<p>Bring up thread.</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing me!</p>
<p>I was wondering if UCLA is completely out of reach considering my SAT scores.</p>
<p>California Resident
I go to a very competitive public school…i.e. we sent a ton of kids to Ivies last year, I think 3 got into harvard.</p>
<p>GPA 10th-12th weighted: 4.33
SATI scores: 1860
SATII scores: UC hist: 740 Math II: 580</p>
<p>o and here is my EC stuff</p>
<p>Awards/Honors </p>
<p>Hospital volunteer, 150+ hours<br>
NHS Inductee<br>
Paid Internship w/ Youthnoise .org-- I won a paid internship through the activism website “Youthnoise.org,” after I submitted one of my videos to a national competition. </p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities </p>
<p>Hart High Show Choir(4years)<br>
JV and Varsity Tennis Teams (2 years)
We Hart Darfur (2years)–club
Youthnoise.org intern (2years)</p>
<p>Community Service<br>
Hats Off to Chemo (1year)
Hospital volunteer(2years)<br>
Safe Rides (2 years) -Safe Rides is a confidential free ride for those who are not able to drive.
SCV Historical Society(lyear)</p>
<p>Work Experience
Sales Clerk at Coldstone(2years)
Video Editor, Small World IFT (2years)
year–round I create trailers for foreign television shows. My most recent trailer for “Silent Library” was debuted in Cannes and was signed by many major networks.</p>
<p>For which major are you applying?</p>
<p>Someone I know:
4.1 UC GPA
1990 SAT
SAT2: 700,700
major:engineering</p>
<p>^High Match to reach depending on what kind of engineering DX</p>
<p>i think it was biomedical</p>
<p>my major…
main: Astrophysics
alternative: Biophysics</p>
<p>Biomedical will make it a reach.</p>
<p>Bioengineering, you mean.</p>
<p>jb9802171: Slight Reach</p>
<p>For the record: </p>
<p>Chemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering have biomedical sub-options rather than the Biomedical Engineering option. Go Johns Hopkins and Duke!</p>
<p>thanks…I had a feeling that would be the answer.</p>
<p>Wait, when I applied, I remember that it was biomedical engineering, not bioengineering o O;;</p>
<p>UCSD has biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>User Name: poloplayer111
Gender: M -Asian Indian
Location: Bay Area, CA
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: extremely competitive; ranked in top 50 in nation by US News; top 10 in CA.
Will apply for financial aid: Yes
Major: Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted 4 years: 3.64
GPA - UC: 4.14
Class Rank: top one-third (ranking is unweighted this is very significant.)
Class Size: ~500</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
Govt/Econ
Calc BC
Journalism
Physics
Digital Imaging
English</p>
<p>Scores:
Cumulative SAT 2290
SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 770
SAT II Literature: 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Chemistry: 800
AP Chemistry: 5
AP Statistics: 5</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
Water Polo (high school in the fall; club in the winter & summer).
Swimming (spring).
School Newspaper - Junior/Senior Year. One week out of every three is the editorial boards pre-press cycle, and requires about 15 hours outside of school. (these weeks are killer when combined with sports.)</p>
<p>Leadership positions:
Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (12).
Captain of the water polo team (12).
Copy Editor for the school newspaper (11).</p>
<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
Water Polo - 4 years, Varsity for 3.
Swimming - 4 years, Varsity for 3.</p>
<p>Volunteer/Service Work: About 50 hours total at the local hospital one summer - nothing too significant here.</p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist.
Homecoming King.</p>
<p>Water Polo:
Scholar-Athlete since 10th grade.
Honorable mention All-section.
1st team All-League.
Selected to play on the sectional Senior All-Star Team.
Athlete of the Season at my high school.
Recipient of Coachs Pick Award.
My junior year, we were the first team in our schools history to win a league championship.
My senior year, we outdid ourselves and became the first from our league to win a postseason sectional playoff game, which put us in the top 30 or so teams in Northern California.</p>
<p>Swimming:
Scholar-athlete since 10th grade.
First team all-league(500 Free).</p>
<p>UCSD has 3 kinds I think. I could’ve sworn… Oh well.</p>
<p>jb98021781:</p>
<p>UCLA: Slight Reach</p>
<p>dmission:</p>
<p>UCLA: Reach (Engineering)</p>
<p>poloplayer111:</p>
<p>UCLA: Match (Engineering)</p>
<p>thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>Female; ny resident; us/Israel dual citizenship
GPA (unweighted is probably around 3.5, although my school doesn’t release this) and weighted is 3.9, top 30%
A and B averages
SAT: 560cr, 640m, 710w (12essay)
SATII: 690m1, 620m2
Full International Baccalaureate Candidate
Senior courses: IB History of the Americas, IB World Literature, IB Physics, IB Spanish, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Government</p>
<p>*my school was rated the 4th public high school in the nation by newsweek. most demanding/rigorous course schedule.</p>
<p>*Essays: great
*Recs: Guidance rec was excellent (called me the "renaissance girl’), teacher A Excellent, teacher B Great, 1 extra recommendation from the prof. at columbia that I interned for this summer.. the rec was AMAZING.</p>
<p>*not asking for any financial aid</p>
<p>*also sent in a supplemental portfolio displaying unique one of a kind fashions that I’ve designed and created as a result of my international travels. also included photography that I’ve done, seveeral newspaper articles, and scientific abstract.</p>
<p>*Extras:</p>
<p>Activities and Organizations:
-CEO of Fashion Design Company that I founded (2005-present)
-Intern at Swiss Consulting Group (New York, NY)
-Meszaros International Center for Entrepreneurship classes at university of buffalo
-Advanced Acting for Film Class (2002-2006)
-In 2005, Co-created a 30 minute television pilot that was pitched in LA. It was picked up, however, I decided not to re-located to LA, in pursuit of continuing my high school education.</p>
<p>Leadership in School:
-Editor of School literary magazine. (2007-2008)
Helicon (3hrs/wk, 2004-Present)
-President of Junior Class of 2008 (2006-2007)
-Vice President Senior Class of 2008(2007-2008)
Student Government (2 hrs/wk, 2006-Present)
-Secretary of Student Council (2006-2007)
-Vice President of Student Council(2007-2008)
Student Council (2 hrs/wk, 2000-Present)
-Vice President of Multicultural Club (2006-2008)
Multicultural Club (2 hrs/wk, 2000-Present)
-Math tutor (1.5 hrs/wk, 2006-Present)
Tutors children in advance mathematics
-Junior 8 Summit Competition (4 hrs/wk, 2007)
Justice League Representative in International Competition</p>
<p>Leadership in the Community and Volunteer Work:
-Coats for Kids (150+hrs/yr, 2000-Present)
Co-Founded organization to provide over 500 warm winter coats, hats, scarf’s, gloves, and boots each year to the poorest Hispanic Community of Buffalo.
-Roswell Park Cancer Institute (150+hrs, 2004-Present) (I’ve been volunteering a lot here ever since I was diagnosed with cancer when I was 12. I’m fine now though. I just try to give back to the pediatric cancer community as much as I can)
• Raised $3,000+ by hosting a Charity Fashion Show featuring my dress creations; Spends time with Pediatric cancer patients.
• PaintBox Project at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (50+hrs, 2004-Present)
Designed and donated artwork that was reproduced by PaintBox Project and sold as corporate holiday cards and products that yielded thousands of dollars in revenue for the Institute; Assists young cancer patients in expressing their ideas in art form.
-Jewish Philanthropic Organization (4 hrs/wk, 2004-Present)
Teen Tzedakah; Student Board of Directors who allocate money to various non-for-profit organizations in the Buffalo area</p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
-Scientific Abstract Awarded Finalist
At the World congress of Biological Psychiatry in Vienna, Austria.The only presenter without a doctorate.“The Association of Adolescent’s Height and Weight with Stress and School Achievement” Sponsored by University at Buffalo’s Biobehavioral Program.
-Roswell Park Cancer Institute Above and Beyond Award
For outstanding dedication and lasting contribution to Carly’s Club for Kids and Cancer Research in Western New York
-Western New York Hispanic Society Award for Community Service
For outstanding dedication to the Hispanic Society of Western New York
-Swarthmore Book Award
For academic passion and outstanding leadership
-Various Published Poetry and Photography (2000-Present)</p>
<p>Travel Experience:
-Has traveled to over 35 countries on 5 different continents
-Exchange Student: Artes de Mexico: Queretaro, Mexico (Summer, 2005)
-BBYO: International Leadership Seminar, Israel (Summer 2007)
A 3 week leadership program in which I was immersed in the teachings of Judaism and the current Arab-Israeli conflict. Participants were students who showed outstanding leadership in their community.</p>
<p>*looking to major in entrepreneurial studies and design</p>
<p>*applying:
Barnard College (my dream school, i’d do anything to go here)
Brown University (5 year duel degree program brown/risd)
Rhode Island School of Design (5 year duel degree program brown/risd)
Georgetown University
New York University
Sarah Lawrence College
Wellesley College
Boston College
Swarthmore College
Vassar College
UCLA/Berkeley
Fordham University
Northeastern University
University at Buffalo Honors College</p>