Rejected. International student.
SAT: 2120
CR: 620
Math: 800
Writing: 700
SAT 2’s
Math level 1: 800
Math level 2: 800
Physics: 800
GPA: 3.7 UW
Great extracurriculars, good essays.
Got accepted to Davis and San Diego. I wasn’t even thinking about attending so it wasn’t upsetting at all but it was kind of a shock. Got me all freaked out about my other schools.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): nopeee; ACT score was sooo much better so I didn’t even submit it
SAT II: naw
ACT: 33 C ACT 33E, 33M, 32R, 32S, 9 essay
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Weighted GPA: 4.12 (at time of application it was 4.09)
UC GPA: ermmm I think it was 3.9ish??
Rank/percentile: school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (4), Lit (4), Psych (4), World (4), US History (3), Calc BC, Lang, Gov, Studio Art, Physics 1
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Gov, AP Studio Art, AP Physics 1, AFJROTC
Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, Daughters of the American Revolution Medal, National Honors Society, National Sojourners Award, Order of Daedalians Medal
Subjective: lol what this
Volunteer/Community Service (place leadership in parenthesis): AFJROTC Tutoring (Founder/Head Tutor), Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (Gallery Facilitator), Palomar Health (Clinical Intern), Relay for Life (Event Lead and Coordinator)
Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad, Cancer Awareness Club (Co-Founder/President), JV Shot Put, AFJROTC Group Staff (Mission Support Officer), Business Club (Vice President)
Essays: First one was about how my dad’s death to cancer inspired my goals to pursue a career in the health field. Second was about my rise into leadership in my school’s AFJROTC unit.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yup yup yup
Intended Major: Bio
State: CA
School Type: super average public school
Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Hooks: Father’s death, had huge impact on my future goals.
Strengths: Extracurriculars/Volunteer activities were pretty oriented towards my desired major. A
Weaknesses: GPA for sure. I even got a C first semester of junior year in Calc AB, but I thankfully was able to explain how having pneumonia for 3 weeks really held me back from school during the time.
Why you think you were accepted: I guess they must have really loved my story!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - UCSD, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO, UC Riverside, Cal Poly Pomona, SDSU
Waiting - NYU, Boston University, UCLA (lol), UC Berkeley (loLOLOLOL), UCSB
Reflection - DON’T give up hope!! If you’re a prospective applicant and want to know more about my stats then just PM me!
I don’t think I’ll be attending, seeing as I’ve got UCSD under my belt. HOPEFULLY I can get into NYU and secure enough FA though. Congrats everybody on whatever school you’re getting into!!!
Wait listed
Sat: 2110
UC gpa: 3.42
Volunteered at a dialysis clinic for 2 year
Varsity swim 4 y
I thought I did very well on the essays, but I didn’t get any professional help
accepted!
sat 1850
uc gpa 3.73
psych major
average ec’s
bomb essays
no regents er anything like that
Anyone know when scholarship and FA information is supposed to come out?
Waitlisted
28 ACT
3.62 Weighted
Would like to believe decent essays at the least
EC’s, about 200 community service hours
intended major: biology
I am an admitted student for computer science and I was wondering if anyone has an idea of if I would fit in or not.
My reservations
-I am a moderet a little on the conservative side
My pros
Any input would help !!!
@MooCowPoop It really depends on what department you applied to. My brother was just waitlisted and he is an excellent student. We all considered ucsc to be a match or backup for him in admissions, but forgot to take into account he applied for the CS program. Some majors are significantly more impacted / competitive than others, that’s just how it is unfortunately. I can’t tell you why you didn’t get in, sometimes you just aren’t what the university was looking for/ strong in aspects they were looking for. You can appeal but there has to be a HUGE change in your application / something major that will really want them to change their mind that happened after you applied. Otherwise it will not be considered. I would not recommend it and honestly believe less than 50 people will even get in off the waitlist this year
also, @niting, I’m just going to tell you right now that won’t be enough.
Accepted!!
ACT:25
GPA:3.2
great essays and international student and first generation college student??
Congrats @AlikiD
i heard somewhere that if this years budget is approved, they will probably take more off the waiting list. cross your fingers!!
Accepted, really psyched! ACT 31, UC gpa 3.3, rock-hard abs.
My sister got accepted! Very happy for her 
The decision for the Regents should come out on March 30th.
Accepted!
ACT:26
SAT:1670
GPA: 3.4 unweighted/ 3.5 weighted
Extracurricular a: nothing spectacular just volunteering at local library and clubs, ~150 hrs
Essays: pretty good- I wrote a reminiscing essay about my grandma who passed away a year ago ( I grew up with her)
There wasn’t anything that really stood out in my application though
Ps: rejected by UCD, UCSB, UCSD
Trying to decide where to attend. My options are UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, or University of Arizona. I will be studying Management Information Systems at UA or Technology Information Management at UCSC and Business Informatics. One discomfort I have with UCSC is I heard the student body is very liberal/radical, and I am a politically conservative person. I also heard UCR is a relatively boring campus with nothing to do around the city. Other than that, how do the academics compare between the 3 schools for my major?
I am from Southern California, so the weather at UCSC would fit me perfectly, but I don’t think the heat of UA would totally deter me from attending.
I want to have a good time wherever I attend, but academics are always going to come first. If anyone has any experience with these 3 schools could they give me any insight? I will be visiting all 3 schools in April, so I will make my ultimate decision then, but for now I would like to get the opinions of others who know more.
Thanks
@Sirlaz University of Arizona is a huge party school. HUGE.
@Sirlaz, academic in my opinion(which can be totally wrong), from best to worst, UCSC, UCR and UA. Weather wise, I would say there is not much difference between UCR and UA. as datbandgirl said, UA basically is a party school. You will have a great time there.
Thanks for the input @tuscany2019 and @datbandgirl. One of the main reasons I am considering UA is because it is ranked #5 in the nation for their MIS program, which is pretty much the perfect program for me. I know UCSC has Technology Information Management (TIM), so how would this compare to UA’s MIS? Will I be able to still get the same opportunities, such as internships and connections, at UCSC that I would get at UA? Which degree would look “better” after I graduate and enter the job market?
Sorry for all the questions, I’m just having a hard time deciding between the 2 schools. Like I said, I will be visiting both in the beginning of April, so whether or not I like the campuses will also contribute to my decision.
Also, in regards to UA being a party school, does the majority of the study body put a priority in partying over studying? I do want to have fun in college (go to parties and be social), but I don’t want to feel pressure to “turn up” every night.