Official UC - Berkeley 2016 RD Results

djdrek · April 1, 2012, 7:37pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (620CR 770M 720W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math II, 670 Chem, 690 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/540
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 English Language, 4 US History
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calculus, AP Biology (1st sem), AP European History (1st sem), AP Psychology, AP Government, Chemistry Honors, Economics (2nd sem)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, just small awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: AMC participant (2 years), JV Basketball (2 years, Co-Captain), Photography Club (2 years, President), MESA (4 years), HOSA (2 years), Psychology club (3 years), NHS (3 years, President)
[] Summer Activities: UCLA Summer Session 2011; Took Differential/Integral Calculus; B+
[] Job/Work Experience: One-time hired photographer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math Tutor at school (2 years), Local hospital volunteer (2 years)
[li] Essays: #1 – Wrote about my personal story coming from a lowsocioeconomic neighborhood and how my friends inspired me in school.[/li]
<h1>2: Wrote about my UCLA summer session experience.</h1>

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State: California
[] School Type: ~640 API, Low-performing
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~120k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): UCLA Summer Session

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: UW GPA, strong SAT score from my region, UCLA summer session
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t take many AP classes before senior year; could’ve have more leadership activities and more community service hours
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied engineering. D: Plus didn’t have any AP Classes designed for my major.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Oh well. I’ll probably be heading to UCLA, so no biggie. Congrats to those who were accepted!

ceeecee3 · April 3, 2012, 7:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1640 (only was able to take it once junior year)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: U.S. History 570, Lit, 570
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/240
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP courses, 2 Advanced electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots
[] Job/Work Experience: Employed since 10/29/11
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not many, but lots of involvement in two organizations
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Very low (independent/ foster kid)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen. college student[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passion for psychology and improving my family’s circumstances
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very good supplemental application
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Rejected UCSD

[/ul]General Comments:
Still deciding between UCLA and Berkeley… I’m not sure if I would like Berkeley.

Lawler94 · April 4, 2012, 2:37am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (590 CR, 690 M, 660 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.821
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/426 (top 5%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (3), Euro History (3), Music Theory (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Psych, AP Art History, AP Gov&Pol, Advanced Jazz Band, Advanced Concert Band, Journalism, Spanish 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few local music awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concert Band (Section Leader, 1st chair), Newspaper (Senior Editor/co-founder), Jazz Band (1st chair soloist), marching band (section leader), Varsity Tennis, NHS (treasurer), CSF, Tutoring Club (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: played in a few bands. nothing major
Volunteer/Community service: supported local music charities, plus did a lot through CSF and NHS.
Summer Activities: Marching band
Essays: They were pretty good I think, they talked a lot about my life with music, as well as my general family background. Nothing special, but well executed.
Teacher Recommendation: No recommendations for UC’s
Counselor Rec: See above
Additional Rec: See above
Interview: No interview
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican/Jewish
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Decline to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Strengths: Essays, extracurricular activities, leadership, odd ethnicity
Weaknesses: Test scores, no subject tests, a C in Precal, a C in Algebra 2
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess it was because I showed an interest in the liberal side of the country, as well as my multiple leadesrhip positions in a bunch of EC’s
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted by SDSU, University of the Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Irvine
Rejected by UCLA
General Comments: blah

meowwwliss · April 4, 2012, 3:40am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I : 1730

ACT: 27

SAT II: Math Level II-570, Spanish-580

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

UC GPA: 4.3-4.4? Can’t remember

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23 of 594

ELC?: yes

AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (3), Spanish (4), AP Micro Econ planned, AP US Govt planned

IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A

Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Econ, AP Spanish (I passed the test as a Spanish 3 student, now taking the class for AP credits) English, Statistics, and 2 electives: Leadership, Culinary

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver medal at county science fair? If that counts as major haha

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student senate, link crew leader, basketball for two years, nhs, csf

Job/Work Experience: none

Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours, local elementary school tutor, camp counselor, local rodeo volunteer, relay for life, airshow

Essays: Considering my stats, besides my gpa, my personal statements were the strongest. I talked about my independence in one and in the other about how my life is based on numbers therefore my love of math has fueled me to become an accountant.

Teacher Recommendation: submitted one for the supplemental questionnaire, was good I guess since my teacher loves me and I got in

Counselor Rec: none

Additional Rec: none

Interview: No interview

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes

Intended Major: Pre-Business

State (if domestic applicant): CA

School Type: Public

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Female

Income Bracket: 50,000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen college

Reflection

Strengths: Straight As (GPA) I was smart about how many APs to take so I wouldn’t get overwhelmed and it worked out, personal statements

Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores, but I don’t believe tests are an accurate depiction of who you are

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely my personal statements. They were unique and truly showed who I am as a person without the test scores behind me.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to 5/5 I applied: UC Davis, Santa Clara University, Sac State, Fresno State

General Comments: I did not think I was going to get into Cal, I was genuinely in shock. Well everything happens for a reason so now I’m a golden bear :)

ilovejdatlas · April 8, 2012, 10:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720CR 800M 730W (2250)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 790 Chem 760 BioE 800 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.955
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5) Chem (5) Stat (5) PhysicsB (5) Will take: Econ Micro/Macro, Music Theory, French Lang, BC Calc
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Music Th., AP Chem, AP FrLang, BC Calc AP, English honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 150 Chem Olympiad, National Merit semi, AP scholar w/ honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Like none
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 20 hours at senior home
[] Summer Activities: Junior year-camp at Stanford
[] Essays: Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, they were pretty bad, considering I pretty much got rejected everywhere else.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Does not apply for UC
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Additional Rec: same
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Too much
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 0[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Numbers
[] Weaknesses: Extracirriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only because of GPA and test scores. No other explanation.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCLA, UC Davis, UCSD, American University, UC Irvine Rejected: UChicago, Columbia, Princeton, Claremont McKenna, Pomona

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats on finishing college apps! I’m sure everyone will be happy wherever they go!

dragoon998 · April 9, 2012, 1:55am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I 2200 (breakdown):Math 800, Reading 700, Writing 700
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT II: Math 2 level 2: 800, physics: 790, biology E: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95. Weighted GPA: 4.70
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #10/ 715 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (4), AP Calc AB subscore (4), AP Computer science (4), Ap stats (4), Ap bio(3), Ap world history(4)
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):school did not offer IB[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 (multivariable Calculus), differential equations, AP GOV, AP Spanish, Physics 3-4, H. Senior English, computer programming 5-6 (above AP level), H Chem[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place FBLA STATE, 2nd place Science Olympiad STATE, Ap scholar with distinciton, NHS, 2nd place FBLA regionals[/li][/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA Club president for 3 years, Science Olympiad club president for 3 years[/li]
[] Job/Work Experience: none. International student cannot get jobs
[li] Volunteer/Community service: over 400 hours at a nursing home. made a great essay topic[/li][li] Summer Activities: A lot[/li][] Essays: LOLOL I had THREE spelling mistakes and one grammar error LOL … AND I got accepted…

[] Teacher Recommendation: none
[] Counselor Rec: none
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[] Country (if international applicant): Canadian citizen
[] School Type: large
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~70,000 / year before taxes
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, Volunteering, won state awards
[] Weaknesses: No 5s on a AP test LOL. i feel stupid now…
[] Why you think you were accepted: Luck + essays on leadership and volunteering and how those activities made me grow
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A lot of other places. to lazy to type now.

[/ul]**General Comments:to be honest, I really wasn’t sure I’d get accepted because I had so many stupid mistakes in my essay. btw I wrote my essay in 2 hours and only checked it once…after i submitted my essay i re-read it and i was like OHH FUUUUUUUUU…
anyway congrats to everyone else that got in.

P.s. I hope you people who got like 2200+ on your SATs don’t go to cal. less competition for me. LOl jk hope to see you all here

p.p.s to you high school juniors: if you really want to get into the ivies make sure to do LOTS OF VOLUNTEERING AT ONE PLACE. And I stress AT ONE PLACE. don’t go all over the state doing random stuff. Also don’t go on one of those “go to afreaka and i build houses herp derp” trips. no one likes those.
Also make sure to get LEADERSHIP positions and WRITE ABOUT THEM on your college essay. they like leaders. a lot.
Also try to win major state awards. always a plus.
Last, keep your GPA high, don’t get a 2400 on your SAT (cuz they will think you’re a nerd), and get a good class rank. easier said than done,but always try.
oh one last thing if you tried really hard in high school, I mean really hard with all nighters and stuff, you won’t survive in a good college. no offense.

Well that’s it for my tips. good luck!**

Andbberger · April 10, 2012, 10:43pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (R:800W:790M:780):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math 2: 800 Bio M: 770 History: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72 4.26W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): About 4% by W, 8ish UW (huge public school)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: Chem, BC, APUSH, APlang, Psych, Bio, 4: Environmental science… -_-
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP comp sci, Ap stat, Ap lang, APS + econ, AP physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Not really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): concert and marching band 4 years (section leader), swimming 4 years varsity
[] Job/Work Experience: self employed piano teacher in middle school - early high school, lifeguard/swim instructor for several years, founder of tutoring collective
[] Volunteer/Community service: some volunteer tutoring
[] Summer Activities: work and *
[li] Essays: Alright I though, maybe i would do them different now[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: huge public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: sat, essays? maybe activities
[] Weaknesses: gpa??
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Man i have no *ing idea. GPA is all i can really think of
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted: LA, Cornell Accepted: Reed, CMU, SD, D rejected: MIT, ivies and *

[/ul]General Comments: Absolutely furious. Not sure how this happened, I am far more qualified than many people at my school who got in. Reed is top choice, but if finances conspire against me I would probably hold berkeley over sd

tryingforcollege · April 11, 2012, 1:51am

^Engineering major? Must be the unweighted gpa…

dragoon998 · April 11, 2012, 6:44pm

@andburger

your GPA isn’t so hot. UC schools mainly look at GPA before everything else.

Isurus · April 11, 2012, 11:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (690/740/710/6).
[] ACT: 34 (30/35/35/35/7).
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 WH, 790 USH, 750 Physics.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/170.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5), HG (5), USH (5), USGov (5), EngLang (5), CompGov (4), PhysicsB (3), CalcAB (3).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Physics SL (4).
[] Senior Year Course Load: ASB, IB Bio HL, IB English A1 HL, Economics/Theory of Knowledge, AP Calculus AB (highest class offered at school), IB History of the Americas HL, IB French SL.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Commended, and some small awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS President, Interact VP, ASB (Treasurer, VP, Member-at-Large), and some other small stuff.
[] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor on-and-off.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Significant.
[] Summer Activities: Not that much.
[] Essays: Mediocre.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good.
[] Counselor Rec: Should be good.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA.
[] School Type: Small public.
[] Ethnicity: Indian Asian.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: Slightly above 100k+.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores.
[] Weaknesses: I’m not that special, had mediocre ECs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t that special.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected Harvard, Columbia, Stanford. Waitlisted Georgetown, Chicago. Accepted UCI (Regents + CHP), USC (Presidential scholar), UCLA, UCSD.

[/ul]General Comments:
Happy :D. I’ll probably attend, too Major: Political Economics.

Andbberger · April 12, 2012, 12:30am

Nope, undeclared letters and sciences.

Moschisms · April 17, 2012, 9:01pm

I posted here (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14117227-post49.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14117227-post49.html</a>) that I was waitlisted. I got an email a few hours ago and I’ve been accepted to the College of Letters and Science! Way rad!

dmoney4 · April 24, 2012, 10:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 M, 800 W, 700 Cr)
[] ACT: 31 (35 M, 34 E, 31 R, 25 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Chem, 770 bio, 730 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81, 4.14W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH, 4 Bio, 2 Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Comp gov, AP Physics, AP enviro science, English 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key club vp, nhs treasurer, peer leader, track and cross country,
[] Job/Work Experience: basketball referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for poor school, summer camp counselor
[] Summer Activities:ucberkeley summer session
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Bad, both said i was lazy plus they didnt know me very well.
[] Counselor Rec: generic
[] Additional Rec: from summer camp superviser, excellent
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: went to private through junior, switched to public senior year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Poor/ lower middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores
[] Weaknesses: likability
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Knew i was going to be accepted, took some college classes at berkeley over summer and aced both of them.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCSB, UCSD, LMU. Rejected: MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Duke

[/ul]**General Comments:**Initially i wasnt going to do this but might as well since i know it helped me. knew that the recs were going to kill my chances at privates. oh well, berkeley will suffice. see everyone next fall.

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