**Official UC Santa Cruz Class of 2020**

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - GENERAL
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Accepted (GAP)

Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 1660
ACT: 26
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
UC GPA: 4.19
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/816
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (2) AP Biology (3) English Language (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Ceramics, Econ H, Gov, AP Psych, Anatomy H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None lol

Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheer, Key Club
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a hospital for summer 2014, Interned at an animal shelter for 1st semester senior year
Volunteer/Community service: about 250 hours
Personal Statement: pretty strong

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Large public, about 3000
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $55,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT was subpar, extracurriculars, AP scores

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Post this in the UCSC forum: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-cruz/

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Wait, so did you get accepted already? I thought decisions for the class of 2020 came out in March? I’m currently waiting on mine :confused:

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@swagnugget: I think for the poster it is wishful thinking. UCSC does not post acceptances until March and last year it was March 15.

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This post was copied and pasted for future acceptaces. I simply copied the wrong one. Please stop making assumptions about how this post is fraud or wishful thinking… @Gumbymom

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My d got in last name starts with P.(She is on plane traveling to NY) so I checked for her! GPA 3.9 W and SAT 1780. News editor for school paper; competitve soccer player and lots of volunteering. 6 AP classes. AP Psych (4); AP Lang (3). AP Macro/ Micro/ Gov and Lit will be taken soon. She will be so excited when she lands!

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Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 20
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.22
UC GPA: ?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Regular English, Reg Statistics, AP Government, AP Environmental Science, Honors Acting, Honors Video Production

Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf, Chinese Club
Job/Work Experience: None lol
Volunteer/Community service: about 150 hours
Personal Statement: killed it

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Decision: ACCEPTED (in-state)

Objective
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT: 31
SAT II: didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
UC GPA: ~4.15
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4), Bio (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Environmental Sci

Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): rowing, SNHS (chapter founder, officer), Film Club (secretary), feminism club, CSF, theater, volunteering
Job/Work Experience: three jobs so far, two summer and one tutoring job during school year
Volunteer/Community service: apparently ~600 hrs (a lot during summer); mostly tutoring and helping with beginner rowing summer camps
Personal Statement: 9/10; one about being a woman in science and acknowledging the inequality and gender gap, the other about being a tutor and rowing camp helper