<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>Given that EECS is heavily competitive, I'm curious what the average accepted eecs student profile looks like.</p>
<p>If anyone could chance me, I'd really appreciate it. Also, I'm keeping it a bit vague for the sake of anonymity.</p>
<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.87
*note: All classes are A's except a B in calc 2 class over the summer which I was also doing an internship and building a car, and a B in english during my very first semester.
Completed 4 comp. sci. classes, 2 of which meets the requirements to fulfill COMPSCI 61B, again, receiving an A in all classes.</p>
<p>Background: Latin, 1st generation college student, med-low income
Transfer student from a California community college</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
~ Held children's workshop and concert in indian reserve which spanned a week
~<strong><em>highlight ec</em></strong> Subsequent year, built radio tower in indian reserve
~ Went to a run down apartment complex, door to door, giving out bread and other food items to anyone who needed it.
~ Went to a homeless shelter in San Diego to help with serving food to the homeless.
~ Drove to a Mexican Orphanage in Tijuana to deliver school supplies and toys for the children. Spent the day helping out in the facility.
~ Went out to Oceanside, Ca with a small team, leftover thanksgiving food, and a grill. Cooked food for homeless.</p>
<p>PERSONAL PROJECTS AND INTERESTS:
~ <strong><em>highlight ec</em></strong>Tore apart brand new car (with nothing wrong with it) and completely built it up, no prior experience, posted whole project on forums, paving the way for other enthusiasts to follow suit, sought out and attained sponsorship across 33 companies totaling over $80,000.
*What's going on now: Building website to host blog around project, and also a business to sell parts from sponsors. Project is now going on 3 years.</p>
<p>~ Digital photography - been shooting for 4 years now, shot a wedding, and product shoots for my business
~ Study Group Leader - I set up Facebook groups for every class I went to and would invite other students to join. I posted homework, and offered to help others learn material.</p>
<p>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
~<strong><em>highlight ec</em></strong> Internship - Semiconductor industry - 7 months, 40 hour weeks - hired to help build database structure - personal initiative led me to completely automate their document control process for handling bulk paperwork
~ Got licensed at age 18 to sell life insurance, still licensed today, insurance broker that sells over the phone across america.</p>
<p>ESSAY DETAILS
I've had everyone I know look at it and give me feedback, and also took it to my community college's UC application essay reviewers about 8 times... Even they thought my essay was pretty awesome, and one of the reviewers mentioned how my early revision was the best he's seen all semester.</p>
<p>FUTURE PLANS
Mentioned in the essay how basically I want to either create my own tech startup in silicon valley, or join one. So, I made sure they knew I was a bit entrepreneurial.</p>
<p>Reason I shied away from business major, I grew up working with my dad in his business, oftentimes waking up at 4am in the morning with him to go to work. In the process, I learned a lot about business and people skills that I used in sales. I knew business was something I could become somewhat proficient in by teaching it to myself.</p>
<p>I wanted to major in something that was more difficult, something that would be hard to teach myself. I want to possess the skill set needed to invent or innovate something which I could in-turn bring to market. I don't know if that's a plus in their eyes, or do they just gloss over that?</p>
<p>Thanks again guys!</p>