Official 2013 Decision Thread - Stats only

eaad · March 12, 2009, 9:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared-Biological Sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): M 730, CR 710, W 670, Composite 2110
[] SAT IIs: Math L2 750, Bio E 730, US Hist 670
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.85 UW (4.17 UC GPA)
[] Rank: 10/64
[] ACT: 32 Composite
[] APs (including this year’s): 0 (none offered at school)
[] IBs (including this year’s: 0 (none offered at school)
[] Senior Yr Courseload: CC courses: General Botany, Calc 2, Microecon, Accounting, English, and International Relations. HS Courses: English 12 CP, AVID 12, Government CP, Economics CP, Work Experience, and Academic Decathlon.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Guessing 20-25
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 10 Academic Decathlon medals (4 on app), Honor Roll/Principal’s List (x6), 3 Associate in Arts Degrees from CC, 91 semester units of college credit.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Clubs/Activities:Academic Decathlon (3 years; Starter and Co-Captain for Senior year), Mock Trial (1 year; Founder and President), Sports Club (3 years; Founder and President), Alpha Gamma Sigma (2 years; college honors society), Key Club (4 years; Sergeant-at-Arms for 1 year), National Honors Society (2 years), PTSA (2 years), and Art Club (2 years). Community Service: 200+ hours for various organizations.
[] Job/Work Experience: Economics Grader and Reader at local CC, Denny’s Host
[] Essays (subject and responses): The effect of my community, family, and friends on me. Leadership in my life.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Northern CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Not important
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: college coursework, ECs, Leadership, and Community Service
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank and Awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: cause God loves me[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those who got in! To those that didn’t, you will succeed in life no matter what you do, so don’t get depressed over this.

yummymango · March 12, 2009, 10:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Economics
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 750 -CR, 760 -M, 730 -W = 2240
[] SAT IIs: 790, 750
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC-3.85, W- 4.27 (9-11)
[] Rank: 30/360
[] APs (including this year’s): AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Enviro, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP English Lit
[] Senior Yr Course load: AP Gov, AP Macroecon, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, Ceramics, Korean 5 Honors, Advanced Journalism
[] Number of Apps from Your School: More applied to Irvine, LA, SD, and Berkeley. Maybe 80-100 for Davis. 
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Honor Roll, Essay Writing Contest, AP Scholar, Excellence in Journalism, Who’s Who for Foreign Language
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Editor-in-Chief, Business/Feature/News Editors, Treasurer, Volunteer, CSF active member 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years of internship, volunteer
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, Top 10% usually get 2000+ on SAT (Top 5% normally get 2100+)
[] Ethnicity: Korean (American)
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: SAT, extracurricular
[] Weaknesses: Sophomore year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who got in.

gotouc · March 12, 2009, 10:41pm

Decision: Rejected by UCD

HOWEVER Regents at UCSB

Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I 2200
SAT IIs: math2 780, physics 750
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.1 ucw
ACT: 34
APs (including this year’s): 3
Senior Yr Courseload: calc, etc.
ECs listed on app: 4 yrs football, 3 yrs track & field
Essays (subject and responses): good
State or Country: calif
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): med to med high
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: middle high
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: not low income, not URM

Hella · March 12, 2009, 11:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): CR690 M700 W670
[] SAT IIs: Lit 670 US History 650
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.06, 3.88 (end of junior year)
[] Rank: Top ~10%
[] ACT: E33 M30 R33 S32 E/W32, Composite 32
[] APs (including this year’s): US History, Music Theory, Macroeconomics
[] IBs (including this year’s): None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 2 AP (Music Theory and Econ) and 1 Honors (Physics)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: I don’t know exactly, but a good amount since we’re in California.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Various things for German and Music and stuff like that. Don’t feel like going into detail.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Ethnic community theatre, playing electric bass for 4 years at various places including churches etc. 100~ community service hours. CSF, NHS, Pacific Asian Club, Pep Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at my mom’s dental office for a summer.
[] Essays (subject and responses): My experience going to Japan and having culture shock/learning to be somewhat independent; my parents pushing and supporting me. Sorry, details are fuzzy, I did these last summer.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Not sure I understand this one
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small Catholic all-male private school. Competitive academically and athletically.
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200-250k/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: Tests, GPA?
[] Weaknesses: GPA? ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Because I did better in school and on tests than at least 90% of the applicants (since they supposedly accepted around 10%
[/ul]Other Factors:
I don’t know
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I was hella worried about getting in, since I applied to a major I thought was impacted (Biological Sciences)
I know a guy who got into Notre Dame and USC with their scholarship but got rejected from Davis. Crazy ***.
I’ll probably end up going here if I don’t get into UCLA.
I don’t think I’m getting into UCLA.
So I’ll most likely end up going here. :)

wickedxwolfie · March 12, 2009, 11:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: English
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[] SAT I (by section): 2190 (Crit Reading- 760, Math- 690, Writing- 740)
[] SAT IIs: History- 700, Math II- 720
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.94 (UW)
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): US History (4), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (current), Stats (current)
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Adv Stats, Bio II/AP Bio, Senior Seminar (English, History, Religion), Anatomy, Japanese V
[] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, subject awards (too lazy to list 'em out), National Honors Society, class sec/tres

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Volunteering (160+ hours), after-school drama, piano (passed ABRSM Grade 8 exam), handbells (advanced), chamber choir
[] Job/Work Experience: None other than volunteering
[] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about my love of writing and the effect of going to an all-girls’ catholic HS on my love of forensics.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I actually don’t know. :P

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Washington State
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): College-prep, 50 students in class of 2009
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Um…enough for me not to qualify for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being a “minority” (kinda)? I don’t know, really.
[] Strengths: The essays, my SATs
[] Weaknesses: Not varied ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: SATs and essays[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: None.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I won’t be going to UC Davis, because it was a backup, but congrats to everyone else who got it!

cityofangels · March 12, 2009, 11:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Human Sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I: 2070
[] SAT IIs: M2 730, Bio690
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W 3.8, UW 3.5
[] Rank: n/a
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): ZERO actually (had 3 Honors)…and I go to one of the top public schools in CA that has ~10 total AP’s…so I’m surprised I got in…
[] Senior Yr Courseload: heaviest of all 4 years
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ~400?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: many related to leadership, community involvement
[] Job/Work Experience: TA at an elementary school
[] Essays (subject and responses): I’d say they were pretty good-many people enjoyed.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): not much
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, competitive, asianified school, sends many top schools yearly
[] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: good ECs and essays that made my app. seem very connected in all aspects
[] Weaknesses: low gpa (compared to those in my school/area), didn’t take any APs at all before 12th grade, competitive school where it’s really hard to seem a unique applicant.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: app. very connected[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m extremely ecstatic and relieved and grateful I got into Davis!

Argh64 · March 12, 2009, 11:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Bio Systems Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2120 (Crit Reading- 660, Math- 750, Writing- 710)
[] SAT IIs: Bio-M 800, Chem 790, Math II 800
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.5 UW, 3.8 W
[] Rank: Top 20%
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Comp Sci, AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Macroecon
[] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Stats, Physiology, AP US Gov, AP Macroecon, Contemporary Literature
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 450/650 from my class?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Varsity Swimming 9th,10th,11th
[] Job/Work Experience: Orthopedic Shadowing/Internship Summer 08
[] Essays (subject and responses): Seems they liked them?
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): 2500 pop, Top 50 Public in nation
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 160-180k/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[] Strengths: My internship.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Figured they connected the internship experience with my interest in bio sys engineering[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m not too sure if I’ll be going to Davis right now, depends really on what the rest of the letters in the next few weeks say (:

luckyely91 · March 13, 2009, 12:52am

DECISION: ACCEPTED!!!

Stats:

College/Major Applied To: Nutritional Sciences (Plan on changing it to Biological Sciences though)
Fee Waiver Used?: No.
SAT I (by section): as a whole, it was about 1770… yeah, I know… very low.
SAT IIs: around 500 for Literature and Math (sorry, I lost my actual sheet that had these statistics.
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.7 (UC), 4.75 (W), 3.75(UW)
Rank: 15 / 230
ACT: 28 (composite)
APs (including this year’s): Didn’t send them scores - N/A
IBs (including this year’s): All of my classes were IB classes… and I took Student Leadership. I was in Pre-IB for freshman and sophomore years, and IB for junior and senior years.
Senior Yr Courseload: 7 IB classes, 1 elective
Number of Apps from Your School: Like… 10. I kid you not.
Other stats (Awards, etc.): State Finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award

Subjective:

ECs listed on app: Volunteer work for all four years of high school
Job/Work Experience: At the movie theatres for almost two years.
Essays (subject and responses): I liked my first essay… not so much the second.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None! I’m an out of state resident too!

Location/Person:

State or Country: Nevada
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public with the IB program
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Medium
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Strengths: Very well-rounded.
Weaknesses: Not so great test scores.
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: My application was looked at holistically.
Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m just really glad I got accepted; it was like getting accepted into Harvard for me, considering that I am an out of state resident and that the percentage for admitted students are low for us non-Californians. I was surprised that some California residents did not get accepted.

ExBuM · March 13, 2009, 1:40am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Electrical Engineering
[] SAT I (by section): 580 CR, 700 M, 660 W
[] SAT IIs: 790 Math2c, 770 Physics
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.63/3.73
[] Rank: 11/565
[] ACT: 33
[] APs: Bio - 2, Euro - 3, Calc AB - 5, Physics B - 4
[] Current APs: Lit, Calc BC, Human Geo
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Lit, Calc BC, Human Geo, Tennis
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Honor Roll
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Tennis (4 years), Piano (10 years), Key Club (3 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Cliche stuff I wrote the day before…
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $80,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

nullak · March 13, 2009, 2:28am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: Mechanical Eng

Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
SAT I (by section): 1550; Critical Reading: 400; Math: 730; Writing: 420
SAT IIs: Math II: 800; Physics : 750
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW GPA: 3.5, UC GPA: 3.6
Rank: 254/581
APs (including this year’s): Physics C (5), Calculus BC(5)
IBs (including this year’s): N/A
Senior Yr Courseload: No AP classes. Regular English + Gov/Econ + elective
Number of Apps from Your School: IDK. A lot?
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National and International medals
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: A lot of impressive things!

Job/Work Experience: A lot. Currently have 2 part time jobs as programmer
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my dreams
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: California

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Around $15000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Strengths: Awards, EC’s , Essays
Weaknesses: Grades + Scores
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Strong EC’s
</code></pre>

Other Factors: ?
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Waiting for other UC’s

danielshin · March 13, 2009, 2:42am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: biomedical engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[] SAT I (by section): 2000 single setting: 720 math, 660 reading, 620 writing
2110 super score ( does it matter?)
[] SAT IIs: 680 math II and history, 630 physics
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.02 w, don’t know uw
[] Rank: 131 / 1402
[] ACT: 31
[] APs (including this year’s): apush - 3, ap lang - 4, ap bio, ap stats, ap govt/econ, ap lit,
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: ap eng: B, ap bio: A-, ap govt/econ: B-, orchestra: A+, ap stats: A-, pe foundations/sociology: A+/B+
[] Number of Apps from Your School: n/a
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: church retreats, school clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: two previous jobs, tutoring, violin + piano lessons teacher
[] Essays (subject and responses): About a car accident + hospitalizaton, mediocre
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): n/a

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: texas
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): semi competitive
[] Ethnicity: korean
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: x < 35000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen
[] Strengths: i’m kind of poor i guess
[] Weaknesses: no good ec’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: because i’m kind of poor[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

officespace_lt_3 · March 13, 2009, 3:52am

Decision: Accepted

(Regents)

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Animal Science
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): CR: 760, Math: 690, Writing: 740, Total: 2190
[] SAT IIs: Biology 790, Literature 740
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3, 3.95
[] Rank: 12/699
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year’s): Biology, World History, US History, English Lang, English Lit, Calculus BC, Macroeconomics, Psychology
[] IBs (including this year’s): none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP MacroEcon, AP English Lit, Physics, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, Drama
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Journalism (copy editor), CSF lifetime member, Library tutor (2 hours/week)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon assistant (4 hours/week)
[] Essays (subject and responses): Compared myself to cartoon characters and wildflowers
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public Ca high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths: strong test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: lack of strong ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: ELC
[/ul]Other Factors: ELC
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who got in. As of now, I have no idea where I’m going; I am a Regents scholar at UCI as well.

DjxRave · March 13, 2009, 4:09am

Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: UCI - Enviro Engineer, UCD - Biomedical engineer
[]Fee Waiver Used?: no
[]SAT I (by section): 440CR 440W 460M
[]SAT IIs: 420Math2 490Chem
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3, 3.8
[] Rank: 6
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s): USHistory:1 Lang&comp: 2 APGovt:? APMacro:? APlit:?
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Macro/Govt, precal, spanish4, foods, AP Lit, Honors Physics
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Delegates award, honor roll all 4 yrs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: tennis, tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: no
[] Essays (subject and responses): no
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):no
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): not competitve, not a nice area
[] Ethnicity: Other - black and white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: SATS
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Because of everything else. ELC Even though my SATs were horrible, I still faced adversity.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:

dmission · March 13, 2009, 10:48pm

Congratulations to all of you!

godbreath · March 14, 2009, 8:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Computer Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 800 Math, 630 Reading, 640 Writing
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math, 780 Chem
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.6 UW, 3.9 UC, 4.2 W
[] Rank: doesnt rank, but by UW, im top 50% percentile
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): APCS, APMT, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Calc BC
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, Brit Lit, (community college courses: ) intro to c#, intro to c++, intro to bio
[] Number of Apps from Your School: a lot
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): none really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: badminton, waterpolo, volunteer 250+ hours, work
[] Job/Work Experience:tutoring at kumon
[] Essays (subject and responses): not that great
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none really

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA, san jose
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):very competitive high school, 3.6 UW is top 50th percentile
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: SAT scores, lots of college/ap courses
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: look at strengths?[/li][/ul]

kellyh1221 · March 14, 2009, 9:22pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Poly Sci
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 760 CR 670 M 700 W = 2130
[] SAT IIs: 780 Biology 740 US History
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.15 UC GPA
[] Rank: not sure, but at least top quarter, possibly top 10%
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): 11: Biology - 5, US History - 4, English Lang - 5; 12: Statistics, US Government, English Lit
[] Senior Yr Courseload: the APs above along with Physics Honors, Spanish IV
[] Number of Apps from Your School: a lot
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, NHS/CSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: community service, school activities, a couple leadership positions
[] Job/Work Experience: just a summer job
[] Essays (subject and responses): one was a personal essay that I really liked, the other was about an extracurricular activity and was a bit more typical

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, lots of smart people
[] Ethnicity: not telling!
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: > 100000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[] Strengths: essay, test scores?
[] Weaknesses: GPA average for selective UCs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: because they liked me[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in! and for those who didn’t, it was most definitely a tough year. I know many people who were rejected who probably would have been accepted two years ago or even last year.

azizismyfriend · March 14, 2009, 11:43pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Economics
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[ *] SAT I (by section): 780CR 800M 800W= 2380
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 760 Physics, 750 Literature
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.4, 3.1
[ *] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] APs (including this year’s): 6
[ *] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: Economics, Government, PE, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Chem, Creative Writing Poetry
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: Not sure, almost the entire senior class
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commendation
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Junior State of America (State leadership), Debate captain, Asst. Senior Patrol Leader for Boy Scouts
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): A charming little piece about giving a homeless guy a baseball
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None that I can think of
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, about 300 person senior class
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[ *] Strengths: Extra curriculars and essay
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I think it was a pretty straightforward decision, I didn’t have any special circumstances
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]

justwondering09 · March 15, 2009, 1:01am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT:2000
[]SAT II: Math Level 2 - 730, Lit - 660 Eco Bio - 640
[]ACT: Didn’t take ACT
[]GPA: 3.78 UC
[]Rank: When I applied I was 11/60, now I’m 3/60. (But they don’t know my rank has gone up.)
[]Other Tests (AP): None, my school doesn’t offer AP

[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Decent
[]Teacher Recs: None, Davis didn’t ask for them?
[]Counselor Rec: Again, none that I know of?
[]Supplementary Material: None
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I’ve taken a lot of math… that’s about it.[/li]
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Nor Cal
[]High School Type: Really small public high school with focus on technology
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[li]Applied for Financial Aid: Yep.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: 400+ community service hours, FIRST Robotics 9-12, ASB Freshman Rep, VP and then general member, founding member of debate club, treasurer for prom committee, intern at a technology company
[]Awards: 2 time amc winner, won another local math competition, won school science fair and got ‘student choice’ award at county[/ul]

masterhammy · March 15, 2009, 2:29am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Undecided/Exploratory
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No, but I should have
[] SAT I (by section): 780 (M) + 710 (CR) + 660 (W) = 2150
[] SAT IIs: Math II = 800; Biology M = 670; Literature = 600
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 2.92 (U) 3.615 (W)
[] Rank: 107/376
[] ACT: 33
[] APs (including this year’s): AP Calc this year
[] IBs (including this year’s): Econ = 4; Math 2 = 6; Spanish 2 = ?; Biology HL = ?; History HL = ?; English HL = ? FULL IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATE
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Theory of Knowledge, IB English 2, AP Calculus, IB Global Studies, IB Biology 2, IB Spanish 2
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Not sure, but almost everyone in IB program
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Economic Literacy and just normal Honors stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 1 year Football, 2 years Basketball, VP of Habitat for Humanity Club, VP of Econ Club, over $200 hours of Community Service
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): First one about my decision to do IB and how it made me unique, Second was about my Community Service. Not great, okay. Not sure if I switched them though
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Talked about how my home life got difficult when my parents went through a two-year long divorce battle and it affected my coursework. Also, discussed a project that is mandatory in IB (Arcade Creek Project) and how it makes me unique as it also counts as ROP
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Sacramento, California, US
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 238th in the nation
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Middle Eastern, same category on app
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low income, under $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents going through divorce and affect it had on me
[] Strengths: Not sure
[] Weaknesses: Grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: IB and my personal background[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

I thought I was a shoo-in and I was right I guess, but looking at everyone else’s stats I don’t know how I got in

shnazzy · March 15, 2009, 3:45am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To: International Relations
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[ *] SAT I (by section): 780 M 720 W 670R
[ *] SAT IIs: 760 us 740 math2 680 chem
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 uw 4.6 w
[ *] Rank: 5/~550
[ *] ACT:didn’t take
[ *] APs (including this year’s): 5 world 5 us 5 psych 5 bio 4 chem
[ *] IBs (including this year’s:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: rigorous
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: too many to count
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: newspaper, pres of a few clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: work at a restaurant
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): one was quirky and insightful, the other not so much
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): elc?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: ca
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, mostly feeds to ucs and cal states
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: f
[ *] Income Bracket: low income
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
[ *] Strengths: elc
[ *] Weaknesses: hmm
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: elc
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] March isn’t over yet, don’t stop believing!

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