*Official UCSB Class of 2016 Decisions Thread*

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<p>Decision: Accepted for biology</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT: 2170 (620 CR, 780 W, 770 M)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 730 Math, 760 Bio, 800 Chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chinese, 5 Biology, 4 Music Theory
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, physio, gov/econ, dance, art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended, ap scholar, 2 piano awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, Interact, chinese club, nutrition club, art charity club,
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at library, 20+ hours at acupuncture clinic, 60+ hours for Interact
Summer Activities: summer classes at local community college
Essays: 1st about piano competition, 2nd about volunteering
Teacher Recommendation: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: ~940 API
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays, sat scores
Weaknesses: gpa!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: sat, essays, volunteer,
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at uop, usf, ucsc/ denied at ucsd
General Comments: ucsb is my top choice for ucs ^^</p>

143

<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 580M, 560CR, 630W
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7UW, 4.1W GPA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%, ELC Student
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 444333
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C(mechanics and Electro/Magnet), AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP Calculus, AP MicroEconomics, AP Government.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Provosto Scholarship Cal Lutheran ($20,000), CSF Life Member.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pre-Engineering Program at Port Hueneme Navy Base
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 310 Hours at Library, Lots of tutoring hours, retirement center volunteer, church volunteer.</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering at local public library.
[</em>] Essays: Near perfect according to teachers and friends.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California, the golden state!
[</em>] School Type: Public Highschool; ACHS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Parents: $45,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Top 5% of class, Hispanic, lots of volunteering, URM.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good with mechanics; physics. High achieving URM with 4.2 GPA. Lots of AP classes and Honors.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High GPA, essays, extracurriculars.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: California Lutheran University, University of the Pacific, UC Davis, Pepperdine.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Hoping for more acceptances :D</p>

144

<p>Does everyone get invited to the reception? I got my invitation in mid february and was confident that I was admitted. Sure enough, I got in. Pre-biology (physiology, once I do all the pre-recs). Anyway, I’m so excited. Still waiting for UCLA, UCB, Dartmouth, and Georgetown. But I’m pretty sure I’ll be at UCSB next year, it’s my number one!</p>

145

<p>The only people that got invited to the reception are the top applicants. I’m doing pre-biology, too! Yeah!!</p>

146

<p>Has anyone received an acceptance package in the mail yet?</p>

147

<p>Rejected.
Mechanical Engineering
32 ACT
3.92 GPA
Awesome GPA and essays</p>

<p>Accepted at ucsb for electrical though.</p>

<p>Really surprised…</p>

<p>Sent from my MB855 using CC</p>

148

<p>Disregard my last post that was meant for the UCI thread :P</p>

<p>Sent from my MB855 using CC</p>

149

<p>Decision: Accepted undeclared in letters and science</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100. 630 reading, 740 math, 730 writing
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: spanish 3-4 (don’t know how i got in with that…), chamber choir, reg english, physics, reg gov/econ
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): water polo, choir, guitar, piano
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: i got really good feedback from the people who read mine.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT, my team won CCS this year, essays, and music
[<em>] Weaknesses: only have two years of foreign language, only took 1 AP and 1 honors, didn’t take math this year, got a C in second semester of pre-calc last year because i got suspended :stuck_out_tongue:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my SAT score and extracurriculars/being “well rounded.” but i think my essays were what really helped me get in.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to san jose state, san francisco state, humboldt state, sonoma state, csu monterey bay, ucsc, ucd, ucsb. waitlisted for cal poly slo. rejected only from ucla but i wasn’t planning on going there (not really sure why i applied) so it’s chill[/li][/ul]General Comments: ucsb was my top choice and i’m so glad i got in! my mom still wants me to consider davis, and i will, but i’m still pretty set on ucsb. only concern is choosing a res hall haha</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (620 CR, 800 M, 700 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Chem
[</em>] UC GPA: 3.79 (3.96 uncapped)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4, 4, 4, 5, 5
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Macro, +electives
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …AP Scholar w Distinction?</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout, Key Club, Aviation, Comp Civics, some other smaller stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hrs
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Intended Major(s): Stat
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, competitive, >2000
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income bracket (if applicable): >300k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: SATs, APs, uniqueness of ECs?
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, minimal # of ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SB is close to an airport (they probably expect me to yield because I love flying), unpopular major, SATs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCDavis, UW-Madison, Purdue, UMiami, Boston College. Waitlisted: None. Rejected: UCLA, UCSD, UChicago, Northwestern, UNC. Waiting on: UCB, Duke, Columbia, UMich (not really expecting acceptances from any of them)</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: We’ll see…</p>

151

<p>Accepted to College of L+S
Major: Pre-Economics</p>

<p>Sat: 1920
Act: 30</p>

<p>3.75 weighted GPA,
but about 3.9 for UC’s</p>

<p>5 AP classes senior year, 2 junior year and 1 soph year</p>

<p>Debate team captain and champion, Academic Decathlon 2010-2011 Div 2 state champion, along with leadership roles in other clubs</p>

<p>Especially excited because one of the Economics Professors is a Nobel prize laureate!</p>

<p>Extremely happy and ready to be a UCSB Gaucho</p>

152

<p>Accepted
Unweighted gpa: 3.59
UC gpa: 3.84
ACT: 32
SAT II: Chem - 690, Chinese with listening 800
AP: Calc BC -4, Chem- 3, Chinese- 5
Over 500 hours of community service
Officer for 4 clubs, internship at local dental office
In state applicant
Shaky essays</p>

153

<p>I got the Chancellor’s Reception invitation, along with 3 varsity sports, team captain, 7 AP’s, and a 3.9 GPA.
Does anyone know if they send out formal acceptance letters or is it just online?</p>

154

<p>This is to all entering freshman and high school students. GPA and Test scores are important, but they are not the only thing college admissions look at now. Essays and extra-curricular activities are very important also. They don’t just want a student that will bury themselves in books all the time and not get out there and make their mark.</p>

155

<p>@Determined6, they send you a formal acceptance letter by snail mail along with a packet of other papers regarding what to expect at UCSB and stuff.</p>

156

<p>I feel like anyone lower than a 1800 SAT got rejected.</p>

157

<p>I don’t think that is the case. I was admitted with a 1530 SAT, and a 3.85 UC GPA.</p>

158

<p>@kmoran23 what is your major?</p>

159

<p>I got in pre biology with a 3.5 GPA and 1700 sat</p>

160

<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: Physics</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970, Writing:630 CR:560 Math: 780
[</em>] SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics:780 Chinese: 800
[<em>] 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.
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] ELC?: NO
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5) Physics C-Mechanics(5) Chinese(5) Calc BC, Stats, AP Chem
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem(2 periods), Calc BC, Stats, English 4, Government
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] 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
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Diabolo Summer Camp Instructor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Gear-Up, tutor at a summer school
[<em>] 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]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Physics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: poor as dirt
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation, immigrant??
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT II?? special experiences?? COSMOS??
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA!!!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lucky[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulation to everyone who got in! And if you did not get in don’t be too disappointed! There must be other colleges that will see your talents!</p>

161

<p>Decision: Accepted
Applied as a German Major</p>

<p>White Female
Location: Minnesota
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Public</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: a little over 3.9
GPA - Weighted: 4.01
Class Rank: top 2%
Class Size: about 500-600 (not sure)</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 2100 (740M/690CR/670W)
ACT: 31 (34E/32M/35R/24S)
SAT II Literature: 650
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 700
SAT II German w/ Listening: 620 (yeah…really bad day when I took that test)</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Eng. Lang-5
German Lang-5
Have taken lots of honors classes throughout HS, this year (senior year) am taking AP Micro, Lit, Calc AB, and Psych.
Extracurriculars: Synchronized Swimming all four years, senior year captain, Swimming JV just one season
Foreign Exchange Program to Germany, Summer 2010
Volunteer/Service Work: Some volunteering for synchro. fundraisers, some hours at the library
Honors and Awards: National Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation</p>

<p>Yeah, so I’m excited that I got in! I’m thinking that I’ll probably go to UCSB, but I have to visit first…I also got accepted to UCSD and rejected from UCLA and Berkeley…congrats to everyone else who got in!</p>