Official UC Berkeley Decision Class of 2014!!!

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

<p>College Accepted to [L&S, CoE, CoC etc.]: Letters and Science</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2170
SAT II: 690 on us and bio m
ACT: 34
GPA: 3.8uw 4.4w
Rank: Top 10 percent
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US 5, AP BIOLOGY 5, AP CALC AB 4, AP EURO 3
Subjective
Essays: Very good; has a “berkeley” kind of feel to it
EC:s lots of piano, lots of tech and video; asb; solid amount of community service
Personal
Location: orange county ca
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone! berkeley class of 2014 yeye</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>College Accepted to: College of Natural Resources, Forestry</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 1920 - Didn’t list on application
[</em>]SAT II: 710 Lit 640 Bio E
[<em>]ACT: 30
[</em>]GPA: 4.3 W 3.97 UW
[<em>]Rank: School doesn’t rank, but I’m ELC (top 4%) in a class of 125
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): School doesn’t offer AP/IB</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: 1st- On attending a project-based learning charter school
2nd- On a gas station
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Brother currently a Cal student, but that’s not much of a legacy.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: San Diego, CA
[</em>]High School Type: Very alternative public charter
[<em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>]Gender: Female</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars:
-Summer internship at non-profit environmental organization in Eastern Sierra (200 volunteer hours)
-Junior year internship (and later, job) at wildlife conservation institute (250 volunteer hours)
-Varsity Softball (3 years)
-Model United Nations chair (4 years)
[</em>]Awards: Science Fair, All-League teams and Academic Achievement for softball
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] [/li]I’m both astounded and ecstatic that I got in! My stats are lower compared to other applicants, but I think being a female in science, applying to a smaller major, having quirky essays, and being in ELC got me in.</p>

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<p>**Accepted</p>

<p>College Accepted to: College of Chemistry**</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 800M, 710CR, 720W (2230/2400)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
[<em>]ACT: 34
[</em>]GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.32 weighted
[<em>]Rank: Top 1% (out of ~500)
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Macroeconomics (4), Microeconomics (5), US History (5)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Written and submitted on the same day, so…
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: The South
[<em>]High School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Philosophy Club (President), Robotics Club, Chemistry research at local university. Also took advanced math (Calculus III & IV) at said university (that doesn’t seem to really fit into any other category here)
[<em>]Awards: Various science fair awards, a math award here and there, AP scholar, national merit commended, etc. The usual.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul]</p>

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<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[<em>]College Accepted to [L&S, CoE, CoC etc.]: Pre-Business
**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[</em>]SAT: 2250 (800 Math, 770 Writing, 680 CR)
[<em>]SAT II: 730 - US History, 690 - Math II
[</em>]ACT:-
[<em>]GPA: unweighted - 3.78, weighted - 4.21
[</em>]Rank: 42/295 (I go to an ultra-competitive private school)
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP English Lang -3, APUSH -5, APES-5
[/list]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Pretty good
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Great
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): No.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Los Angeles, CA
[</em>]High School Type: Private
[<em>]Ethnicity:White (Russian)
[</em>]Gender:Male
[/ul]Other[list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: JV/Varsity swimming through high school, club swimming year-round (12 hours a week/all year), Piano, Water Polo (JV), Community service (200+ hours), Yearbook, and chairman of several small clubs.
[</em>]Awards: AP Scholar Award, Commended Student, American Math Competitiion (2nd place in school)
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list] HAPPY!!</p>

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<p>Accepted[li]College Accepted to [L&S, CoE, CoC etc.]: Letters & Science</p>[/li]
<p>Stats:
SAT: None
SAT II: 600 Spanish; 400 Biology
ACT: 26
GPA: 4.6 W
Rank: 15/370
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 4 on Psych 4 on Spanish; 2 on World History;<br>
Subjective
Essays: Being my sister’s shadow; Poor math abilities
Supplementary Material: None
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
Personal
Location: San Diego
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other
Extracurriculars: Girl Scout Gold, Presidents Volunteer Award for years, National Honors Society, Dance Team Captain,<br>
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
Really surprised with my poor test scores. My SAT was so bad, it wasnt on any application, and I got into UCLA, USC, UC Davis, Colorado (scholarship) & Penn State. It’s between Davis and Berkeley for me.</p>

66

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>College Accepted to: College of Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:
* SAT II: 690 Math II, 740 Biology M, 740 US History
* ACT: 31
* GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.5ish weighted
* Rank: 1/430
* Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Calclulus AB (5), Physics C Mech (3) ,Calculus BC (Pending), Chemistry (Pending),Biology (4) ,Gov(pending), US History (4), Comp Sci A (4), AP Lit (Pending)</p>

<p>Subjective</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: I thought they were good

  • Supplementary Material: None
  • Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):
    </code></pre>

<p>Personal</p>

<pre><code>* Location: Idaho

  • High School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Malaysian Indian Hindu
  • Gender: Male
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: BPA, NHS, Leadership Boise Academy, Swimming, Biking, etc.

  • Awards: Various science fair awards, a math award here and there, AP scholar, BPA State awards, some others
  • Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
    </code></pre>
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<p>Congratulations all accepted!!!</p>

<p>Anyone know whether Berkeley sends out acceptance packages in the mail, or is it all done online?!</p>

<p>Curious for more info…</p>

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<p>Accepted + Regents :slight_smile:</p>

<p>[<em>]College Accepted to [L&S, CoE, CoC etc.]: Letters and Science
Stats:[ul]
[</em>]SAT: 1890
[<em>]SAT II: Bio (700), Lit (540).
[</em>]ACT: 28
[<em>]GPA: 4.01
[</em>]Rank: 25/540
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio (4), Language (3), European Hist. (2), US Hist (1)/
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: In my personal statement, I talked about Girl Scouts and all that I have done and achieved through that from a personal to the national level. For my activities essay, I talked about the non-profit organization that I founded.
[<em>]Supplementary Material: None.
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None. Oh well, my father passed away the first week of my Senior year, but I really didn’t mention that.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: SoCal.
[</em>]High School Type: Mediocre public school.
[<em>]Ethnicity: White.
[</em>]Gender: Female.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars: [/li]CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Riverside Youth Leadership Summit: 11th, 12th grade (Executive Coordinator)
• Girl Scouts: 1994-present
• Alternate Delegate to the Girl Scouts National Convention: 11th grade
• Girl Scouts National Board Leadership Lanes: 11th, 12th grade (Chair of Task Group Members)
• Riverside Youth Council: 11th, 12th grade (Chair of Youth Civic Engagement Committee)
• Youth Grantmakers Committee: 11th, 12th grade (Historian)
• Nordstrom BP. Fashion Board: 11th, 12th grade
• Student Newspaper: 11th grade (Editor-In-Chief)
• Children of the American Revolution: 1997-present
• America’s Promise Alliance: 11th, 12th grade
• Writer for the Press Enterprise’s “Young & Sharp” forum: 11th, 12th grade
• TOM’S Shoes Campus Representative: 12th grade
• TOM’S Shoes Club: 11th, 12th grade (Co-President)
• Invisible Children’s Club: 11th, 12th grade (Co-Vice President)
• Rowdy Rams (spirit) Club: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
• Ramona Youth Civic Engagement Club: 11th grade (President)
• Journalism Club: 11th grade (President)
• Lunch Buddies Club: 11th, 12th grade (Public Relations Officer)
• Students Against the Mistreatment of Animals Club: 11th grade (Public Relations Officer)
• Advancement Via Individual Determination: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
• Theater/Performing Arts: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th (performed in six productions)
• Science Olympiad: 12th grade</p>

<p>LONG-TERM COMMUNITY SERVICE:
• Girl Scouts Counselor-In-Training: summer into 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
• Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant: 2006-present
• Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Speakers’ Bureau: 11th grade
• Girl Scouts “Junior Jam” Planning Team: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade (team leader)
• Girl Scouts “Cruzin’ to Cadettes” Planning Team: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
• Total logged community service hours since August 2006: 2,597</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP:
• IMPACT Alliance: 10th, 11th, 12th (Executive Director)
• Riverside Youth Leadership Summit: 11th, 12th grade (Lead Coordinator)
• Junior Jam Executive Planning Team: 12th grade (Director)
• Attendee of the National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine and Health Care 2009: summer into 12th grade
• Delegate to California Girls State 2009: summer into 12th grade (elected Stanford County Superintendent of Public Instruction, City Newspaper Editor)
• Senior Patrol Leader of Girl Scout Troop 961: 2007-present
• Student Government: 12th grade (Senior Class Representative, Supervisor of Performing Arts)
• Girl Scouts “Lead The Way” Conference: 10th, 11th, 12th grade
• Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Blog Team: 11th, 12th grade (Blog Writer/Editor)
• Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Young Leaders Advisory Team: 12th grade</p>

<p>SPORTS:
High School Sports:
• Water Polo: Varsity Water Polo 11th, 12th grade
• Tennis: JV Tennis, 12th grade
• Swim: JV Swim 11th grade
Recreational Sports:
• Dance: 1993-present; 8 hours a week (“Teenior” Scholarship)</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Student Poll Worker: 2008-present (4 elections)</p>

<p>[<em>]Awards: • Presidential Service Award, Bronze: 11th grade
• Presidential Service Award, Silver: 11th grade
• Presidential Service Award, Gold: 11th grade
• Girl Scout Bronze Award: 9th grade
• Girl Scout Silver Award: 10th grade
• Girl Scout Gold Award: 11th grade
• Riverside’s Inspiring Youth of the Month of August 2009: 12th grade
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] Wow…when I put all of this down, it makes me sound so stupid. Honestly, my extra curriculars are what carried me through admissions…but I still don’t know how I got regents.</p>