Official UC Berkeley March 30th Regular Decisions Thread!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>

<p>Other Factors: Don't need Berkeley, I got into Brown!!</p>

62

<p>Rejected. </p>

<p>But I got into UCLA, so I'm happy. =)</p>

63

<p>Decision: ACEEPTED!!! into Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1910 (790 M, 520 CR, 600 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chinese, 780 MathIIC, 720 Physics, 710 US Hist
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.2 UC-GPA, 4.33 W
[</em>] Rank: 11/440
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great!
[<em>] Hook (if any): Immigrant, poor, first generation? Numerous computer awards
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strength was def GPA and SAT IIs, Weakness was SAT I
[/ul]Other Factors:
Some leadership positions, dedication to things that I do. WOOOT I"M STILL SO HAPPY. But Berkeley is kinda far from home..</p>

64

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2280 – 800CR/760M/720W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 770, 770 – IIC, Chem, US History
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 UW
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank…top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: 5s AP Chem, Calc BC, 4 US History, 3 Spanish Language
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Decent. Definitely could have been better, but I wasn’t too displeased with them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Mediocre-good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good. He’s been in love with me ever since he accused me of lying to him at the beginning of the year.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Took Math 54 (linear algebra) last semester at Cal with regular undergraduates, got an A. Currently taking Math 53 (multivariable calculus).
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California!
[<em>] School Type: Large public (over 3000 students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean-American
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Decent extracurriculars—constant Asian-American/activism theme.
General Comments: Oh goody. I'm kinda disappointed that I didn't get Regents. It's looking like Berkeley or Brown right now--leaning towards Brown.</p>

65

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! to LSA(undeclared)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2090 - 790 m 650 cr 650w
SAT IIs: 790 math 2c 740 bio
GPA: 3.92
Rank: top 40% probably 100/300
Other stats: 11 years piano, panel finals. 2 years work at pharmacy. sent in music cd</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: solid, about piano & work
Teacher Recs: very good
Counselor Rec: none
Hook (if any): probably because i'm well rounded?
Location/Person:
State or Country: So. Cal
School Type: public, top API ranking in CA
Ethnicity: male
Gender: asain
major strength/weakness: piano i guess
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: they sent me a supplement and i did well?
Other Factors: sweet, now everyone at my school will talk about how i shouldnt have got in!</p>

<p>btw how do you make it all colorful, ugh!</p>

66

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1960 780M 670W 510V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIc 750 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 4.04
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: wrote about leadership camp, atdp summer course and hearing disability. They were pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: none
[</em>] Counselor Rec: none
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: 1200 ppl
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: gpa essays/sat
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think the atdp course at cal helped a lot[/li][/ul]Other Factors: hearing disability</p>

67

<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2100
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800,710
[<em>] GPA: 4.4 w, 3.85 uw
[</em>] Rank: top 10 percent
[<em>] Other stats: piano, clubs, comm service, etc.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good, a lot better than my private essays
[<em>] Hook (if any): meh
[/ul]Location/Person:*[list]
[</em>] State or Country:north CA!!!
[<em>] School Type:public
[</em>] Ethnicity:azn/white
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] major strength/weakness:i am awesome.
[] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i'm just really glad i'm in!! ya!!! go bears!</p>

68

<p>Decision:Accepted to EECS!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2120.
[</em>]SAT IIs: 800 chem, 740 math level II, 730 us history.
[<em>]GPA: 4.6 w, 3.9 uw
[</em>]Rank: 2/561
[<em>]Other stats: 5 on chem and ushistory ap tests
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Essays: not good
[<em>]Teacher Recs: n/a
[</em>]Counselor Rec: n/a
[<em>]Hook (if any): interested in engineering.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or Country: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
[<em>]School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity:Egyptian
[<em>]Gender:m
[</em>]major strength/weakness: bad math level II score
[li]why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: for being cali resident[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

69

<p>*Decision: Accepted (Letters & Science) *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 - 770 M / 690 CR / 780 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 MIIC / 780 Chem / 780 USH (take your pick)
[<em>] GPA: 3.96
[</em>] Rank: 1 / 240
[<em>] Other stats: A few 5s and a 4 on APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: awesome/okay/horrendous
[<em>] Teacher Recs: n/a
[</em>] Counselor Rec: n/a
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan (MI)
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: East Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: one excellent essay/really crappy essay
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Stats?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

70

<p>Decision: ACCEPTEDD</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1430/2090
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio(M)-760 USHistory-720
[<em>] GPA: UW:3.87 UCW:4.33
[</em>] Rank:I Dunno
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: OK
[<em>] Teacher Recs: None
[</em>] Counselor Rec: None
[<em>] Hook (if any): Founded a club?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Considered White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Did mediocre sophomore year
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:Well rounded[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

71

<p>4.2 Uc Gpa
2250 Sati
800/730/700 Satii</p>

72

<p>Decision: Accepted!!! College of Environmental Design</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (800CR, 750 W, 690M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 US history, 750 literature, 710 math 2
[<em>] GPA: 4.4 UC weighted
[</em>] Rank: top 1% of school
[<em>] Other stats: 3 AP's (all 5's)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good i suppose!
[<em>] Hook (if any): i'm a dedicated person who does a few things, but is deeply involved in them
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: east bay C-A!
[<em>] School Type: public, large, and overcrowded... but affluent
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strong scores/grades, not a whole lot of ECs
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: scores and essays[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
drill team, NHS, girl scouts, tutoring, national merit finalist</p>

<p>congrats to everyone who got in!!!</p>

73

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1810 , 510 CR, 680 Math, 620 W
SAT IIs: 740 Math 2, 600 US History
GPA: 3.9 Weighed UC
Rank: 14/ 465
Other stats: 2 Bio AP, 3 Chem AP, 2 U.S. History
Essays: Very Very original in my opinion, with a lot of editing
Hook (if any): leadership and dedication in the Upward Bound Program, oldest child land first to go to college
Location/Person: Camarillo
State or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Other Factors: I didn't have many awards or community service, but all my Extracurriculars show dedication.
General Comments: Trust me people, don't get discouraged by SATs, I for one cannot take that test. And Essays do matter a lot.
O yeah and I forgot to mention, I got rejected by UCLA also, but go golden bears woot</p>

74

<p>accepted!</p>

<p>sat: 2230
sat II: 790 ush, 700 chem
gpa: 4.5 uc weighted uncapped
rank: top 10%</p>

75

<p>Decision: Accepted!!! College of Letters and Science
Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 1940 (Real low I know..)
* SAT IIs: 740 US history, 660 chem, 780 math IIc
* GPA: 4.13 w, 3.77 uw
* Rank: 8/602
* Other stats: APs: 3, 4, 4 (didn't take class), 5
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Must've been good I hope
* Hook (if any): poor, asian, first gen, poor, debate? ELC
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: So.Cal
* School Type: public, large, overcrowed, low-income community
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: mediocre scores, not much volunteer service, not a whole lot of ECs
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: essay, questionairre?
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
Tutoring, NHS officer, Debate officer (quarterfinalist at the Cal invitational tournament)</p>

<p>Congratulations to all those who got in!</p>

76

<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290 (800cr, 800w, 690m)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 US, 770spanish, 750 lit, 730math2
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 4.78
[<em>] Rank: 9/670
[</em>] Other stats: 5 5s on APs, 6 and 7 on IBs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: great. about indian dance.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: no idea
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): uhh...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Big Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Lots of leadership in JSA, MUN, girl scouts
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Ummm... SAT, gpa, and good ECs
[*] Other thoughts: I made a good resume?</p>

77

<p>Here's the format:</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!! YAY!!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 and 750
[<em>] GPA: 4.1 weighted
[</em>] Rank: 6 out of 750
[li] Other stats: </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: about founding the 1st LBGT group at my school
[</em>] Teacher Recs: none
[<em>] Counselor Rec: none
[</em>] Hook (if any): </p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: So Cal
[</em>] School Type: Public, 3500 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Writing/Math....Personality/Personality
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think I'm pretty well-rounded, but actually I have no idea why!!!
[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

78

<p>ACCEPTED! (found out through regents a while ago)</p>

79

<p>[ size=+1][ color=Orange][ b]Decision:Accepted to College of Chemistry[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:660CR, 740M, 700W
[ *] SAT IIs:680 US History, 750 Math IIC, 730 Chemistry
[ *] GPA: 4.8 W, 4.0 UW
[ *] Rank:9/460
[ *] Other stats: ACT: 32
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:I honestly don't remember, but i think pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recs: none
[ *] Counselor Rec: none
[ *] Hook (if any): none
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:Kansas
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I have no idea... this is awesome. I thought out of state would kill me, let alone if i was doing their app right (recs, grades, etc.)
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

80

<p>got IN! Anyone going to Senior Weekend??</p>