<p>I hate all of you. I was rejected, as were many people from my high school. UC's are BS when it comes to actual academic achievement and now I realize that. I had the decision to go to a school closer to my house and get better grades. Instead I decided to do the IB program at a school that was a little further away. Guess what? IB doesn't give you *<strong><em>, it *</em></strong>ed up my GPA and provided me with a false sense of confidence as I thought that it actually mattered to them. Also, their whole system of GPA is flawed. To max out on GPA you must have taken a combination of 8 classes over 10/11 grade, when most people take 12 over the 2 years. Well, you tried harder in school to do better and take more classes. What do you get? A lower GPA for getting perfect grades in more classes simultaneously. I'm not saying I got perfect grades, but there were people at my school going full IB who got like 2-5 B's over those 2 years taking almost full classes and they didn't even get into LA or even San Diego. I feel worse for my friends who got screwed over more than I did because I know I messed around in school and was lucky enough just to get into a UC. They need to allow for more weighted classes because people that actually try to get into top schols don't take 4 classes a year or only 2 weighted classes a year.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Linguistics and Anthropology
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: N
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2070 (730M 650CR 690W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 USH 720 MathII 710 Lit
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5 W 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1/308
[<em>] ACT: 33 (35E 34R 32M 29S)
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 5's on: Calc AB, Euro, APUSH, English Lang., taking Spanish lang, US Gov., and Macro
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: boo, too long to write. About half and half easy hard, mostly because i've maxed out school's curriculum.
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: i know of 4....2 accepted, 1 not, and 1 unknown
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended Whatever, AP Scholar With Something
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: numerous, mostly community-improvement focused. Taught english as a second language to little kids, too.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): rushed and i don't like them.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: NOYB
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[<em>] Strengths: well-rounded
[</em>] Weaknesses: jack of all trades, master of none
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have the test scores w/good extracurriculars.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: n/a
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: wOOt!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>[/list]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Electrical Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 670 CR, 780 M, 730 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 740 Chemistry
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.286 W
[</em>] Rank: 1/360
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Chemistry 5, Statistics 5, English Language 4, US History 3, European History 3, Physics C, Calculus BC, Government and Politics, English Literature, French Language
[<em>] IBs (including this year's):
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: APs above + requirements
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 10-20?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): a couple
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: VP 2 Clubs, Soccer, Tennis, metal band etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: videographer, DJ
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): immigrant
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): immigrant
[<em>] Strengths: stats/essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: well-rounded, good stats for UCLA[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Pretty happy. I know it definitely shows in my writing haha.</p>
<p>ZorroX99: No i'm a white kid from a nice little middle class suburban city in washington and my family makes about $100,000 a year... about as non minority as you can get.</p>
<p>ThisCouldBeHeavn: what is OOS?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Letters and Science / Astronomy
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1480/2150 (780 M, 700 CR, 670 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Physics, 800 Math lv.2, 780 World History
[<em>] GPA (UW) :87 out of 100 ( grade deflation at school)
[</em>] Rank: 1/180
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): N/A
[li] IBs (including this year's): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: National Physics Team(traveling team), National Astronomy Team (traveling team), School Choir (President and Tenor), Independent Astronomy Research, Amateur Astronomical Society, and delegate of some international conferences
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): good and decent, i guess. #1 talks about my background growing up in Indonesia. #2 is a bit better, about my love of Astronomy
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Bronze Medal International Astronomy Olympiad, National Champion on National Science Olympiad (Astronomy), and several other international/national awards
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Indonesia
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: South East Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: Middle Class</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I have no idea[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Rejected at UCLA, waitlisted at MIT. Let's see what will happen on Cal's and the Ivies' (H,Y,P,D) decisions day.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: HSSEAS / Computer Science
* Fee Waiver Used?: No
* SAT I (by section): 2250 (750M 700CR 800W)
* SAT IIs: 690 USH 800 MathII 760 Bio (M) 740 Chem
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3 W 3.9 UW
* Rank: N/A
* ACT: N/A
* APs (including this year's): 5's on: Biology; Currently Taking: Calc BC, CS AB
* IBs (including this year's: N/A
* Senior Yr Courseload: Average, 2 AP's 1 Honor
* Number of Apps from Your School: alot
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Piano Awards, Community Service Awards, Band awards
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: average, alot of community service though, minor position in keyclub, tutoring etc.
* Job/Work Experience: none
* Essays (subject and responses): pretty solid, I felt like they really defined me as an individual
* 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
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: M
* Income Bracket: around 100,000
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
* Strengths: fairly well-rounded
* Weaknesses: not as much AP's as the really smart people
* Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Fairly good scores and EC's
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: n/a
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm guessing applying to the school of engineering really has it's perks</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Mechanical Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 700 CR, 750 Math, 660 Writing (2110)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Physics, 800 Math IIC, 760 Chemistry
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.96/4 UW
[</em>] Rank: Top 1%
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs (including this year's): N/A
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 2 Math, 2 Science, English Lit and French
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Probably just me?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I can't remember anymore... =X
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: I honestly cannot remember O_O I remember putting reading though!
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Law Clerk and Casino Croupier
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about my dreams and how I hope my education can help to achieve those dreams.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I'm not quite sure. Probably the math/science competitions and activities that I was involved in.
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Australia
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Uhh, I'm an athlete, but I don't think I put it on my application...just throwing this out there anyway. Oh, I'm also about to finish writing a book...not sure if that counts for anything. =X
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I haven't the faintest...
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone else who got in! To those who didn't, I'm sure you'll find somewhere that will make you exceptionally happy. Good luck with the rest of your decisions. =)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: HSSEAS Electrical Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 580CR 720M 570W 1870T
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730US 670MathII 640Chem
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.1x UCGPA 3.7xUW 4.3W
[</em>] Rank: 5/240
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Euro-3 EnglishLang-3 CalcAB-5 USHist-5 EngLit- USGov-
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:AP English 4, AP Goverment/Econ, Spanish 3, Library Aide, Yearbook
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Badminton, officers for various clubs, tutoring, etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Christianity v. Science and Altruism
[</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): Public. poor academics
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[<em>] Strengths: All-round student?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Mediocre writing skills
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Because of my gpa/essay[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>masterhammy....i can tell youre bitter, but youre also wrong. I took 20 AP/college/honors courses (40 semesters) and got B's in a lot of them (in fact, half of my grades were B's, the other half A's) but I still got in.</p>
<p>Just grow a pair and move on.</p>
<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>I just got in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!! Geez, I don't know what to do with my scholarship to Chapman now, I thought I had it made over there. Tough decision...</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: approx 3.9
ACT: 32
SAT: 1980
ECs: A lot, notably candy striping, boy scouts, ASB
Accomplishments: freshman ASB prez, Eagle Scout, licensed EMT
AP: World, US, Euro all 4s APG: IP
Took pharmacology 170, EMT, and Spanish 180 at community college
Essay: One of the best i've ever written. Talked about starting my own business.</p>
<p>Other note: I got a supplemental information request about a month ago.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Major Applied To English
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 690M, 720W, 800CR, 2210 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 English Lit, 670 US History
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3. W: 4.3 UC: 4.17
[</em>] Rank: Top 4%, ELC
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year's): AP Chem, APUSH, AP English Language, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Spanish, AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Econ (Macro), AP German (self study)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Spanish, AP Gov/AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP German (self study), Journalism. I also took a total of 4 community college courses from Jr. to Sr. year
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Almost all above average AP students
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended, other insignificant stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Some clubs, 2 leadership positions, volunteer service
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My wanting to become an attorney due to my parents'influence, and my mving to the US from Germany when I was 10... Everyone felt both were very strong
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None I can think of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Pretty good public HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100,000- $120,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I can think of
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score, essays, community college coursework(all A's)
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, I thought and SAT IIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Above average applicant in general[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations everyone! Bruins!! Woo!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats: **[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Computer Science and Engineering @ HSSEAS
[</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: Top 5%
[<em>] ACT:34E 32R 33S 9W (34)
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Chem -5, Psych - 5, Bio-5, CompsciA 5, CompsciAB -4, EconMic - 4,Envisci - 4, Mac. -3 (4 5's, 3 4's, and 1 3); Calc BC, Eng Lang, Phys C this year
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: None
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Phys C AP, Webpage, Gov/Econ AP, Calc BC AP, Eng Lang AP
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 150+
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology, Principal's High Honor Roll, Achievement in Computer Science
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Webpage, Marching Band, Key Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Webpage
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Average
[</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 HS, Top 100 in state
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths: Stats
[</em>] Weaknesses: No sport, non-elc, low SAT (but high ACT)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Stats[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Political Science (International Relations)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 760 M, 690 CR, 730 W (2170)
[</em>] SAT IIs:690 MII, 660 Lit
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.6 UW, 3.9 W
[</em>] Rank:Not ranked
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs (including this year's): AP Language, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Chinese
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:Eight classes, three AP's
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:A lot
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Class secretary, class president, two year editor in chief for yearbook, organizer for charity events for the school and city, varsity track, leadership camp counselor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Both dealt with changes
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Rough personal life, heavy improvement
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country:So. Cal
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Good public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian/White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:Mid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Rough personal life, improvement
[<em>] Strengths:Leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses:Grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:Most likely leadership qualities![/li][/list]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Got a supplemental information request that I turned in. The writing was very bare bones, basically two lists. I did not include any strong or witty writing as I did in my essays.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Letters and Sciences/ Pre-Business Econ
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[<em>] SAT I (by section): math - 770, crit reading - 710, writing - 720 = 2200
[</em>] SAT IIs: the one's the uc's looked at were math 2c - 800 and korean - 800
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3 W, 3.7 UW
[</em>] Rank: top 15%
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs (including this year's): calc bc - 5, bio - 5, us hist - 4, lang&comp - 4, comp sci a - 4, euro - 3
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: math - 6, bio - 5
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: ap stats, ap lit&comp, ap spanish 4, ap gov, ap econ, ib philo, ib hist of americas, honors physics
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: a LOTTTT
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): national merit finalist, principal's honor roll, ap scholar with distinction, thats about it??
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: orchestra, fbla, habitat for humanity, community service (a lot of hours and internship at the site also), piano
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at stanford this past summer??
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): school and community service at library for the world one, and stanford internship experience for the other one. responses said 9/10 for both??
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none really? maybe the internship at stanford but it's not like i discovered something important or anything...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: OC, CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public magnet, one of the top ranked schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: korean
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: like.. $36000 LOL
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?
[<em>] Strengths: full ib maybe? but some ppl in full ib didn't get in, so i'm not sure...
[</em>] Weaknesses: idk?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: i have no idea. by luck, i guess? i know i had the average stats for ucla, but i didn't think i'd make it.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ucla gave me a really good financial aid package, just as good as the one ucsd gave me so i'm probably going to be a bruin next year unless i get into usc or ucb. YAYY i must say, i'm pretty excited!!!!</p>
<p>@confidentiality</p>
<p>Thanks man. Congrats on the UCLA acceptance :) If I don't go to WUSTL, hopefully my spot gets to you.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] College/Major Applied To: Pre-Psychology
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[ *] SAT I (by section): -
[ *] SAT IIs: 780 Korean, 690 Math II
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8/4.5
[ *] Rank: 16
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] APs (including this year's): Calc AB, BC, Macro, Micro, English Lit, Lang, World, US, Physics B
[ *] IBs (including this year's: -
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: Calc BC, Micro, Macro, English Lit, Lang, Physics, WS, Service
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: N/A
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Principal's Honor Roll, Valedictorian, AP award, Martial Art Awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] ECs listed on app: Sport, Martial Art, Club #1 (President), #2 (Rep), #3, Instrument, Debate, Student Council, School Newspaper, NSLC, Community Service #1, Community Service #2, Heal-the-Bay
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Grandfather's Death, Cooking
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Distinguished School?
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation
[ *] Strengths: N/A
[ *] Weaknesses: N/A
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Maybe extracurricular activities and GPA? Definitely not standardized test scores.</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations everyone!</p>
<p>a lot of really good stats..</p>
<p>Got in low GPA (Around 3.9 UC)</p>
<p>Low Test Scores</p>
<p>Hard Life Circumstances(Not disability)</p>
<p>Poor</p>
<p>Got in with a supplement</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Letters and Science / English
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 770 CR, 750 Math, 780 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 US History, 730 MathI, 700 MathII
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.92 UW 4.2 W
[</em>] Rank: Not officially given but 4-7/191
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 5 on Eng Lang, 4 on US History.....this year taking AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Micro&Macro Economics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: see above: AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, Participation in Gov't, Business Marketing
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Not a clue
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended Student, some regional writing award, school math bowl winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: lighting director (theater), literary magazine editor, colorguard captain, peer responder captain, 4 years badminton club, a bunch of honor societies
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Lighting Director for local children's theater
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): One about my hatred for my hometown, the other about an experience in Thailand last summer
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY, Long Island too....
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, small (200/grade), somewhat well ranked?
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, good ECs, good GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: OOS, Only 2 APs taken before this year, essays rushed
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: SAT & GPA & ECs? And possibly because I don't need financial aid (although I hope that doesn't honestly determine decisions....)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: College of Engineering
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 670 CR, 800 Math, 650 Writing
SAT IIs: 780 US History, 770 Math II, 780 Biology (E)
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW 4.68 W (though I'm not sure for UC)
Rank: Not officially given but 6/498
ACT: 35
APs (including this year's): 5 on Euro, US, Bio, Environmental Science, and Eng Lang, 3 on Calc BC with 4 as subscore, taking Physics C and Eng Lit this year
IBs (including this year's: N/A
Senior Yr Courseload: see above: Math 245/254 (Linear Algebra and Number Theory College Course), Political Science 101, 102 (College Course) AP English Lit, AP Physics, Multimedia Production, and Sports
Number of Apps from Your School: Not a clue
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Eagle Scout, National Honor Society
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: National Honor Society, Boy Scouts, Model UN, Academic League Team, Varsity Water Polo, Varsity Swimming
Job/Work Experience: Red Cross Lifeguard, Soccer Ref
Essays (subject and responses): One about nurture vs. nature (being brought up in a Navy, Catholic household) other about a backpack in mountains of New Mexico with boy scouts
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none...
Location/Person:
State or Country: San Diego, CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 2400 ppl (ish), top in San Diego School District
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: ACT, Sports, GPA
Weaknesses: Didn't apply for regents, wrote essays night before
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: GPA and Extra Cirriculars
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Nice gesture by UCLA to admit me, but I seriously doubt I'll be there next fall, just didn't really appeal to me when I visited. I'm curious if I could have been a Regents Scholar though (still waiting to hear from Cal on that one)</p>