<p>Official UCI Decision thread - Class of 2012 </p>
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<p>With many people already having received acceptances and the first wave coming out in 3 days, 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>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared/Social Sciences
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No.
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M: 800, CR: 750, W: 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History: 800, Mol. Biology: 780
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3.98
[</em>] Rank: No school ranks. Probably 5% at least.
[<em>] APs (including this year's): US history, Statistics, Biology, English Lang, Psychology, English Lit, Calc BC, European History, AP Economics (Micro & Macro) -- all fives, except for ones I'm taking this year.
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Econ, Photo I, Computer Systems
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Probably ~6
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Just class honors.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Habitat for Humanity trip/club, Salus medical club, Junior Senate, Puxi Tutors, Summer Hospital volunteer work
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None (can't find work in China w/o a high school degree)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): First essay on trying to find my identity as an international school student, second tying H4H to my efforts to improve myself. My English teacher said they "kick ass" despite the relatively generic subjects.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing cool :(
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA resident, but living in China
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private international school. This year, we sent two students to Stanford, one to Cambridge, one to Duke, one to JHU, two to UPenn, etc. More acceptances are coming in.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, lots of community service.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of "traditional leadership roles"
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Scores?[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to everyone that got in :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Biology
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Math: 640 CR: 520 Writing: 600
[</em>] SAT IIs: Physics: 730, US History: 630
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W: 4.289 UW: 3.773
[</em>] Rank: 17
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 6 total
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): 7 total
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: IB IB IB IB IB IB
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Many?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Volunteering (100+ hours)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteering, Founded Middle Eastern Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about how I struggled with my immigration to the United States and how I used that to found my club.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing really
[/ul]Location/Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA, USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Not great
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $130,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant?
[<em>] Strengths: Community Service and Starting a Club
[</em>] Weaknesses: No big Awards
[*] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Grades/Test Score[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Mathematics (got accepted to school os Physical Sciences)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 700 M 730 W 790, 2220 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math Level 2- 730, Literature- 700
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W: 4.26, UW: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1 of 487
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 6 total
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: 0
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Statistics AP, Wind Ensemble, Govt/Econ AP, Physics, English Literature AP, French 4, Journalism
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: A lot :P
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Random things, nothing too big
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: CSF, Literary Society, Band, Drum Line, Varsity Track/XC for a year, Interact (comm service), Key Club, Caluclus AB Ap Tutor, Algebra I repeaters tutor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about my culture and how my mom inspired me in one, and the other was a crappy essay about confidence
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Not sure
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Crappy Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 70k single parent
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths: EC, grades, SAT I
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, no big awards
[*] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Grades, Scores, and EC[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Electrical Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 650CR 650M 630W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750Math2C 720Biology 790Chinese
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.83UW UC, 4.08W
[</em>] Rank: 107/479
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Biology, Chinese Language, Chemistry, Calculus BC
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Calculus BC, Physics, AP Chemistry, Gov/Econ, English, Yearbook 1, Chinese 6 Honors
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Dunno.
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Church, YMCA, After school tutoring, Tech Club officer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Interests in engineering.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): nothing really.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really.
[<em>] Strengths: EC, ACT
[</em>] Weaknesses: AP classes, SAT, grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Probably essay.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Posted this in the other Decision thread but might as well keep it in one place that has the year on it. For those who got Regents and/or CHP, make sure you state it at the top. Pretty useful for people in the coming years to have stats in mind. I found it pretty informative the past couple of months.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted /w Regents and CHP</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2330 Total (800 CR, 770 WR, 760 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 US History, 790 Math IIC, 740 Literature
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.41 UW, 3.77 UC, 4.05 W
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year's): English Language - 5, English Literature - ?, Euro History - 5, US History, Government (US and Comparative) - ?, Economics (Macro and Micro) - ?, Psychology - 5, Calculus AB - ?
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: <em>See AP's + Photography</em>
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: c. 100
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing dramatic.[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 200+ Hours at typical places
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Teacher's Assistant for one year.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Life + Photography (Broad stuff!)
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Not really[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public High School (68th in US)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Negative?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Epicly Low Income?
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, EC's
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I'm going to take a wild guess and say SAT's.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/etc: Congrats to everyone who made it. Just happy I'm going to college. G'day.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Civil Engineering
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[ *] SAT I (by section): 740 Math, 710 CR, 730 Writing
[ *] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 740 each in Chem and Bio
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.45 (UCGPA)
[ *] Rank: Top 3 in 125 ( School doesnt 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.): National Merit Scholarship, Chosen to do a presenation at International Green Building Seminar and leadership at school</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Tanjore Painting (An ancient Indian form) and poetry writing
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Good
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: India
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Around $100000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths: Well rounded application
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Seriously no idea
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] No idea
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>No Regents though :( Congrats to everyone!!</p>
<p>Decision: lowest "Accepted" admit Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: COMPUTER SCI
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:Ya
[<em>] SAT I (by section):500's =1500 total
[</em>] SAT IIs:550Math2, 650Spanish
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.83UC,3.69
[</em>] Rank:60/400
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year's):Envir SCi, Govn't,English
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:AP Environmental Sci & AP Government, Pre Calc, Band, World Lit/Adv Comp
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Various Academic awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Prez band, CSF Lifetime member, Link Crew 2 years,Various clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Very personal; About life hardships.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Ca
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:Low Income
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Yup
[<em>] Strengths: Writing
[</em>] Weaknesses:Spelling
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:Good GPA+EC's [/li][/ul]Other Factors: 5Years of Math and 5Years of English (xtra CC classes) General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I also got into UCSB as a "high achieving applicant"!?!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2210 (800W, 720 CR, 690 M)
SAT IIs: 750 Am History, 740 Bio, 690 Math II
APs: World History 4, Am History 4, Bio 5, Art History 5
GPA: 4.86w
Rank: unknown
Other stats: Senior year courses - AP Eng, AP Stats, AP Gov/Econ, Honors Physics</p>
<p>Hook (if any):
-active in school community (ASB 4 years; Varsity Volleyball/Soccer/Lacrosse)
-part-time work 15 hr/wk
-volunteer at local animal shelter - 4 years
-summer 2007 intern at OC Rgister
-summer 2006 language program in France</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: English/Humanities
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2210 (680CR, 760M, 770W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 MathIIC; 720 US History
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.6W 3.85UW
[</em>] Rank: top 5%
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 10 total
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: 6 total (core classes, not counting TOK)
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: APs -- Calculus BC, US Govt; IBs -- English, Bio, History, TOK; elective
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: ~50
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): academic awards (school and county) </p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: club president; service; EIC newspaper; decathlon; intern at local paper; yearbook editor; etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: summer job
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): personal subject. decent, though I doubt they read it..
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: medium-high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: relatively good numbers, at least for UCI
[</em>] Weaknesses: nothing that stood out; lack of district leadership
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: stats, ELC. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in, especially if it's one of your top choices! :)
This is my first acceptance..still waiting for everything else. April 1 can't come soon enough..</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To:chemstry
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:nAH~
[<em>] SAT I (by section):520-720-620
[</em>] SAT IIs:720(math2),640(chem),800(korean)
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.7(3.9)
[</em>] Rank:top5% but i dont think that matters
[<em>] ACT:x
[</em>] APs (including this year's):chem,euro,bio,stats, and gov
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:x
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:ap bio,ap stats,ap gov, eng, band, cal studies
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:dont know
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):not much
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:marching band concert band, YES project, track and field, soccer, exchange student, 1 or 2 more but i cant remember
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:x
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): adjusting to US from korea, marching band
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):asian..
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:ca
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):average public
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Income Bracket:95000~100000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):x
[<em>] Strengths:im a luck man
[</em>] Weaknesses:sat
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:average stats</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
im excited to go there, though if ucsd or ucla(i dont think i will get in) accpet me, i will be really....i wont know what to do...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Bioengineering: Premed
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 650 M 760 W 670
[</em>] SAT IIs: Korean 760 Math L2: 740
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W 4.27 UW 3.91
[</em>] Rank: 4/583
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 8
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Biology II, AP Gov't, AP Calc AB, AP English, Art I, AP Physics B
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 20+
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar With Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): COSMOS Participant
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Rural HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Poor
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths:Great GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: Poor EC's
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Cuz Im awesome[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Social Sciences
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Very high reading/writing, slightly below average math. Mid 2100s.
[</em>] SAT IIs: Mid 1500s out of 1600 total.
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: ~4.0 UCGPA. Don't know unweighted.
[</em>] Rank: Does not rank - not ELC
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 11 or so
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 6 classes, 3 APs
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Minor athletic awards, AP awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Minor volunteer work, minor student government involvement, some athletics
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: A few summers at white collar, major-related jobs
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Heard they're very well-written, but possibly a little dry.
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None (possibly work experience)
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: We got more bounce in California
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle-class, too high to get financial aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
[<em>] Strengths: Work experience, upward trend and mainly test scores.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No real hook, ECs not amazing.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: GPA and SATs are significantly above average for UCI/D/SB</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Eh, probably won't go here over the top two UCs or Santa Barbara, but nice to be in to a UC.</p>
<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: Computer Science
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): M: 750, CR: 620, W:660
SAT IIs: Math IIc: 780, Physics: 580
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3.7, W: 4.2
Rank: Top 4% (ELC)
APs (including this year's): European History, US History, Statistics, English Language, English Literature, Calculus BC, Economics, Government
Senior Yr Courseload: Anatomy II, AP Calculus BC, AP Econ/Govt, AP Eng, Psychology, Art
Number of Apps from Your School: Probably 50+
Other stats (Awards, etc.): achievement awards
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: work experience, community service
Job/Work Experience: tutor
Essays (subject and responses):
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None at all
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
Strengths: none, SAT I?
Weaknesses: extracurriculars, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: ELC
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to those accepted, good luck to the rest</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Social Science
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:no
[ *] SAT I (by section):620-cr, 660-w, 710-math
[ *] SAT IIs: 760- math 2, 720, chem
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.5 uw, 3.75 uc gpa, 3.95 fully weighted
[ *] Rank: about top 30 percent
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year's): bio (4), calc ab (5), microecon, gov, chem, stats, spanish language
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: ap chem, ap stats, ap gov , ap econ, ap spanish, literature
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: 90% UC eligible at my school maybe 400++
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):athletics minor
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: volunteer, tutor, sports, club position,minor leadership possitons
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): really unique
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: ca
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): extremely competitive ( irivne is match/saftey for top 60 percent i say)
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:f
[ *] Income Bracket: 100000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths: sat 2 scores, essay, diffcult courseload
[ *] Weaknesses: low uw gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: good scores for irvine, great essay, and maybe little low gpa overlooked by VERYY competitive highschool
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Humanities/Philosophy
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Math[650] Reading[690] Writing[790] TOTAL: 2130
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology M [780] Lit [630] <--Actually not 100% sure about these scores >.<
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.05/3.9
[</em>] Rank: 72
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year's): AP Euro - 3 AP US - 3 AP Eng Lang/Comp - 5 AP Bio - 5 AP Eng Lit - ?</p>
<p>[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Eng Lit, Physiology, Math 150/151 (College calc), Poli sci 101/102, Drama 1/2, Hospitality & tourism
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National merit finalist, ap scholar with honors, captain of varsity soccer, best offensive player 2006/2007, western league 1st team pick, APA essay contest county winner 2005, etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Girlscouts 13 yrs, soccer 14 yrs, gay-straight alliance club, physiology club, be green club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Preschool aide intern, graphic designer/volunteer security at local venue
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middleclass
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Adopted
[<em>] Strengths: Excellent writing skills, very intelligent, open-minded, adaptive, well-rounded, quirky, passionate
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math :( haha
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have good test scores, a nice selection of awards and honors, and I'm really good at writing, but I think that I am really unique and that's why I received the honors/acceptance that I did above other kids with better stats[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: HSSEAS Bioeng: Premed
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:N
[<em>] SAT I (by section):M.780 W.620 C.600 (2000)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Miic.800 Chinese.800 Chem.770 Physics.740
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W4.13 UW3.8X
[</em>] Rank:n/a
[<em>] ACT:n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year's):Physics.5 Chem.4 n/a:bio, polisci, econ, calcBC
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:AP-Bio AP-CalcBC AP-Polisci/Econ Eng.4
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:apprx.300
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):not really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:club, volunteer, tutor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:no long-term job
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):volunteer work&aspirations in engineering
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): API 881
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Income Bracket:n/a
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a
[<em>] Strengths:started off as an english learner 4 yrs. ago
[</em>] Weaknesses:EC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Strong in math/science classes/tests performance[/li][/ul]Other Factors: n/a</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To:Sociology
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[ *] SAT I (by section):M.640 W. 680 CR. 690
[ *] SAT IIs:Biology.670 Literature. 580 Math IIC 700
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.9w
[ *] Rank:N/A
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] APs (including this year's):Euro 3, Bio 4, Music THeory 4, English, Gov, Enviro
[ *] IBs (including this year's:N/A
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:AP GOv, AP ENglish, AP ENviro, Psychology/Sociology, Band, Honors Pre-Calculus
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:DOnt know
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):Coach's Award, Principals Award 4x, Homecoming Queen, OUstanding Musician Award, etc
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:a lot actually. I think it was my strength
[ *] Job/Work Experience:clerical internship for hoffman industries (dad's work)
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):ok
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):ok
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:CA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Top 21 Elite in Nation
[ *] Ethnicity:Korean
[ *] Gender:Asian
[ *] Income Bracket:higher middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ *] Strengths:ec's
[ *] Weaknesses:gpa, sat score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:ec's
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
Yea Kabba Modern! I'm not in the dance group but I hope they win America's Best dance Crew :]</p>