Match Me: Chinese Male Student applying to US Universities (Undergrad)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics

  • international student (Chinese)
  • State/Location of residency: China
  • Type of high school (current college for transfers):
  • Gender/Race/Ethnicity Male
  • Other special factors *LGBTQ+

Intended Major(s)
Biology Science/Premed/Nursing/Data Science/Economics （undecided）
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: Gaokao Curriculum(average 90+/100)
  • Class Rank: Top 5
  • ACT/SAT Scores:N/A

Coursework
NO IB/AP TOEFL 105+

Awards
The Esteemed Group - 2nd prize of Campus English Vocabulary Recitation Contest
1st Prize Group Award - Campus Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest
2nd Prize of Zhengzhou Shuren High School Reading Report
2nd Prize of the 23rd Zhengzhou Student Information Literacy Improvement Practice Activity

Extracurriculars
Volunteer teacher | ASDAN China—Teach for Rural students in Hainan, China Grade 12
Participator | Charity Sale of Henan No.2 Experimental Middle School 04/2023
Co-founder & Vice Ministry | Campus Literature Club Grade 11
Initiator | Music Initiative GEMBOARD Grade 12 curated a variety of covers ranging from vocal performances, and managed project capital accounts and operational related accounts
Lyricist | Song for LGBT Grade 12 Investigated the situation and needs of LGBTQ+ community based on personal experience and identity, elevated public understanding of us
Initiator | Lyrics by Eric Grade 10-12 Initiated and maintained the ‘Lyrics by Eric’ project to craft the original song lyrics, created an Instagram account in Grade 12 to share my lyrical compositions with a wider audience; Developed voice-performer module to publish dubbed videos on domestic and international platforms and provide instructional explanations of dubbing.
Member | the 23rd Zhengzhou Student Information Literacy Improvement Practice Activity Grade 11 Assumed responsibility for part of the camera guidance and copywriting of the short film to depict campus life
Video Scriptwriter | Physical Fitness Sports Meeting of Shuren Middle School Grade 11
The Capital Asset Pricing Model | Cetus Talk - Financial Analysis Program Grade 12
Quantitative Finance and Data Analysis Course | Minzu University of China Grade 12
Economics Summer Institute | UCLA Grade 12

Essays/LORs/Other
In process

Cost Constraints / Budget
Basically can afford the tuitions and daily expenses

Schools
UC( University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Davis)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ohio State University, Columbus
etc. still deciding

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all schools listed above is considered to participate EA

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merit-based scholarship if applicable

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Congratulations on your achievements.

To confirm: this means you can afford at least $80,000 per year for four years, and can show proof of these finances. Yes?

Admissions to US colleges is very competitive for international students. In the event you don’t get accepted, do you have a backup school in China that you would be happy to go to?

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Most of your list will cost close to 80k a year. UIUC, UNC and Ohio State are less, but still close to 50k. Merit scholarships are very hard to get for international students.

Good luck to you.

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Adding to the choir…those UCs will cost nearly $75,000 a year. Some of the other schools on your list are that cost as well.

Please clarify with your family that this is affordable. To get a visa to study here, you will need to complete a certificate of finances that documents that you have the money to fund your college costs here…all of them. Some colleges ask for documentation for all four years of the costs. Some less than that. This documentation can include money in the bank, approved loans, approved financial aid from the college. It cannot include future earnings, possible loans, possible sale of properties, possible funding by other family members.

So check to make sure you will have the money at the ready…because you will need to show you do.

And add the costs of health insurance and transportation from China. These usually are not included in the cost of attendance.

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…but regardless of what a college asks for before issuing an I-20, the US State Dept will ask for proof of finances for the entire period (four years) before issuing the visa.

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Then this needs to be something this student needs to check. That’s over $300,000 at some places.

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Only 2 UC’s offer a Nursing program. The admit rate for UCI Nursing was 1.3% and for UCLA 1%.

For Biology, Data Science and Economics here are the most current admit rates published. I will list some admit rates below along with the overall admit rates for all UC Campuses for International students. Please note that the UC’s have capped OOS and International student enrollment at all campuses.

If you are thinking Pre-Med just know as an International student your chances to study in a US Medical school are close to zero. The few International students that are admitted mainly come from Canada.

2023 Freshman admit rates (Preliminary Data from UCOP)

Campus CA RESIDENT OUT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL
Berkeley 14.4% 7.8% 5.2%
Davis 36.3% 60% 49.8%
Irvine 20.4% 47.4% 32.5%
Los Angeles 9.5% 8.6% 6.1%
Merced 95% 80.9% 69%
Riverside 68.7% 87.2% 81.4%
San Diego 24.5% 31.8% 17.8%
Santa Barbara 28.1% 32.7% 21.9%
Santa Cruz 60.4% 81.3% 61.1%

Data Science admit rates if available

Campus Data Science
UC Berkeley 8.25%
UC Davis No Data but approximately <20%.
UC Irvine 7.6%
UCLA 10% Does not admit by major but into College of L&S
UC Merced Major not available
UC Riverside 67%
UC San Diego No data but approximately <10% Capped major
UC Santa Barbara 27% admit rate for College of L&S which does not admit by major
UC Santa Cruz Major not available

2022 admit Rates

Campus Biology
UC Berkeley 12.9% for College of L&S
UC Davis 45% for College of Biological Sciences
UC Irvine 23.7%
UCLA 10% for College of L&S
UC Merced 93%
UC Riverside 66%
UC San Diego No major specific data but estimated <20%
UC Santa Barbara 27% for College of L&S
UC Santa Cruz 52%

Econ 2022 admit rates

Campus Economics
UC Berkeley 5.3% High Demand major
UC Davis No admit by major but by College: 37.9% for Economics
UC Irvine 10.8%
UCLA No admit by major but by College: Economics 10%
UC Merced 78%
UC Riverside Pre Business Admin 67%
UC San Diego No admit by major extrapolated <25% Economics
UC Santa Barbara No admit by major but by College: 27.9% for Economics (pre)
UC Santa Cruz 44.7%

What the admit data does not show is how competitive the applicant pool was for each specific major.
Good luck.

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