Official UC Berkeley Decision thread - Class of 2012

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<p>Official UC Berkeley Decision thread - Class of 2012</p>

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<p>Because Regent's/Chancellor's Candidacy is already out, I've decided to make an official decision thread. Post your decision here!</p>

<p>Please use the following format. REMEMBER TO REMOVE ALL SPACES BETWEEN THE BRACKETS (ex. The space should be deleted between the bracket and s in [ size=+2], etc.) ALSO REMEMBER TO REMOVE ALL SPACE BETWEEN [ *]</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To:
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year's):
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

<p>Please try and keep this thread for decisions only, and let's try and minimize the amount of clutter.</p>

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<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: College of Environmental Design/ Architecture
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): CR- 660 M- 710 WR- 680
SAT IIs: LIT - 670, M- 720
GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC: 4.22 Weighted
Rank: 14 of 340 as of 2rd grading period.<br>
ACT: didn't take it.
APs (including this year's): English, Physics, Calculus, Spanish
IBs (including this year's): none.
Senior Yr Courseload: All of those APs, honors Psychology, astronomy, CADD
Number of Apps from Your School: I don't think there were any others.
Other stats (Awards, etc.): I went to UPenn for a summer program.
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Golf team, NHS (historian), Key Club, Community Outreach Program (secretary), Head painter at the Casino Theatre, Spanish Club, and Yearbook Staff.
Job/Work Experience: Hardly any. I worked at a doctor's office for a few months.
Essays (subject and responses): One was about my life growing up (because it was unusual) and i don't even remember the second one.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania.
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): rural/suburban, very small school.
Ethnicity: Caucasian.
Gender:Female.
Income Bracket: medium-low.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.
Strengths: Art and math (why i chose architecture)
Weaknesses: sciences.
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I was accepted, I guess my essays were pretty good.
Other Factors: My school doesn't offer very many AP classes and we usually can't even take them until senior year.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This wasn't my first choice, UPenn was, but I got waitlisted. I'm still going to try for it, but I'll probably end up at Berkeley or RISD.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Engineering/EECS
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR - 710 M - 680 WR - 740
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2 - 790 Physics - 800
[<em>] GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC: Weighted 4.32
[</em>] Rank: 1 out of roughly 200
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Computer Science A (5), World History (5), Physics AB (5), + Biology/English/Calculus AB/Art (this year).
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs + 1 non-AP (school doesn't have AP US Hist)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: At least 5
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Cross Country, Summer Science Program
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 year Cashier, 1+ year private tutor
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Experience about Summer Science Program, environment about my school.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small, rural
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Medium/low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Raised by single mother?
[<em>] Strengths: Math/science
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extra curriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: My test scores/academics were pretty good and I had a fabulous couple of recommendations. While I had few ECs I think the Summer Science Program was a pretty good one.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: My first choice was MIT but UCB was a close second and I'm thrilled to be going next year. Congratulations to everyone who got in and I hope to see you there next year!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Econ, but I want to switch to Haas
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR-720 M-800 W-660
[</em>] SAT IIs: Physics-770, Math II- 750, Chem-760, Chinese- 760, US History-720
[<em>] GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC: 4.45/4.0/4.5 (i think the UC one is off)
[</em>] Rank: 2
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 12
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: 0
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Lang, AP Stats, AP Gov, aerobics
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: a lot... probably 50-ish?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Siemens Award for AP (CA), 1st place Science Oly, Piano awards... all that jazz... lol
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Model United Nations, Afterschool tutoring, Rotary Interact, San Diego Chinese Association, Piano, Cello, Volleyball
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Blizzard Inc (yes, the creator of Starcraft <333), private tutoring
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): One on family and how they didn't influence my dreams but helped me find my own path; it was mostly about my brother. The other was about my internship @ Blizzard.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): what's TASP/RSI?! XD
[/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, but we produce a ton of AP scholars and stuff... Last year, we had like... a kid ranked 2nd nationally for chem. Goods and bads. It's not hardcore, but we had... 3 Harvards, other ivies... and like 10+ to Cal & 20-ish to UCLA i think.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?
[<em>] Strengths: grades? I think UCs look more at numbers
[</em>] Weaknesses: my SATs were lower than others who applied. Not much work experience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: grades/aps. My regents interviewer liked my essays... supposedly XD[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I think I'll see you people at Cal!! WOOOT!!! :)</p>

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<p>College/Major Applied To: International Relations
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): CR-670 M-510 W-640
SAT IIs: Spanish-620, English-620
GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC: 4.33/3.84
Rank: 25 (missed ELC by 2 ppl)
ACT: 27
APs (including this year's): 6
IBs (including this year's: 0
Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Lang, AP Stats, AP Gov, ASB, Sports
Number of Apps from Your School: a lot... probably 200
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Copley Citizenship Award, Girl Scout Gold, RYLA</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Girl Scouts, Equestrian Team, YMCA National Gymnast, Dance Team captain, theater, Christian leadership
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): My grandfather was a nazi soldier at 16 and that had a huge influence on my life. Also, public speaking situation
State or Country: California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public: Lots of students attend Ivy league and Stanford
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: Not sure why Cal said yes-
Weaknesses: Low SATs, especially math. No work experience
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Maybe my ECs.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations</p>

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<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: undeclared L&S
Fee Waiver Used?: yes
SAT I (by section): 670 writing, 690 reading, 620 math
SAT IIs: 690 lit, 650 spanish
GPA, Weighted/Unweighted/UC: 3.5 UW, 3.8 W
Rank: 80/500 roughly
ACT: N/A
APs (including this year's): US History, Calc AB, Spanish lang, Eng. Lang, Eng. Comp, Chem
IBs (including this year's: N/A
Senior Yr Courseload: um 3 AP's the rest is regular..no science
Number of Apps from Your School: not sure
Other stats (Awards, etc.): foreign language award, water polo most improved, NHS, CSF stuff
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: water polo, NHS president, CSF, ASB officer, school site council, literary society assistant editor, interact club, YES! Reading tutor, PTP International student ambassador, first chair alto sax, wind ensemble president
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Essays (subject and responses): family background low income and the other essay was about how i enjoy public speaking
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, underperforming low API scores, a lot of native spanish/vietnamese speakers and low income kids
Ethnicity:white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <$3,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
Strengths: personal statements
Weaknesses: grades?
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I think I was accepted because of my background. my scores were definitely not as impressive as many of the other people posting in this forum.
Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am soo grateful for getting into Berkeley. It was my number 1 choice and I got the IAP Scholarship so all 4 years will be free!!!</p>