<p>Stats:
SAT: 2050 (650R, 700M, 700W)
SAT IIs: 650 Chemistry, 710 US History
GPA: 3.90 UW, 4.38 W
Rank: 2/749
Other stats:Valedictorian
Subjective:
Essays: Unconvential and unique, i studied monkeys in costa rica and organized mural painting at my school
Teacher Recs: Kick Ass
Counselor Rec: Really Good- i got to a large school but my counselor knew me really well
Hook (if any): strong leadership skills? quasi-latino? i'm half-argentine- parents are educated, upper mid class, and born here... i dont think argentine helped much
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Really Large Public 4000+
Ethnicity: White/South American
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: scores, should've done a lot better, few awards
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: should have had at least a 100 pts more on the SATs
Other Factors: extensive ECs and work experience, editor in chief of newspaper, president of two clubs, founded an extremely successful mural club, traveled to costa rica and then europe for study tours, took 14 college classes and 7 APs</p>
<p>accept: UCSD, UCSB, berkeley, michigan w/honors, dartmouth, boston univ
reject: stanford, northwestern, georgetown
waitlist: univ of penn, duke, wash u in st louis</p>
<p>yeah pretty much lookn at UCB or Dartmouth.. they are both looking really awesome right now although they couldn't b more different. </p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1860
[ *] SAT IIs: 710 bio-m, 620 spanish
[ *] GPA: 4.00 UC
[ *] Rank: 61/471
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Really unique and well thought out, i think they helped me
[ *] Teacher Recs: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Hook (if any): None?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NorCal
[ *] School Type: Pub
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: Math SAT score was very low
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My major academic improvement from 9th grade to now, my unique EC's and my essays.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] i'm a spring admit</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!! into bioe w/ regents</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2400
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 2c, 800 bio (molecular)
[<em>] GPA: ~UC 4.3
[</em>] Rank:~120/480
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: they were okay, i thought some were pretty funny
[</em>] Teacher Recs: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Hook (if any): maybe my SAT scores? :)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: piano, soccer, volunteering
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: honestly I'm not really sure, but I'm really grateful that I got in!!
[li] Other thoughts: Cal^10!!!!![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 (770 CR, 720 MATH, 710 WRITING)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 US History, 760 Math IIC
[<em>] GPA: 4.56 W (10-12 academic), 4.00 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1 / 490
[<em>] Other stats: Three 5's on three AP Exams
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: They were decent I guess. Maybe even good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: None.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: None.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Top honors student who also plays two varsity sports I guess? Not extremely good at either sport though, just good enough to be varsity..
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA!
[<em>] School Type: Freakin' LARGE Public School. Well maybe not that large. 2400 kids anyway.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I would have to say my class schedule strength, my SAT score (well, it's not that high compared to some of you 2300 people! crazy!), my grade trend was consistent throughout high school, and my overall GPA. My weakness is probably my lack of a true "hook" extracurricular or situation, although my family's income was pretty low.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because I'm well-rounded academically, strong class schedule, GPA, etc. Essays probably didn't hurt either.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I'm going to CAL! CLASS OF '10! YEAH!</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
Gig Harbor High School, Gig Harbor, Washington.
SAT: 2050.
7 AP with 4 average
800 hours community service: e.g. Tacoma Rescue Mission, Elementary School Tutoring, Math Tutoring.
Email: <a href="mailto:nckzhao@yahoo.com">nckzhao@yahoo.com</a>
Other acceptances: UCLA, UCSD, Notre Dame (surprise, they actually loved my communist ideologies), UChicago, Emory, Boston College, University of Washington, Bowdoin, USC, and NYU. Did not apply to Ivies.
Essay: Communism > Capitalism.</p>
<p>Why I think I was accepted: Being the only applicant with such a revoluting mind.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2220
SAT IIs: M.Bio 770; Math II 770
GPA: 3.77
Rank: school doesn't rank
Other stats: seriously into music
Essays: not bad!
Teacher Recs: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Hook (if any): took classes at UCB starting sophomore year. did well. (and no, these weren't lame classes in pottery -- they were in fact, hard.)
State or Country: CA
School Type: small competitive public school
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: M
major strength/weakness: GPA is not so hot, but sciences and math are strong. also have a lot to show for many years of cello-ing/piano-ing.</p>
<p>SAT: 2300 (800 M, 800 CR, 700 W)
SAT IIs: 800 in both 2C Math and U.S. History
GPA: 3.67 Unweighted, 4.25 Weighted
Rank: Unranked But Not ELC
Other stats: 35 ACT, 3-5s on APs Currently</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Essays: Wrote About How I Need To Work To Help My Family's Business, Ownage!
Teacher Recs: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Hook (if any): N/A</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: San Francisco, CA
School Type: Large, Ultra-Competitive Public High School (Having Less Than 10% of Graduating Class Accepted to Cal is A Really Bad Graduating Class)
Ethnicity: Chinese-American
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Major Slacker
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Cause more than 10% of my graduating class will get into Cal. Not Kidding, 87 of my HS's Class of 2005 got into Cal.</p>
<p>lets just say im still amazed and i know im extremely lucky. haha
SAT: 1800ish (horrible i know!)
GPA: 4.0
Rank: Top 10%
Essays were pretty unique I thought
Tons of extracurriculars (w/leadership positions in several)
Out of state applicant</p>
<p>I dont think I'll be able to attend though :( i didnt get much financial aid and I dont think theres any way i can afford it. so sad i cant do anything with my acceptance :(</p>
<p>SAT: 1870
GPA: 4.34 (weighted)
Rank: 23 of 693 (Early Graduate)
Great Essays (In my opinion:) )
Speech and Debate Captain
Out of State Applicant</p>
<p>May not be able to afford it though. I'm sorry medhopeful. We're in the same position. Kinda.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2110
SAT IIs: 770, 760
GPA: Cum-4.03, Weighted GPA-4.3
Rank: 28/535
Other stats: 11 AP's</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: great
Teacher Recs: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Hook (if any): very international, diverse, passionate about different countries and international things...foreign exchange program...love to serve the community...</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Cali
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: F
major strength/weakness: overall pretty good
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i really dunno...i didn't think i'd get in..maybe hard courseload, good essays, i dunno...Still deciding between UCLA v. Cal though!!! It's hard!!! =/</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2150 (740V/720M/690W)
* SAT IIs: 6??, 6??- cant remember
* GPA: 3.97
* Rank: 15/440
* Other stats: 8 AP classes
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: decent to good
* Teacher Recs: None
* Counselor Rec: None
* Hook (if any): None
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Georgia
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Korean American
* Gender: Male
* Major strength/weakness: Strength- EC's, Weakness- Out of state
* Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: extracurricular activities- church, band, clubs
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: none
General Comments: deciding on either berkeley or emory</p>