<p>Got waitlisted. </p>
<p>3.7 GPA (weighted) 3.65 (unweighted).
30 ACT.
good amount of EC and leadership positions
good essay</p>
<p>but coming down to it, I really didn’t take that many AP classes. UCSB was a reach for me; I’m glad I was at least offered wait list. </p>
<p>I got into tons of other schools like Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, USD, PLNU, CSULB, etc. I’m not too bummed :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Pre-Biopsychology</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2040; 700M 690CR 650W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: mid-high 600’s
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, 2 honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, CSF
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer
[<em>] Essays: meh
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] School Type: sorta competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: NONE HAHAHHA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCD, UCSD[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all</p>
<p>YAY just recently got admitted to UCSB!!!..i dont even know how…i had a 1400 SAT score … can someone please explain the pros and cons of going to UCSB for science courses and general life there???</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: English (32), Critical Reading (34), Science (34), Math (30)
[</em>] SAT II: Biology M (630), US History (610)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.64
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Calculus AB (4), US History (3), Chemistry (2)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Government, Honors Physics, Economics CP, AP Psychology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism Club (News Editor), KEY Club (Treasurer), Youth Volunteer at mosque (Team Leader), Volunteer tutoring at local middle school.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid tutor for one year.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Several hours with KEY Club, several hours with mosque group called ICERV, probably totaling to over 200 hours.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Camp counselor.
[</em>] Essays: One about me going to New York and being on The Today Show to talk about pressures on teenage girls today and one about moving seven times in my life.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: We had to sign a waiver and were not allowed to read our teacher recommendations, but I have read my club advisor’s letter and it was definitely shining.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not able to read, but I expect that it was great, as we have a close relationship.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California.
[</em>] School Type: Highly competitive public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Lower middle class.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: For SB, my GPA was pretty good, my courseload was rigorous through and through, my essays were well-written.
[</em>] Weaknesses: I go to a highly competitive school, I don’t have any hooks.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a pretty decent applicant.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UC Davis, rejected at UC San Diego.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck for the future, guys!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020; 700 CR, 690 W, 630 M
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 660 Spanish, 630 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, 3.95 UC GPA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB English, IB Spanish, IB Biology, IB History, IB Math
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHRP</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): some nonacademic clubs, writing, recreational sport
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: peer tutoring
[</em>] Essays: I worked hard on the personal statement…I wrote about learning Spanish and doing mathematical art. </p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT I is above the average for UCSB, challenging courses
[</em>] Weaknesses: weak ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My academics are fine, and in my personal statement I explained what I do during my free time, since I have few ECs.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCSC, UCD, UCR, UCM, UCSB</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected - Computer Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1790; Reading 570, Math 640, Writing 580
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.3 unweighted, 3.66 weighted 3.6 UC GPA
[<em>] Rank: 93/367
[</em>] AP: AP CalcAB(1), AP EngLang (2), APUSH(3), AP Chem(1) Taking AP Bio, Gov, Stats and EngLit this year
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, Spanish 4, AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP EngLit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Key Club for 3 years (Treasurer for senior year), Astronomy Research Seminar thing (We observed and researched a double star and published a paper)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: IT Support at a wedding venue (general computer work on weekends), and I also work at my parent’s small store (cashier, stocking shelves, inventory)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I estimate about 100 hours at various organizations with Key Club
[<em>] Summer Activities: None
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, talked about how I live in a small town and go to school in a much bigger city, and how I see the cultural and technological differences between the two.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks: First generation college student, first generation born in the US.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Umm…
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA and SAT.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and SATs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from UCD, UCSD, and Cal Poly SLO, waitlisted to UCSC
[/ul]General Comments: I had straight As until my junior year, where I got 3 Cs in AP Chem, AP CalcAB and Physics. Second semester I raised my Cs in AP Calc and Physics to Bs.</p>
<p>@Deniedeverywhere Awww, have you thought about appealing to any of the colleges?</p>
<p>@iamaspork</p>
<p>I don’t know much about appealing, do you think that I would have a chance? What does appealing involve?</p>
<p>@deniedeverywhere</p>
<p>you have the most depressing username… ever…</p>
<p>/wrists</p>
<p>@dustinthewind</p>
<p>I still haven’t heard from UCB or UCLA so I still have a chance! /sarcasm</p>
<p>Yeah, it sucks. I was expecting UCSC to be a safety school, and thought I was definitely going to be admitted to Davis since I live fairly close (45 minutes).</p>
<p>Accepted, future student…maybe</p>
<p>ACT: 25
SAT: didn’t take it
SAT II: Bio - 600, US History - 680, Math II - 500
GPA: 4.2
UC GPA: 3.90
AP: APUSH, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP 2-D, AP Calc AB
EC: 4 years of ASB, 2 years varsity tennis. varsity tennis captain 1 year. 1 year varsity track. class president 3 years. ASB president 1 year (senior year). Key Club 4 years. 300 community service hours. </p>
<p>and I got a rejection letter today from SDSU and waitlisted to UCSD.</p>
<p>I thought UCSB was a last-resort safety, and i didn’t get into CS. So yeah, I’m pretty bummed out. I thought UCSD was a low match, and I got outright rejected there.</p>
<p>Holding out hope that UCLA/UCB actually read my application head to toe.</p>
<p>@dustinthewind I thought I had a chance with UCSD, but I got waitlisted instead. Some of my friends with 4.5 GPA and 2200 SAT got rejected. And some people at my school with 3.7 GPA with 1300 SAT and taken no APs and have any hardly E.C. got in. Pretty upsetting, since UCSD was my first choice. But I guess congrats to those kids.</p>
<p>hey, maybe cal or ucla called to tell ucsd hands off the two of us.</p>
<p>@ Legitimately:
Sorry you are still waiting…it’s frustrating they don’t release all decisions the same day. 
The good news is the process will soon be over now one way or another so just hang on a little bit longer. My son applied to a lot of schools and this is the first one we have heard from so I understand how much anxiety it causes, especially when so many of other students seem to already know where they are going thanks to either early decision applications, rolling admissions schools, or likely letters. But I think all schools notify by April 1st so next week will be here before you know it! 
@thefuteng:
When my son logged on to the decision page it said he was accepted to the Honors College right under congratulations for being accepted to UCSB. It’s all on that same page.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
for Biology</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT
ACT:26: Eng:27/Math:28/Reading:24/Science:25
SAT II: Math 2: 630 English Lit:590
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i don’t know unweighted, weighted: 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP (Spanish), 5 reg: Calc, Physics, Biotech, English, Econ/Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):CSF, NSHS, Link Crew
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours library
Summer Activities: Volunteering
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: None
Counselor Rec: none
Additional Rec:none
Interview:none</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender:female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, GPA
Weaknesses: E.C.s, ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:ESSAYS, GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: UCI, UCSC, SDSU, waitlisted: UCD rejected: Cal Poly
General Comments: So happy i got in!</p>
<p>@proudmamaof2 Yeah it’s a bit frustrating but good point, it’ll all be over by next week. Thanks for the words encouragement! I’ll post my decision once I hear from them next week</p>
<p>accepted, i have no idea why tho. lol. someone take my spot! ;p
sat: 1600 act: 22
i volunteered like 50 hrs at an elem. school, and did like 3 clubs (not president at any) at school. i had a summer internship but that’s about it. meh. i don’t see myself qualified for ucsb.
gpa: 3.6 uw. 3.7 w
by the end of senior year i will have taken 3 ap classes.
asian, first gen, low income, female. not even in the area lawl.
blahhhhhhhh</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1670 (Math 510 Reading 640 520 Writing)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
UC GPA: 4.01
Rank: 10/54
AP: AP USH (5), AP Literature (took the class but not the test)
Senior Year Course Load: Literature & Rhetoric, Life Drawing, Government & Econ, Calculus, Chemistry, Photography, Painting, and Mixed Media
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Prestigious/selective art program offered by local museum, NHS (treasurer), painting, SCUBA
Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: I worked very hard on them.
Teacher Recommendation: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other: N/A
State: California
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Kinda poor
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Child of a disabled Army veteran
Strengths: Essays, the fact that I go to a arts high school (?)
Weaknesses: SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays, luck, art school thing, the fact my mom’s a veteran
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UCSC, UCD, and Alaska Pacific University
General Comments: I was pretty surprised but excited. I thought, for sure, that my SAT scores wouldn’t be good enough.</p>
<p>=[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2060
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 700 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8uw, 4.0 w
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Physics, AP Gov, Honors Pol Econ, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Spanish 4, Physics, Leadership (ASB), Varsity Wrestling
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Congressional Award, Several Charter Oaks, Distinguished Leader, District Wide nominee
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pres Stu Forum, Hab for Humanity, Philanthropy Club, Student School Board Rep,High School Comm Services Rep, Board Member Disabled Student Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Youth Action Team
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Habitat, MIKA Comm Dev., City of Irvine, Summer Camps, Sunday Suppers,
[ *] Summer Activities: Comm College, Habitat for Humanity Expedition, Leadership Camps (3 summers), Health online, SAT Prep, Volunteer Work, Youth Action Team
[ *] Essays:Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:white boy
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:great extra curriculars and leadership
[ *] Weaknesses:under 2100 test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: holistic approach, rigor of coursework, 4.0 Weighted GPA, extracurriculars
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>