the area code was 858
Does everyone get called or is it just the top applicants?
@kobe24mamba I read that 30% of the admitted will get a phone call from UCSD and consider UCSD acceptance rate is about 30%. They will only call 9% of the applicants.
Decision: Accepted = Chemical Engineering
Objective:
SAT: 2070
ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.50
AP: (scores in parenthesis): Calc AB(4), Calc BC(5), Euro Hist(4), US Hist(4), Eng/Lang(4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Spanish, AP Eng/Lit, AP US Gov, French 2
How were your personal statements? 7 out of 10
Other
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
EOP?: No
NCAA?: No
Are you from California? Yes
School Type: Public H.S.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
LGBTQ?: No
Citizen?: Yes
Served in military? No
Married?: No
Orphan?: No
Income Bracket: $385K
of Family Members: 3
Level of Education of Parents: Post-Graduate (both parents)
Hooks: Academic Decathlon Team Captain
Living on-campus? Yes
Reflection
Strengths: Acadec: Team won County 3 consecutive years; Individual champion in 2015
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT Scores
Are you going to UCSD?: Don’t know yet; still waiting to Hear from UCLA & USC
If not, where are you going?: Probably UCLA (if accepted for ME), else UCSD or Cal Poly SLO (already accepted there). USC is unlikely due to cost.
General Comments/Additional Information:
Got call from UCSD around 7:00 pm last night (PST). Accepted to Chemical Engineering instead of 1st choice of Mechanical Engineering, and 2nd choice of Aerospace Engineering. Don’t know where they got the idea of Chemical from, but was accepted to 1st choice of Roosevelt College.
Are they only calling regents scholars?
@vsbayarea Nope. Urm, Regents, and top 30% of admits.
Accepted!
SAT- 2300 UW GPA- 4.0
Picking berkeley over ucsd however
I just got the call!!! I got in!! I’m an Asian female going into computer science so it seems like lots of people will be getting the call
@ellinmelon Congrats! What’s your stats? Where do you live?
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (critical reading+mathematics): CR 800, M 800
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] CSU GPA: 4.24
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APEC (5), AP Chem (3), APUSH (5), APAH (4), APEL (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] College courses? If so, list them.:
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Physics Mech, Expository English, Principles of Engineering
[] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: maybe 8-9ish
[li] Supplemental?: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ list]
[][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Science
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: freshman
[] EOP?: nope
[] NCAA?: nope
[] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?: Yes, sunny San Diego
[] If International, from what country?:
[] School Type: public suburban school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: female
[] LGBTQ?: nope
[] Citizen?: permanent resident
[] Served in military? nope
[] Married?: nope
[] Orphan?: nope
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] # of Family Members: 6
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: grad school, high school
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really
[li] Living on-campus? prob not[/li]
[/list]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: showed strong interest in computer science/ engineering through clubs, ~500 community service hours, p good SAT
[] Weaknesses: coulda had more leadership stuff, school didn’t offer AP Comp Sci so I didn’t take that class 
[] Going to UCSD?: maybe, def one of my top choices but it depends if I get into Cal
[] If not, where are you going?: dunno
I had to decline the call once because I was doing something important…luckily UCSD called again the next day!! TYBG
Decision: Accepted
with Regents!!
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (critical reading+mathematics): did not report
[] ACT: 36 (36 english, 36 math, 35 reading, 36 science)
[] UC GPA: 4.3 ish 4.0 UW
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chinese, Music Theory (self-studied), AP Physics C Mech, Environmental Science (self-studied), French, Physics 1 (5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC[/li]AP Econ
AP English Lit
AP Psych
AP Physics C
TA for AP Physics 1
[li] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section:[/li]I was interviewed by a professor at UC Berkeley for Regents, and he said he really liked my essays…so maybe like a 8/10? I value his opinion, I think
in additional comments, I just listed the rest of my resume that didn’t make it onto the app…0/10
[li] Supplemental?: ?[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]** Intended Major **: Math-Economics
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[] EOP?: no
[] NCAA?: no
[] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?: Northern California Bay Area
[] If International, from what country?:
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] LGBTQ?: doesn’t matter
[] Citizen?: yes
[] Served in military?: no
[] Married?: no
[] Orphan?: no
[] Income Bracket: >400,000
[] # of Family Members: 4
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: graduate school
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): STEM lady. performed on NPR? national merit semifinalist? dunno. honestly, probably none
[li] Living on-campus?: yes!! Marshall College!!![/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars and test scores and GPA
[] Weaknesses: AP scores and that I’m Asian
[] Are you going to UCSD?: hmm
[] If not, where are you going?: that’s tough
[/ul]General Comments/Additional Information: this is really exciting, but ultimately makes my decision making so much harder…[list]
@peoplelikegrapes How do you know you got Regents?
I got a missed call from an 858 number that ends in 34. Did anyone who got accepted get a call from the same number?
@mistnight8 they told me when they called me!!
I just checked my portal… ACCEPTED!!!
Decision: Accepted!
Major: Computer Engineering
Instate
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (730 CR, 640 M, 710 W)
ACT: 31
SAT II: 700 Chem, 650 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
UC GPA: 4.3
Other acceptances: UC Davis (CE)
Rejections: Cal Poly Slo(CE)
Decision: Accepted
Major: Undeclared (Though I applied to CS)
College: Warren
In-state Applicant
Objective:
UC Weighted GPA: 4.64
Unweighted GPA: 3.92
ACT: 33 (35 Eng. | 36 Math | 30 Reading | 31 Sci. | 35 Writing)
SAT II: 720 Math 2 | 800 Bio. E
Subjective:
Essays:
Prompt 1: 7/10
Prompt 2: 8/10
Other Acceptances: UC Davis (CSE)
Rejections: None yet
Pretty frustrated about getting “Undeclared” as my major, considering that it may not be viable to attend UCSD now.
Accepted to UCSD
College: Muir
Major: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1930 (660 CR, 600 M, 670 W)
SAT II: 590 Math II, 630 Chem, 650 Physics
ACT: 28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (if available): UC 4.3
Rank/percentile (if available): 3/341
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP English Lang (5)
Junior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Lang
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics 2, AP Biology, AP English Lit
Awards: President’s Award (Key Club), Officer of the Month (Key Club), Superintendent’s Award (9-12)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (9-12; Project Coordinator, Tech Editor), National Honor Society (10-12), Math Club (12; Co-President), AMC 12, Volleyball (co-captain/league champions), Club volleyball (captain/MVP/league champions), Glee Club, Community Musical Theater, Math Tutor, Library Tutor
Essays: very strong and insightful (spent a lot of time editing)
Reflection
Accepted: SDSU, UCI (CHP), UCSB (Honors)
Waitlisted: Cal Poly SLO
Waiting for: Cal, UCLA, Brown, UW
Decision: Accepted to Muir
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (critical reading+mathematics): 2160 Composite (single sitting) CR: 750 M:670 W:740
[] ACT: Didn’t take.
[] UC GPA: 4.25 (3.91 unweighted)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH: 5 APLang:5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] College courses? If so, list them.:
[] Senior Year Course Load: Theater Arts, Honors Brit Lit, AP Calc, APES (one semester) Speech (one semester)
[] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: I feel like they were effective. I talked about my school, and really focused on my leadership
[li] Supplemental?: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]** Intended Major **: Environmental Engineering
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?: In state (Redlands, San Bernardino County.)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] LGBTQ?: Nah
[] Citizen?: Yes
[] Income Bracket: 125k
[] # of Family Members: 3
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: One has grad school, other has assosiate
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Lots of leadership.
[li] Living on-campus?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership and involvement. GPA is nice (atleast when you look at capped.)
[] Weaknesses: SAT could be higher. I had almost no volunteer service in that section.
[li] Are you going to UCSD?: Unsure. Hopeful for UCLA[/li]
[/ul]General Comments/Additional Information:[list]
So I go to a small private Christian school (375 students in all of high school.) The school only offers 5 AP classes total, so my class schedule wasn’t that impressive, but I explained the circumstances throughout my application. One big thing I had going for me was leadership.
My EC’s included being Executive VP of ASB at my school in my senior year, as well as Editor in Chief of my school’s yearbook. I also founded an “Ultimate Frisbee” club and was involved in Rotary. I talked a lot about the level of responsibility I had in my personal statements.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (critical reading+mathematics): 2010/2090
[] ACT: 35 (35 English | 35 Math | 35 Reading | 34 Science | 35 Writing)
[] UC GPA: 4.2 (capped) & 4.5 (uncapped)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chemistry (4), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] College courses? If so, list them: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, Honors Physics, & other required classes by my school
[] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: Unsure (see additional comments)
[li] Supplemental?: No[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]** Intended Major **: Environmental Engineering
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[] EOP?: Not available @ UCSD
[] NCAA?: No
[] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?: Yes, Alameda County
[] If International, from what country?:
[] School Type: Competitive public school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] LGBTQ?: No
[] Citizen?: Yes
[] Served in military? No
[] Married?: No
[] Orphan?: No
[] Income Bracket: 40k
[] # of Family Members: 3
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: Didn’t finish high school & high school degree
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college, research internship, low income
[li] Living on-campus? Yes[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, internship, essays(?), extracurriculars, leadership
[] Weaknesses: GPA & SAT Score
[] Are you going to UC San Diego?: Possibly!
[] If not, where are you going?: Hopefully, Berkeley.
[/ul]General Comments/Additional Information:[list] My essays were kind of “creative” to say the least. They weren’t your usual essays about background/sob story. I wrote about baking a cake and made an analogy to helping the environment for one of them… I was actually kind of scared they’d deter admissions officers away!
Accepted: UCSB (Chancellor’s Reception), UCR (Chancellors), CalPoly SLO, UCI (CHP), UCD, SJSU
Waiting on: UCB, UCLA, UCSC