Official 2015 decisions!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ *]Applied for (Engineering, CoC, etc..):</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] UC GPA:
[ *] Number of UC Approved Honors taken:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Number of other RD applicants in your school:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[ /list]
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[ /list]
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Essay #1:
[ *] Essay #2:
[ *] Supplement (of any kind, if you've received one):[ /list]
[ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (first generation college, etc.):[ /list]
[ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] What would you have done differently?:[/list]
[ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b] And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off (Yes or No):[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[li]Applied for (Engineering, CoC, etc…): College of letters and science</p>[/li]
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): writing: 590, CR: 450, Math: 610
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1650
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 22
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 540, Chem: 530
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Weighted GPA:4.13
[</em>] UC GPA:4.198
[<em>] Number of UC Approved Honors taken:6
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):26/754 (top 3%)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem(1), Language Composition(2)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: lit, stats, pshy, bio
[</em>] Number of other RD applicants in your school:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] gallup award
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Track, Cross country, news editor, link crew
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] volunteered at orphanage in vietnam, loma linda hospital, tutoring
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[/ul]
[li] Essay #1:about my family and how i grew up, being the first generation and how hard it was to immigrate to the US and growing up with no money[/li][</em>] Essay #2:my volunteer trip to vietnam
[<em>] Supplement (of any kind, if you’ve received one):[/list] the borderline supplement
Other[/list]
[</em>] Date Submitted App: 27th
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:vietnamese
[<em>] Gender:male
[</em>] Income Bracket:24k
[<em>] Hooks (first generation college, etc.):[/list] first generation, ELC
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: my ECs, and Essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores, gpa
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i honestly think it was my supplement that helped me, and it was also the essay that i would have to say was my strongest point
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] study harder so i would have gotten a higher sat score, but that doesnt matter anymore, lol[/li]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congrats to all those admitted=D</p>

<p>** And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off (Yes or No):** my name was on the calnet directory, meaning it was legit</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
Applied for: Engineering (Engineering Physics)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2190 - 700W 760M 730W
[</em>] SAT II: 800MII 800CHE 770PHY
[<em>] GPA: 57.9/60
[</em>] Rank: top 5 / 100
[li] APs: CalcAB(5), CalcBC, PhysC, Chem [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer (Co-captain), Varsity Tennis (1st/2nd singles), Varsity/Club Nordic Skiing (Two-time club champion)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time @ Electronics store
[li] Volunteer/Community service: A lot junior and senior years[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing[ul]
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Essay #1: 7
[li] Essay #2: 5[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Deadline
[</em>] Country: Norway
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Scandinavian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[li] Hooks (first generation college, etc.): Noope[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SATIIs, Well-roundedness
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs, generic applicant
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: stereotypical white upper middle-class applicant [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Make sure you possess the necessary uniqueness/weirdness to fit into Berkeley before you apply! :slight_smile:</p>

<p>** And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off: NOPE! (so this wasn’t really a shock)**</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Applied for (Engineering, CoC, etc…): College of Letters and Science- Undeclared/Business </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (750 M, 750 CR, 710 W)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): Never Took
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): Never Took
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math 2c, 740 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.408
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.56
[<em>] Number of UC Approved Honors taken: Not sure. 15+?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/500+
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), World History (4), Biology (4), Chemistry (3), Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5), Psychology (4), English Lang (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Music Theory, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Stats, Student Govt, Ind. Govt
[</em>] Number of other RD applicants in your school: Not Sure
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Obama Education Award, Collegeboard AP Scholar w/ Distinction, bunch of violin awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government (President 12th and Treasurer 11th), Class President (9th-11th), College Orchestra Concertmaster (10th-12th), internship at a nonprofit organization, etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hospital-160+ hours, Nonprofit organization- 100+ hours
[/ul]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): I’d say my first one was a 7, and second one was a 10[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Essay #1: Violin performance/impact in my life through community, friends, etc[/li][</em>] Essay #2: Internship and how we successfully got new parks in California
[<em>] Supplement (of any kind, if you’ve received one): None[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Date Submitted App: Around the last week of due date
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: < 30k
[<em>] Hooks (first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars/Passion/GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted because I showed who I was, and did things not because of the name, but what I personally enjoy doing.
[li] What would you have done differently?: Not wasted so much time stressing and not trying in SAT[/ul]Other Factors: Low Income[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Happy I got in (: Those that didn’t, don’t feel down. Continue keeping your head up, and hope for the best!</p>

<p>** And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off (Yes or No): Nope, but maybe that’s because I heard about this rumor a few days before the results came out (today)**</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Applied for (Engineering, CoC, etc…): College of Letters and Science- Undeclared/Business </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 M, 770 CR, 770 W)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
SAT II: 800-Math I,800-Math II, 790 World History, 760-Physics, 760-US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.77 (our school makes AP 6.25)
UC GPA: ??
Number of UC Approved Honors taken: Not sure. 15+?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/554
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), World History (5), Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5), Human Geography(5), Statistics (5), Physics B(5) Computer Science A (4), Art History(4), English Lang (4), Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Psychology, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Micro Econ, AP European History, AP Biology
Number of other RD applicants in your school: Not Sure
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier, Collegeboard AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Collegeboard National AP Scholar, bunch of Math/Science awrads
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Chess Club (Founder and President), Earth Club, Math and Science Teams, Band (9th only), Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hospital-500+ hours
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essay #1: Making decisions in a tough Chess Game; 7
Essay #2: Impact of my family…pretty general; 7
Supplement (of any kind, if you’ve received one): None
Other
Date Submitted App: Around the last week of due date
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Class Rank/GPA/ SAT score
Weaknesses: Essay/ Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted because I did very well on the SAT and was able to maintain great grades throughout high school.</p>