*****official ucla decision thread class 2013*****

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Physiological Science
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2180 (CR: 740, M: 740, W: 700)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2: 790, BioM: 740, Chem: 730
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC GPA: 4.13
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] ACT: 34 (E: 34, M: 36, S: 36, R: 30)
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 8 APs, took 4 tests so far and all 5's
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Gov/Econ, Anatomy&Physiology, Publications, English
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: tons
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): on my app I put two martial arts awards, one piano, national merit semi-finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: quite a few, two that were very time consuming and a couple of leadership positions, 100 hrs volunteer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 10 hrs/wk since soph year
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): teachers who read them said they were good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none apparently
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): pretty good public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: femaleee
[<em>] Income Bracket: >$100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: SAT/ACT, ECs (or so I thought)
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: the only thing I can think of is my GPA. everything else was above average...:([/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: slightly upset, probably going to appeal. so many people from my school got axed. I don't understand...</p>

<p>size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] </p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ <em>] College/Major Applied To: Buisness Econ
[ ] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[ *] SAT I (by section):660,680,550 (1890)
[ *] SAT IIs:630,590
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.2,4.0
[ *] Rank:4/415
[ *] ACT:NA
[ *] APs (including this year's):5
[ *] IBs (including this year's:NA
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:3 Ap's, 1 honors
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: around 25
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):TONS of Leadership
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:Leadership, volunteering, golf (captain),
[ *] Job/Work Experience:City Hall intern
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):Great, dad's disease and leadership
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ELC
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:CA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): decent, not great
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Income Bracket:100k plus
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):na
[ *] Strengths:Essays, extra curriculars, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:LUCK, Prayers
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
*</em>
* YEAH</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Business Economics
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: NO
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 630 R, 660 M, 700 W = 1990 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 Math II, 530 English Lit
[<em>] GPA, Weighted 4.13 and Unweighted 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 20/400
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] APs (including this year's):Calc AB, Physics B, Micro Econ, Macro Econ, Envi Sci, US History
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 3 APs, all honors
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 10ish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Lots of music and volunteering
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Terrible; I spent an hour on everything, which is why I'm still in shock that I got accepted
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Music honors
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: WASH
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: about 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My essays stood out as the essays that had a lot of substance, but were extremely unorganized and sloppy. AKA: they were each written as one big paragraph.
[<em>] Strengths: GPA and music
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores I think
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: NO IDEA, maybe teacher recommendations? They were excellent
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I would be really, really excited about getting into this prestigious school, but it would cost me $42,000 to go to UCLA for one year, as they gave me really no financial aid. So I can't go. F</em>**.</p>

<p>wow jar? Are you a minority or something?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]College/Major Applied To: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Bio
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR/ 790 WR/ 800 MATH (total 2390 in one sitting)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 bio m, 800 chem, 800 math ii, 7800 ushistory, 790 physics, 790 lit, 790 french
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 uw, not sure about weighted
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[<em>] ACT: not taken
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 9
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: none
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: biology ap, leng. iterature ap, french ap, journalism, statististics ap, economics ap
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: a LOT
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): some writing awards, science fair awards, dance awards, school merit awards, national merit finalist, panel piano CM, fencing awards, etc...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: piano, volunteering/work at hospital, youth group, journalism, summers abroad, volunteering at homeless shelter, research, lotsa clubs...i forget exactly what i put on there
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: tutor/starbucks/hospital
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): hm...wrote about special family circumstances...and another about dance...kind of BSed at last minute so...no idea lol i thought they were pretty darn crappy
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): don't think i have one haha
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian ftw :)
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: <20,000/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): noneee
[<em>] Strengths: er...no idea haha
[</em>] Weaknesses: bay area asian? not too interesting ecs?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: XP no idea at all! really surprised to get so much scholarship money & regents too![/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: yayy for us bruins :) congrats!</p>

<p>jarstark = OOS</p>

<p>Major: (Pre) Psychobiology</p>

<p>California resident</p>

<p>Caucasian female</p>

<p>UC GPA: approx. 4.4</p>

<p>SAT: 1980 (690 CR, 600 Math, 700 Writing)</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 - US History, 690 - Biology (M)</p>

<p>AP Scholar, Grand Concours, Academic Letters</p>

<p>Strong essays</p>

<p>Drummer in symphony and professional rock band, internship at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, volunteer at a hospital in Jordan, volunteer for Kids are Worth a Million Foundation, studied in France over one summer, president of Environmental Club </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: (Pre) Psychobiology
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 690 CR, 600 M, 700 W = 1980 total
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 690 Bio (M)
GPA: Weighted approx. 4.4 and Unweighted approx. 3.8
Rank: school doesn't rank
APs (including this year's): Calculus AB, French Language, English Lang. & Comp., Psychology, European History, US History, Biology
Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs + Jazz Band
Number of Apps from Your School: a lot
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Drummer in symphony and professional rock band, internship at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, volunteer at a hospital in Jordan, volunteer for Kids are Worth a Million Foundation, studied in France over one summer, president of Environmental Club
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Strong and pretty unique
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): #1 private school in the city/county
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: GPA, uniqueness (Arabic-speaking female rock drummer & songwriter interested in neuromusicology)
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: <em>see strengths</em>
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'M SO HAPPY!!!!! :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted; YAY!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 720 M, 780 W
* SAT II: Literature (750); Biology-M (740); World History (760)
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/316
* AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4 (two of my 5's were self-studied)
* Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Musical Theatre, Wind Ensemble, Independent Research, AP Music Theory
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi, National Achievement Semi, National AP Scholar, Maryland Distinguished Scholar
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA (Founder/President - Winners of National Chapter of the Month), FBLA State Officer, Young Democrats Club (Founder/President), Piano (I take lessons and do chamber music at a really prestigious conservatory), Band (flute and piano), Drama!!!, Baltimore Cappies Critics Team, School Chamber Music Society, A couple honors societies, County-Wide Student Government (Secretary)
* Job/Work Experience: Year-long internship in the FCC regulatory dept. of a REALLY big satellite firm in DC, Office Assistant at my dad's office, Tutoring Service (Founder/President)
* Volunteer/Community service: Appointed by County Executive to the Environmental Sustainability Board, Student Member of 2 other commissions confirmed by the County Council, Member of a lovely troupe of traveling kids that give presentations to parents on how they can better communicate with their teens (Elected Secretary), Teen Advisory Committee for my community, Participated in a fairly prestigious community service organization sponsored by my county, LOTS OF WORK GETTING KIDS INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT!
* Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, Prestigious Music Camp (for piano)
* Essays: I'm a writer through and through
* Teacher Recommendation: N/A
* Counselor Rec: He said it was the best he's ever written
* Additional Rec: N/A
* Interview: Lovely
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: hmmm... I forget
* Intended Major: English
* State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
* Country (if international applicant): hmmm
* School Type: Competitive Public
* Ethnicity: Black
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: Middle Class!
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Race, EXTREMELY INVOLVED (I do a bit more than I listed, but I feel like I've given you an accurate reflection with what I've provided), neat accomplishments!
* Weaknesses: Teacher recs, test scores
* Why you think you were accepted: i mean... what do you want from me?
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: HOORAH!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared-Life Sciences (College of Letters and Sciences)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Overall 2110 M 730 W 670 CR 710
[</em>] SAT IIs: M2 750 US Hist 670 Bio E 730
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.85 (UC GPA 4.17)
[</em>] Rank: 10/64
[<em>] ACT: 32 Composite
[</em>] APs (including this year's): None offered at school
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: None offered at school
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: College Courses: General Botany, Calculus 2, Microecon, Accounting, International Relations, and English. High School Courses: AVID, English 12, Work Experience, Govt, Econ, Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 15-20
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 10 Academic Decathlon Medals (4 on app) and Honor Roll (5 times)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon (Starter and Captain Senior Year), Mock Trial (Founder and Captain), Sports Club (Founder and President), Key Club, NHS, Alpha Gamma Sigma, some other clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Economics Grader/TA at local CC, Host at Denny's
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Leadership in my life and family
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Norcal
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian (the brown kind)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: You don't need to know!
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[<em>] Strengths: EC's
[</em>] Weaknesses: idk doesnt matter anymore
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: cause God loves me![/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those who got in! To those that didn't, you will succeed in life no matter what you do, so don't get depressed over this.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To:COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE/PRE HISTORY
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: NO
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2250 M: 780 CR: 750 W: 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: BIO: 790 LIT: 720 WH:720
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.38/3.86
[</em>] Rank: like 48/300+
[<em>] ACT: --
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Gov(4), Calc AB(5), World History(5), Biology(5), English Lang(5), English Lit, Music Theory, Calc BC, Spanish Lang, Environmental Science
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): --
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Food and Nutrition, AP Calc BC, Wind Ensemble, AP English 12, AP Spanish 5, AP Music Theory, AP Environmental Science
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: not sure 4+
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Clarinet/Music, founded Jewish Organization for Local Teens at school, President of Spanish Club, VP of JSA, Energy Auditor, other stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at my synagogue's sunday school, interned at the US DOE
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): uhm, i think they were pretty good, not SUPER FABULOUS, but solid
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): no D:
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MARYLAND
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: half chinese half white
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no D:
[<em>] Strengths: idk idk idk
[</em>] Weaknesses: idk idk idk
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: i loveee ucla!!![/li][/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] :D:D:D:D:D:D:D</p>

<p>mexican
1930...n thats all there is to it</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: civil engineering
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 750m, 750w, 650r
SAT IIs: 750 Math II, 780 Chemistry
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9UW, 4.3w
Rank: n/a
ACT: 34
APs (including this year's): APUSH, 4; Lang&Comp, 5; Chem, 5; Calc BC; Physics C E/M; Physics Mech; Stats; Lit&Comp
IBs (including this year's: None
Senior Yr Courseload: 4 AP's, Latin 4, Gym
Number of Apps from Your School: not many
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit semi/finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Class Prez, Swim Captain, Latin Club Prez, NHS
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): decent, could've been better
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): attended EPGY Summer Institute for Engineerings, AwesomeMathcamp
Location/Person:
State or Country: MI
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, top 250
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: leadership
Weaknesses: nothing prestigious/national level awards
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Have the stats
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Eh... not really considering UCLA, more waiting for Berkeley; good job everyone!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: CAS/Global Studies
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope.
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 680/690/620/1990. (this is the highest in one sitting, not superscored)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Lit 700 US History
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.969/3.719
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs (including this year's): European History (3; 10), USHistory (4; 11), French Lang (3; 11), English Lit (4; 11), French Lit (TBD; 12), MacroEcon (TBD, 12), Human Geo (TBD; 12), Calc BC (TBD; 12)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Physics, American Government, English, French Literature AP, Calculus AP, PE (haha), Graphic Design
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Oh gosh, I don't know. Let's say 35?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 6 or 7; MUN, Amnesty International, Newspaper, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Being Arab/wanting a different life for me than what my parents had; translating poetry.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Arab? A girl? Wanting to go into International Politics? Whatever :P
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA, USA.
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): French private. It's sort of crappy.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Less than 50K/year.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No clue.
[<em>] Strengths: Essays. For sure essays. Maybe ECs and rigor of coursework.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA and test scores.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have no damn clue. [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm still in shock.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: English
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 660(M) 660(CR) 650(W) 1970 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: English 660, US Hist 690, Math II 650
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.8/4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1 of 420
[<em>] ACT: Didn't Take
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 5 on English Lang, 3 on US History, and a 1 on Euro (Yes, I actually got that score, reported it, and got in...)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: NA
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs, one art class
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Probably ~10?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Questbridge Finalist, Invited to Berkeley Regents
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: AcaDec, CSF, ASB, other small school clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring, Restaurant Hostess
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): One essay about taking a college class over the summer, the other was a revised portion of my Questbridge biographical essay
[</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: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Less than 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Life challenges
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: AP/SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Essays[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Write amazing essays and be creative :) Congratulations to everyone!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Undeclared Life Science
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2390 [790 CR]
[li] SAT IIs: 800 MathII; 730 Lit[/li][</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.35/3.83
[<em>] Rank: ~12/450
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 13 in all, AP scholar with distinction
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs, 1 art elective [to graduate], 1 EC-related elective
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 80ish?
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, UC ELC
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 4 Years Vars. Water Polo, 2 Years Vars. Swim Team, qualified for regionals in both and best scholar-athlete in both; surfing; produces/records/writes own music, is in active local band, self-taught guitar and drums
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): one music, i forget the other haha
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, highly accredited, only second graduating class so acceptances were unpredictable this year
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: very well-rounded
[</em>] Weaknesses: poor unweighted GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: i don't really see why i wouldn't have[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
ehh. for some reason i was doubting myself getting in, but now i feel very foolish</p>

<p>accccccepted
but if i posted my stats
ppl would get mad
;P</p>

<p>accepted</p>

<p>2090 730 770</p>

<p>4.35, 3.5</p>

<p>weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my unweighted sucked! but i took 40 honors semesters so yea i deserved it i think</p>

<p>[ color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][/color] OR</p>

<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: biochem
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780 math, 710 CR, 760W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770math, 660bio (but i never submitted it), 730history
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: ~3.7uw, ~4.1 weighted
[</em>] Rank: senior year isn't over yet and i'm slacking off but it's somewhere between 9 and 12 i'm guessing
[<em>] ACT: no
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 4 bio, 4 history, 5 calc, 4 macroecon, 4 gov
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: 4 bio SL (did not submit), Physics HL, Eng HL, History HL, Span SL, Math SL
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: TOK, IB Eng HL, History HL, Math SL, Span SL, Physics HL
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): focus on piano and dance (but not in terms of competition awards)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: NHS, CSF, IBA, debate, math club, envirosci, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): about dance and about my experience living with an elderly lady for a few years
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): passion for dance, valuable life lessons that very few people go through. did not use the pity card
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public (national blue ribbon) but i personally don't think it's fantabulous or anything... it's above average but for my area, it definitely is not up to par. it's just the typical school that gets some HYPS kids every so often and where the school is pretty much run by the people on top. typical.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Strengths: passionate, disciplined, observant, personable, VERY good leadership, great extracurriculars, VERY well rounded
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATs might not be as high as others, GPA got screwed over jr year, wish my school had more science AP classes to take
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: accepted because i'm well rounded and personable. i had two very balanced essays that explained 2 very different aspects of my life. i take on unique perspectives and my school is somewhat credible??</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Central and East European Languages and Cultures
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 710, M: 730, W:790
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology -E: 760, Spanish w/Listening: 750, Literature: 720
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 4.0, W: 4.7
[</em>] Rank: 5
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Euro, Stats, Spanish, Bio, Lang/Comp
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): SLs: Music Perf., Math Studies. HLs: Spanish B, English A, Biology, History of the Americas
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: IB Everything, Honors Precalc, Drama, Marching Band
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: ? Probably quite a few
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): ehhh... too lazy to post
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Music (Orch., Band, Choir), Drama, Internship @ Birch Aquarium, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job (full time)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good?
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A... I'm a WASP
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Irish/German
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle class?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[<em>] Strengths: Writing, Academics, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Obviously not enough to get rejected!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I've worked my butt off to get this... That's why.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: YEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! :) & Congrats to JRE and ENC!!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 700, Math 760, Wr 730 [2190]
[li] SAT IIs: Chinese 770, Mol Bio 760, Math II 780[/li][</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: about 4.2 and 3.8
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Bio 5, APUSH 5, German 4; BC Calc, Eng Lit, Physics B, Psych, Econ
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 AP's, art class (for fun), journalism (newspaper)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: probably around 100 or more
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semi Finalist, various art awards, Chinese school awards, AP Scholar, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: two years on newspaper staff (one as an editor), piano for 12 yrs, viola for 8 yrs, in symphony (and participated in a tour), Chinese school for 12 yrs, art classes, member of National German Honor Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at a biochem company
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): one about an experience in Estonia (music related), another about my interest for biology
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, top 100 in nation
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: German, newspaper editor?
[</em>] Weaknesses: ethnicity, pretty typical asian activities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone else who got in :]</p>