***uc irvine class of 2023 decision thread (stats only)***

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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I know I am late since Early admits have been posted, but for the Regular admits here you are…

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Remove the “a” in the bold, size, and color of your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Capped Weighted UC GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
ELC Eligibility:
First Generation:

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1430 (680 EBRW/750 M)
ACT (breakdown): none
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.74 fully weighted, 4.29 UC
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/394
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang (5), Environmental Science (4), Statistics (4), APUSH (2), Euro (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes (Eng. Lit, Calculus BC, Biology, Government, Studio Art, Psychology)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place in county art competition out of several hundred submissions (not so major)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Church (leader), logo design, sports, Red Cross Club (officer), CSF (officer), Religious performer, etc…
Job/Work Experience: Graphic designer on website with 62k users, art commissions, paid tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at school literacy center, political campaigning…
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10? Wrote about my leadership, art, music, and how i overcame my life struggle.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: No

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Art
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 30k-40k

Reflection

Strengths: I had a passion for art
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I displayed my passion for art in my essays and extracurriculars.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCR, CSULB, CSUF accepted. No waitlist/rejects so far.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 E, 34 M, 36 R, 35 S, 10 W)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chem
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.58
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/498
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Bio (5), Comp Sci (4), Calc AB (5), Eng Lang(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics 1, AP Gov, AP Macro Econ, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, PTA reflection for literature, various school awards, Principal Honor Roll

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (VP), Tutorial Club (President 2 yrs), Dance Teacher, LA Biomed Research project, CSF, Interact
Job/Work Experience: Dance Academy Teacher/secretary/PR, LA Biomed summer fellow
Volunteer/Community service: Harbor UCLA community hospital volunteer (~200 hrs), Tutoring (~400 hours), Teaching Dance (~200 hrs), CSF, Interact
Summer Activities: LA Biomed summer fellow (2018), UCLA nanotech lab (2017)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10? not sure, it’s very subjective, wrote about leadership, my passion about dance,/art and my passion for making difference by participating in community work
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: No

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:

Reflection

Strengths: long term commitment to certain ECs and Volunteer work
Weaknesses: nothing extraordinary that stands out

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats, long term commitment to ECs and Essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UCR (Regents) and SLO, no rejects/waitlists so far…

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Decision: Accepted

ACT (breakdown): 33 (36R, 35S, 33E, 29M)
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.25
AP (place score in parenthesis): APMacro (5), APES (2) didn’t submit
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, American Lit, Span. 4, Graphic Design, World Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Most inspirational for Field Hockey (2 years)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NCL for 6 years (Pres.); Field Hockey; Coaching field hockey; Leadership Academy; CSF; Student Ambassador
Job/Work Experience: Work for 2 years
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of community service
Summer Activities: Study Abroad and worked almost full-time
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant):
School Type: All girls private Catholic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >150k
ELC Eligibility: Y
First Generation: N

Reflection

Strengths: Grades, ACT, Ecs
Weaknesses: APs and awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong student with lots of ECs, sports, and working. Shows well roundedness
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Northeastern, UW, Cal Poly, Santa Clara, LMU (Honors), USD, SDSU (Honors), U of O (Honors), U of A (Honors), Loyola Chicago

Waiting: UCLA, UCB, UCSB, Boston University

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite // 33 E; 34 R; 34 M; 35 S; 9 W AND 33 Composite // 35 E; 36 R; 32 M; 29 S; 10 W
SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 Bio E
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.31
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9% (ELC)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5), Bio (5), USH (4), Calc AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Macro, AP Eng Lit, AP Stat, International Relations, & 1 CC class fall, 2 CC class (one not transferable) spring

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: dragon boat (manager/leadership), crew for school musicals
Job/Work Experience: tutoring, 2 not relevant administrative summer internships, helping my immigrant father write invoices/estimates for his business
Volunteer/Community service: after school tutoring, AP bio tutoring
Summer Activities: internship summer after soph, junior years, summer college courses every year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10;

  1. leadership- confronting issue on sports team and programming a spreadsheet to resolve issue,
  2. creativity- experimenting in baking/testing limits,
  3. Educational experience- takeaways from helping my non-English speaking immigrant parents,
  4. barrier- recognizing excuses for what they were

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: business information management
State (if domestic applicant): CA (in state)
School Type: Public
Gender: F
Income Bracket: EFC ~4400 I qualify for Blue & Gold program.
ELC Eligibility: Yes
First Generation: Yes

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, CC courses
Weaknesses: course selection (should’ve taken calc BC / AP chem)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCD&UIUC (civ eng), UCSC (tech. info management), Cal Poly Slo (arch. eng),- all accepted. Waiting on UCB, UCLA, UCSD

General Comments:
College is what you make it! I know a lot of people who don’t get into their “dream school” but end up loving where they ultimately attend!

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Decision: Accepted
Mechanical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1410 (720 W 690 M)
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.35
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 42/749
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 APs, Hum G(4), Bio (4), Cal AB (4), LIT (4), US H (4), Physics (this year), Calc BC (this year), Gov (this year, Lang (this year)
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 honors, 3rd year language, plus extra 7th class in robotics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FIRST Robotics Dean’s List finalist, Eagle Scout, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 12 years competitive robotics, (FRC team CEO)
Job/Work Experience: Employed as fencing armorer
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours, Eagle Scout, STEM outreach
Summer Activities:Engineering program at Berkeley
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type:Public High School
Gender:M
ELC Eligibility:yes
First Generation:no

Reflection

Strengths: Good GPA and lots of extra curricular applicable to degree
Weaknesses: Not a good test taker, lower SAT, no 5 APs
Why you think you were accepted:
Where else were you accepted/: Purdue, Virginia Tech, WPI, SDSU, CalPoly SLO, UCI, UCSD, UCSB
Waitlisted: Georgia Tech
Rejected: U Texas at Austin

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Accepted with alternate major: gender and sexuality studies

OOS
GPA: 4.0UW, 4.3W
ACT: 28 (didn’t send 32)
ECs:
A ton of volunteer work
Honor societies
Started a charity committee and raised a ton of money
Awards:
Music, acting and math awards; UKMT, school and trinity college London

Accepted to: UCSB, UCI, UCD, occidental, Menlo, NDNU, GMU
Rejected: UCLA, Stanford (REA)
Waiting on schools that actually received my 32 on the ACT lol

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1330 Composite: 710M / 620ERW
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Physics 1 (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, English, Social, AP Physics, Phys Ed
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Swimming, Conservatory Violin, Rubik’s Cubing, Chess
Job/Work Experience: Voice Actor, Graphic Designer
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 for all of them.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: None

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000-250,000
ELC Eligibility:
First Generation: Yes but not mentioned.

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, Essays, EC’s
Weaknesses: SAT Score :frowning:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it’s because I’m a cool cat.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted (don’t know how to bold/add color since I’m new sorry)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1360 (670 ERW | 690 Math)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: Didn’t take
Capped Weighted UC GPA: Around 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/290
AP (place score in parenthesis): I only reported these two scores so far: AP European History (3) and AP English Language and Composition (4).
I also took AP Chemistry (low score) and AP U.S. History (low score).
Planned AP tests (scores not yet known): AP Calc A/B, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Microecon, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Gov’t.
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load: Piano, Spanish 4, AP Calc A/B, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Microecon, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Gov’t.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top Scale Score on the CAASPP English Exam (I don’t really have any major awards, but I did get honor roll, perfect attendance, etc.)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teachers Pathway, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Involved in every school art show and art projects.
Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor, Book Buddy, and Shelver (lots of tutoring and library service)
Summer Activities: Community service and internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8. I put a lot of effort into them and tried to approach them in a creative way. I did all of them over the summer. (In a general sense, I wrote about my creativity, my passion for English, my ambition, and a chalk art project I did with my art class).
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: None

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Around 53k
ELC Eligibility: Yes
First Generation: No

Reflection:

Strengths: Essays; community service and activities demonstrated my passion for English and teaching (I’m striving to become an English teacher)
Weaknesses: Test scores (SAT: 1360)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My passion for English and teaching showed in my application.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at: UC Davis, UC Irvine (regents), UC Merced, University of the Pacific (honors), Whittier College, and University of Redlands.
Rejected: Duke University
I also applied to UCLA and UC Berkeley, but I had to withdraw due to misunderstandings :confused:
General Comments: Don’t be afraid to apply. Start early on essays and apply for scholarships (especially local ones). Good luck to future applicants : )

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Decision: Accepted
Biology
SAT: 1170
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/539
AP (place score in parenthesis): (1,1,1)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, Cal State English (ERWC), ASB and other fun electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional recognition for being a advocate in the county

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior class Vice President, school site council senior class representative, President of a major club (400+ students in it), secretary of club, 2 VARSITY sports, Captain for 2 VARSITY sports
Job/Work Experience: working for food service for over a year
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
Summer Activities: tutor at public library, took college class at UCR
Essays (rating 1-10, details): about a 7.5, wrote

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): in-state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Gender: female
Income Bracket: EFC- 6000, middle class?
ELC Eligibility: yes
First Generation: yes

Reflection

Strengths: extracurriculars
Weaknesses: sat score
Why you think you were accepted: even though my sat score was lower than UCI average, I think the rest of the stuff I did in high school made up for it
Where else were you accepted: CSUSB, CSUF, UCI
Rejected: UCLA, SDSU, CSULB

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Decision: Accepted w/ Campuswide Honors Program

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (700 RW/800 M)
ACT (breakdown): none
SAT II: Math 2 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.5 fully weighted, 4.29 UC
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang (3), Music Theory (4), APUSH (2), Euro (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes (Eng. Lit, Calculus , Biology, Physics, Spanish)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, was chosen for a Summer Healthcare Program

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance team, jazz choir- 2 years, vocal choir 4 years
Job/Work Experience: shadowed at health clinics
Volunteer/Community service: Math tutor at school, volunteer for Ronald McDonald House., volunteer at dance camps
Summer Activities: Participated at Summer Healthcare Experience at UCI
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10?
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: No

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: > $200,000

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, SAT score
Weaknesses: number of community service hours
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because of my high gpa, SAT score, and my passion singing in choir and dance.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: CSULB, UCSB, Boston College, UCLA
Northeastern (Waitlisted)

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Son Accepted with Regents
Electrical Engineering
In-State
GPA: 4.0 UW
SAT I: 1590 (800M)(790E)
SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 BiologyE, 800 Chemistry, 780 Physics

Admitted: UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara (Chancellor’s Invite), Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona (Honors), San Diego State, San Jose State, Colorado School of Mines
Waitlisted: UC Davis
Rejected: none so far
Awaiting: UC Berkeley

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D accepted
CSE major
GPA: 4.0 UW
SAT: 1540
SAT II: 800 Math2, 780 Biology

Admitted: UCSD, UIUC, UCI, UCSB, UC Riverside, SDSU, UW
Waitlisted: GTech, UC Davis
Rejected: UCLA

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[a][asize=4]Decision: Accepted[/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1050 ; 550M500E
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/53
AP (place score in parenthesis): 0
IB (place score in parenthesis): 0
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs 4 Regular
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years at Hmong (Treasurer) 2 years at Science & Tech (VP)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 2 summers at a Community Center
Summer Activities: Volunteer / College Classes
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 3 I did them all in one day.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: -60k
ELC Eligibility: N/A
First Generation: Yes

Reflection

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 610 English
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.07
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math 2 SL: 5, Physics SL: 4
Senior Year Course Load: 4 IB Classes, 1 AP, Student Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government, Captain of the water polo team, swim team, different sporting events
Job/Work Experience: Jamba Juice team member since november 2018
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Food bank
Summer Activities: Trip to Japan
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 or 8 (I had them reviewed by so many people)
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Top 20%
ELC Eligibility: N/A
First Generation: Yes

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, scores, gpa
Weaknesses: Lack of community service, freshman year grades were very low, english sat low
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They likely anticipated that they were my number one pick
Where else were you…
Accepted: SDSU, UCR, UCM, CSUC, CSULB
Waitlisted: UCD, UCSD, UCSC
Rejected: UCLA, UCSB, Cal Poly SLO

General Comments: Pretty surprised I got in when considering the other UC’s, but I am very happy I got in and I’m 99% sure I’m going to commit. Visiting tomorrow to see if I like the campus.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1360 superscored but 1330 for both tries
SAT II:
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 APs. I took the spanish exam and US gov exam last year and got 5 on spanish and 4 on gov
Senior Year Course Load: all honors classes except for 3 ap classes (AP AB calculus, AP psych and AP art)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I won 2 art awards in a pennsylvania competition for 2 paintings

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-climate change awareness club (president)
-national art honor society
-national honor society
-SAVES club (president currently but I was VP, secretary past years) (club for endangered animals)
-key club
Job/Work Experience: had a job at TJ Maxx summer before senior year
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at the wayne art center, I do key club where we need 50 hours of service, and a ton of my other clubs are volunteer-based
Summer Activities: volunteered at the wayne art center for 2 summers, swam on the swim team, had a job at TJ Maxx
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 ->I think they were really good. I wrote about my love for art, how I created my own environmental club, having to face racist classmates who joked about asians as a challenge, and my last essay was about my love for Spanish and how I explored it outside of class so I wanted to continue it in college. The main thing I regret is that I could have edited more and I realized after submitting that I had a couple major typos that I forgot to change

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: psychological science
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public & non ranking but competitive
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:

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Decision: Accepted
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280 (590 eng, 690math)
SAT II: 690 Math 2, 670 Chem
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: don’t know
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3), Comp Sci (2),Eng Lang(2)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Gov, AP Macri Econ, AP Chines, Art Media
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Boys Tennis Varsity

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chem club (VP), Boy Scouts(Patrol Leader)
Job/Work Experience: Intern for Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
Volunteer/Community service: church homeless volunteer(~50 hrs)
Summer Activities: Bridge to Biotechnology (JC summer class)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10? wrote about creativity, leadership, hardship
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: No

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): in-state, CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~90k

Reflection

Strengths: volunteer, active church member, tennis player
Weaknesses: not a lot of ec’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: stats, essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Cal Baptist, no waitlists, rejected from: UCSB, UC Davis, SLO

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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1460 (730/730)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Did really bad on all of them so I didn’t use them
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.55
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):24/568
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (2) AP Calc (1) AP Lang (3) AP Bio (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Comp Sci Principles, AP Environmental Science, Service, Boy’s Varsity Tennis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s award, congress award, and various other awards for volunteering, 3rd place at SYMF (A piano competition),

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (Captain 12th grade), Piano level 10 CM, Author of a light novel, Managers for the girl’s tennis team
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: KAYP (Korean American Youth Program)(President Senior Year), Apple Tree (volunteer program where I taught kids K-8 in both academics and taekwondo)
Summer Activities: Didn’t really put anything
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6-7/10 I wrote about how tennis taught me leadership, how piano taught me to challenge myself, how writing a novel made me more expressive, and about cooking my first meal and how I had to improvise a lot.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business Administration
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public with ranking
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: > $200,000
ELC Eligibility: Yes? (If this is the top 10% of your school thing, then yes)
First Generation: No

Reflection:

Strengths: GPA, SAT, and Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: AP
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because my grades were good enough and the fact that I was determined to stick with the extracurriculars I took (10 years of both tennis and piano). I also had a bit of leadership which probably also helped me.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCR, UCSD, Bentley, Villanova, CSU Slo, CSU Pomona, and Northeastern Waitlisted: Babson Rejected: USC, Claremont, Emory, Dartmouth Waiting for: Harvard, NYU, and UC Berkeley

General Comments: Honestly, I’m probably going to UCI. It’s pretty cheap and the business program should be pretty good. All I’m worried about is that the connections might not be as good as USC.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 600 English, 620 Math; 1220
ACT (breakdown): None
SAT II: 570 Biology-M
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 73/856
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (2), Psychology (4), Environmental Sci (2), Human Geo (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Regular English 12, AP Spanish Language, Regular Gov/Econ, Yearbook, Calculus, Intermediate Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor), UNICEF (Treasurer), Spanish Tutor
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: I was a library volunteer for two years
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): a 8 or 9 (I think I wrote great personal essays)
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: None

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business Economics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$30k
ELC Eligibility: None
First Generation: No

Reflection

Strengths: My strength would definitely be my essays.
Weaknesses: GPA, test scores, course rigor, extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like I was accepted because of my essays because I really worked hard to perfect them and I tried to use my personal voice to show who I really am on the essay topics.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted @ csulb, csula, csudh, csuf, ucr, ucsc, ucsd, ucsb, ucm Rejected @ ucla and usc

General Comments: Compared to other people’s stats, mine is DEFINITELY lower. I feel like I am giving hope to those people with low gpa and test scores, few extracurriculars, light courseload, by showing them my stats. My essays were the reason that helped me earn a spot for admission. So definitely work hard on your essays and believe in yourself!!

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Decision: Accepted
Major: Psychology

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1370. English 770, Math 600
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):16/530
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (4), AP Language (5), AP Environmental Science (4), AP US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Theatre, AP English Lit, AP US Government, Teacher Intern, College Algebra Spanish 4, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold+ Honor Roll (for maintaining a 4.0 throughout HS), Girl Scout Bronze & Rose Award, National AP Scholar with Honor, President’s Community Service Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Girl Scout for 12 years, Model United Nations (VP), Theatre Arts, Track and Field, Speech and Debate, Key (Kiwanis) Club, STOP Club (to end human trafficking), California Scholarship Federation
Job/Work Experience: Small business bicylcle shop as a data entry clerk, Topgolf as a food runner
Volunteer/Community service: Again, National Honor Society, STOP Club, Key Club, and Girl Scouts are all service clubs at their heart. 100+ hours of community service
Summer Activities: Theatre Camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-8/10 probably. I wrote about my experience in Girl Scouts since kindergarten, and how I hope to uplift our next generation of women. Thought that one was super strong. I also wrote about my passion for writing non creatively and how my AP classes have prepared me for the type of writing I’ll be doing in college. I also wrote about overcoming my struggles being in a single parent household after my father passed away and my mother succumbed to major depressive disorder. And I honestly can’t remember my last one. Lol.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: n/a

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology (might change)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Less than 40k

Reflection

Strengths: Commitment to clubs and service for many, many years. Devotion to the bettering of my community - specifically women and girls. Overcame hardships.
Weaknesses: GPA and SAT score may be a little on the lower side!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected?: My EC’s and essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at CSULB, SDSU, CSUF, UCSB. Rejected at UCLA and Calpoly SLO.