Official Berkeley Class of 2015 Decisions ONLY Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:28, Superscore 29
SAT II: 650 Chem and 620 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.70/4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 4%
AP (place score in parenthesis):3 on World History, 2 Chem, 2 US History, 2 English Lit
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s and one Philosophy class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some small ones
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A decent amount of sports and volunteering
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Worked at hospital
Summer Activities: Not much, just summer school to get ahead in classes
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Molecular Toxicology
State (if domestic applicant):California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Under 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My ACT and SAT II scores are very low compared to the school’s median, but I think that my essays might have been my boost?
General Comments:I am really glad that I got in and I feel like the UC’s are a huge crapshoot. I hope these stats give future applicants hope!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College and Program: College of Letters and Science (Linguistics)</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2350 (760 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Literature, 790 Math II, 800 French, 800 Chinese with Listening, 790 Spanish
[<em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[</em>] APs: English Language (5), English Literature (TBA), Chinese Language & Culture (5), U.S. History (4), French Language (5), Calculus AB (4), Calculus BC (TBA), Macroeconomics (4), Spanish Language (5), German Language (TBA)
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.8 unweighted on 4.0 scale; unsure of weighted
[<em>] Rank: 1 out of 8 (tiny school)
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist (did not advance to Finalist due to citizenship status), AP Scholar with Distinction, a ton of other awards related to my ECs (listed below) that I’m too lazy to type out right now
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Foreign language learning/tutoring/translating/proofreading (9-12), church youth group (9-12), writing and journalism (10-12), piano (9-12), guitar (10-12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Volunteer job at Christian publishing company as a proofreader.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): They were all recycled from my responses to other schools’ apps, but this also includes my Common App essay, which got a Silver Key in the Personal Essay/Memoir category of the Scholastic Writing Awards, so I assume at least that one was decent. :wink:
[</em>] Teacher Recs: UCs don’t require them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: See above.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): No such thing as EA at UCs. I think I submitted my UC application in early November.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Not a hook, but certifiably fluent in five languages (English, Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, German)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA (was in MI for junior year and abroad for underclassman years)
[<em>] School Type: Small Private (3rd HS in 4 Years)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** I got into all 4 UCs I applied to (including UCLA, UCSD, and UC Irvine), as well as University of Toronto in Canada, but was rejected from all the Ivies save for a waitlist at Columbia. I’m currently trying to get off Columbia’s waitlist, but I’ve already enrolled at Berkeley in the event that the waitlist doesn’t work out. Nice meeting you all; the UCB class of 2015 definitely looks like an interesting bunch. :)</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):** It was a bit late when I found out about the leak. I didn’t find my name but I think it probably had already been removed by that time.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College and Program: College of Engineering - Bioengineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2200 [CR: 740, M: 730, W: 730]
[li] SAT IIs: Math II: 790, Chem: 600[/li][</em>] ACT: 33 [E: 35, M: 31, R: 34, S: 33], Superscore: 34 [E: 35, M: 31, R: 35, S: 33]
[<em>] APs: None
[</em>] IBs: None
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): UW: 3.96, W & Capped: 4.29, Fully Weighted: 4.46
[</em>] Rank: Top 5%
[li] Other stats: School didn’t offer APs, took UC and CSU transferable Community College courses instead.[/li]11th Grade Fall

  • Spanish 1: A
  • Calculus 1: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Spring

  • Spanish 2: A
  • Calculus 2: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Summer

  • Calculus 3: A</p>

<p>12th Grade Fall

  • Linear Algebra: A
  • Physics 1 (Mechanics and Heat): A</p>

<p>12 Grade Spring

  • Differential Equations: In Progress
  • Physics 2 (Electricity and Magnetism): In Progress</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Speech & Debate, Show Choir, Suzuki Violist, College Symphony Orchestra, National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1st: Patriotism & Choir, 2nd: Overcoming the “nerd” effect with Speech & Debate
[</em>] Teacher Recs: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): 11.30.10
[<em>] Hook (if any): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: San Diego, CA
[<em>] School Type: Private Christian (60 in Senior Class)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian (Dutch/Northern European)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Got into 7/11 Schools I applied to. Accepted: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, CalPolySLO, SDSU, CWRU, Calvin. Rejected: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, JHU. :stuck_out_tongue: I found out about UCB through Regents candidacy, but didn’t receive scholarship (been told it’s doled out among candidates partially based on ethnicity and financial status).</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):** Didn’t know they were up, so No.</p>