Official UCLA Class of 2016 Stats Thread

thecube · March 25, 2012, 2:47am

**Decision: Accepted **

**College and Program: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering **

Stats:[ list]
[] SAT I (by section): 2400
[] SAT IIs: Math II 800, Chemistry 800, Biology M 800
[] APs: Chemistry 5, Biology 5, Calculus AB 5, Calculus BC 5, US History, English Language and Composition 5
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 4.769
[li] Rank: 1st decile (#2 but my high school doesn’t officially rank)[/li]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Research in computational imaging (Intel STS Top Ten, Intel ISEF 2nd Place, National JSHS 1st Place, single-author research paper published), Co-Editor-in-Chief of a national literary magazine, Science Bowl Co-Captain, classical piano
[] Essays (subject and responses): The first was about how my research converted me from a pure mathematics junkie into being fascinated with applied/computational mathematics and signal processing. Second was a super sloppy rant about my observational nature
[] Teacher Recs: …there were recs involved?
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Applied on (EA?): the last possible moment, basically
[] Hook (if any):

[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: public, ~1800
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats everyone :)

thecube · March 25, 2012, 2:52am

**Decision: Accepted **

**College and Program: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering **

[ul]Stats:
[] SAT I (by section): 2400
[] SAT IIs: Math II 800, Chemistry 800, Biology M 800
[] APs: Chemistry 5, Biology 5, Calculus AB 5, Calculus BC 5, US History, English Language and Composition 5
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 4.769
[li] Rank: 1st decile (#2 but my high school doesn’t officially rank)[/li][/ul]

[ul]Subjective:
[] ECs listed on app: Research in computational imaging (Intel STS Top Ten, Intel ISEF 2nd Place, National JSHS 1st Place, single-author research paper published), Co-Editor-in-Chief of a national literary magazine, Science Bowl Co-Captain, classical piano
[] Essays (subject and responses): The first was about how my research converted me from a pure mathematics junkie into being fascinated with applied/computational mathematics and signal processing. Second was a super sloppy rant about my observational nature
[] Teacher Recs: …there were recs involved?
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Applied on (EA?): the last possible moment, basically
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]

[ul]Location/Person:
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: public, ~1800
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats everyone :)

newyorkmydreams · March 25, 2012, 6:22am

Deciding between UCLA and UC DAvis?
Stats
UC 4.0 gpa
30 ACT
many ec’s
over 200 hours of community service.

Guesty · March 25, 2012, 9:46am

**Decision: Accepted **

College and Program: Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Biomedical Engineering

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 800 Math, 740 Writing
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs: AP Euro (4), AP Bio (5), AP US History (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Physics B (5)
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA (UW, W): 3.8 or 3.9 UW, 4.75 South Carolina weighted, not sure what UC Weighted is
[] Rank: Not given at my school, but I’m in the top 25% I think
[] Other stats: National Merit Finalist (Semifinalist when applying)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Cross Country, Track, Debate (one year), Wrestling (one year), 90 total volunteer hours
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays (subject and responses): How being Bengali and having autism affected by upbringing, personal quality of overcoming autism
[] Teacher Recs: Don’t remember seeing anything on the app about that
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[] Applied on (EA?): The last day to apply
[] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: SC
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Bengali (Indian Subcontinent)
[li] Gender: M[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m really surprised I got in, especially since I found out I got waitlisted at Rice and UChicago the same day. I thought it would be the other way around, honestly…I’m really happy that I got in! Congrats to everyone else! Hopefully I got into UC Berkeley too. I got invited to UCLA’s open house, how has that been for those who went?

tarkosh20 · March 25, 2012, 1:36pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1960, 620 CR/690 M/650 W (single sitting)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: 790 Math 2, 800 Physics, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA: 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
ELC?: no idea
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 subjects including Math, Physics, and Chemistry at Higher Level and English A1, Economics, And French Ab. at Standard Level
Senior Year Course Load: same as above ^ + 1 non-honor subject
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, photography, engineering club
Job/Work Experience: school photographer
Volunteer/Community service: volunteering and random community service
Personal Statement: The first one was about the challenges i faced guiding my sister, who has a learning difficulty, through her school years and how i struggled to balance my academic and social life with her studies. The second was about how my uncle, a former employee at NASA used to come bearing stories and gifts and how id love to be in his place one day.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): US citizen but living abroad
Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: I’m guessing my first personal statement plus SAT II scores
Weaknesses: ECs and GPA perhaps
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My EC’s aren’t very math/science oriented, so i guess i couldn’t compete with most of the applicants who had internships at engineering companys and such. However, i’m glad i didn’t get rejected; i think my first essay saved me.

ILoveHippos · March 25, 2012, 2:02pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2020 Total - 630R/740M/650W
[]ACT: N/A
[]SAT II: 680 Biology M, 720 Math 2, 700 Math 1
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4,8ish
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4-5/64
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): 35 Predicted
[]Senior Year Course Load: IB Full Diploma
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of leadership (started a campaign in school, member of honor’s council etc.)
[]Job/Work Experience: Lots of Tutoring, Internships
[]Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, lots of community service.
[]Summer Activities: Internships, Ivy Summer Programs
[]Essays: Pretty good
[]Teacher Recommendation: Pretty awesome
[]Counselor Rec: Good I guess
[]Additional Rec: Yes
[]Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Fin Aid?: No
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant): Im international
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender:
[]Income Bracket: Upper middle
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection

[ul]Strengths: Scores, grades, EC’s etc.
[]Weaknesses: No major awards
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of the essays and my EC’s
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Virginia, Boston University, University of British Columbia
Waitlisted: Washu
Rejected: Northwestern, UCLA
[]General Comments: I was rejected because I was out of state…[/ul]

mahrap · March 25, 2012, 3:05pm

Too lazy to follow format so i’ll just use my information from a chance thread i had a while back.

2100 SAT, 740 Math II, 710 US
5 AP Euro, 5 AP US, 5 AP Lang, 4 AP Psych
UC GPA: 4.16 (bear in my that in 11th grade i had a 4.6 while in 10th grade i had a 3.8ish)

10th grade

World History A A (took over summer school)
AP Euro A A
Honors Chem B B
Spanish 2 B A
Alg 2 C C
English A A

11th Grade

AP US A A
AP Psych A A
AP Lang A A
Honors Trig/ Math analysis: A
AP Calculus A: A
Spanish 3: A A

12th grade courses:

AP Calc BC
AP Physics BC
AP Lit
AP Gov
Honors Econ
Honors Biology

EC’s:
4 years of pit section leader in marching band,
4 years of leader of Jazz combo
first chair guitar in all-star band of LAUSD,
Bill Green Mentorship program ( selected in a music enrichment program by audition)
3 years of Thelonious Monk Jazz in the classroom program
officer of philosophy club in 10th grade,
doing students run LA (marathon) in 12th grade
400 hours of community service at UCLA Olive-View Medical Center

Awards: Questbridge Finalist (if that even means anything), Best overall musician at school, AP Scholar, Principle Honor Roll

Applied as undecided to L&S. I live in California. First generation college student, came to US at 6th grade, i think my essays were okay. in the first prompt i discussed some family issues that affected me in the 10th grade and how i overcame them. my 2nd prompt was about my performance at the hollywood bowl. really surprised i got in. This just proves how an effective personal statement can make your application just that much stronger. Happiness cannot be anymore tangible right now

flamingo4 · March 25, 2012, 3:50pm

Accepted: Genetics, Microbiology & Pre-Med Track

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR) 800 (WR) 780 (M): 2380 one sitting
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 (Bio-molecular) 800 (US History) 740 (Chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Weighted GPA: ~4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 4 (Bio, US History, Chem)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Bowl (Co-Captain), Debate Team (Co-Captain), History Club (President), Community Non-profit organization (President), BME research at a UC
Job/Work Experience: Paid summer internship at a BME UC lab, private piano teacher
Volunteer/Community service: ScienceBuddies, tutor, non-profit organization
Summer Activities: research internship, CC course in writing, having fun like teenager
Essays: ugghh, so hard to be subjective… 7 or 8?
2 Teacher Recommendations: haven’t seen either.
Counselor Rec: haha. 500+ in my class…c’mon.
Additional Rec: haven’t seen, but will probably be the better out of the three.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA!
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Major: Molecular Biology/Microbiology
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Drautuna · March 25, 2012, 4:24pm

Decision: Accepted to Biochemistry in the College of Letters & Science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (750M/690W/600CR)
[] ACT: 28 (not submitted)
[] SAT II: 780 Chem, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] UC GPA: 4.2 (with 8 semester cap, like 4.5 without cap)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/550
[] ELC?: Yes
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP Chem (5), AP Stats (5), AP Euro (5), AP Eng Lang (3), APUSH (4); Calc BC, physics B, bio, macro, gov, eng lit this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, physics B, bio, macro, gov, eng lit (all APs, highest rigor)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] no real MAJOR awards[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo, badminton club, Key club (was club secretary and then club co-president, 3 years), MCJROTC (was Platoon sgt and then Platoon cmdr, only in for 2 years), part of one of school’s tutoring club
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer over 450 hours total; volunteers with Key Club, MCJROTC, school tutoring organizations, and a local aquarium over the summer
[] Personal Statement:[/ul] first one was good about my father with cancer, second one was okay about developing confidence in one of my EC’s

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): In state
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Azn
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~120k/yr
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: idk
[] Weaknesses: SAT COULD be higher and COULD have better EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] dont know, i think i was an average applicant[/li]
General Comments:
WAS UBER FREAKING HAPPY! UCLA is my top choice for its price/education ratio since i live in Los Angeles. Congrats to everyone that got in!

mdog1630 · March 25, 2012, 9:33pm

[ size=+2][ color=yellow][ b]Decision: [Waitlisted /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]College and Program: Biology[ /b]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):2320, Math:780 CR:800 Writing:740
[ *] SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 780 Math II, 750 US History
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:5,5,4 (APUSH, Bio, Euro)
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA (UW, W): UW: 3.89, W: 4.22( UC GPA)
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Eagle Scout, started a successful nonprofit, varsity track, President of MUN club with multiple awards, 400+ volunteer hours, hospital shift leader, NMF
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer research internship at hospital
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I dont even remember, but they were pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Glowing Id expect
[ *] Counselor Rec: Decent
[ *] Applied on (EA?):
[ *] Hook (if any): nope
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Cant say I expected to get waitlisted, but que sera sera. This would sting a little less if I had gotten in somewhere this weekend, but as of now, Im 0/4.

eartheyes · March 25, 2012, 10:56pm

Decision: Accepted

College and Program: College of Letters and Science, Biology

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2200 [800 CR, 660 M, 740 W]
[li] SAT IIs: 780 Bio M, 690 USH, 740 Lit[/li][] ACT: 33
[] APs: Biology (5), US (5), Lang (5), Chem, Lit, Psych, Gov
[] IBs: None
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.0 UW, 4.29 W
[] Rank: 3/238
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: The usual… 4 years of swimming, 2 of polo, student council, newspaper, reading at church, science olympiad coach, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): One was about how I wasn’t forced down a certain path and made my own choices, unlike my dad, and the second was about being Australian and how that’s made me more accepting.
[] Teacher Recs: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Applied on (EA?): N/A
[] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Small, parochial
[] Ethnicity: Japanese/Australian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I feel incredibly lucky, since I never realized how arbitrary the decisions can seem.

QuantumSpin · March 29, 2012, 8:34am

**Decision: Accepted **

College and Program:

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2230 (M: 770,W:750,C:710)
[] SAT IIs:Math II 790, Physics 790, Chem 800, Bio M 800
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs: Calculus BC: 5, Calculus AB subscore: 5, Chemistry: 5, Chinese: 5, Biology: 5, English Language: 5, Environmental Science: 5, Human Geography: 4, Microeconomics: 5, Physics C M: 5, Psychology: 5
Planned: Art History, European History, World History, Stats, English Literature, Comp Sci A, Physics B, Physics C E/M, Macroeconomics, US Gov, Comp Gov
[] IBs: Chem HL, Econ HL, English HL, Math HL, Comp Sci SL, Spanish ab initio (no exams; one semester only)
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.03
[] Rank: 1 or 2; school doesn’t rank
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: MUN founder/president, varsity swimming, table tennis coach, teacher/tutor for various subjects
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring/other odd jobs
[] Essays (subject and responses): decent
[] Teacher Recs:n/a
[] Counselor Rec:n/a
[] Applied on (EA?):n/a
[] Hook (if any):none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: international
[] School Type: international
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: male[/li] [/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

liujunyi2 · March 29, 2012, 10:50am

**Decision:Admitted **

**College and Program:**L&S,biology

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): CR690,M800,W700(superscore,can’t remember single setting )
[] SAT IIs:MathII800,Phy800,Chem790
[] ACT:none
[] APs:CalBC 5,PhyC Mech 5,PhyC E&M 5,Chem5, all self teaching
[] IBs:none
[] GPA (UW, W):straight A
[] Rank:do not rank
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:research at national top University;traditional music, voluntary tutoring,voluntary librarian, several school clubs,
AIME,COMC,and so on awards
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays (subject and responses):write both on 30th Nov…
[] Teacher Recs:?
[] Counselor Rec:?
[] Applied on (EA?):UCs have EA?!
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:PRC
[] School Type:public,700/class
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[li] Gender:F[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:I have sent a withdraw letter since admitted under ED2…but UCLA’s nice

DELETE ALL THE SPACES IN THE BRACKET OR ELSE IT WILL LOOK REALLY UGLY

Guesty · March 29, 2012, 7:54pm

I can’t edit my post, but I just wanted to correct myself and say my weighted was 4.78, not 4.75.

soanyways · March 30, 2012, 1:57am

Decision: Waitlisted

College and Program: L&S - Anthropology/Linguistics

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): One try, didn’t retake: 2090 (680CR, 680M, 730W)
[] SAT IIs: 700 USH, 640 Spanish w/o listening (lol)
[] ACT: 30 composite both times, grr!
[] APs: USH (4), Spanish Language (4)
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA (UW, W): 3.86, 4.03
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:School LitMag (Exec. Editor 10th-12th); Student Govt. (Disciplinary Committee 10th/11th, Class President 12th); Key Club (Co-President 12th); Shield (student ambassador society, helped at school events a lot); member of school varsity XC, varsity soccer, and varsity track teams; Volunteer at public library 10th-12th, Native plant restoration/Beach dune preservation project 6th-12th, Lots of random projects - total comm. serv. 150+ hrs.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays (subject and responses): One was about learning how to knit (lol), another was about how my recent realization that I have so many privileges has fueled my drive to do community service, international relations, and foreign languages
[] Teacher Recs: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Applied on (EA?): N/A
[] Hook (if any): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Small/selective private Episcopal. ~50 students per grade. I see you judging.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
UCLA was my third choice behind Brown (deferred ED, then rejected, alas!) and Pomona (also rejected, omg!). Waitlist = more waiting = irritating. Accepted the waitlist offer, but it looks like I’m off to GWU for now!

yiersan · March 30, 2012, 3:19am

**Decision: Accepted **

**College and Program: **Letters and Sciences, Statistics

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): CR 790, M 740, W 730, Total 2260
[] SAT IIs: Chinese 800, Chemistry 750, Math II 740 (didn’t study lol)
[] ACT:
[] APs: Statistics (5), Chinese (5), World History (5). All taken sophomore year.
[] IBs:
[] GPA (UW, W): UW 3.96, UC capped 4.38
[] Rank: top 25% (really bad!)
[] Other stats: 4.0 UW without freshman year, 3.98 CC GPA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Dance and music for many years, Chinese club (president), Bible Study Club, non profit orchestra, summer mission trip
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutoring
[] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about being the shortest person in my dance class and tutoring for my community college. Nothing spectacular.
[] Teacher Recs:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Applied on (EA?): sent 2 days before the deadline =P
[] Hook (if any): many anti-hooks!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: WA
[] School Type: public, competitive (top 100). Full community college since junior year.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[li] Gender: F[/li] [/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I got lucky! =D

Jackyt · March 30, 2012, 3:44am

**Decision:Accepted **

College and Program:College of Letters & Science for Art History

Stats:[ul]
[] ACT:31
[] APs: (5) English Lang, Psych (4) Euro, US History, Art History (3) Calc AB, Physics B
[] GPA (UW, W): 3.8/4.6
[] Rank: 14/500
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Speech and Debate (Captain), Science Olympiad (Captain), Directed One Act Play at school, Link Crew (VP), Latin Club (VP), Volleyball
[] Job/Work Experience: Working in my parents restaurant since 6th grad
[] Essays (subject and responses):
Vanilla: talked assimilation and how I am the way I am used and ice cream flavor metaphor (everyone I gave to read it over loved it)
Leaders: How I realized I was a leader even though I refuse to yell and be assertive 
[] Hook (if any): First Gen
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Colorado
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian…
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I think my essays and the fact that I’m not a stereotypical Asian helped me get in. My numbers aren’t really strong, but my ECs make up for that.

Lucienrick · March 30, 2012, 1:00pm

**Decision: Accepted **

College and Program: Biology Major

Stats:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (by section):Did not Take
[] SAT IIs: None
[] ACT: 24
[] APs: None prior to senior year
[] IBs: none
[] GPA (UW, W): 3.88, 3.95
[] Rank: school does not rank.
[] Other stats:
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: Physician shadowing,
selling paintings to pharmaceutical companies and charities,
began a support group at my children’s hospital for cancer patients to discuss their own issues with others.
[] Job/Work Experience:Just selling artwork i make.
[] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my experience of having cancer, how that made me a stronger person and inspired a passion for learning, and a dream to also become an oncologist one day.
[] Teacher Recs:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Applied on (EA?):
[] Hook (if any): Cancer story, sellign art in galleries
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: white(Polish descent)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

bboyed · March 30, 2012, 11:09pm

Decision: Wailisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970, Writing:630 CR:560 Math: 780
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics:780 Chinese: 800
[] UC GPA: 3.49?? this might be wrong, but because i moved from Taiwan and i actually repeated my junior year while i was supposed to be a senior(otherwise i wouldn’t have time to apply to colleges) So i had to include my crappy junior year grades I got in Taiwan. Basically I have ‘two junior years’ and one of them has couples of C’s.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] ELC?: NO
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5) Physics C-Mechanics(5) Chinese(5) Calc BC, Stats, AP Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem(2 periods), Calc BC, Stats, English 4, Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Breakdancing (lots of stage experiences and some award including national finalist of a showcase competition) Class Leader, MESA(vp), COSMOS, NSLC
[] Job/Work Experience: Diabolo Summer Camp Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Gear-Up, tutor at a summer school
[] Personal Statement: I thought they were between good and ok. One is about a dance competition, the other is about my academic interest. Rewrote them a lot of times and got help from a lot of people before I turned in my UC App
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: poor as dirt
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation, immigrant??
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II?? special experiences?? COSMOS??
[] Weaknesses: GPA!!! SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa …
[/ul]General Comments: not holding any hope for this waitlist … congrats to everyone who got in!

jafar1020 · March 31, 2012, 2:43am

Decision: Accepted

College and Program: College of Letters & Sciences - Presociology

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2050
[] SAT IIs: Math II 770, US History 690
[] ACT: 30
[] APs: Language & Composition (4), US History (4), Calc AB (5), noted that tests will be taken for Statistics, Microecon, Macroecon, and Government & Politics
[] IBs: n/a
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.00, 4.229
[] Rank: 3/590
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader, Den Chief for 3 years, Eagle Scout), 4 years Varsity Swimming (Coach’s Award, Co-Captain), Water Polo (JV, Varsity 3 years), Student Government/Council/Senate (freshmen treasurer, class president Soph-Senior years), sit on city’s Park and Recreation Committee as Youth Commissioner
[] Job/Work Experience: interned at county supervisor’s office for 1 summer, swim instructor
[] Essays (subject and responses): I. How my life has been a “life of perpetual change”; I moved a lot, very shy and quiet, related it to favorite story book (Alice in Wonderland) II. How I can be seen as “stereotypical Asian,” but I’m not and how being awarded (city to remain unnamed) Youth of the Year affected me; did not get proofread by teachers, only 1 friend
[] Teacher Recs: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Applied on (EA?): N/A
[] Hook (if any): Incredible passion for student government, Eagle Scout, Youth of the Year, Boy’s State
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Excited :)

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