Official UCSC C/O 2020 Applicant Discussion

Has anybody heard back about scholarship yet? They said in my acceptance letter that I was being considered for scholarship because of OOS status but today was the supposed deadline to find out and I (and a friend with considerably higher stats than me who was also accepted to UCSC) haven’t heard anything???

Sorry this is a late post!

Decision: Accepted on 3/15
Objective:
ACT: 25
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.43
UC GPA: 3.54
(percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Only taking 2 AP’s this year
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Appeared on national TV for dancing
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): more than 130+ hours, started 2 clubs
Job: I had 3 jobs
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at school
Personal Statement:
talked about appearing on tv and family
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Pre-Business -> Biology
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation
Reflection: I was thankful I was able to get in :slight_smile: I also received a likely letter in Feb
Strengths: Extracurricular, Job, Personal Statement
Weaknesses: GPA and SAT (I also received 2 C’s)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Personal Statement
General Comments: Good Luck!! I strongly believe that your personal statement plays a large role! :slight_smile: You guys can do it!

@sumerwashere My friend told me that she received something called the Campus Merit Scholarship. That might not be the exact name of it, but I think she was notified along with her admission decision.

Major?