Demographics
- US citizen
- State/Location of residency: California
- Currently attending a California Community College
- Gender/Race/Ethnicity: Non-binary / Asian-American
- Other special factors: First-gen
Intended Major(s)
In order of preference:
Computer Science & Engineering
Computer Engineering (emphasis on CS) or Computer Science
Applied Mathematics
Data Science
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
Transferable UC GPA: (~3.5) (upward trend from 2.0 to 4.0 in last 3 semesters)
Coursework
IGETC & all major coursework to be completed by Spring prior to enrollment. Have a C in an easy pre-req that might hurt my chances at UCI (UCI AO said it was fine, still a bit worried).
Awards
Nothing notable in recent years
Extracurriculars
- Worked part-time as I was growing up as a tutor / computer repairman
- Worked as a QA tester / bug fixer for a community ran MMO that I won’t mention here
- Couple of Arduino projects (more or less tutorial projects)
- Couple of small game projects & a website that is hosted on GitHub
- Helped out at a church’s youth group for a few years, played piano occasionally there
- Took care of my younger sibling / grandparent as needed
7?. (Not sure if this counts) Currently in the process of teaching myself how to draw
Essays/LORs/Other
Will be writing about my experience with being intermittently homeless throughout my adolescence, how I had no real drive to push myself academically due to a lack of structure growing up, and how I finally pushed myself over the last year or so.
Cost Constraints / Budget
Family is low income (~26k for 4-5 people), have some savings of my own. Will take out student loans as needed.
Schools
- Safeties: UCR (will TAG for computer science), UCSC
Not sure what my matches / targets are; my top choice is UCI’s Computer Science & Engineering major.