*** UC Berkeley Class of 2021 Results Thread ****

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: World History: 760, US History 770
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.6/3.7

[ *] UC GPA: 4.08
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (but def in top 25%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), Human Geo(5), Lang(5), US History(5), Stats(4), Chemistry(3)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Micro, AP Gov, AP Lit, Philosophy, Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Can’t say- for privacy

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Community Service, all clubs in school were debate/speech related, can’t be specific because will give out too much info
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: had around 450 hours
[ *] Personal Statement: 10/10, really different. The teachers who read my essays said they were the best they’ve ever seen.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Anthropology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Latino
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: around $80,000- $90,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first gen

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ESSAYS, test scores, interests, non-impacted major
[ *] Weaknesses: lmao Grades
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Fordham(full ride), Tulane(full ride), University of Georgia(with lots of $$)
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? None yet
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? All the schools I applied to after getting my EA are crapshoots- Bowdoin, UChicago, Duke, American University, Boston U, Wellesley, Kenyon College, also some international schools because why not
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Grades are not everything!!! I thought I was out of the race for Berkeley and didn’t even see it as a viable option. I was NOT expecting to get in as part of the early admit/regents pool. I truly was not expecting to get in at all. I am proof that Cal looks at one’s whole profile to decide whether an applicant would fit in or not. Good luck to you all!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1490. English: 770. Math: 710
ACT: 32. English: 36. Reading: 36. Math: 29. Science: 28.
SAT II: US History: 710. Literature: 760. Math II: 690.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
UC GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure, but last semester, I was 2/361
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), APUSH (4), Lang (5), Calc AB Subscore (4), Calc BC (3), APES (2)
Senior Year Course Load:AP Stats, Advanced Band, AP GoPo, AP Lit, Weight Training, French 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place at County for NHD 2 years in a row, Finalist at State once

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Book Club (President), Creative Writing Club (President), Band (Drum Major and 1st chair flutist for 4 years), Varsity Swim Team (Captain), Math Club (Secretary), National Novel Writing Month,
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard for 2 years, swim instructor for 1 year, math tutor for 1 year, haunter at corn maze last halloween.
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at my church. I also volunteered for Bernie Sanders’s campaign.
Personal Statement: 1. experience as captain of the swim team. 2. my creative process when I am writing. 3. my experience while taking classes at a nearby community college. 4. Too personal to even post about here.

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major [ /b]: English and Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White and Asian Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $38,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m not sure if I count as first gen. My mom got an associates degree and my dad dropped out of college. However, both of my sisters attend UCs.

Reflection:

Strengths: My grades and scores in English and Reading. My second and fourth personal statements represented me well. I have many leadership positions.
Weaknesses: My scores in math and science. I also haven’t volunteered enough. My first personal statement wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be.
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? This is the first school I’ve heard back from.
Schools you were rejected from? N/A
Schools you are waiting for? 23 other schools.

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[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (660E 790M)
[ *] ACT: 31C (31E,36M,24R,33S)
[ *] SAT II:800M2,780Spanish,690Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.88
[ *] UC GPA:4.28
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 %
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Three 5s one four 3s two 2s

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of tennis, chess club.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Homeless shelter
[ *] Personal Statement: unique. I know how to tell good stories.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Energy Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Interesting life story, lots of challenges and language barriers I have overcome.

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, GPA, Extracurricular
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores

[ *] Schools you were rejected from? Stanford

Actively seek new challenges that you can overcome, because this is the only way you can develop character and improve yourself. Get out of your comfort zone and keep an open mind about meeting, learning, helping, and forming relationships with a broad amount of people. Also live by your priorities, values, and goals. Colleges will acknowledge this and not treat you as a number.

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[ size=+2][ /color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ b][ /color][ size]
[ size=+2][ /color=blue][ b]MET: IEOR+Business[ b][ /color][ size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): none
[ ] ACT: 36 on all 35 on reading
[ ] SAT II:790 math 2 780 physics
[ ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ ] UC GPA: uhhhhhhhhhh probably high, i’ve never taken a class that wasnt ap or honors (except art and P.E), my uc app had like 5 aps i think the rest were honors
[ ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[ ] ELC?: does LC stand for rec letters bc if so i didnt receive a request
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on us gov, microecon, macroecon, calc BC, english lang, psych
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics C, multivariable calc, ap spanish, ap lit, business internship, ap stat, honors world history
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): presidential scholar but i just got it so not on any of my apps

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST robotics (head of fundraising), DECA (vp of activities)
[ ] Job/Work Experience: 2 internships
[ ] Volunteer/Community service:400+ hours working at a daycare
[ ] Personal Statement: wrote about art, leadership in fundraising, lacrosse, and math

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ ][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:ieor+business
[ ] State (if domestic applicant): maryland
[ ] Country (if international applicant):
[ ] School Type: public
[ ] Ethnicity:asian
[ ] Gender: female
[ ] Income Bracket: 250,000+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): legacy, but there wasnt a place for it on the app soo…

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ ] Strengths: smart on paper
[ ] Weaknesses: bad MET essay that made no sense
[ ] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Umich, UVA, Umd (honors, banneker key scholar (basically full ride if i went to the interview))–lol i just rejected my umd acceptance todayy
[ ] Schools you were rejected from? columbia
[ ] Schools you are waiting for? harvard yale and penn. duke and northwestern too but my dad wont let me go to them now bc of berkeley :confused: and jhu, cornell, ucla but i wont go to those either
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] i started off this whole process with a rejection and now its been nothing but good news, there will be more bad news but we’ll all be happy at the school that wants us (i hope)

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 730 CR)
[] ACT: Never took it
[] SAT II: 800 (Math 2) and 760 (Physics)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] UC GPA: 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] ELC: What dis is?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Calc BC, Micro, and Comp Sci
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Macro, IB Literature, Multivariable Calc, advanced CS courses, Jazz Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I won’t go into too much detail for the sake of privacy, but I had numerous prestigious awards on the state, national, and international level for computer science, software development (i.e. hackathons), math, engineering, and research. Feel free to PM me for details.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Engineering Research (Project Leader), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Assistant Sr. Patrol Leader), Hackathons (weekend codefests where you build an app/product, I’ve attended around a dozen of these and won a few), Music (Jazz Band, numerous school and regional ensembles), Competitive Programming (Team Captain). Also worked with NASA to found a tech mentorship program for high schoolers at a hackathon that I help organize, and am a lead organizer for my school’s hackathon.
[] Job/Work Experience: Computational researcher at a national lab; Worked for a local STEM company to design and teach a programming curriculum to kids; Interned as a software engineering at a venture-funded startup in NYC.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my local library every summer since 8th grade (~60 hours per summer)
[] Personal Statement: They were strong. Mostly taken from Common App and other supplements.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Naw
[] Intended Major: EECS
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $300K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research, but that’s not really a hook IMO.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, Essays, ECs and major awards related to what I want to study
[] Weaknesses: Being a brown lad wanting to do STEM
[] Schools were you accepted to? Georgia Tech (EA), Northeastern, Rutgers
[] Schools you were rejected from? Stanford (ayy lmao)
[li] Schools you are waiting for? CMU SCS, MIT, UCLA, UW Seattle, UMich, several Ivies, WashU[/li][/ul]General Comments: I honestly didn’t even know Berkeley had an early admissions system! I know I didn’t go into many details about my ECs or awards in this post for privacy reasons, but if you PM me I can give more info. Good luck guys!!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

  •   SAT I (breakdown): N/A

  •   ACT: 30 (Math(35) Science(34) English(29) Reading(24) Essay(19) ) Really bad reading and essay scores

  •   SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Physics

  •   Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

  •   UC GPA: don’t know never calculated i

  •              Weighted GPA: 4.6

  •   Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 400

  •   ELC?:

  •   AP (place score in parenthesis): BC(5) AB subscore(5), Computer Science(5), Physics 1 (3), Physics 2 (4)

  •   IB (place score in parenthesis):

  •   Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, University Physics, University Physics Lab, Innovation, Mentorship(Research Class)[All theses above were taken at George Mason University due to a program called Governor School at Innovation Park ] Classes taken at my base school —— AICE Literature, US Government 

  •   Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Second at Regional Science Fair, SPARK Saluting Our Stars Award, Youth Salute Award, VEX Judges Award



[ b]Subjective:[ /b]

  •   Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Robotics and also initiated the VEX robotics team at my school, NHS, JV Soccer, Varsity Cross Country, Hardware Club, Academic Team


  •   Job/Work Experience:

  •   Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Volunteered in the IT Department at Nolman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant, Earthquake Fundraising


  •   Personal Statement: Physics, my passion in electrical engineering(creating drones and a swarm of robots), my leadership at Space Camp, and about Governor School


Other

  •   Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes but doubt I will get any because OOS

  •   [ b] Intended Major [ /b]: EECS

  •   State (if domestic applicant): VA

  •   Country (if international applicant):

  •   School Type: Public

  •   Ethnicity: Asian

  •   Gender: Male

  •   Income Bracket: Upper Lower Class

  •   Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): just talked about myself. I am first generation but did not talk much about it here


Reflection

  •   Strengths: Research experience, and deep involvement in STEM activities

  •   Weaknesses: Bad ACT and not much AP exams

  •   Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?

  •   Schools you were rejected from?

  •   Schools you are waiting for? MIT, GA Tech, U Michigan, UVA, VT
[ /list]

[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Wasnt expecting to get in because of my low test scores. Hopefully, this brings hope to people who have bad test scores. Good luck everyone!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 M, 790 CR, 700 W)
[] ACT: 36 (36 W, 36 R, 36 M, 34 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: No idea?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600-ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 12 5’s (including all the math and science APs except for the 4), 2 4’s (Chinese and Physics C Mechanics) <— I know, I know…but the regular classes at my school are the worst!
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Music Theory, AP Comp Sci Principles, AP Human Geo
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, NHD State Winner twice, piano stuff (state and regional competitions)??? Honestly never heard of USAMO or any of that stuff until I joined CC[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (first chair pianist - and only pianist, duh), quiz bowl (we won nationals a couple years ago), internship in scientific research during senior year (not first author, but author of a couple papers)
[] Job/Work Experience: Piano stuff (weddings, churches, etc)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community band, church, pretty much it
[] Personal Statement: 6/10? Wrote them at the last minute honestly, but I’m usually okay at writing

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but prob not going to get anything cause OOS
[] Intended Major: I think I put mathematics?
[] State (if domestic applicant): Not putting for privacy, but it’s a rural state in the south
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $50-75k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores and GPA, research experience
[] Weaknesses: Not many extracurriculars available in my area, didn’t know about stuff like USAMO etc., not much community service/volunteer stuff
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Berkeley, a couple of local schools
[] Schools you were rejected from? Some music schools
[li] Schools you are waiting for? HSY, Johns Hopkins, CMU SCS, etc.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m so surprised I got in early! It just goes to show that you don’t have to have joined every single club in high school to get in. As long as you show that you are passionate about something, colleges will still want you. Good luck to everyone!!!

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Decision: Accepted

CC freaked me out a lot when I checked it. So to prospective applicants, take all of these stats you’re seeing with a grain of salt. You’re an amazing candidate, and you’re going to do incredible things wherever you end up.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR/800M/780W (2360 total)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: 4.33 capped, probably 4.6~4.7 uncapped
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/532 at time of application
[] ELC?: I think so!
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): lel nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: Speech and Debate, AP Gov/Macro, Advanced Choir, AP Physics 1, AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really, couple of debate honors
I was a Posse scholar finalist for Middlebury College (turned down the offer though because Middlebury doesn’t offer engineering). UhHhhH like AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, really quite minor things

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate, Aristocracy - Advanced Choir (Librarian, Secretary, Alto Section Leader), Church Servant Team, Freshman Focus - we basically helped freshman assimilate to high school, organized orientation, Frosh/Soph Basketball lol (Captain), oh yeah and I did research on the concentration of an enzyme in fruit flies
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked at a boba shop for a summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Got to go to Taiwan last summer and volunteer as an English teacher there at an underprivileged school, California Scholarship Federation (Technology Coordinator, Treasurer), Hospital Volunteer (I play piano), National Honor Society, Helped at a local science academy
[] Personal Statement: uHhHh soOOOoo I don’t think mine were particularly spectacular, but I do think they showed my different life experiences and my love for STEM (also cause Berkeley engineering asked for it to be v engineering and interest focused)

Educational Opportunity: Wrote about research with fruit flies and how that inspired me further to pursue science, even if it wasn’t bio; I’d give it about a 7/10–it definitely was my least favorite.
Challenges: I don’t live with my dad because of his job, but I wrote about how STEM (my dad’s a materials engineer) reduced the distance; oh this one was p good I’d give it 9/10
Community Service: Wrote about my experience in Taiwan. Extremely humbling. 8/10
What Makes You Unique: LMAO i wrote about how much I loved the Boeing 787 even though I hate flights, it’s a terribly confusing essay but if you can get my point it’s not TOO bad; 6.5/10

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but I won’t be receiving federally granted aid.
[li]** Intended Major **: :’) Materials Science and Engineering[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese :^)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ya relatively high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I did research [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores. UCs really value the numbers.
[] Weaknesses: ECs could have been a lot stronger, especially in the realm of leadership.
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UCSB (regents), UCD (regents), Cal Poly SLO (they offered me the opportunity to apply for the LOOP Scholarship but I don’t plan on going to SLO in the fall so), UCSD (full ride jacobs scholarship + regents)
[] Schools you were rejected from? None yet! MIT deferred me though lmao
[li] Schools you are waiting for? MIT, Georgia Tech (oo that comes out tomorrow), CalTech, Stanford (lel a girl can dream), UCLA, Northwestern, USC (didn’t get merit scholarship), and Rice![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Like what I said in the beginning, don’t freak out. You don’t need to be a state champ in viola or debate or whatever to get into college. Just do what you love (for me that was choir, science, and debate) and challenge yourself. People you don’t think “deserve” to get into certain colleges will get in, and people you think “deserved” to get into others won’t. It happens. For the younger kiddos, do your best to perfect everything in your control, that is GPA, SAT, participation in ECs. If you’ve put in your utmost effort, then you just leave it up to chance.

Also, finally, from my experience, I’ve learned that you should favor experiences that aren’t academic, especially if you have strong scores already. You do an internship? Math club? Science Olympiad? Acadec? Those are great things, but go outside of your comfort zone and do something that you can write about without sounding like all you do is school-related stuff.

It gives you stuff to write about.

sorry i wrote too much just skip over it if ur bored

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Decision: Accepted w/ Regents Invitation

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 750M/720E/1470 Comp
[ *] ACT: First Time: 32 (32M/31E/34R/32S/24W) Second Time: 32 (35M/30E/34R/30S/26W
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II & 710 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9-12: 3.86 & 10-12: 3.94
[ *] UC GPA: 4.28
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Somewhere in top 4%
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Calc AB (5), Eng Lang (5), Stats (5), Comp Sci (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 3 w/ Differential Equations, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Physics C Mechanics, French 3 Honors, Internship Academy, and Dual Enrollment Digital Photography
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist and Fein Fellow, FTC Dean’s List Semifinalist

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics for 8 years (Club President), Economics Club for 1 Year (Founder and President), worked on open-source software, competed in some online game development competitions, volunteer for school’s marching band this year, Animation Club for 1 year (Writer)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Education Associate at a local theme park where I taught Lego Robotics experiences (we’re not allowed to call them classes at the park…), Intern for a local Democratic congressional campaign, Intern for a biotech startup company where I did research, Robotics Teacher at local elementary school (working to establish program), Tutor for math and physics
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Mentor some local FLL robotics teams, Judge for FLL competitions, Volunteer coordinator for robotics competitions hosted by my club, Camp counselor for summer robotics camp, Library Summer Reading Program volunteer
[ *] Personal Statement:
Essay 1: I wrote about how I had to resolve my robotics team wanting to pursue two different designs and how I combined these ideas to ensure everyone felt valued
Essay 2: I wrote about how I was responsible for raising myself and resolving my own issues morally and educationally throughout my childhood as my mom was too busy working and going to college
Essay 3: I wrote about how I’ve spread STEM opportunities throughout my community through my involvement in robotics along with how I developed my passion for artificial intelligence along with how I’ve improved the organization of my school’s robotics club
Essay 4: In my last essay I wrote about how I have chased my ambition of researching and bringing into reality an advanced artificial intelligence along with another industrial revolution. I compared myself to Macbeth throughout this essay and ended with “regardless of the trials and tribulations I will face and I hope that, unlike Macbeth, I will not be stabbed by Macduff for chasing my ambitions too far.” The whole Macbeth thing might have been a bit cheesy…

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $37,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I guess research and maybe low-income for my area?

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Demonstrated Passion for my major, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted into UCSD, UC Davis, UCI, Cal Poly Slo, Cal Poly Pomona, SDSU, Colorado School of Mines, Northeastern, Rose-Hulman, UVA, Georgia Tech, and USC; Waitlisted at UCLA, Reed, Washington and Lee, and Carnegie Mellon (SCS)
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? MIT (deferred EA), UC Hicago (deferred EA), Harvey Mudd, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Caltech, Pomona, and Rice
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Cornell, UPenn, Columbia, Yale, Brown, Duke, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, and UMichigan
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (720 CR, 760 Math)
[ *] SAT II: 790 (Bio E), 750 (Chemistry)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] UC GPA: 4.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Environmental Science (5), World History (4), Biology (4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MERITS (STEM) Club (President), AWARE (Government) Club (Vice-President), Tennis (2 years, Captain), Appointee on Westminster City’s Youth Committee, Youth Leadership Summit for Math and Science (Co-chair), Young Senators Program (Delegate)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: UC Irvine Chemistry Lab Research experience through the Youth Science Fellows Program
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of wetland restorations, UCI Medical Center volunteer
[ *] Personal Statement: personal and artistic

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Environmental Economics and Policy
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 80,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): the research

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: AP Scores, unique experience for my local area
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT, personal statements?
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Georgetown waitlisted, UCLA accepted, UCI Accepted
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? Harvard deferred, Johns Hopkins rejected
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Princeton, Brown, UPENN, Columbia, Yale, Stanford

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550 (750 eng, 800 math)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 eng, 35 math, 34 reading, 36 science)
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Chinese (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably around top 15/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology, Psychology, Chem, US History, English, Chinese (all 4s/5s)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, AP Compsci A, English, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band, various music ensembles, cultural club
Job/Work Experience: No “official” job
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of tutoring/teaching
Summer Activities: did berkeley summer session before
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably 8. I worked pretty hard on them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): not asked for one!

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Political economy or something like that? idk yet
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: My test scores, basically
Weaknesses: My essays are literally the worst thing I’ve ever read…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my test scores and gpa LOL
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCD, UCI, USC, Boston university, rejected from UPenn

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550; 800 Math, 750 Reading, 1 sitting

ACT (breakdown): 35, 36 English, 36 Reading, 34 Math, 35 Science. 1 sitting.

SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Country does not rank at all.

AP (place score in parenthesis): Phys 1 (4), World (3), Micro (5), Macro (5), US (4), Lang (5). Currently taking BC
Calc, Stat, Physics 2, Physics C: Mech, Lit, and Gov.

Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Stat, AP Physics C: Mech, BC Calc, Latin IV, AP Physics 2

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional first place science fair. Not very major.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (captain), Governer’s Economics Challenge, Debate, Science Fair.

Job/Work Experience: None.

Volunteer/Community service: Monitor for VASOS project.

Summer Activities: Relaxing, reading.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8; My essays were solid and very heavily edited by a friend of mine who is very good at writing. She will be attending Midd. The focus was my passion for learning, both from my grandfather, who taught me how to fish, and by myself. I focused an essay on my passion for physics.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I did not read the recs written for me, so most of this is speculation.

Teacher Rec #1: Physics teacher who loved me. Called me “the most scientifically gifted student he has ever taught.” He is a fairly good writer. (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: AP Lang and debate teacher. Exceptional writer, loved me. She is good friends with my father, who teaches at my school. (9/10)
Counselor Rec: I did not know my counselor well, but my father did. They are very good friends. (8/10)
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing.

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores are my strong suit. I have a natural aptitude for taking standardized tests. I was finished in half the time on both the SAT I math and the Math II test. I did the ACT without a calculator. Tests are my cup of tea. My recs were also good, and because my father is a well known/loved teacher, I got brownie points. My essays were solid and focused on what colleges want to hear: my passion for learning.

Weaknesses: My GPA. Freshman and Sophomore year, I was a slacker. My grades were much better Junior and Senior year. My math grades were also weak until senior year, which is ironically when I started my hardest math course yet. My lack of meaningful ECs and major awards is also a weakness.

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A whole lot of natural ability got me into the position to do the Hard work that got me considered. Good luck got me selected. You need a fair amount of all three or an insane amount of two to succeed.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: UIUC, UCSB, UVA, VTech, W&M, Cornell.
Rejected: Caltech, MIT, UChicago (deferred from EA, then rejected).

General Comments: Boy, am I lucky or what?

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Decision: Rejected

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (730 Reading/Writing, 740 Math)
[ *] SAT II: Math II 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] UC GPA: 4.33
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doensn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Literature 3, US History 5
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All available AP and going for honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS (President)
FTC Robotics (Lead Programmer)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Software Engineer at IBM for the past two summers
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Helped build gardens for local school district
Annual Christmas toy drive
[ *] Personal Statement:
Thought they were good, but I guess I could have been more thorough in editing them

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:CS/EE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Arizona
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Charter
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:<100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:Work experience… was a professional engineer ffs
[ *] Weaknesses:Could have done more with SAT II, and my school only has 5 available AP’s
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?USF, Santa Clara, UC Irvine, Davis, San Diego, ASU Barrett
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? UCLA
[ *] Schools you are waiting for?Stanford
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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Decision: Rejected

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (800 Math) (740 English)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math; 800 Physics; 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.71
[] UC GPA:4.11
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] ELC?: Yes
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP Physics 1 (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Chinese (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Physics C, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, English Literature 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, Several Chem Olympiad Medals[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I did track/cross country (Varsity 9-12), I also did Science Olympiad Senior year (just a member), I’m also part of a chess club (just a member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at flea market at school for a few days
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered a Library a lot sorting books and stuff
[] Personal Statement: kms (cries)

[/list][ b]Other**[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[li]** Intended Major **: Physics or Chem (don’t remember which one)[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[/list]Reflection[ list]
[] Strengths: Test scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA?
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted into Washington state (Only one I got accepted into). Waitlisted at UC (san diego, irvine, santabarbra)
[] Schools you were rejected from? Rejected from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, and UNC
[li] Schools you are waiting for? That’s it[/li][/list]General Comments: Honestly, I feel like I’m a serious outler here, many of my friends have worser scores than me but got into the schools I got rejected from. It really makes me salty, but anyways, life is life. I tried, I’ll probably go to Washington state university (cries). Anyways, best of luck to everyone! As said before, even if you don’t get in, it doesn’t mean jack shit. What matters is that you keep pushing forward no matter what!

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (800 Math) (740 English)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math; 800 Physics; 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.71
[] UC GPA:4.11
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] ELC?: Yes
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP Physics 1 (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Chinese (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Physics C, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, English Literature 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, Several Chem Olympiad Medals[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I did track/cross country (Varsity 9-12), I also did Science Olympiad Senior year (just a member), I’m also part of a chess club (just a member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at flea market at school for a few days
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered a Library a lot sorting books and stuff
[] Personal Statement: kms (cries)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[li]** Intended Major **: Physics or Chem (don’t remember which one)[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA?
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted into Washington state (Only one I got accepted into). Waitlisted at UC (san diego, irvine, santabarbra)
[] Schools you were rejected from? Rejected from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, and UNC
[li] Schools you are waiting for? That’s it[/li][/ul]General Comments: Honestly, I feel like I’m a serious outler here, many of my friends have worser scores than me but got into the schools I got rejected from. It really makes me salty, but anyways, life is life. I tried, I’ll probably go to Washington state university (cries). Anyways, best of luck to everyone! As said before, even if you don’t get in, it doesn’t mean jack shit. What matters is that you keep pushing forward no matter what!

If Someone can let me know why I got rejected/waitlisted FROM LIKE EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL I APPLIED TO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHY?!?!?

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Decision: Rejected

Objective[ul]
[] SAT I: M-770 CR-760 W-770 Essay-8
[] ACT: E-36 M-36 R-36 S-36 Essay-8/12
[] SAT II: Math-800 Bio-800
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.82 (converted, so probably not accurate)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.78 (converted)
[] Rank: 5+/291
[] ELC: …?
[] AP: World(3) APUSH(4) Eng. Lang(5) Chem(5) Physics 1(5)
[] IB: none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, ASL, AP Eng. Lit, AP Micro, Gov’t (my schedule was messed up)
[li] Major Awards : 1st in Science Olympiad event at nationals[/li]
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad (7th-12th, officer), swimming (6th-10th, state qualifier), Jazz Ensemble (10th, lackluster)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community Service: helped out at a local children’s museum weekly, spent a summer selling produce on a truck in impoverished communities
[] Personal Statement: I wrote about my passion for science olympiad, my struggles with biology, helping a person through difficult times, and moving around a bunch when I was younger. I’d like to think I put quite a bit of effort into these but rereading them make me cringe a bit. I’m not a very good writer, and I can see it clearly after setting them aside for a few months.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major**: EECS[/li][] State: NY
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket Range: ~$110,000
[li] Hooks: nothing of note[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: science olympiad…?
[] Weaknesses: essays, lack of leadership, lack of work experience
[] Schools you were accepted/waitlisted to?: CMU (waitlisted), Cornell, SUNY Stony Brook, UCLA, University of Rochester
[] Schools you were rejected from?: Caltech, MIT
[/ul]General Comments: Let your essays show who you are. Put your heart into them, set them aside for a week, then come back to them again. If you think a particular university is the best possible fit for you, the committee reviewing you application will see it. The number of academically qualified students is maybe 90% of applicants. The 10% that are admitted have the passion and personality that fits the campus (as deemed by the admissions committee).

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 36
[ *] SAT II: 800 on Math 2, physics, bio, chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] UC GPA: highest possible (4.48 i think?)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Every single STEM AP (9 in total), all 5’s, 4 in AP Lang
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP French, Art1
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 215 USAMO index, Regeneron STS Research Report Badge, 3x USAPhO Bronze Medalist, Sci Bowl Nationals, USACO Platinum, Physics Bowl top 10 in country, NMSF

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sciclub/Math club VP, Astro club president, published 2 peer reviewed papers
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at two labs, one payed 2000 dollars
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots of tutoring
[ *] Personal Statement: pretty bland actually

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: didn’t apply
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: EECS
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] School Type: super competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 250k ish
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Academics, leadership, research
[ *] Weaknesses: not much outside STEM
[ *] Schools were you accepted to? Cal, Upenn, Cornell, UCLA, UCSD
[ *] Schools you were rejected/waitlisted from? Princeton, Yale, Caltech, MIT, UChicago rip
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Stanford (not hoping for much)
[ /list][ b]General Comments: wanted to get into HYPSM but maybe it was never meant to be [ /b] Good Luck!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (34 E 31 M 32 R 36 S); 33 C (33 E 34 M 34 R 30 S) sent both
SAT II: 760 math II, 750 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / 4.4 weighted capped
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 33
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Comp Sci. (4), AP Human Geography (4), AP Chem (4), AP English Lang (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Japanese II, AP US Gov, AP Eng Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, P.E.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): regional awards for debate and outstanding delegate at Harvard Model Congress Asia

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Harvard Model Congress Asia [9-12] [Captain 10, 11, 12] [Honorable Mention 1x] [Outstanding Delegate 2x]

Online Model United Nations [Executive Administrative Officer for Korea] – Organize debates online for students who enjoy MUN around the world. I teach parliamentary procedure and moderate debates, which give me excellent experience for a MUN conference later in the year.

Varsity Tennis [Captain 12] [Most Improved 10] [Far East Tennis 9-12] – Not much to show.
Student Council [Class VP 9] [Class President 10] [Class Parliamentarian 11] [Class Secretary 12]
Hiking – I enjoy hiking on weekends.

Minjoo Party of Korea – Worked for a local representative’s office during the 2016 Korean parliamentary elections.

Seosan Law Firm – internship at a law firm that helped me understand the courtroom better and confirmed my initial interests in the law.

DoDEA Pacific Advisory Council – selected to represent over 10,000 students at an education board that includes the director of our school region.

Global Mission Church – Pianist for the praise team; humanitarian projects through the church.

Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: through church, NHS…
Summer Activities: some listed above, and if there were a short essay about my summer, I would have written “spent hours perfecting my serve.”

Essays (rating 1-10, details):

1: I wrote about how my curiosities dominate my life, and basically used debate and tennis as examples of how the question "why" influences me. It's very logical, and I tried to reflect my personality as a realistic, concise person.

2: Love about history and how I hypothesize different scenarios and make comparisons throughout time periods

3: My experience as a military child and how it has affected me (sent to almost all colleges)

4: Why I ran for student council, my love for government, and how I want to expand the idea that local government is the most important.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 7 – APUSH teacher. Great letter. We’re really close, and it showed. I read the letter and it included an anecdote. However, I think the letter might be a little undeveloped. It praises me, but a little more “tell” than “show.” However, it is around 700 words.
Teacher Rec #2: 5 – AP Chem / AP Physics teacher. I read it just yesterday. A lot “tell” than “show.” It’s average.
Counselor Rec: 4 – We are close, but her writing doesn’t show much. It regurgitates parts of my resume and doesn’t add much.
Additional Rec: Nada

NO LOR REQUEST

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Poli Sci / History / Econ
State (if domestic applicant): Resident of CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Department of Defense
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 60~70K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope.

ACCEPTED Brown, Georgetown SFS, UVA, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine (regents + honors)

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Decision: Accepted

ACT: 34 (33 English, 32 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science, 24 Writing(ik yikes))
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish (idk the exact number)
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank: Top 5%
AP: Psychology (5) US History (4) Chem (4) Bio (4) Comp Sci (4), Lang (did not take test)
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Calculus BC, AP Lit, AP Gov and Politics, AP Physics C
Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honors Society, Various Science Olympiad medals

Extracurriculars:
Science Olympiad, Theatre, Karate, Class Board

Job/Work Experience:
Internship at a psychiatry office

Volunteer/Community Service:
80 hours. Math tutor volunteer

Summer Activities:
Psychiatry internship was over summer 2016

Financial Aid: Yes
State: IL
Projected Concentration: Astrophysics
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250k+

Reflection
[] Strengths: ACT, GPA, course rigor
[] Weaknesses: AP scores, no leadership

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1520/1600 (single sitting) 800 Math, 720 E/L
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: 4.2 (4.64 uncapped GPA)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/510
[] ELC?: Yes
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (3), AP Chem (4), AP Bio (4), APUSH (4), AP Lang (3), AP Calc AB (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Microeconomics/Civics, Band, POE
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Seal of Bi-Literacy, Academic Block D and Honor Pin (school awards), AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended (missed by two points on the index score :frowning: )

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gifting Music Club (Treasurer), Red Cross, Interact, CSF (lifetime member), NHS, Band (Section Leader)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at UCSF Parnassus Hospital and shadowed doctors as I assisted newly admitted patients, helped out my city in an annual event that calls upon its citizens and assigns a task to each group to help out the city in a certain way, helped out the band during various fundraising events
[li] Personal Statement: 9/10 - Reviewed by peers and both of my AP English teachers, paid attention to all criticism, deciding what was important, and ultimately, I was very proud of what I had written. I felt it really captured who I was and what I was interested in.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Biology[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college student

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics and how my essays really captured me and paired well with what I wanted to do
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, awards, leadership
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: UCD, UCSB (regents), UCSD, UCLA, Fordham, Cal Lutheran, Cal Poly, University of Portland
[] Schools you were rejected from?: Waitlist at CMU, reject from Duke and Rice
[li] Schools you are waiting for?: none[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m sure by now, most everyone has figured out what’s in store for their future. Most, if not all, decisions have come out. No matter what has happened, celebrate what you’ve gotten. Your acceptances are recognition of all the hard work you’ve put throughout all your life. As I saw on another thread, “embrace the college that embraces you”. Good luck to everyone out there! We’ll all do great things.