<p>Accepted.
Chem E.
4.2 UC GPA.
31 ACT (2040 SAT).
woo. it feels great to finally post on one of these.</p>
<p>Accepted with Regents Scholarship.</p>
<p>Neurobiology, Physiology, Behavioral Science.
2300 SAT.
UW: 3.96
W: 4.32</p>
<p>Decent back-up.</p>
<p>Accepted
Biological Sciences
GPA: 4.48 W / 3.85 UW
ACT: 27</p>
<p>4.1 w gpa
3.81 uw gpa</p>
<p>33 act
31 writing
36 math
34 readin
32 science</p>
<p>800 chem sat
790 math 2 sat</p>
<p>waitlisted biochem</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Major: Neurology, Psycology, and Behavior</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1870
ACT: 27
SAT II: 740 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (4.0W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/460
Senior Year AP: Literature, Stats, Government, Calculus AB.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
President of Link Crew
Mens Ensemble Choir Section Leader
San Joaquin County Honor Choir
Badminton </p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
Worker at Kumon Math and Reading Center</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Treasure of Key Club
Library’s Homework Tutor</p>
<p>Essays: I felt good about it. Talked about my background in music and choral singing.</p>
<p>School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $60,000</p>
<p>son rejected:
Aerospace
3.8/4.3 GPA
SAT 2000
MathII 800
(was his top “realisitc” choice - which we also thought Cal Poly was but he was denied there too. He had a “hardship” as well - his dad died in June) :/</p>
<p>daughter accepted:
Physiology
3.9/4.8 GPA
2000 SAT
(this is “plan C” for her)</p>
<p>Wait listed</p>
<p>major: Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>SAT I: 1780
ACT: 27
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9</p>
<p>Instate
Male</p>
<p>Accepted!
2310 SAT, 4.0 unweighted, top 1% in ~683 class. No UW, I’m from Arizona.
Really hoping to get into Berkeley or Stanford, but this is great to hear :D</p>
<p>I got in with a 1500 SAT
and Biology 540
Unweighted GPA 3.5</p>
<p>Tons of extracurricular activities and outstanding personal (really personal) statements.
I’m quite exited that I got in. I figured out that the key to getting into colleges (good colleges) is not what’s on your application, but how you present the information.</p>
<p>Major: Biological Sciences</p>
<p>Congratulations to all of you who got in!!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (660CR, 670M, 690W, Essay 11)
[</em>] ACT: 30 (33E, 33M, 30R, 22S, 31E/W)
[<em>] SAT II: BioM 720, USH 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.33
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%
[<em>] ELC?: yep!
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), APUSH (5); 5 honors courses (only 2 considered UC eligible)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lang., Economics, Political Behavior
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano (5 yr), guitar (7 yr), track & field (2 yr), culinary club president (3 yr), environmental club vp/cofounder (senior year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, internship at childrens music school
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: composting volunteer for local elementary school, free tutoring
[</em>] Personal Statement: solid
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): instate
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: half white, half black
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, AP scores, SAT/SAT II
[<em>] Weaknesses: ACT science
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, senior courseload, etc.
[/ul]General Comments: Yay!</p>
<p>Waitlisted? Holy CRAP! I thought for sure I was going to get rejected. Awesome!!
GPA: 3.2 UW, 3.5 UC(7 APs and the a LOT of honors)
SAT: 1830(590 CR, 630 M, 610 W)
Average(and I mean AVERAGE) ECs
Pretty good personal statements.</p>
<p>Damn. I’m kind of excited right now. I know it’s a waitlist, and the waitlist offer doesn’t completely guarantee an acceptance, but it’s definitely something considering I was so set and prepared, if you will, of getting a rejection letter. Hopefully good things happen with this! Good luck to everyone!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Major: Computer Science</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I: 1910
SAT II: 720 Math II, 640 US History, 580 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank: 33/359
AP: Calculus AB (5), US History (4), taking 5 AP exams this May
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, HP Government, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Spanish 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too major, just some awards for robotics competitions (e.g. FIRST Robotics)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars: Robotics Club (President, Vice President, Secretary), Math Circle, Community Service, Jazz Band/Orchestra
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Member of Interact Club and buildOn
Summer Activities: Taking advanced math courses at the local community college
Essays: My essays were pretty strong and very honest
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>State: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Filipino American
Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection:</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays, GPA.
Weaknesses: SAT scores.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments:
I am just so glad I got into one of the top UC’s.</p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Don’t say you won’t get in somewhere because you have bad scores, that’s what I’ve learned </p>
<p>“Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University ofCalifornia, Davis, for Fall Quarter 2013 in the Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major.”</p>
<p>Uc GPA: UW:3.86 W:4.0
SAT: 1590
ACT: 24</p>
<p>Rejected.</p>
<p>UC GPA: 3.5</p>
<p>ACT: 27</p>
<p>SAT II: 790 Chinese, 610 Math II</p>
<p>Work at Safeway, 400+ hours of volunteering/internships, and a couple clubs.</p>
<p>In-State</p>
<p>I knew it would’ve been a reach for me because of my GPA, but I’m still surprised because my friend got in with a 4.1 UC GPA and 1500-1600 SAT. Feels like the admission officers are putting a lot of emphasis on the GPA and nothing else…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (750 Math, 800 Writing, 750 Reading)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 780 Math II 750 Bio-M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 Weighted GPA: 4.13
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Lit (4), Bio (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Psych, TA, Art 1, Government.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): really ****ty omg. Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) for 9 years, volunteer at local library for four years
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: not required for UCs but pretty good also
Counselor Rec: good since the counselors at my school use a form
Interview: n/a
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none oops
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Test Scores, Essays
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars for sure, GPA could be higher
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not too sure but im really happy!
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: Davis is great! Still waiting on SD/LA but I’m definitely down to come here</p>
<p>Son accepted for Physics</p>
<p>UC GPA: 4.2
ACT: 35
SAT II Math: 800; SAT II Physics: 800</p>
<p>EC’s: FIRST Robotics; Jazz band, County Youth Orchestra, Honor Band, All-state Band and lots of school clubs</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Major: Genetics</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980
ACT: 29
SAT II: 700 Bio E, 620 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (4.23 UC GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/441
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3), USH (3), Lang (5), taking 3 exams in May
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Honor’s Mechatronics, Physics, Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): SkillsUSA State Audio Engineering Champion (2 Years)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Academic Booster Club, President of International Club, SkillsUSA National Competitor
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered through International Club and SkillsUSA
Summer Activities: Took Political Science at local CC, Worked as a lifeguard
Essays: I talked about computers and being a liberal atheist in a conservative white surburbia
Teacher Recommendation: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian and White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $120,000<
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Reflection
Strengths: Strong Course Load, Great Essays
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cal Poly SLO
General Comments:
Another back-up school down. 7 more to go!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I: 2130 (700CR/760M/670W)
[</em>]SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Physics (800), Chinese (800)
[<em>]Weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.1
[</em>] UC GPA: 3.86 (UW) 4.36-ish (W) (These are a bit blurry as I’ve never gotten the hang of calculating them properly. Our school also has major grade deflation)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/270
[</em>]AP: Psychology (5), Computer Science (4), Chinese (5)
[<em>]IB: IB Diploma: English (HL), Computer Science (HL), Physics (HL), Psychology (SL), Math (SL), Chinese (SL)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Most difficult course load offered by our school. The above classes plus Theory of Knowledge
[<em>]I also took two 4 unit college courses at UC Berkeley
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: 6 years of competitive air pistol and rapid fire pistol of junior team in Shanghai (2 years as team captain), MUN, Debate (Group leader), School magazine (Science and Technology department leader)
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Had a job for one summer as assistant manager for a child daycare system
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: Personnel manager and salesperson of a charity fundraiser where we sold sunglasses to fund surgeries for the senior citizen population. We raised enough money to fund 100 surgeries.
[<em>]Essays: I’d say pretty strong. For the first essay, I wrote about how moving to China changed my world and how seeing the differences in cultures inspired me to learn about the world around me. My second essay was about overcoming gender biases which exist in China, particularly in the pistolling community, and how becoming team captain had given me the confidence to pursue what I love and not let social norms restrict who I am
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: Not required
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Not required
[</em>]Additional Rec: Not required
[li]Interview: Not required</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Domestic applicant applying from China
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: My parents retired early
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Probably my essays and my focus/achievements in pistolling.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My scores and grades. My school has major grade deflation and it looks terrible for the UCs. I think that the lack of variety in ECs is also a bit worrying seeing that others have large lists of what they’ve done when I just focused on pistolling, which was time consuming (15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays were rather compelling
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Riverside (Accepted with Regents), UC Merced (Accepted with Regents), MIT (Rejected), GATech (Rejected probably because my essays for this school was terrible), UC Santa Cruz (Accepted)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m glad I got in, but I’m still waiting on Berkeley! Good luck/congratulations to everyone else!</p>
<p>coquimom,
so sorry to hear that your son didn’t get into Davis. I remember you on the Cal Poly CC page. It sounds like your son is an excellent student and deserves a break. I hope he has a backup school that he can go to. It makes me want to give him a big hug! Take care.</p>
<p>Accepted!
32 ACT, 2150 SAT
4.3 weighted GPA
in-state</p>
<p>I probably won’t attend, but I’m happy I got in!</p>