A</p>

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<p>Oops just realized i put the wrong score for my SAT on post #39
My math score is a 760</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.78
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped at 8 honors points: 4.13
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Literature, AP Government, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC
Eligible in Local Context: Yes
High school type and characteristics: Public school
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 2130 (800 W, 700 CR, 630 M)
ACT highest single sitting: n/a
AP and/or IB test scores: Language (5), U.S. History (5), European History (3), Environmental Science (3), Calculus AB (1)</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: Yes
First generation: No
Essay topics: What I learned from my mother who battled cancer; my amazing experience doing Theater in high school
Extracurricular activities: School plays, CSF, Debate Team, Theater Club, Chess Club, JSA
Awards and achievements: Lead roles in 4 school plays, Commissioner of CSF (sophomore year), Vice-President of CSF (junior year), President of CSF (senior year), Founder of Debate Team, President of Debate Team (freshman and sophomore years), President of Theater Club (senior year), 6 Golden Lions Awards (highest award my school gives out), AP Scholar with Honor, DTASC Fall Theater Festival Semi-Finalist 2011, DTL Desert Star Award for Best Youth Theater Comedy 2011
Volunteer work: Judging at middle school debate tournaments, CSF community service opportunities, volunteering at my friend’s church
Work experience: n/a</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
High school class rank: 3/623</p>

<p>So excited and happy that I got into Cal! Now, I have to decide between Cal and UCLA!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Class level: Freshman
College admitted to: Letters and Science</p>

<p>High school GPA, unweighted: 3.89
High school GPA, UC-weighted, capped at 8 honors points: 4.2
Rigor of high school senior course load: AP Literature, AP Government, AP Calculus AB, Physics
Eligible in Local Context: Yes
High school type and characteristics: Public school
SAT Reasoning, highest single sitting: 1740 (too lazy to look up break down)
ACT highest single sitting: 28
AP and/or IB test scores: Language (4), Biology (1)</p>

<p>Residency: California
From below median income family: Yes
First generation: Yes
Essay topics: Family going through genocide and being a first generation American and college student, experience with autistic children
Extracurricular activities: CSF, Link Crew, Key Club, National Honor Society, Field Hockey, other random small clubs
Volunteer work: Weekly at Parents Helping Parents, nonprofit supporting children with special needs, random things here and there
Work experience: 2 jobs simultaneously with one on the side (family business)</p>

<p>Race / ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
High school class rank: 50/421</p>

<p>NO idea how I got in and I am super stoked! But I will not be attending.</p>