<p>As decisions are starting to roll out, I have made this DECISIONS ONLY thread to help out future applicants get a better sense of their chances. </p>
<p>Here are the instructions and template to use when posting your decisions to make it as easy as possible to read:
-Copy/paste all the text below in the box into a new thread.
-Delete the lines that do not apply, i.e. Accepted, Rejected, or/and Wailisted.
-Enter your information/stats
-Delete the spaces after each initital bracket
-PREVIEW POST to see how it looks before you submit.
THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING!</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] UC GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Personal Statement:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!
[/quote]
</p>
<p>You have to delete all the spaces after each bracket (i.e [ /b]--delete that space). Don't forget to "Go Advanced" and preview your post! If it works, it should look something like this: </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] UC GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Personal Statement Comments:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[<em>] Intended Major:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Gender:
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II 720 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] UC GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc B/C, MTAP, USH, Stats, Biology
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Government, Japanese Honors, AP Chemistry
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published Research
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (AIME qualifier), Science Bowl, Boy Scouts (SPL), Japanese National Honor Society (VP), Chinese National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Taekwondo (Instructor), Piano, Violin (California Youth Symphony), Research (Stanford University), Research/Intern (NASA Ames Research Center)[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, JNHS, CNHS
[<em>] Personal Statement: Wrote about personality.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Math/Earth Science/Music
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k +
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Ehh, not much, research I guess…
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not really anything good about me.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: 29 Comp. English: 32 Math: 25 Science: 27 Reading: 33 Writing: 7
[<em>] SAT II: lol terrible probably around 600’s for US History, Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
[<em>] UC GPA: Not totally sure if this is the same as my weighted which was 4.5
[</em>] ELC?: No
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Lang- 3 AP Euro- 3
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP Classes 1 Nonhonors class
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club (Publicity) Food Club (Publicity) SADD (President) NHS (member) CSF (member)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at parents’ business
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not that much tbh, just hours from NHS
[</em>] Personal Statement: About my hardship and second one was about my ambassador experience at school
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Traditional, public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Rather not state
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Lots of AP Classes, pretty nice extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: Ok unweighted GPA, low SAT II’s
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, extracurr, and weighted GPA
[/ul]General Comments: Most of my friends are still waiting on their admission status so I am so relieved to have heard mine already!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 770, M 690, W 730 Total: 1460/2190
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 660, Lit: 660, Bio: 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.4?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/404
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology (5), World History (5), English Lang (5), Psych (5), APUSH (4), Chem (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Art Studio, AP Govt, AP English Lit, Biotechnology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science in the City/Ladies of Science (mentor), JV Soccer (captain), Varsity Lacrosse.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Life Science Summer Internship for summer of 2010.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Started a tutoring program, coached little kids soccer, link crew.
[<em>] Personal Statement: Decent. One about being a military kid and moving 13 times, attending 11 schools. The other about my internship and how it influenced my interest in science.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Great GPA, great SAT and ACT scores, good personal statements, over 200 volunteer hours.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not that many ECs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:GPA, test scores, in-state applicant[/li][/ul]General Comments:
A lot of my friends go into Irvine already too. I got into the Campus-wide Honors Program. Not too shabby. Really glad to finally have an acceptance under my belt since I’d been sitting on a rejection from Stanford EA for a while. Happier now! :D</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 800 M, 740 W, 2240 total
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Korean, 700 Physics (did not send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.8
[<em>] UC GPA: 2.7? or if it’s weighted, like 3.1 (I had a ton of B+ and C+ grades and UC only does solid grades)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): bottom 50%
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc AB, 4 Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Statistics, AP Physics C, Contemp World Issues, Marketing, Linear Algebra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): does 3rd in AMC 12 (school) count?
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Average list, mainly Math/Science Team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring in SAT I Math
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours in a political campaign
[<em>] Personal Statement: Above average
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): lol
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lots of things (gpa, gpa, gpa, gpa, gpa…)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fluke and/or misprint[/li][/ul] General Comments: holy sh…</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 710 Math, 690 Writing (2080 overall)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US History, 680 Molecular Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] UC GPA: Not sure, most likely 3.9 or 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] ELC?: N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP English Language (5), AP Biology (3), AP European History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP English Lit, AP Gov, Drawing and Painting 3-4, Teacher Assistant, Physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, NHS, Art Club, Make-a-wish, Hiking Club, Science Olympiad, Asian Culture Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours of community service
[<em>] Personal Statement: Above average, my second essay was extremely strong in my opinion (others did too) I really had no holes in it and everything connected in the end for a good, well featured conclusion.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: History, they gave it to me, put me in School of Humanities
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~65,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I’m quite average in my opinion
[</em>] Weaknesses: I am average.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Miracles do happen…But really, I did not even expect early admission into UCI, hope it isn’t like the UCSD thing last year where many of the people accepted were meant to be rejected.<br>[/li][/ul]General Comments: Why can’t they give you a cool congratulations like UCR did? They had the whole cool acceptance page going on…When UCI gave me the email, it said something changed on my profile and I thought it was about FAFSA. But then it said I was admitted and it made me happy. And vey joyous. Now if only UCSB will accept me…</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (700 CR, 640 M, 740 W)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 680 R, 620 American History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
UC GPA: 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
ELC?: Nope, but statewide eligibility
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All IB Diploma classes (TOK, History, etc. I took Math Studies and IBHL Psych)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Can’t specify as they would reveal my identity but I did drama club as well as choir, piano, etc. Also joined a cancer research club and founded a website.
Job/Work Experience: Worked professionally in theater
Volunteer/Community service: Large amount, mostly working with children in theater.
Personal Statement: Wrote about my theatrical family for background and a particularly terrible theatrical experience for the other (perseverance themed essay).
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Drama
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 80,000 a year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I am a first generation college student, but I’m not really sure that functioned as a hook. lol
</code></pre>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): Verbal:600 Math: 790 Writing: 610 Total: 2000 Single Sitting
[</em>]ACT: 28
[<em>]SAT II: Chinese:800, Math Level 2: 790 Physics: 760 US History: 670
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>]UC GPA: around 4.30
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20ish
[<em>]ELC?: Yes
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), Calc AB (5), Chinese (5), Physics (5), US History (4), Psychology (3)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Econ H/ AP Gov, Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Studio Art, Yearbook, English 4
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, Yearbook (Editor), Science Olympiad (Secretary), NHS, CSF
[<em>]Job/Work Experience:
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Club, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, El Encanto Health Care, Peer 9 Tutoring, PRIDE Tutoring
[<em>]Personal Statement: One is about science competition. The other one is about school and family.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>]Intended Major: Pharmaceutical Science
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>]Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian/Taiwanese/Chinese
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: Low Income
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: SAT subject tests and AP scores and GPA
[</em>]Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ELC [/li][/ul]General Comments: GOOD LUCK (:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Verbal 710, Math 620, Writing 770, Total= 2100 single sitting
[</em>] ACT: did not submit
[<em>] SAT II: Lit:730 Chem:670 Math II:580
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] UC GPA: I’m not sure what this is? I’m from out of state
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50 out of like 500
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S History(3) Calc AB(4) Lang and Comp(4) U.S gov(4) Comparative Gov(3) Chem(2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Lit and Comp, Latin II, Symphonic Orchestra, Calculus II and Analytic Geometry(early entry), Oklahoma History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Club(Co-President Junior and Senior year), Mu Alpha Theta(President Senior year, secretary Junior year), Symphonic Orchestra(Librarian),Temple Youth group
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Started paper recycling at my high school, picked up paper waste from every classroom every Friday for recycling, Hospital Volunteer, Health Club volunteer, informal dance choreographer Freshman and Sophomore year, Temple Youth group volunteering. lots and lots of hours basically.
[<em>] Personal Statement: started with an anecdote about when I was little, I did a science experiment with my dad, went on to explain how my dad influenced me to question how the world works, then explored by heritage, then went on to emphasize why I want to do research. don’t remember the second essay…
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: I need to get on that.
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian (as in, South Asian)
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I wish
[/ul][ b]Reflection*[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: hopefully my writing and ECs and volunteering
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II grades and some of my high school grades
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea!
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** BEST OF LUCK!!! don’t worry, be happy, eat a cookie.</p>
<p>Could it be possible that they’re releasing decisions for those who are accepted? It appears that no one has been rejected or waitlisted… But congrats to those who are accepted and good luck to those who are waiting for their decisions!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 680, M 800, W 790 Total: 1480/2270
SAT II: Math II: 790, Lit: 670, US History: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7?
UC GPA: 4.2?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
ELC?: N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Calc AB (5), Lang (5), Phys B (2) - I blame the teacher…
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Enviro, Journalism, AP Bio, Spanish 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton All-League Double and Varsity (varsity team captain), Cross-country JV, Astronomy Club (pres + founder), Chess Club (pres + founder), (Orientation Leader), (NJROTC), misc community service, Journalism (senior editor)
Job/Work Experience: Farmers Insurance Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Presbyterian Church tutor, Leroy Haynes Center for Troubled Youths, Service Council, Prison Library Project (principle member), school Academic Outreach tutor
Personal Statement: Very good (I think at least). One about growing up without a father and discovering my own interests and finally meeting him some dozen years later as a teenager. Other about my background, trip to China realizing I couldn’t communicate with my grandparents
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Social Sciences undecided
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: good SAT scores, okay leadership, number of interests although scattered, great essays (despite a very noticeable spelling mistake on one), very well-regarded private school
Weaknesses: not as much community service as i would like, low gpa, no focus on extracurrics
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: test scores, in-state, reputation of my high school, essays
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments:
A lot of my friends go into Irvine already too. First acceptance yay!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (780 M, 620 CR, 570 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31 (32 M, 33 E, 34 R, 24 S, 31 C. E/W)
[<em>] SAT II: 700 Chemistry, 800 French, 740 Maths II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (international applicant).
[<em>] UC GPA: N/A (although most of my grades translate to A+ [our grading system is on 20, and A+ is more than 13/14…])
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (no ranking whatsoever)
[<em>] ELC?: Obviously no
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (we don’t have “Advanced” courses — there is just a regular, which is considered Honors)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Utterly heavy (± 40 hours)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Theater, Piano, Karate, Programming
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Programming websites, and some other jobs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[<em>] Personal Statement: Both were quite good. At least, that’s what I thought about them.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] Country: In North Africa
[<em>] School Type: Independent (French school)
[</em>] Ethnicity: N/A (it would normally be “White”, as I am an Arab, but I prefer to say “North African”. Ethnicity cannot be applied to a 2000-year-old community)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: N/A
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Summer session at a UC University.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Diversity?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Least sporty applicant they have ever accepted (apart from Karate)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe for diversity.
[/ul]General Comments: My first acceptance!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):650 CR, 680 M, 770 W (Total: 2100)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: US History: 720, Biology M: 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.937
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.26
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22 of 480
[<em>] ELC?: No
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5), Language&Composition (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Spanish 3, AP Gov/Honors Econ, English, Stage Management, Anatomy/Physiology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Poetry club (president), Odissi dance, Symphonic Band, Fund-raising, Global Glimpse. Nothing amazing.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, library, tutoring, etc.
[<em>] Personal Statement: One essay about tutoring students in Nicaragua, another about our financial situation.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[<em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, incredibly competitive.
[<em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 40,000-60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Global Glimpse experience
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, experience with Global Glimpse, volunteering.
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s, no other hooks.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All about that GPA. [/li][/ul]General Comments: UCI is a good school, but I’m leaning more towards SD, LA, or Berkeley. We’ll see what’s up within the next two months…</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130–> (CR 690, M 730, W 710)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: USH 770, Math II 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.4? (all A’s 10th/11th in A-G courses)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/383
[<em>] ELC?: Yep
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (4), APUSH (4), AP Lang (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and 1 more self-study
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): X
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (9-12), Offseason track training (10-12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: X
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Literacy Tutor 11th-12th, Volunteer Club 11th-12th (Board member 12th), Summer Library Volunteer 11th
[</em>] Personal Statement: Average (turned into a clique, not enough detail)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but after I received my admission
[</em>] Intended Major: Business Administration
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: X
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I wish…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: UC Gpa, Test Scores, Rigor of schedule
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not enough EC’s, Personal Statement
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academics [/li][/ul]General Comments: One of my backups, so I’m happy I’m in. I visited over the summer and its a pretty nice place.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR:680, W:710, M:640
ACT:
SAT II: US: 670, Spanish: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
UC GPA: not sure…
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%?
ELC?: no
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (4), Spanish language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: two AP classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): outrigger paddling, drumming,
Job/Work Experience: umpire and camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: just the hours I needed for graduation (20)
Personal Statement Comments: wrote about my EC’s
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: psychology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian/white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none?
Reflection
Strengths: good grades and interesting EC
Weaknesses: not many EC
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure haha
General Comments: Good Luck!! Don’t stress</p>
They had the whole cool acceptance page going on…When UCI gave me the email, it said something changed on my profile and I thought it was about FAFSA. But then it said I was admitted and it made me happy. And vey joyous. Now if only UCSB will accept me…</p>