<p>Good luck everyone! (: </p>
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</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Undeclared - Social Sciences (thinking of Film/Media Studies and English)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 670CR/700 W/700 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Korean, 690 Math 2C, 650 Literature
[<em>] ACT: Didn’t take!
[</em>] APs/IBs: US History (3), Euro (3), Lang Comp (4)
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): ~3.65/3.95
[</em>] Rank: didn’t rank
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist (honestly, how I got this is beyond me)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: four-year officer of a well-known service club (secretary, secretary, VP, President). Wrote for a legit news publication for a year. Tennis for three years (1 JV, 2 Varsity). National Honors Society.<br>
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Volunteered at a jail. Tutor at a tutoring center/private tutoring. I also lead local book clubs for elementary school students.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote one about my blogging, and the other about my experiences in said club. I think I wrote them pretty well, everyone liked them.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: California
[<em>] School type: Really competitive private (ELC at our school was 4.8+!)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: **In all honesty, UC Davis was not my first choice at all. But now that I got in, and because of the crazy competitiveness of the UCs this year, I’m really excited I got accepted at all! (I was waitlisted at UC Irvine.) It’s unclear whether I’ll go here, since I’m waiting for three privates, got waitlisted at some other private schools, and accepted to UCSB. Also, my major may not be the best at UC Davis. Anywho, it’s going to be tough. Hope to meet some of you at the Admit Students Weekend! Congrats y’all (:</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>College and program:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 630, M 610, W 550
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chem 510, Spanish Reading 540
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs/IBs: Euro-3, English Language-3, Biology, Government & Politics
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.5 W
[</em>] Rank: 165/640
[li] Other stats:[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: USB Leadership, 100+ community service hours, Class Council, Key Club, Make-a-Wish Club, JV Swimming, Club Swimming
[</em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: community service
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): overcoming a significant ordeal with family
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/person:[ul]
[<em>] State or country: CA
[</em>] School type: public, 2200+ students
[<em>] Ethnicity: white, asian
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]</p>
<p>**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: **
rejected from all three UCs i applied to- UCLA, UCD, UCI. very surprised that i was. at least i’m already committed to my dream school- NYU 2015! :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>College and program: Letters & Science: Undeclared- Humanities</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 580 CR, 540 WR, 480 M = 1600 Total
[</em>] SAT IIs: 500 Lit, 740 Spanish
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs/IBs: AP Biology, AP Government, AP Computer Science, AP European History, AP English Literature
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 2.9 UW, 3.2 UC W
[</em>] Rank: 144/338
[<em>] Other stats: I took 5 Community College Courses
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon, Varsity Track (Individual LA City Finalist, League Champ, Meet Record, and Varsity Letter), Varsity Soccer, Varsity Cross Country, Class Secretary, Key Club, CSF
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Video Production Internship, Volunteer at Food Coalition and Food Bank
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): My improvement on and off the track. My passion for English Literature.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Not sure if this counts, but I’m 1st generation
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: CA
[<em>] School type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: **
WHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!! :O! Dont give up hope! Ever! My gpa stinks because of 10th grade, but I got really serious in 11th and here I am! Admitted! Surprised! Shocked! Happy! I am so happy someone out there believes in me. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Environmental Science & Management</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1340 (CR+M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 590 Math 2, 580 Bio E, 560 Lit
[<em>] ACT: didn’t take
[</em>] APs/IBs: AP English Lit & AP English Language
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.6ish, 3.88
[</em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank. but i’m in the top 20%.
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 4 years Concert Choir, 3 years A Cappella group, 2 years Marching Band, 2 years Student Coalition on Respectful Education (Group leader), 8 years Kajukenbo (2nd degree black belt)
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: ~70 hours. Retreat leader, Homeless shelters, etc. I think what really did it was a service trip to the Philippines.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I attempted to be kinda unique and funny in my essays. For the essay about a challenge you’ve overcome, I talked about how I was forced to overcome my fear of the motorcycle in order to get to the medical clinic that I was volunteering at in the Philippines. For the “World you came from” essay, I talked about how going to a school dominated by athletes forced me to work harder to find other ways to stand out (since I’m so un-athletic lol).
[<em>] Hook (if any): Uhh National Hispanic Scholar?
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: CA
[<em>] School type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Filipino
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** I really really really was not expecting to get in. After getting waitlisted to Irvine and denied to Cal Poly, I had pretty much accepted the fact that my SAT 2s were probably too low, or I didn’t take enough Aps… but lo and behold, I got in, by some miracle. Now I just have to see if I can make it affordable. :)</p>
<p>congrats to all who got in! 2015 sounds so different hahaha~</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Engineering, Mechanical.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 620 Reading, 670 Writing, 700 Math, 1990 Total.
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 720, Chemistry 750
[<em>] ACT: Not taken
[</em>] APs/IBs: None, but I have taken Calc I, Calc II, General Phyiscs, Chem I, Chem II, Geology, Stats, and Programming at JC.
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.5, 3.75
[</em>] Rank: N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Carnatic Vocal Music, Violin, Best Buddies Vice President, Choir since 8th grade.
[</em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Temple Volunteer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): For Describe the world you came from I wrote about my Indian vocal music teacher, for the personal quality I wrote about being a member of Best Buddies, for my extra info I wrote about the Middle College Program that let me take all those JC classes.
[</em>] Hook (if any): COSMOS.
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[<em>] State or country: California
[</em>] School type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: **
I’m just really happy to be in! :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Biological Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 660 Reading, 610 Math, 620 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660 Molecular Bio, 630 Math 2
[<em>] ACT: 27
[</em>] APs/IBs: 4’s in Psych, USH, Bio; 3’s in Calc AB & Eng Lang/Comp
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.73 UW / 4.27 W
[</em>] Rank: 13/556
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Honors awards, National Latin exam 2nds, 4 Clubs with 4 officer positions from 10th-12th altogether w/ awards won for competitions for academic clubs; MESA program, Academic letters
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Cashier @ bakery for 4 yrs, paid tutoring, various community projects throughout 10-12th for clubs which totaled to about ~180 give or take a few.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1. difficulty of persevering through tasks where I felt like giving up (people who edited my essays thought it was fairly generic but not so much that it just sounds like something everyone would write) 2. desire to help others with depression and suicide and how it helped me evaluate the way I wanted others to feel about me (I got a lot of positive comments about this mostly due to the topic b/c as I was editing others’ essays, no one wrote about anything like this and I read quite a few).
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: California
[<em>] School type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Vietnamese
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** I actually got because of ELC. I like the way the school is though (: from comments I’ve heard, it’s not too easy but not too hard either. Seems like the ideal for me~ helps me with choosing too 'cause I have to pick out of 5 schools which are fairly nice… Congrats to everyone though!</p>
<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]College and program:[ /b] Biological Sciences</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): Math 670, CR 680, WR 620
[ *] SAT IIs: Eng Lit 580, Math II 740
[ *] ACT: 30?
[ *] APs/IBs: French Lang but didn’t take the AP exam, Physics, Calc AB
[ *] GPA (UW, W): 3.6 UW, 4.1 W
[ *] Rank:10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Dance 5 years, Level 10 Pianist, Moved from treasurer to secretary to VP in international cultures club
[ *] Job/work experience/volunteering: Dad’s company, Piano lessons, tutoring, food bank
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):good essays
[ *] Hook (if any):Nadaa
[ /list][ b]Location/person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or country:CA
[ *] School type:Pretty competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Female
[ /list][ b]General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: [ /b] Feels good to be accepted by Davis!!</p>
<p>sorry, didn’t use your format!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): composite 1820: Critical Reading 590, Mathematics 610, Writing 620
[</em>] ACT: composite 27
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish with Listening 450, Literature 580, US History 640
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.42
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.65
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10-11%
[<em>] ELC?: hell no
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), US History (2), Statistics (2), Psychology (4). Yeah, I’m stupid. My grades in AP classes (usually Bs… too good lol) don’t reflect my knowledge on the subject. I cram and procrastinate too much as well. Oh, and I also took an English UC approved honors class, so prior to senior year I only took 5 (10 sem) weighted classes.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, Pre-Calculus Honors (UC approved), AP Computer Science, Film Studies (my A-G art class), AP U.S. Government, AP Macroeconomics… may seem like a lot but senior year was not as bad as junior year LOL
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no way. I did receive some community service awards, 2 art awards, and academic awards that everyone, with a 3.0+ gpa, receives.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): film club (top officer), badminton club (officer), class of 2011 (officer), human relations club (officer), ASB/Student Government (student council rep), traveler’s club (top officer), debate club (top officer), National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, and other stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: babysat my cousin? lol
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours of service, leader of 3 drives (canned food, toy, penny) at school, helped organize a fair to raise money for scholarships for disadvantaged students, and other stuff
[<em>] Personal Statement: I think they suck. Yes, they’re very personal, but I spent a really short time on them… less than a week for one, a day for the other. Mmmm… (Both are about disability–mental and physical–of members in my family and its effect on me). I respect those who don’t write about “sob stories”. Everyone has a sad life, and it affects them greatly: it’s our decision to talk about it. Nonetheless, I understand those who did (as I did, myself).
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: hell yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Psychology <3
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California looooove…
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: public, suburban, around 2300 students, 550+ in senior class, almost 60% of student body receive free/reduced lunch, API <800
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese, race is Asian, nationality is American
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$10k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: nothing
[</em>] Weaknesses: everything
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I think my ECs helped me a lot. My “sob stories” (I hate to see them that way as the topics mean a lot to me) might’ve as well. Then again, I didn’t spend too long on them. So, who knows? Everything about me, especially my test scores and GPA, were below average. I don’t even know why I took Spanish WITH Listening. Why did I even take the Spanish test!? 
(Spanish is fun to learn, not gonna lie. Also, I did a lot better on the Listening section compared to the grammar part LOL). Yeah, so if you have better “stats” than me, and you’re wondering how the hell I got in and you didn’t… don’t be so bitter! Life goes on, babe! <– that’s just me being a sadistic person. I’m kidding. I understand, but you shouldn’t feel that way. Colleges choose people who are fit for the school, not because they’re smarter, cooler, more popular, more active, etc. 
You’ll thrive at whatever school you choose![/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone! I hope my stats encourage you to apply. Don’t hesitate to try. Even if you are rejected, it may be miserable but just know that YOU GOT THIS! A college doesn’t define who you are as a person. Regardless of a decision, you’re going to make it far. Chins up! </p>
<p>Suggestions to those who are applying in the future: start on your FAFSA early, prepare for your personal statements–like, actually DO them, not like me and skip school to finish…or start–and get people to proofread them, know what schools you’re going to apply to beforehand (I applied to Davis and Irvine on a whim on December 1st, 12 AM and 12:03 AM respectively. not ****ing you. I “added the campuses” to my application as I submitted my application around 10 AM on the 30th. if you do this, you won’t get a portal until weeks later everyone else does), keep a document with all the portals–username, ID numbers, passwords, and all (you’ll thank me later ;)), don’t check your portals obsessively but activate it/check so you know that your application is A-OK!!!, and relax!</p>
<p>ALSO, if you failed a class, DON’T LISTEN to your family or friends that, “YOU’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT INTO ANY COLLEGE, LET ALONE A UC.” I failed Trigonometry (yes, trigonometry loool). I did retake it, but not the point… A GPA doesn’t determine one’s self worth! Just look at all those dull people with great GPAs! JUST KIDDING 
(but seriously, what’s in a number?)</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! CONGRATULATIONS TO ACCEPTEES! let’s have a bomb senior year!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College and program:Undeclared/Exploratory Program</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2060 660M 680CR 720W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700BIO.E 680MATHII
[<em>] ACT:N.A
[</em>] APs/IBs:3APEL, 4APBIO, 5APES, 4ART HISTORY, 4 EUROPEAN HISTORY
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.5UW, 3.8W
[</em>] Rank: N.A but top 25% at least
[<em>] Other stats:chinese essay award, AP Scholar w. Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: pres of red cross club, pres of SADD, officer in key club, science olympiad 6 yrs, student council 4 yrs,
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering:200+ hrs
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): decent I think…struggle with school and love of nature inspiring me to pursue science
[<em>] Hook (if any):N.A.
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: CA
[<em>] School type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** Davis wasn’t my first choice but I’m really happy I got in! It seems pretty likely that this is the school I’ll end up attending. Can’t wait to take a tour of this school Congrats to all who got in and I look forward to meeting those who plan on attending!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>College and program: Undeclared/Exploratory</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1740 composite, 610 CR, 510 M, 620 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 480 Lit, 570 Reading, 580 Math
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] APs/IBs: AP English Language (2), AP U.S. Government (1). (I’m not the best test taker, as you can see…)
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.4 UW, 3.7 W
[</em>] Rank: 30%
[<em>] Other stats: Golden Scholar, National Achievement Scholarship Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: DECA, FBLA (Historian/Reporter), Speech & Debate, Academic Decathlon (StuCo Rep), National Honor Society
[<em>] Volunteering: Relay For Life assistant organizer, elementary school mentor, volunteer for my godmother’s catering business (during the summers), volunteered at ASU (December)
[</em>]Personal statement: Essay #1 - wrote about my inner and outer worlds and how both have contributed to my dream of being the best person I can be. Essay #2 - how being in FBLA has shaped me both as a person and a leader.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I have a disabled parent (perhaps?)
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: Arizona
[<em>] School type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: **
After getting rejected from UCLA, I didn’t think I’d make it into Davis (or any other UC I applied to). I’m really happy I got in! However, because I got accepted to or am waiting for a few schools higher on my list, I’m unsure if I’ll go. We’ll see…
@JelloBiafra: Great comment at the end! I wholeheartedly agree.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Linguistics</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 630 M, 620 CR, 610 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 Math II, 590 Literature
[<em>] ACT: 27
[</em>] APs/IBs: 4 World History, 3 U.S. History, 3. English Language
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.83 W; School doesn’t do unweighted, but I estimate it around 3.67?
[</em>] Rank: 71/587
[<em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Key Club (Officer for two years, one of them Secretary, been in club 4 years), various other clubs, National Honor Society
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: Over 600 hours of community service
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Personal stuff.
[<em>] Hook (if any): First generation college student
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: CA
[<em>] School type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** Yay! UCD was one of my top choices. I’m still undecided between UCD and UCSB, but maybe I’ll see some of you there in September! Good luck to those who got rejected - it’s not the end of the world!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>**College and program:**Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):1790 ~ 780 M 500 CR 510 W
[</em>] SAT IIs:630 Japanese, 710 Math II, 650 Physics
[<em>] ACT:26
[</em>] APs:Physics B, Eng Lit/Lang, Stats, Calc AB, US Gov’t, Japanese
[<em>] GPA (UW, W):UW: 3.98 W: 4.2ish
[</em>] Rank:20 ish</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Just a member for a few clubs, no significant cabinet roles
[</em>] Job/work experience/volunteering:None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):1-Growing up as an only child
2-How numbers and money matured me
[</em>] Hook (if any):None
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[<em>] State or country:California
[</em>] School type:Public W/majority low income students
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** I have no clue how I was accepted really. Some of my friends who applied to the college of engineering with ACTs of 33 and 2000 SAT I’s were denied. They also had plenty of extracurriculars along with sports. In contrast, I played no sports and did no community service at all. I didn’t win any awards and held one measly cabinet position for a single year. My SAT scores are weak(CR and W both low 500s) and my course load was not much. I’m shocked and believe that I DON’T BELONGat Davis because my friends would do so much better. And no, I was not ELC-admitted.</p>
<p>[ size=12][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]College and program:[ /b] Entomology (second choice - Linguistics)</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 780 CR - 750 W - 550 M (I won’t go in to why the math is so low here…let’s just say I had a reason.)
[ *] SAT IIs: 750 Literature, 730 US History, 620 French
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] APs/IBs: 5 - European History, US History 4 - Human Geography 2 - Biology (I was ill that day, which essentially ended up screwing me over…got A’s throughout the class though.) I’m also taking Literature this year.
[ *] GPA (UW, W): 3.6, 3.8
[ *] Rank:~20
[ *] Other stats: 2nd place for the grand prize at the CA Student Media Festival, 1st place in Language Art category</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Studying guitar/music theory/composition, digital art/painting/photography, working on constructed languages, cooking, algebra and history tutoring
[ *] Job/work experience/volunteering: volunteering during school fairs + events for my brother’s elementary school/my own, volunteering in the Entomology department of the county museum, 160+ hours total
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): 1) development of scientific curiosity 2) the nature of fear and learning to dispel it in others
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or country: California, USA
[ *] School type: Public charter
[ *] Ethnicity: mostly Caucasian-mutt
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list]</p>
<p>[ b]General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: [ /b] I applied to biological science at UCSB as a safety choice and was waitlisted, so after that I became nervous about being admitted here. </p>
<p>I’m still deciding between this and two other schools, not to say I wouldn’t be happy here though. </p>
<p>Congratulations everyone!</p>
<p>I just got a message from UCSB saying that I got into their honors program, does Davis have a similar deal with their honors program or do you have to apply after you register? Has anyone received an email about a Davis honors program?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Letters and Science</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M 800, CR 580, W 690 (highest sitting)
[</em>] SAT IIs:USH 780, WH 780, Math level 2 750, Chem 750
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs/IBs: Chemistry 5, US History 5, World History 5, European History 5, Statistics 5, English Language and Composition 4, Physics B 4, Calculus AB 5, Calculus BC 5,
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.00; 4.50 (capped)
[</em>] Rank: 1/498
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:Mathletes, Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: volunteer at library and tutoring
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): first essay: how moving screwed up my childhood (crappy essay due to word limit) second essay: appreciation of music
[<em>] Hook (if any): first generation; ELC
[/ul] Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country:CA
[<em>] School type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian (vietnamese)
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: I am most likely going to UC Davis just to be with friends and close to home. Plus, I didn’t receive the early acceptance postcard. I guess davis lost it in the mail. It sucks because I don’t get the feeling of being accepted twice, like many of my friends. But no matter. **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 27
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Environmental Science (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature, AP Human Geography, Physics, Precalculus, AP Art History, Concert Choir, AP Government, Tennis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years choir, 4 years tennis, varsity ice hockey, Environmental Club, Special Olympics, National Honors Society, California Scholarship federation, Key Club, Academic peer tutoring, Junior Statesmen of America
Job/Work Experience: Six Flags Employee
Volunteer/Community service: Special olympics volunteer, academic peer tutoring, tennis coaching volunteer
Summer Activities: Various tennis and ice hockey camps, Junior Statesmen of America Stanford Summer School
Essays:Essays were solid and showed variety of extracurriculars, focused on my passion for environmental science and tennis.
Teacher Recommendation: 2 solid recs from my environmental science and choir teachers
Counselor Rec: Average/Generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Environmental Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 60,000 to 80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athlete</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, GPA, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Recs, test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted because I demonstrated my passion for environmental science and tennis, and I really made myself stand out in my app. It is just so important to separate yourself from others in the admissions process.
General Comments:
I will be ecstatic if my financial accommodations come through! Congrats to all those accepted, and those were weren’t, just know that admissions this year are extremely competitive!</p>
<p>so i am guessing you are all high school students?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and program: Electrical Engineer</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M 580, CR 560, W 610, 1750 Total
[</em>] SAT IIs: MII 590, Spanish 610
[<em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[</em>] APs/IBs: AP European History (3), AP U.S History (3), AP Biology (3), AP Calculus AB (tbd), AP U.S Government (tbd), AP Spanish Language (tbd), AP English Literature (tbd)
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.33, 3.7
[</em>] Rank: Top 12% (just barely)
[<em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 1st Chair Tenor Saxophone player for Marching/Concert Band (2 years), Entertainment Section Editor and Co-Editor in Chief for Journalism (2 years), Varsity Volleyball Player (2 years), Cross Country Varsity runner (1 year)
[<em>] Job/work experience/volunteering: KEY Club member (2 years, 20 hours of volunteer work)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I made sure I wrote the best essay ever. 1st essay: How my aunt and best friend dying destroyed my freshman year of high school, but also gave me the strength to work hard through some self realization. I also wrote about how I was inspired to become an engineer. 2nd essay: Wrote about the award I received that demonstrated my rapid academic improvement and the experience of receiving it.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Personal trauma, inspiration, economic problems.
[/ul]Location/person:[ul]
[</em>] State or country: California
[<em>] School type: Public w/majority being minorities
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mexican American (and I think perhaps the only one lol)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General comments/congratulations/venting,etc: ** Hmm, getting into UCD makes me really happy, considering my poor stats compared to others, but in all honesty, I don’t plan on attending, so it makes me feel worse for getting accepted I guess I can give my spot for an awaiting Wait-listed student, so whoever you are, you’re welcome lol.</p>