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

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Riverside
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I dropped the ball on this one so if you could post your stats here along with your decision, it would help the other current applicants and future applicants.

Decision template:

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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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Accepted**

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1290 (660 math, 630 RW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3) AP Psych (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Engineering Honors, AP Calc A/B, English 12, AP Gov, APCSP, CS1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Champion Beach Soccer

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, CSF, Link Crew, Varsity Soccer 3 years, Beach Soccer 6 years (captain), Math Tutor, Student Ambassador.
Job/Work Experience: Paid math tutoring, football coach, soccer coach, model, just started hosting at a restaurant.
Volunteer/Community service: local food bank, helped decorating my city, tutoring students at my school, Beach cleanup, helping homeless.
Summer Activities: sports, community service, coaching, helping homeless.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, worked very hard on these and had a lot to talk about.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 4x4 magnet
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200k
ELC Eligibility: Not sure
First Generation: No

Reflection

Strengths: EC’s, Essays, and weighted GPA
Weaknesses: SAT, non-major EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted into mathematics because I didn’t have CS related EC’s but I had good EC’s.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: CSULB, Mines, Oregon

General Comments: None

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (730math, 620RW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5) AP Chemistry (4) APUSH (2) AP Euro (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP Stats, AP Physics C Mech, Advanced Comp, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars AYSO soccer (since age 7) Goalkeeper, 4 years High school orchestra.
Job/Work Experience: Retail Assistant in music store (9hrs/week)
Volunteeer : unpaid tutor in maths and science, local church with kids sacramental prep.
Also shadowed lab staff at Allergen.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, not sure. Wrote about passion for science influenced by my personal childhood medical condition. Creativity of being a goalkeeper, relating to others with different background, diversity( being the son of immigrants)
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200k
ELC Eligibility: No
First Generation: No

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, upward GPA trend.
Weaknesses: GPA non-major EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted as I had an upward GPA trend with my Junior year being the best and an explanation for poor Sophomore year.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: university of Arizona, ASU, Colorado State, Colorado Boulder, Whitman College WA, CSUF.

General Comments: None.

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Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: 1370 (650 English, 720 Math)
ACT: 30 (Reading: 32, English: 30, Math: 34, Science: 24)
SAT II: Math 2: 690 Chemistry: 630
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.1
Rank: Top 30%
AP: Statistics: 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, Honors Literature, Honors Spanish 3, Honors Economics (1st semester), Honors Government (2nd semester), Honors Physics, Graphic Design

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 3 years in an Environmental Club (Treasurer Senior Year), 1 year in a Math Club, 1 year in a Cultural Club, 1 year in a Political Club, 1 year in a Debate Club
Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at my school garden and going to beach clean ups
Summer Activities: volunteering at my school garden
Essays: 9/10 I wrote about my experience in my environmental club, my love of mathematics, ADHD, and moving to a new home freshman year. My cousin, who is a lawyer, helped me write and correct my essays.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
State: California
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 35k - 50k
Top 9% Statewide Path
First Generation: Yes

Reflection

Strengths: ELC, First Generation, my grades had an upward trend, heavy envolvement in my environmental club, essays, grades and standardized test scores well above the average at UC Riverside
Weaknesses: bad grades freshman year, no honors courses until my junior year, not that many AP courses
Why I think I was accepted: All the reasons listed in my strengths.
Acceptances: Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, CSULB, LSU, SDSU, SJSU, University of Arizona, UC Merced
Rejections: Colorado School of Mines
General Comments: I declined admission because I was offered admission to universities I prefer over UC Riverside.

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Accepted

Objective:
SAT: 1430 Essay 23/24
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.21
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), World History (3), Spanish (4), Cal AB (4), Comp Sci (3),
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Human Geo, AP Literature, Hon Human Body systems,
Major: Creative Writing

Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Strong writer

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band 4 years, Symphonic 3 years
Job/Work Experience: Contributing writer at our local newspaper in SF Bay Area
Volunteer/Community service: NHS
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: English (UCs) Communications (everywhere else)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
First Generation: Y

Reflection
Weaknesses: GPA

Why you think you were accepted: Strong SAT and extracurriculars

Where else were you accepted: UC Riverside, Seattle U, University of Oregon, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU,
SJSU, Chico state, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Fullerton, CSUEB, SFSU

Denied: UC Davis, Chapman, LMU

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted
BS+MS 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: I think I had the quals for UCR
Where else were you accepted/: Purdue, Virginia Tech, WPI, SDSU, CalPoly SLO so far.
Waitlisted: Georgia Tech
Rejected: U Texas at Austin

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (710 R 790 M)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: Unknown, Unweighted=3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51 out of 750
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5) English Language & Composition (5) Calculus AB (5) Calculus BC (5) Spanish Language & Culture (4) Psychology (N/A) Statistics (N/A)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, English IV Regular, Cheer, Teacher’s Aid, Wellness Center Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Cheer (Captain), Peer Counseling (Fundraising Chairperson), Key Club (Treasurer, Inter-Club Coordinator, President), Children’s Ministry, G.S.A. (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club (300+ hours)
Summer Activities: Summer School 2 years (1 World History, 1 Civics/Econ)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, Leadership in Key Club, Facing Challenges as an Asian American, Making my Community a Better Place in Terms of Mental Health, Finding my Voice in Cheer and Helping Others Achieve Theirs
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

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

Reflection

Strengths: Strong focus on extracurricular activities related to major (mental health, community outreach, etc.), consistent involvement in community service, decent workload and performance on AP/SAT exams
Weaknesses: Relaxed senior year schedule, cheer involvement for only 1 year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Generally well-rounded
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (Davis w/ Regents, Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton) Waiting for (Irvine, LA, Berkeley, San Diego, Irvine, Boston U, & Harvard)

General Comments: None of my extracurricular activities or academics ever had the intent to do it solely for college. I pushed myself where needed and even as seen in my senior year, I took a well-deserved break. I made sure to enjoy the activities I participated in not only to get the most out of it, but have a genuine experience to promote afterwards and showcase in my college essays. Colleges want holistic students yes, but make sure your child has a holistic experience that lets them explore their academics, interests, and hobbies as much as possible.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 640 English, 550 Math (1190 Composite)
ACT (breakdown): English 23, Math 22, Reading 27, Science 24 Composite 24
SAT II: n/a
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know
AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap Literature (this year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calculus, psychology 2/childhood development (semester courses), AP Literature, forensic science investigation, government/economics, American Sign Language 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multiple afterschool clubs (no leadership)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Almost 200 hours of community service - includes tutoring chemistry, working park events and running events at the elementary school
Summer Activities: Tutoring chemistry, stayed on the family farm
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/8 My AP Literature teacher helped me revise along with many friends
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: n/a

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Education, Society, and Human Development
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public High School
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <50,000
ELC Eligibility: Yes
First Generation: Yes

Reflection

Strengths: My essays were pretty well written, thanks to the help I got, a lot of community service
Weaknesses: My SAT, ACT, and GPA are not very good
Why you think you were accepted: I went very detailed in my essays about situations I have faced and explained how these events affected my scores. Basically to justify why they are not the best. I also have a cousin that attends, which may affect admissions
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cal State East Bay, SJSU, Cal Poly SLO
Rejected: UC Davis
Waitlist: None
Waiting: UC Irvine

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Decision: rejected

UC Capped GPA: 4.32
Major: Biology
Rank: 1/651
SAT: 1468 Essay 24/24
Gender: female
Accepted: UCLA, CPP, SLO, Harvard, Dartmouth, MIT
California resident
ECs: VP of math club at my high school
Captain of basketball team

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@deveraux: Maximum UC Capped GPA is 4.4 so hopefully a typo.

@devereaux: Edited your post with the GPA correction.

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Admitted 3/25/19
UC GPA: 3.82
SAT: 1170
Major: Microbiology

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT: 1330 (700 Math / 630 English)
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.42
Rank: 236 of 669
AP: AP Environmental Science (Junior Year), AP Government (This Year, 1st Semester), AP Macroeconomics (This Year, 2nd Semester)
IB: None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, Math Analysis, Physics, English 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: President of a volunteering club (2 years), Marching Band (2 years), Concert Band (3 years),
Job/Work Experience: Cashier/Stocker at Retail Store for 7 months
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours
Summer Activities:
Essays: 8/10, worked on it for over 2 months, had many people look over it.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State: California
Country: US
School Type: Public School
Gender: Male
First Generation: No

Reflection

Strengths: SAT, Extracurriculars, Essay
Weaknesses: GPA, AP Classes

Accepted: CSUF, CSUSM, UC Merced, SJSU, and Cal Poly Pomona
Declined: SDSU, CSULB, UC Davis, UCSB, UCSD, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz
Waiting on: UCI

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Objective:
SAT : 1300
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9%
AP (place score in parenthesis): apush(3) ap euro(4) ap comp prin(4) fail my ap csa (oof)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none taken
Senior Year Course Load: all regular classes plus 2 cc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
none except honor rolls, swim award
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): vp of computer science club, tutoring club, Japanese club
Job/Work Experience: work at target for almost 2 years to pay for gas, sign up for ROP classes related to the major I have chosen(e.g. programming and robotics ROP class) (really helpful)
Volunteer/Community service: +100 hours selling boba for club funding, tutoring freshmen math
Summer Activities: work all summer cause I need to pay for car insurance
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 I think I did good, quite personal
Supplemental Review or LOR submission:

Applied for Financial Aid?: nope, family issues
Intended Major: CS but get accepted to CS with business(alt)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):us:)
School Type: public
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too personal
ELC Eligibility: top 9
First Generation: yup

Reflection
I thought I get waitlisted or denied because many ppl get accepted early march, so don’t lose hope
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably the essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: csuf, csulb , ucd(wl) still waiting on uci(dream school)

General Comments: good luch lol

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Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 1350, 680 english 670 math
ACT (breakdown): 30, 27 eng, 30 math, 31 science
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably around 300/750

AP (place score in parenthesis): CS-A: 3, Physics: 2, Chemistry: 2, Language : 4, European History: 3, US History: 3
Senior Year Course Load: English (reg), Statistics (reg), Government (reg), Economics (reg), AP Psychology,

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None, sport for one year.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Church volunteering
Summer Activities: Mission trip
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, talked about mission trips, parent struggles, and dragging my friends out of depression
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: didn’t send one

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Sociology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: quarter, high ranking public
Gender: male
Income Bracket: <60K
ELC Eligibility: didn’t apply
First Generation: no

Reflection

Strengths: talking to people, and making friends. I’m pretty sociable, and I think my essays were pretty good.
Weaknesses: Tests, grades, and STEM
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: possibly my essays and test scores, otherwise i’m not really sure. would love to get some messages regarding my acceptance.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: CSULB, CSUF

General Comments: Generally, I’m not sure why I was excepted. I can only assume that it was my essays and test scores. That said, I think if I had a higher GPA, I would’ve had a lot more opportunities.