<p>How do you know if you are in the Honors program?</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>[ *] SAT: 1870
[ *] ACT: 27
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/172
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English 11 (4), English 12, US History (4)</p>
<p>[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, journalism, Spanish, statistics, media arts (anchor and reporter for school TV station), and continuing to intern at local daily newspaper. </p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Internship and sports columnist for daily local city newspaper, student council every year, lead parts in school plays, captain of varsity baseball team and pitcher #1 in rotation. Also campus ministry, school choir.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Boys & Girls Club rec leader
[ *] Summer Activities: competitive travel baseball
[ *] Essays: Very strong writer. Suspect they did the job.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Must have been good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Must have been good
[ *] Additional Rec: School media arts teacher (TV station)
[ *] Interview: Didn’t do
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA</p>
<p>[ *] School Type: Competitive private Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. Basic straight, white male with no physical handicaps and parents with college degrees.<br>
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: No shyness, very confident on stage, on camera, on the mound. Strong writing skills.
[ *] Weaknesses: Didn’t take AP physics (but hey, got an A in regular physics)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very strong writing skills, work hard
[ *] Where else were you accepted: USD, Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount, Univ. of Mizzou, Chapman University, San Diego State, University of Oregon. No rejections, 8 for 8 so far.</p>
<p>D accepted to UCSB Honors College
4.0 UW/4.5 W GPA
31 ACT.
Strong ECs and essays</p>
<p>Waitlisted :/</p>
<p>3.55 UC
4.0 fully weighted</p>
<p>2160 SAT
32 ACT</p>
<p>Decent essays and ECs.</p>
<p>Rejected from Davis, SD, and waitlisted here. Good thing I got into CP a month ago! 
But still a little surprised/disappointed as I thought I had some decent chances with my SAT. Oh well! :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Pre-Biology</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):750 Critical Reading 750 Math 700 Writing
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II:780 Biology, 700 Chemistry, 720 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.39
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):my school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Bio (5), APUSH (5), AP Eng Lang (4), AP World (3), AP Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, Statistics, AP Govt, AP Econ, Intro to Law
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):speech/debate, writing club (treasurer), science olympiad
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:nursing home and interned at a research lab
[</em>] Summer Activities:volunteer stuff
[<em>] Essays:i thought my essay about “the world i come from” was just ok, but i thought my essay about a person quality was pretty decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec:N/A
[</em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[li] Interview:N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):N/A
[<em>] School Type:large public high school
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:not quite sure but maybe middle to upper?
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: personal statements, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses:GPA, extracurriculars
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:i really have no idea. i really thought i was going to get rejected or waitlisted so getting accepted is a happy surprise 
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted at SDSU, UC Riverside, Syracuse, SMU, USF, U Denver, [/li]waitlisted at Case Western Reserve
[/ul]General Comments:
congrats to everyone who got in and i hope to maybe meet some of you! no matter what, we’re all going to end up where we’re supposed to be.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020(710 math, 640 CR, 670 writing)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4, 3.1 UC GPA however.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 130/470
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc
AP Econ(micro/macro)
Self studying for 4 tests.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic decathlon-4 years. Competing scholastic member. Won several medals every year, specifically at county and in the liberal arts oriented subjects.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:-
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Interact club member, around 200 hours community service. Tutoring.
[<em>] Summer Activities:None
[</em>] Essays: I thought/was told they were fantastic. Obviously, not that great 
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Average,~ 2000 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 190k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing, really.
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SATs(kind of), being on acadec, decent CS.
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA. Nothing more need be said.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCSD, UCD. Rejected.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I definitely was hopeful, but I knew it was highly unrealistic :P. Regardless of whether or not my other stats were decent, my GPA was just horrendous, and I imagine the admissions officers throwing it out immediately after seeing the number xD. Regardless, congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>I just want to say congratulations to all the people who got accepted! Hope to see you in the fall.</p>
<p>Sent from my HTC<em>Flyer</em>P512_NA using CC</p>
<p>Waitlisted
3.7 UC
31 ACT
Numerous Leadership positions
Good Essays
Part Time Job</p>
<p>Accepted the offer. Very disappointed. #1 School… Not getting my hopes up.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Letters & Sciences, Theatre major) w/ Honors Program</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010
[</em>] ACT: 34 (sent this)
[<em>] SAT II: 700 lit, 580 math 2, 690 bio (didn’t send these…)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), Lang (5), Psych (5), Music Theory (2…), Bio (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Art History, AP Am. Gov, Physics, Choir, Drama, 2 Performing Arts after-school classes
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (Co-President), Thespian Society (Secretary), Art 4 All Club (bringing arts to young children; Officer), Give Peace a Chance Club (religious tolerance), after school Show Choir (President), after school Mixed Vocal Jazz ensemble, National Honor Society, countless hours in my school’s performing arts program (musicals, plays, opera, jazz, etc etc etc)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Personal Assistant for Real Estate Consultants (Jun '11-present)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring & community service via NHS, church children’s ministry volunteering a couple years ago
[</em>] Summer Activities: UCLA musical theatre camp, took US history via community college to make room in my schedule for more classes junior year, psychology of human sexuality class via community college last summer, musical theatre intensive, working the job noted above
[<em>] Essays: One about my school’s performing arts program and the other about how sex education in schools is problematically lacking.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public, ~3000 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: an amalgamation of Europe. aka caucasian.
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 130k-ish
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhhhh
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score, essay subject, ECs, senior courseload
[ <em>] Weaknesses: math, the fact that I get more B’s than I’d like, lack of significant community service
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It was my safety so I fit the bill academically.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UCI w/ regent’s and CHP. Rejected by University of Michigan, Ithaca College, Syracuse, and Emerson (all for musical theatre BFA). Waiting on Northwestern, NYU, Wagner, UCLA, Berkeley, Boston U.[/li][/ul]General Comments: It was my safety but looking more into it I think I may like it better than Irvine. Still waiting on non-safety acceptances…</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted
Film and Media Studies -College of Letters and Sciences</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (620 CR, 680 W+M)
ACT: 31
SAT II: 610, 560 
UC GPA: 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs (Stats, Psych)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): major? haha yikes</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of sports and volunteer work
Job/Work Experience: during sophomore through senior year
Volunteer/Community service: 125hrs at 4 different places
Summer Activities: volunteer work…
Essays: was told they were good
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec:none
Interview:none</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California (Northern)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 20-30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT, ACT, essays, letters of rec
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT IIs, maybe ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCSC, LMU, USD
General Comments: Honestly a little surprised, but not too bummed out because I’ve been accepted to other schools I like. I guess this means UCB and UCLA are out of the question though…</p>
<p>Choose One:
Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2050
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II:chem/lit around 700 each
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):17/390
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):no ap tests
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap eng, ap calc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club pres 2 yrs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: pt job 1 yr
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: minor
[<em>] Summer Activities:club sport
[</em>] Essays: decent, #1 about family, #2 about sport
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]**Other[ /b][ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public in the high 800’s
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle income
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[</em>] Strengths: grades, class rank
[<em>] Weaknesses:EC’s
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LUCKY!!! (and good)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted UCD, UCSC, UOP, St. Mary’s, Cal Lutheran, waiting for UCB and Santa Clara[/li][/list]General Comments: Accepted to UCSB Honors Program College of Letters & Science</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted into L&S, applied for Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 720, CR: 650, W: 610
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: MII: 760, P: 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Well not exactly an AP, but GCE A Levels in Maths, Physics, Economics, and Computing.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Extremely Rigorous
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newsletter (Editor-in-Cheif), Student Council Cabinet, Assistant Librarian (Formed the system), Model UN, Debate Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: School Traffic Committee (did road maintenance +crossing guard)
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: Strong, but not completely relevant to topic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Californian living in Saudi Arabia
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: International School with British and American Sections (I was in British)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$70,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Lived in many countries, taking very difficult courses, strong essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Horrible junior year grades. Resat some of my external Cambridge exams and scored much higher in the most recent November.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing its the diversity I showed in my essay. I’ve lived in a lot of communities in the past few years.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected by UCSD and MIT; Waitlisted by Davis; Accepted by UMD and Illinois @ Urabana[/li][/ul]**General Comments: I was really happy to get in. I thought no UC would take me at this rate. Currently my top choice. Waiting for USC, UCLA, UCB, and Ivies. **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to L&S for Pre-Bio</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 CR: 710 M: 800 W: 770 Submitted this one
[</em>] ACT:34
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800 Chem: 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Gov (4) European (3) APUSH (4) Spanish (3) Human Geo (5) …
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, IB History HL, IB Spanish HL, IB English HL, IB Philosophy HL
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none to speak of
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MSA (Founder), AMC Club (Founder) Rubik’s Cube Club (Founder)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in a local computer store for several years
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Auxiliary Hospital Volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: none
[</em>] Essays: Decent, I did them half-heartedly
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle-Eastern
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: <90K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: im lucky i guess, TGOD
[</em>] Where else were you accepted: UCSD, UCI so far; though, still waiting on UCLA/UCB
[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!- Pre-Communications</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1670 (Reading:590/Math:530/Writing:550)
[</em>] ACT: 26
[<em>] SAT II: Math I 430/ World History 570
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/590
[</em>] ELC? Yes.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History=3/AP Language & Comp= 3/ AP U.S History= 3
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych and AP Biology + Spanish III, Econ/Gov, English 12 CP, and Marketing.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Competitor in Regional Competitions for FHA-HERO (including 1st Place in Fashion Design), AP Scholar Award.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FHA-HERO since ninth grade- Secretary/Soph. yr, President/Junior yr. CSF & Key Club for three years.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, Tutor, entrepreneur of my own online business.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Junior Auxiliary volunteer since 9th grade.
[<em>] Essays: I thought it was effective and showed a lot about me. Talked about being an entrepreneur, dealing with poverty, extracurriculars, etc.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Large high school, not really competitive.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Filipino-Chinese
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: <10,000 (very much poor)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): All of the things I put into my essay, I guess.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My gpa, my extracurriculars, hardships.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Definitely my SAT score.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good grades and thoughtful essays. Other than that, I’m clueless as to why I got accepted!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SF State, UCSC, UCD. Waiting for UCB, UCLA, and Stanford.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I don’t plan on going here, but I’m happy I got accepted.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Bio 800, Lit 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4/ 3.9 (UC capped 3.8)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), Lit (5), USH (4), Bio (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Maxed out
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): medium
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: significant
[<em>] Summer Activities: none
[</em>] Essays: good
[li] Teacher Recommendation:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Bad public
[</em>] Ethnicity: W
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: test scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: gpa
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: match for UCSB
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected UCD[/li][/ul]General Comments: overjoyed about this, rejection from UCD was harsh</p>
<p>Is UCSB not accepting transfers this year? What’s the deal? :(</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1640
ACT:
SAT II: U.S. History: 570 Literature: 570
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/240
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP classes (no test scores yet)<br>
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 Ap’s, two advanced electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None </p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot
Job/Work Experience: Currently working a part time job
Volunteer/Community service: not much
Summer Activities: none
Essays: very creative
Teacher Recommendation:</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Lower
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: race, grades, esays, ec’s
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 3% African American population was probably the main reason
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected UCSD, waitlisted at UCD
General Comments: Still waiting on more schools, but maybe UCSB :)</p>
<p>Hey did anyone recieve their admission packet yet for ucsb? I live in California and still haven’t gotten one.</p>
<p>So for those who have been admitted under steps to enrollment does it say anything about EOP’s summer step program?or does that only appear for those who have been admitted to the program??im trying to figure out if i got in since i applied for it on my app lol</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Pre-Econ</p>
<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown):580 Critical Reading 550 Math 580 Writing
• ACT:N/A
• SAT II: 600 Math 2, 600 Eng Lit
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/668
• AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Eng Lang(4), APUSH(4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Academic Decathlon(Interdisciplinary Studies), AP Calculus AB, AP Eng Lit, AP Euro, AP Gov, Econ Honors, Comp Programming
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CSF, Outstanding Volunteer(twice from MMCM Hospital), Cheer: National’s Bid, Superior Squad
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decathlon Club, OM Club, FBLA(Comm. Of Activites), Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Link Crew, etc.
• Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Nanny
• Volunteer/Community service: MMCM Hospital, Health Info Management, 400+ volunteer hours
• Summer Activities: Cheer Camp advisor/coach, volunteer stuff
• Essays: Essays were amazing
• Teacher Recommendation: N/A
• Counselor Rec: N/A
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview: N/A
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): CA
• Country (if international applicant):N/A
• School Type: large public high school
• Ethnicity: Asian(Lao, Thai)
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: Middle
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Essay, EC’s, rigor of classes(11 APs/Honors)
Reflection
• Strengths: personal statements
• Weaknesses: Mediocre SAT
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: “Well-rounded,” nice balance of intellect and EC’s. I was told by someone that works in their admissions office that with my course rigor and personality(reflective through my EC’s), I fit right in with their general student population.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at SJSU and UCR; rejected at Cal Poly SLO; stilling waiting to hear from UCLA and UCI
General Comments:
Congrats to everyone that got in, and to those that got rejected, do not be discouraged. You’ll end up where you need to be UCSB has been my dream school and my first choice for a really long time, so naturally I am very excited about this and hope to meet those of you who choose to enroll this fall!</p>