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<ul>
<li>SAT: 670 math 630 verbal</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 710, 720, 630</li>
<li>GPA: 4.5</li>
<li>Rank: 4 of 400</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Excellent</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I believe UC dont take recs</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: California</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian Indian</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: GPA was my strength, SAT was my weakness</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: Took a 3-week summer program at UCSD before my senior year</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1270 (670 V, 600 M one sitting)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720 US Hist; 700 Writing; 690 Math IC</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 (UW) Maxed out on AP/College/Honors extra point</li>
<li>Rank: 1/690 (appx)</li>
<li>Other stats: 5 AP US Govn't; 5 AP Eng Lang/Comp; 4 AP Biology</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective: </p>
<ul>
<li>Hook (if any): Studied at UCLA and did well in classes there; Intern from Assemblymember</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person: </p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: California</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese American</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>Comments:</p>
<p>I was actually thinking about going to UCLA if I got rejected from Stanford University and I've remained true Bruins; but the thought of spending four years at Berkeley is alluring and tempting.</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT: 1330
* ACT: 31
* SAT IIs: 700, 720, 690
* GPA: 4.21
* Rank: no rank, top 10%
* Other stats: --</p>
<p>Subjective:
* Essays: decent..i know i could've done better though
* Hook (if any): i dont know; if i had to choose i would say my commitment to/involvement in music (i wrote my big essay on that topic). i also attended an architecture program at USC over the summer (my major is architecture)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: northern california
* School Type: private
* Ethnicity: asian
* Gender: female
* major strength/weakness: strong ec's/my open ended essay couldve been a lot better
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: while im probably above average, i know i dont have stellar stats..all i can guess is my good academic record+my personality shown through my essays+architecture program at usc+community college courses?? idk</p>
<p>Other Factors: i'm just really happy that i got in after being rejected by UCLA. when i applied, i didn't want to go to Cal at all, but now that i've been accepted, its looking pretty appealing..</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1320</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 700 M1c 630 Writing 710 US History</li>
<li>GPA:3.8 UC unweighted 4.2 UC weighted</li>
<li>Rank: top 1% of 666+ class size</li>
<li>Other stats: not really much</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Essays: Wrote all three the night before and I thought were horrible, but they were unique and didn't really follow standard convention. However, I was able to send a second essay because of the additional information request, which I felt was the best thing I ever wrote -> about growing up without a father figure and how it has caused me to be independent.</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: sent in with additional info, had teacher for 4 years of HS.</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: none sent</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): low income + first generation. no academic hooks</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Long Island, NY</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: - Down to earth, comedic writing tone?</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: - had to have been my additional essay and first generation thing. I didn't expect to get in.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Info: The problem is I don't even know if I can attend. They gave me full financial aid, but that includes $14k in loans a year. USC gave me full aid with only $3k in loans a year. I'd definitely choose Berkeley, but not having to pay more than $12k in loans after graduation is...well.....awesome.</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: Not that competitive</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Mexican</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Weakness: lack of community service</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Uh... i think i didn't have enough community service and stuff liek that. I never bothered with the EC's</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
NO COMMUNITY SERVICE</p>
<p>whatever. i got into UCLA for the fall and I got into Pomona College.
I rather be in SoCal than wait around here at home for Berkeley. SoCal was looking pretty good anyways.</p>
<p>but at least I got accepted to USC...so expensive though
I am from out of state - Boston - does anyone think I have a better chance of getting into Berkeley if I attend USC for the first year and then do the transfer? I will only have to pay the in-state tuition for Berkeley if I lived in CA for one year right?</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Texas</li>
<li>School Type: Public IB</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Persian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: wrote a political essay</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted: Berkeley's political i guess?</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
I'm OUT OF STATE! This is shocking news that i have been accepted, let alone accepted to bioengineering.</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1510</li>
<li>SAT IIs:740, 760, 790</li>
<li>GPA: 4.1 w?</li>
<li>Rank: top 10%</li>
<li>Other stats:ntl merit finalist, ap scholar w/ distinction, all that jazz</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: the one they asked me for, solid</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:</li>
<li>Hook (if any): speak 4 languages, and working on 2 more</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: az, usa</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: indian</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: diversity (of interests) - weakness: grades</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: probably b/c of my gpa?</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: rejected from ucla and claremont. i guess cal is definitely not in my future ahah</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT:1270</li>
<li>SAT IIs:740/700/630</li>
<li>GPA:4.1</li>
<li>Rank:1st decile</li>
<li>Other stats:tons of extracurriculars and leadership in everything - band, founder of club thk (teens helping kids), amnesty international club, science team - various events -- sci olympiad, Jets(teams), FIRST Robotics, volunteer at ucla hospital, and more things i can't think of at the moment</li>
</ul>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Major: Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>-Stats-
SAT: 1530/800/740/740
GPA: 4.55 UC
Rank: no rank
AP/IB: 5's (AP)
Awards: Natl Merit Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Honor, Univ. of Rochester Humanities/Soc. Sciences-those r the big ones</p>
<p>-Subjective-
Essays:Good
Hook (if any):?</p>
<p>-Location/Person-
State or Country: So Cal
School Type: Private
Gender: Female</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: California, USA</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Lots of leadership positions and one of 14 IB Diploma candidates for '05 but gpa and test scores suck</li>
<li>why you think you were rejected: Just look at my stats T_T</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: I got into UCLA T_T</p>
<p>Bleh Cal was my first choice, but now i have to settle for UCLA which i dislike with a passion. O well life goes on.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: 500 hours community service, work experience, leadership</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: competitive public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: my essays, test scores, and essays were all up to Berkeley standards :)</li>
</ul>
<pre><code>* GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.45 w
* Rank: 4/432
* Else: 720 V 780 M, 700 Writ, 780 IIC, 800 Bio
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* essays: decent, liked one, the other not so good
* letters of rec: shoudl hav e been good did not read them
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country:CA
* gender: white female
* School Type: public
* Major strength/weakness: umm GPA i have lots of EC's/ umm recs??
</code></pre>
<p>Rejected
Stats:
SAT: 1500 (770M, 730V)
SATII: 750W,740 M, 750 Bio.
GPA:4.1 UC?
rank:school does not rank
Other Stats: Took all AP's offered by the school, National Merit, AP Scholar, founded 2 clubs, volunteer.. bla bla bla</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State: MA.
* School type: Public
* Ethnicity:Asian.
* Gender: Female.
* Weakness: GPA's too low? I probably should have taken more honors and gotten more A's instead of taking the B+ in APs.
*Why you think you were rejected? Probably because I'm applying from out of state.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone accepted! Although I won't be attending cal, I'll still be going to UCLA. :) To people not accepted: I hope you have better luck at your other schools! ^.^</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1330</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 710 IIC/650 Writing/650 Physics/600 Spanish</li>
<li>GPA: 3.84 uw</li>
<li>Rank: 14/550</li>
<li>Other stats: ACT 32, APs (Chemistry - 3, Physics B - 3, Calculus BC - 5, will take Biology, Spanish, and English Lit this May. These scores are not even close to superior when compared to fellow admits, but I truly believe UCs compare each student with peers from his/her school as well as to the applicant pool in general. When compared to my classmates at my high school, these scores are very good since most people received 1's for Chemistry and Physics.)</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Not extremely stellar, but pretty decent</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Internship at California Department of Education, internship at my old middle school</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: Large/semi-large (student population ~2,400 for 4 grades) public high school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strengths - ACT score, current math class (advanced calculus, after Calc BC taken last year), commitment to orchestra, founded the first Politics Club at my school, internships
Weaknesses - Test scores (both on SAT/SAT IIs as well as APs)</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think I got accepted by my ACT score, my internships (I want to be a secondary teacher after college, which I mentioned in my personal statement), political involvement (I didn't vote for 2004 presidential election [I'm still 17], but I volunteered for Rock The Vote and founded Politics Club)</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: No idea. I got into UCLA as well, though..</p>