<p>i was looking @ ucsd's stats a while back and i was looking at the major feeders list. a few of them are in my area, but the top had like 37 kids go in 2005. how many people are going from your school? my school usually sends around five but this year its at least 9 if not up closer to 12. if your school sends a lot of kids, how do you feel about that? kuz i know a lot of people want to start college not knowing anyone so they can "start over."</p>
<p>six kids from my school spread out into all six of the ucsd undergraduate colleges. i doubt i'll be seeing any of them much.</p>
<p>I am going to UCSD along with five others (Two Muir; Two Warren; One ERC; One Marshall). Personally, I would feel perfectly fine with that, but one of the girls that got admitted does not seem up to par with the rest of us (Half Honors classes, 3.7~ wGPA, 1700~ SAT, etc), so it makes us feel bad that someone who hasn't tried as hard is going to the same school as us. Though we know it's bad, the rest of the admits going to UCSD have talked about it wondering how she got admitted, but to no avail. She is caucasian and from a well-off family; also, judging from IB English last year, she isn't exactly a strong writer by any sense (she dropped to regular English this year, too). </p>
<p>Besides that, I am proud to be going to a great school with some of my fellow classmates. One of them is the salutatorian from our school and is possibly one of the smartest math-savvy people I've ever met.</p>
<p>An asian guy from my school got into UCSD with 1450 New SAT and crappy SAT II's; below 650. I'd imagine his GPA to be around 3.7~8 weighted. The only thing that might have gotten him in is the fact that he is an immigrant. Then again, he's been here for like five years already. So the immigrant thing shouldn't count either. So, I don't know what got him in... Anyways, he is not going to SD, he is choosing Davis with about 20 other kids from my school. It's crazy.</p>
<p>Last year we had around 16 people go. That was a lot. This year I believe it's around 8. We're all in the top 15% of the class, though I've definitely got one of the lowest GPAs of the group. Most of the kids I don't know that well, or don't like at all. I'm really only friends with one of them, and I suppose I don't mind talking to another. So I suppose I kind of am "starting over" in a sense. I don't mind at all. As long as I can avoid the people I dislike. :</p>
<p>all the kids who are going from my school are in the top 10% this year. (including myself) i have similar stats as that low person you talk about kenny. except my gpa is higher. but i had average sat's and sat2's. i guess all my EC's definately made up for it. i just made sure i wrote really good essays about specific events that changed my outlook on life and stuff like that. i also wrote about how i learned time management (school, work, leadership, sports, and comm service all at the same time). that's prolly what got me in.</p>
<p>damn... you people ARE HARSH... just because someone didn't get high gpa and sats scores don't deserve a chance to get into a nice college...?</p>
<p>they obviously do if i got in.</p>
<p>5 other people from my school got in my year -- it was funny because we frequently met in the airport during holiday season as everyone got done approx same time and was flying home (probably just as frequently as we met on campus)</p>
<p>whether or not many of your friends end up at UCSD, 5 or even 50 people out of 20,000 is still a fresh start</p>
<p>I'm the only one going from my high school.</p>
<p>theres atleast 40 people goin from my school... maybe even more... i'll give u guys a more accurate number once we get the official list...</p>
<p>i guess i really dont care, i dont hate any of them, so I guess it'll be just fine.</p>
<p>Yup, msjhs has crazy numbers of ucsd students this year</p>
<p>Unlike some, I embrace all Triton prospects regardless of how high their high school grades are. In fact, I find it exciting that UCSD does not select simply on a students' incredible GPA. I generally find these kids (the kids whom Oyama and Vagan refer to) to be much more entertaining and a much more interesting group to talk to in comparison to your regular "AP kid". UCSD is flourishing with too many one-dimensional, study-study peoples, hopefully the influx of new faces (with high and low GPAs alike) can bring a new, more social, and fresh flavor to the campus.</p>
<p>Not to mention as GPA goes up, looks go down. So no complaining!</p>
<p>WELCOME!!</p>
<p>"The only thing that might have gotten him in is the fact that he is an immigrant. Then again, he's been here for like five years already. So the immigrant thing shouldn't count either."</p>
<p>Try learning a new language in 5 years and competing with native speakers. It's not something to scoff at.</p>
<p>beastmaster,
I am not scoffing at that person. Of course you can't compete w/ native speakers if you've been here for only a while. But, I am pretty sure I can do it in five years. I've only been in U.S two years and I am quickly picking up the language. Sure, my SAT eng and writing s****ed me over and hindered me from getting into good schools like Berkeley and LA. I am an immigrant too why doesn't the immigrant thing work for me either? The point is, I was trying to say that that person got lucky if UCSD admission officers awarded him extra points for being a new immigrant. Don't say things w/o knowing my intentions!</p>
<p>vagan - You mentioned "good schools like Berkeley and LA"... </p>
<p>UCSD is an excellent school, is ranked highly, and isn't the easiest school to get into. Its actually better in some areas than the other UCs you mention. My daughter turned down UCB for UCSD as have many others. You should feel quite good about making it into UCSD - especially if you're still learning the language.</p>
<p>about 20 go to berk, ucla, and ucsd (each)</p>
<p>10 for irvine, SB, davis, SC (each)</p>
<p>about 10 ivies (total)</p>
<p>then the rest go to crap schools </p>
<p>class size: ~400</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant it for my area, chemE. Berkeley is second for chemE and first for chemistry. However, I know UCSD is still a great school which is why I chose it over USC. </p>
<p>Also, congrats to your daughter for making into Berkeley. That's quite an accomplishment.</p>
<p>whoa kenneth. your school does a good job with sending people to college. @ mine it's like this:</p>
<p>1-3 UCLA, UCB each
about 7 UCSD
less than 10 UCD</p>
<p>and the rest either go to SJSU or a community college.</p>
<p>class size is around 200 but under 150 graduate..</p>
<p>"The point is, I was trying to say that that person got lucky if UCSD admission officers awarded him extra points for being a new immigrant. Don't say things w/o knowing my intentions!"</p>
<p>Sorry, I feel sensitive about that subject as I am an immigrant and hear the same comments quite often from native speakers. The only thing that stood out at me from your original post is your statement that 'The only thing that might have gotten him in is the fact that he is an immigrant.' That's just ridiculous. You don't know what else he has, yet you are assuming he has absolutely nothing but an immigration status that got him in. That's the same as my assuming without knowing your full intentions, which you obviously disapprove. And you stated that he is lucky if the admission officer awarded him points for being an immigrant. Why would he be lucky? He is an immigrant and the point system awards him that fair and square. How do you know you were not 'lucky' and got awarded a few points for being an immigrant?</p>