<p>"tufts alert" plays off "tufts syndrome", which is a coined term for when a school thinks it's being chosen as a safety and automatically rejects the student because they know they're not going to matriculate.</p>
<p>REJECTED :( its a shame but owell</p>
<p>white male from middle upper class suburban area, semi-competitive public high school</p>
<p>GPA Stats:
3.6 UW 3.7 UC 3.94 W</p>
<p>AP/Honors:
6 AP’s / 3 Honors</p>
<p>SAT’s:
610R/700M/590W (Superscore and single sitting)
1900 RMW
1310 RM</p>
<p>SAT II’s:
640M2/630US History</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
Student Government (10th, 11th, 12th) (Student Body President)
Hebrew Tutor (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
Religious Youth Group (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) - On Board</p>
<p>Student Representative for my high school district at board meetings</p>
<p>Awards:
Boy's State Delegate (only one of any significance...)</p>
<p>I got into Davis with a 3.48 UC GPA, 1880 SAT I, 700 and 690 SAT II's, and decent extra-curriculars and community service. I'm also an IB candidate and have taken the toughest schedule possible at a very good public school. I'm a white male, not poor enough for financial aid, and I applied for communication. I got a lot of C's on my transcript, however. I took 6 AP classes. I failed (got a 2) both English AP tests and Psychology.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED
Asian Female, CA Resident
ELC</p>
<p>GPA: 4.38 (W), 3.94 (UW)
Rank: 5 of 598
9 AP classes taken
Calculus II and Philosophy taken at community college</p>
<p>SAT I: 1870
SAT II (Math II): 760
SAT II (Chemistry): 680</p>
<p>4 years Key Club
People to People Ambassadorial Program 2006 (Japan)
3 years Academic Decathlon
4 years Japan Club
1 year Science Olympiad
8 years Chinese School
3 years of work experience (at a restaurant)</p>
<p>Anecdotal but seems consistent..</p>
<p>Daughter's HS is semi-competitive, top in the district. About 30 applied, TWO admitted, both Asian, but almost all that applied were. One rejected 4.2 GPA weighted, scores 2050. tufts must be it. My daughter did not apply.</p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Asian male, CA Resident, ELC, non-competitive public high school</p>
<p>GPA: 4.14(W), 3.73(UW)
2 Honors/7 APs Taken</p>
<p>SAT I: 1910 superscore
SAT II: (Math II - 600, U.S. Hist - 600)</p>
<p>3 years Chess Club Pres.
3 years Upward Bound
4 years ATDP</p>
<p>Work: freelance web designer</p>
<p>Accepted into Biochem & Molecular Biology major!!
Asian female
CA Resident; only High School in small city.
School is not competitive.</p>
<p>Took all science classes offered at my high school</p>
<p>Top 8.5%
Unweighted GPA: 3.71
Weighted GPA: No clue how to calculate :(
from 9th - 12th: 3 Honors / 5 APs
Took Physics at Community College</p>
<p>SAT Verbal:520
SAT Math: 660
SAT Writing: 620
Total: 1800</p>
<p>Math II: 700
US History:620
Chemistry: 620</p>
<p>AP Chem - 3
AP US - 2 (boohoo!)
This May... AP Cal BC, AP Physics B, AP Biology</p>
<p>EC: 3 years CSF (12th & 11th Publicist)
3 years NHS (12th President, 11th Treasurer)
2 years French Club (12th Vice President, 11th Secretary)
3 years Math Club</p>
<p>Work: Tutoring place since July 2007</p>
<p>Volunteering: stanford hospital, optometrist, tutoring place (summer only)
Total ~ 130 hours and still counting!</p>
<p>3rd generation Asian American male</p>
<p>3.6 Unweighted from an extremely competitive private school
6 AP's</p>
<p>SAT I: 2250 (CR 800, W 780, M 670)
SAT II World History: 800
SAT II Literature: 760
SAT II US History: 750</p>
<p>Accepted into Computer Science & Engineering major.
Asian male; CA resident; high school in the ghetto.
Middle class.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.14
from 9th - 12th: 2 Honors / 5 APs</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 610
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 670
Total: 1980</p>
<p>ACT Composite: 28
Math - 32
English - 26
Science - 25
Reading - 30
English & Writing - 28</p>
<p>Math II: 700
German: 620</p>
<p>AP US History - 4
AP English Language - 4</p>
<p>Extra cirriculars and community service:
2 years in a dance company (student director, contemporary/lyrical specialist, choreographer, dancer)
4 years in church youth troupe
4 years church choir (pianist, violinist)
2 years NHS
4 years Symphony Orchestra (co-concertmaster)
1 year Winter Percussion Ensemble (ranked 2nd place in circuit)
1 year Physiology Club (President)
2 years German Club
2 full summers teaching underprivileged students to play instruments
1 full summer in third world countries serving the poor</p>
<p>Work:
No official job, but got a full page spread published in a professional magazine.</p>
<p>ahah </p>
<p>Accepted into Biochemistry & Molecular Biology too. :]
- Female, Asian, CA resident, ELC (rank 3/340), non-competitive high school</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 4.44
9 Honors classes & 6 APs</p>
<p>AP World History: 2 (o_o)
AP US History: 5
Senior Year: AP Physics B, AP Calculus, AP Government, & AP Literature</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning
- Critical Reading: 560<br>
- Math: 500<br>
- Writing: 550</p>
<p>SAT Subjects
- Mathematics Level 2: 530<br>
- U.S. History: 720</p>
<p>My test scores are very very very low. I never once studied for them. o_o
It must be my GPA and the ELC thing that got me in. :P</p>
<p>Anyways...</p>
<p>EC: weak
- 4 years VSA
- 3 years VSA PHO NIGHT (decorations manager haha)
- 1 year HOSA (never got passed state, but did win 4th place in both events)
- 2 years History Day competition (won county and state)</p>
<p>Community service? o_o</p>
<p>Essays
- I thought they were... alright. </p>
<p>yea.. thats all </p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>haha yes, Lowell.</p>
<p>Tufts syndrome seem to have a great effect here, though it doesn't apply across the board. There are so many students I know, including myself, who now feel bad because UC Davis was only a dead-last safety.</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>590 CR
700 M
640 W
1930 Total</p>
<p>28 or 29 ACT</p>
<p>3.51 Unweighted
4.10 Weighted</p>
<p>3 honors/1 AP sophomore year
2 honors/3 APs junior year
4 APs senior year</p>
<p>4-Years Track
3-Years XC
3-Years Orchestra</p>
<p>Accepted!!!!</p>
<p>Stats: Undeclared Social Sciences
ACT: Composite: 27 (like an 1830 SAT)
E: 29
M: 29
R: 27/ E/W: 27
S: 23
UC GPA: 4.33 (had As in every class except Calculus).
actual high school GPA: 4.52
SAT Reasoning: 1640
Sat II:
US History- 720
Math 2- 640</p>
<p>If it matters, I'm also the valedictorian of my high school class.</p>
<p>My essay was ok, but I should not have reexplained my ECs on it.</p>
<p>I'm in ELC.</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Asian Male
5 Honors
4 AP's</p>
<p>SAT I
Reading 610
Math 780
Writing 750</p>
<p>SAT II
Biology E 760
Math IIC 750</p>
<p>Unweighted: 3.88
Weighted: 4.19
Rank: 23/~540</p>
<p>A testament that it is not just about grades and test scores.</p>
<p>Accepted to UCD, UCSD, and UCSC. No rejections.</p>
<p>Asian Male - First generation
Mediocre course load. Didn't take 4-5 AP/H classes that were offered.
SAT1: 1540
SAT2: 560 - Bio E, 510 - Lit
Unweighted GPA: 3.2
Weighted GPA: 3.4
Rank: ~50/500</p>
<p>Alot of ec's and a good Personal statement.</p>
<p>Rejected with better stats than some who got in. Got into UCD and UCSC, rejected from UCSD. I figured SAT scores weren't high enough for SD, but mine were higher than some that got in. Go figure. White female, California school.....upper middle class. Great personal statement of 4 years of theater having played many lead roles. I thought I had a shot at UCSD, but guess not. But heading for Davis..and very excited about it!</p>
<p>Rejected. :(</p>
<p>Asian Female
4.2 Unweighted GPA
ELC
1800 SAT
690 MATH II
570 CHEM
AP Chem, AP WH, AP Psych, AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP English, AP Econ, + more honors classes
48/600
First Generation college student & immigrant
Key Club Secretary
4 yrs varsity swim team
NHS, CSF, JNHS, 400+ hrs community service, piano, Chinese school, and Amnesty International.</p>
<p>Accepted to UCD, UCSD, UCSB and UCSC. Still waiting to hear from UCB.</p>
<p>Caucasian female
Ranked 2nd in class of 22 (that's right - 22; overseas military school on a remote base in the UK).</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning - 2170:
Reading - 740
Math- 650 (I hate math)
Writing - 780</p>
<p>ACT - 31</p>
<p>AP US History - 5
AP English Lit. - 4
Currently taking: AP Spanish, AP English Lang., AP Calculus AB (did I say I hate math?)</p>
<p>Waiting to hear from CMC, Pitzer, and Stanford (big reach).</p>
<p>
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I did NOT get in (but just posting)
[/quote]
</p>
<p>ouch...</p>
<p>I got in though.</p>
<p>GPA:3.8 UW
SAT I: 560/750/750
SAT II: 800/780/750
Full IB ~ 36</p>
<p>Officer/Pres/Founder/Editor in Chief of 6 clubs
Varsity member of 3.5 sports
2.5 jobs</p>
<p>I consider myself instate, but apparently I'm either OOS or possibly int'l -_-.
Also, some of the UCs did not receive my new scores (780 -> 680, 1310 ->1270).</p>
<p>Blargh. I'm aiming for privates - I fair better at those.</p>