<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I know that most of us haven't heard back yet, but I'd like to open this up for those who have. </p>
<p>Let's try and keep the discussion to a minimum and provide a useful resource for next year's applicants. </p>
<p>Since it's still relatively early, I'll bump this thread in one week, then again the following week when many more decisions will start rolling in.</p>
<p>Thanks for considering next year's applicants. :)</p>
<p>Applied to: University of California Merced
Accepted: University of California Merced
Major: Slavic Languages and Literature
GPA: Soup Kitchen Worker, Worked at McDonalds
Units: Good
Essay: 62.5
EC's: 1.9</p>
<p>I feel so happy...</p>
<p>Applied to: Cal, UCLA, UCI, UCSD, UCR.
Accepted: UCR
Pending: Cal, UCLA, UCI, UCSD
Major: History
GPA: 3.5
IGETC: Completed before Fall 08
Pre-Reqs: Completed before Spring 09
TAP: Completed before Spring 09
EC/Work: Worked 1 full time job and numerous part time jobs while attending school.
Essay: 8/10, edited by some honors professors and UCLA admissions rep. Students Without Borders Club on campus.</p>
<p>bump for an update since the only decisions most of us are waiting on are from Cal and UCLA.</p>
<p>In: UCI, UCR, UCSD
Out: None
Waiting: Cal, UCLA</p>
<p>In: None
Out: None
Waiting: Cal, UCLA</p>
<p>(lol)</p>
<p>Applied to: UCI, UCSD
Accepted: UCI
Pending: UCSD
Major: Philosophy
GPA: 3.1 (iiicck)
IGETC: No
Pre-Reqs: Completed by this semester
TAG: No</p>
<p>Applied: Cal, UCLA, UCI, UCSD, UCSB
Accepted: UCI, UCSD, UCSB
Still waiting (for acceptance hopefullly!): Cal (fingers crossed) & UCLA
Major: Civil Engineering (Structural for SD and Mechanical for SB)
GPA: 3.89
Honors Transfer (doesn't really matter for engineers, though)
Pre-Req's: All finished by end of Spring 2009 (except for core engineering classes)
EC's: AGS, science Club, tutoring, and a LOT of work on the "No on Prop 8" Campaign.
Work: Full time at a non-engineering related company
Essay: Way too emotional, but I have a pretty unique life experience full of drama and gore</p>
<p>Extras: High school drop-out, teenage pregnancy, low income, female, lesbian, Hispanic, and full-time parent...don't even know if any of that matters but I let them know that I've overcome a significant amount of hardship to get to where I am today.</p>
<p>Also, the 2 B's I got were in major-required classes (Chem and Calc III), so I'm hella worried!</p>
<p>you'll get in everywhere</p>
<p>Aw, thanks, but I got rejected from SLO so I don't really feel very confident.</p>
<p>that's very odd.</p>
<p>physicsfem:
Lots of qualified non-white applicants who got into both Cal and UCLA were denied last year for SLO. Don't stress over it.</p>
<p>did anybody else chuckle at 123456789a's post ?</p>
<p>don't forget to post stats + not turn this into a discussion.</p>
<p>Applied: UCLA, CAL, UCSD
Accepted: UCSD
Pending: <em>UCLA</em>, CAL
Major: Sociology
GPA: 3.8
Pre-Req's: All finished by end of Spring 2009
IGETC: Done
EC's: Community service, work
Work: Part time at law office
Essay: 8.5/10</p>
<p>Applied: UCLA, CAL, UCSD
Accepted: UCSD
Pending: <em>UCLA</em>, CAL
Major: Sociology
GPA: 3.8
Pre-Req's: All finished by end of Spring 2009
IGETC: Done
EC's: Community service, work
Work: Part time at law office
Essay: 8.5/10</p>
<p>Double post, delete one.</p>
<p>Applied: Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCD (not sure why), USC
Accepted: UCSD, UCSB (honors)
Pending: Berkeley, UCD, USC
Major: Philosophy (w/ Ethics & Public Policy Emphasis) for UCSB, Philosophy (General) for UCD, Rhetoric (Public Discourse emphasis) for Berkeley, Urban Studies & Planning for UCSD, Public Policy/Philosophy for USC. Top choice is USC.
GPA: 3.8
Pre-Req's: All finished by end of Spring 2009
IGETC: Done
EC's: No traditional ECs
Work: Full-time work at USC
Essay: 8/10 - wrote the same day. :/</p>
<p>i don't know why it did that, i don't have an option for delete anymore.</p>
<p>Applied: CAL, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB,UCR
Accepted: UCSD
Pending: Cal, UCLA, UCSB, UCR, UCI
Major: Biochem for UCSB, Chemistry for UCI, Biochem and Molecular Bio for Cal, Biochem and Cell Biology for UCSD, Biochem for UCLA<br>
GPA: 3.7
Pre-Req's: All finished except Organsmal Biology (LS2 at UCLA), also finished Biochemistry I (an upper division major req for Biochem major)
IGETC: Done
EC's: Chemistry club</p>
<p>Essay: 8/10</p>
<p>Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI
Accepted: UCI, UCSD
Pending: UCB (!!!), UCLA
GPA: 3.83
TAP Certified
Major: Economics
Essay: 10/10 (o__o)
Prereqs: all done except for Cal 2 which I'm taking right now
IGETC: done
ECs: President of Amnesty International, Vice President of SACS, Treasurer for InterClub Council</p>