Official UCI Decision thread - Class of 2013

<p>I wanna be accepted</p>

<p>how come some people got in so early and some with good stats didn't?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
CHP
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: UCI Bioengineering Pre-Medical
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 680 CR, 770 Math, 790 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math, 770 Chem
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.88 UW, 4.89 W, 4.15 UC
[</em>] Rank: no ranking
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 10
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: 0
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 AP, science research, newspaper
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: umm many lol i donno exactly
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 3 science fair awards, eagle scout, editor + managing editor of newspaper,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: laboratory work, boy scouts, COSMOS,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: sales at my dad's company
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): personal condition, working in the laboratory
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Research, 4 projects, published paper, 3 prizes
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, top 100
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: High SAT/GPA/extracurrics[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: aiming for higher, but this is a good safety!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ list]
<em>College/Major Applied To: English
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2000 composite
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History- 710, Math 2- 640
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: weighted- 4.3 unweighted- 3.7
[</em>] Rank: Somewhere around the top 10%
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Ap language, literature, us history, european history, physics, calculus, economics, government
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Ap physics, ap literature, ap economics, ap government, ap calculus, spanish
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: I'm not sure...
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I've done a ton of volunteer work and I have played a varsity sport all 4 years...
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: a ton of volunteer work, over 800 hours all added up
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I have a part-time job
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): my essays i thought were good. i worked really hard on them, and it talked about how i overcame some recent obstacles in my life
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none..
[<em>] Strengths: on my app, i probably appear to be a well-rounded student (because of my high grades, all while maintaining a part time job, volunteer work, and a varsity sport
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I don't know I wasn't expecting to find out this early......i'm surprised..everyone else's stats on here seem so high compared to mine.
[/list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] none...
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] sorry im really tired right now..probably made a bunch of spelling mistakes,etc. but anyways, i probably will not attend UC irvine. but i am glad to know i made it into at least one college!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the first school i have heard back from!!! :D good luch everyone!</p>

<p>hamburgler2 - sometimes it's not about the numbers and stats ;)</p>

<p>I hope it isn't</p>

<p>my SAT isn't exactly "super"</p>

<p>You're right, it's MOSTLY about stats.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
CHP</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ ] College/Major Applied To: Very undeclared
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[ *] SAT I (by section): 2060; M-680, W-740, CR-640
[ *] SAT IIs:Lit: 690, Math2: 670
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Weighted-4.38, UW-3.97
[ *] Rank:52/774 (what i get for not taking a lot of APs)
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] APs (including this year's): English Language, Bio, English Lit, Government, Calc AB
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Gov, Ap Calc, AP Eng, Zoology, Genetics, Band
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: A lot, probably
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): ELC, CSF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: 4 years of Marching band, 4 of concert band, badminton club (started it), student-run quartet, Student Council
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Usher at Hollywood Bowl (massive concert venue)
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about my school for the first prompt because I'm in a special program located at the Los Angeles Zoo and i talked about music and band for the second one
[ /list]
*Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Los Angeles, CA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, decently competitive i gess
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ELC, GPA maybe?
[ *] Strengths: GPA, ACT score, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: # of APs is kind of weak
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: beats me!
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] this is basically my safety school, but i still like it and was surprised to be accepted to the CHP</p>

<p>Stats mean nothing dude</p>

<p>it's all about the meaning of the individual</p>

<p>not in huge public schools. MAYBE in privates. if it was all about the meaning of the individual, it would be a world gone mad :)</p>

<p>LOL, stats mean A LOT for getting into college.</p>

<p>but not everything</p>

<p>They are right dude.... For public schools getting this many apps, its MOSTLY about stats. Look at the princeton review surveys that quote admissions officers. The most significant factors are the GPA and the SAT. If stats meant "nothing" then why is it that only about 10% of people below a 4.0 weighted got into LA/Berkeley?</p>

<p>^^ its highly competitive school, hence highly motivated students with extremely well rounded applications.</p>

<p>^ And part of "well rounded" is having good grades. The typical Cal/UCLA "well rounded" applicant has about a 4.0 or higher, as well as excellent ECs.</p>

<p>Interesting how this thread has shifted from being about UCI to Cal/UCLA</p>

<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href="CHP">/size</a></p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To:CSE
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 650CR 740M 690W (2080)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 BioE
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.95/4.75/4.21
[</em>] Rank: School does not rank
[<em>] ACT: 34E 32R 33S 9W (34)
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Bio, Calculus BC, Chem, Compsci A, Compsci AB, Econ, English Lang, Physics C
[<em>] IBs (including this year's):None
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Physics C AP, Webpage, Government/Econ AP, Calculus B AP, English 4 AP Language
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: A lot? How am I supposed to know this
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National AP Scholar with Distinction, Principal's High Honor Roll, Achievement in Computer Science, Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology, CSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Marching Band, Webpage
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Web Designer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about filling in bubbles for standardized tests and my base in computer science
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I don't even know what this is
[/ul]Location/Person: **[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ACT, AP, Leadership, Work
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, but not so much
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Probably stats[/li][/ul]
Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I think the first batch is just the CHP/Regents group, so don't be discouraged if you haven't heard anything back from UCI. The stats right now are going to be higher than the average stats for UCI acceptance when all of them roll out.</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted<a href="CHP">/b</a></p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To:CS/CE
* Fee Waiver Used?: No
* SAT I (by section): 770CR 780M 800W (2350)
* SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 790 Physics
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.00UC/4.29W/3.86U
* Rank: ?
* ACT: N/A
* APs (including this year's): Physics C, Calculus BC, Statistics, U.S. Gov, Econ, Compsci AB, Econ, English Lang
* IBs (including this year's): N/A
* Senior Yr Courseload: AP Gov, AP Econ, Stats AP, Chinese 5, Lit AP
* Number of Apps from Your School: Many?
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): National AP Scholar with Distinction, Junior Duck Stamp Honorable Mention
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Museum Volunteer, Web design, Various Clubs
* Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my experience (and subsequent guilt) as a telemarketer at the museum
* Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, good
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: F
* Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
* Strengths: SAT, APs,
* Weaknesses: GPA, most likely
* Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Stats, mostly
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was pleasantly surprised, I guess, even though this was my safety.</p>

<p>^Is CS Computer Science?</p>

<p>Yeah. :) Though I, too, would like to major in Counter-Strike.</p>

<p>Kidding, kidding...</p>

<p>^LOL. So, it seems like no one with the major of economics got accepted yet? I chose economics as my 1st and business economics for my 2nd choice. Could this explain for a delay?</p>