<p>@rousse54- thanks, for the message- apprecaite it. i guess we’ll be hearing from the UC’s this month and hopefully have solid options. moving forward.</p>
<p>@Giancolii</p>
<p>Accepted as Chemistry Major,
GPA:3.48(I forgot to include my freshman year grades in the calculation…but that would have improved my gpa)
ACT:34</p>
<p>Accepted as an English Major:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.61 at time of admission (now 3.71)
SAT:1750 (550M,550R,650W)
Extracurriculars: Yearbook Sports Editor, Varsity Swim
Note: I had about a 2.9GPA at the beginning of Junior year and brought it up to the GPA i applied with by Senior year…I think the positive trend may have helped me out tremendously.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone else who got accepted! 
13 other people from my school got accepted as well.</p>
<p>@PiKahCh00 </p>
<p>Ahhh. Any SAT IIs, ECs? </p>
<p>Lol, cause that’s my dream! Aha.</p>
<p>Good job xbanhcuonx! </p>
<p>My son was in a similar bind, but even with straight A’s second semester Junior year, only got to a 3.1! No AP’s or H’s though.</p>
<p>Minnymom^
I am sorry to hear that your son was not accepted at CP. Mechanical Engineering is one of the hardest to get into. Having visited UC Riverside with my son, I advise against going there and choosing UCSB. I actually don’t know what the ME department is like at either school, but the campus at UCR is pretty sad. It just seems rundown and of course the weather is way too hot! Of course it depends on where you live, but it was also very far from the Bay Area where we are from. UCSB has a similar feel to CP and the weather of course is wonderful! There is more to do in the towns around UCSB too. Just my opinion. Best of luck to your son.</p>
<p>It is intersting that a perception of a school can be so varied depending on where you come from, etc.</p>
<p>I actually really like UCR, know some folks there in the sciences, and it is quite rigorous. They are preparing to begin a med school soon.</p>
<p>My S is seriously considering this school: likes the feel of it, etc. Weather isn’t a concern for us coming from Northern CA. It’s also a quite diverse campus, which adds to the flavor of the school.</p>
<p>accepted Feb - electrical engineering
nonweighted gpa 3.96, class salutatorian
IB diploma student
nonresident
FRC robotics club - 4 years
internship at CalTech
white male
offered 1 scholarship from CalPoly - $2K/year</p>
<p>Not sure whether to accept admission or not…have also been accepted/offered scholarships at 3 other colleges.</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED
Major:BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1810
[</em>] SAT IIs: M. Bio 650 US Hist 640
[<em>] ACT:-
[</em>] GPA:3.82w 3.78uw
[<em>] Rank:idk
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ontario, California
[</em>] School Type:Private Christian School
[<em>] Ethnicity:Black
[</em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Im happy I got in but im waiting to see if I get into UCSB</p>
<p>@Giancolli</p>
<p>I had good SAT IIs and ECs, but Cal Poly doesn’t take any consideration for SAT IIs and hardly any for ECs.</p>
<p>good luck! :)</p>
<p>@crizello
in addition to applying to SLO and CAL, i also applied to Davis and Santa Barbara (guaranteed admission, elc) i also applied to SFSU as a safety, but i really don’t want to attend that school.</p>
<p>I would encourage your son to visit the campus. SLO is a really nice school and is well worth the money. i have a few relatives that have graduated from SLO and now have jobs at Northrop Grumman with desirable salaries.</p>
<p>Has anyone been accepted into the art department or graphic communications yet?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: Biomedical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2100+
ACT: 33
SAT II: 800 Physics, Math II
GPA: 4.2</p>
<p>Instate: Yes, Bay Area
Gender: M
Reason for admission: Took Math/Science courses at local colleges. Listed 8 math courses listed on app and 5 science courses. As for all of them.
General Comments: Was my safety. Looking back at this thread I see maybe I should have been more cautious.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: Biomedical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: N/A
[</em>] SAT IIs: 610 Math II / 580 Biology E
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA: 2.7
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about how I grew up supporting my family of three working 25 hours a week because my mom has cancer and my little brother is still in elementary school as well as my interest in Computers and how I’ve been repairing computers and other engineering related experiences since middle school.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Yes
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Yes
[</em>] Hook (if any): See Essay
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Sunnyvale, CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: First Generation college, low income. Also applied for EOP which is how I was able to submit essays.</p>
<p>^Nice…!</p>
<p>@ViEtPh0 Congrats to you! You deserve it.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: Biochemistry</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: r 550/ w 650/ m 710
SAT IIs: 720 Math II / 550 Physics </p>
<p>GPA: 3.5 w
Rank: 26%</p>
<p>State or Country: San Jose, CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Other Factors: EOP</p>
<p>Does anyone know how difficult are the classes for current students/biochem major?</p>
<p>did han or hanh call any of you guys!!! that was so awkward!!! i just woke up so i had a really deep nasty morning voice</p>
<p>Rejected…</p>
<p>GPA (W): 4.3
SAT: 1880
Class rank: 1/approx 70
Biomedical Engineering
Public charter high school in SoCal
One AP, lots of honors, and (at the time of application) 30ish community college units
Lots of E.C.s, including Mock Trial/Forensics and ASB</p>
<p>Awesome.
Eh whatever, I don’t really want to go in-state anyways if I can help it. Hopefully, I can get in somewhere nice back east. Still, the “You have not been selected…” is kind of a downer.</p>
<p>wasn’t sure which SLO acceptance thread to post this to, so i guess both :]</p>
<p>**Decision: accepted **
**Major: MechEng **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200
[</em>] SAT IIs: chem - 690; lit - 790; mathII - 690
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA: 3.96-ish
[<em>] Rank: 22/440-ish
[</em>] Other stats: 9 APs by graduation? i know, not as impressive as others. meh
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i thought they were pretty awesome :]
[</em>] Teacher Recs: the teachers i chose know me pretty well, so good, i guess.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: my counselor loves me!
[</em>] Hook (if any): what?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: california
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: latina
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:
- AP scholar w/ honor
- NHRP scholar
- Questbridge Finalist
-took logic class at UCR over summer (A-)</p>