<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260C/770M/690R/800W
[</em>] ACT: –
[<em>] SAT II: Bio M (720), Chem (760), Math IIC (710)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): –
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.18 Weighted
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Second Decile
[<em>] ELC?: Did not qualify
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chem (5), US History (3), Calculus AB (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, Philosophy, Contemporary Authors, Stats AP, European History AP, Photography
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country for 3 yrs., Volunteering for 4 yrs.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: –
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours total
[<em>] Personal Statement: I thought they were pretty strong and had them checked over by my counselor. One was about my growing up and community service and the other was about my cross country experience.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$250,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, upward trend in grades, decent essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of extracurriculars, bad sophomore year grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Partially due to my strengths, partially due to luck.[/li][/ul]**General Comments:**Congratulations to everyone else who got in!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):410(CR),440(M),430(W)
[ *] ACT:19
[ *] SAT II:480-U.S History,400-Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.2
[ *] UC GPA:3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):32/330
[ *] ELC?:Hell no!
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Biology(1),AP World History(1),AP English(3),AP Literature(TBD),AP Stats(TBD)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit,AP Stats,College Peer,Marine Biology,Yearbook, Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Academic Jacket,Posse Fondation Award,Phi-Kappa Theta ,Yearbook Editor of the Year,2nd place in History(Academic Decathlon)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):California Scholarship Club President (9-12th grade),National Honors Society (Club-Creator),Varsity Football(4yrs),Student Council 10th grade-(Vice President, 12th grade- ASB Historian),College Peer Counselor
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Lavan Day Care,Loyal Marymount Uni. Tutor,Power Property Management,Kaiser Permente Lead Engineer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Interact(President-10th-12th),Key Club International,Santa Monica Homeless Shelter,UC Davis Medical Center,Knights&Ladies
[ *] Personal Statement:In point of view they were good, the first one talked about my kaiser internship and the second one talked about my low resourced community
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Hell YES!! I’m broke lol
[ *] Intended Major:Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:low-resourced, not competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:Black
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:less than 70K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):First generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:EC’s for sure
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA and SAT Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I’m so happy!!! After getting waitlisted to UCD, UCSD, and rejected to UCSB, I was so nervous. However, my stats should show any future applicants that you should never give up! I know when you go on this site and you see all these kids with crazy stats, you get fearful, but looking at mine. I think anyone can get in! lol. In conclusion, I got in due to my EC’s,so I’m ready to be an anteater! lol</p>
<p>pwiltzuc, You are that one person that keeps everyone optimistic! I have similar test scores as you and a TON of ECs like you. I hope I get it in! :D</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2020: 640(CR),740(M),640(W)
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.6
[ *] UC GPA: Not sure
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[ *] ELC? n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calc, P.E, Advanced Marketing, Ceramics, P.E., English.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) n/a
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (2 years), Basketball (1 year), Ultimate frisbee (1 year), Work 20+ hrs/week (2 years)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at 2 camps, UCLA medical research lab.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, very competitive (top 100)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:Less than 35k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Divorced parents, some research
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:SAT, low income
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being out of state probably has something to do with it. My SAT scores were pretty high and I wrote a good essay I think.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 480, M: 730, W: 600
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 790, Chemistry: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.3
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/780
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (2), Spanish (3), Chemistry (4), USH (4), Computer Science A (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics AB, Honors English 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Babysit
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Ice Cream Parlor: 25 hrs/wk avg.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital: 3 hrs/wk avg.
[</em>] Personal Statement: One was about my parents and their influence on my belief that we are to help everyone. The other was about how I am a role-model for some of my peers. [/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic - Mexican
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: < 20,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, First generation[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Score, Essay (how it was written, not content)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay’s content, not writing style. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: First UC acceptance! I wish everyone the best of luck. </p>
<p>Accepted: Congratulations! Make the best of your opportunity!
Waitlisted: Don’t worry, it’s not a rejection. You were accepted and if you really want to go to UCI, it’ll happen, have faith!
Rejected: Remember, they didn’t reject you, they rejected your application.</p>
<p>@dee2016,Yes! thats my goal, and I think you will get in! Dont worry, you got this! lol @rickyseg,Yep, I got in with a 1280 SAT score, but I did have a 19 ACT,(Which is not really better lol), however it shows people you dont need crazy scores to get in @vhatisthis, I dont think so… because lots of minority friends got denied. So, I think its based on what the UC wants</p>
<p>ughhhh im like dieing right now i couldnt afford to apply to anywhere other than uci and i only wanted to go there since 8th grade… i have a 1880 sat 3.45 uc and 3.75 weighted i went way over their max for aps and honors.
I am an eagle scout and i played swim and water polo my last two years i started teaching myself guitar and i did a criminal justice academy one summer and i am learning japanese and spanish at the same time.
i havent heard a word from uci… so stressed a patch of hair has even turned white…</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I :1720
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[</em>] UC GPA: 3.62
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics/Government, Mythology/Science Fiction
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, Honor Roll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow, Venturing
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 2000+ hours, I have committed at least 3 hours a week every week for the past 7 years
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Charter
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Native American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 45,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college, dependent, divorced parents
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, essays, community service, accomplishments, dedication
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Supplemental essays [/li][/ul]General Comments: Such a relief to hear back after checking my portal all month. UCI has been my top choice since 6th grade and I couldn’t be happier. Good luck to all you out there who haven’t heard back yet! ZOT!</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640 M 660 W 660</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 26</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: english lit 650 ecological bio 620</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 Weighted: 4.22</p>[/li]
<p>[li] UC GPA: dont know</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9%</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ELC?: yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3’s on all AP exams: (AP Euro, AP us hist, AP art hist, AP bio)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, Calculus, Comparative Religions, Physics, AP Govt, Hn Anatomy, AP Span Lit</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, CSF</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: teach at non-profit Vietnamese school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Personal Statement: essay was alright, not great</p>[/li]
<p>Other[list]</p>
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: biological sciences</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private Catholic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: low</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[list]</p>
<p>[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably decent grades</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 570 M/670 CR/650 W 1890
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[<em>] ELC?: Nope
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Euro History (5) US History (4) Biology (2) Chemistry and Comp Gov’t planned
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s, Foreign Language. It’s decent
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Guitarist and Bassist for bands in the area, Rock Climbing, Work Mentor Program, Founder of a successful volunteer club at school, Snowboarding club, JV Track/XC—3 years
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for 3 years in a row, Internship relevant to my major for 2 summers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours concentrated in social welfare programs
[</em>] Personal Statement: 1st essay was nice, 2nd was rushed</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Sociology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Single Parent</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My first essay, and seeing as I didn’t get in, that might be it.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Scores, 2nd essay, ECs don’t pop out
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I live in OC 10 minutes away from UCI, which means tons of kids from my school applied. I think they just took the better applicants from the large pool at my school.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: You guys above deserve every bit of this success. Don’t let any one get you down with the ol’ “HE/SHE GOT IN WITH LOWER SCORES” bit. And for me, It’s off to UC Santa Cruz!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740 M 750 W 730 (2220 one sitting)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: English Literature: 760 Math II: 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.92
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 16%
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB: 4 Calc BC: 5 Calc AB subscore: 5 Human Geography: 5 English Language: 5 Psychology: 5 World History: 4 Biology: 4 US History: 3 Chemistry: 3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, All-State Academic for football
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV/V Football, JV/V Baseball, Orchestra, V Powerlifting, V Wrestling
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Two years of seasonal employment at a camp for special needs children
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours
[<em>] Personal Statement: My essays were probably average to below-average.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undeclared/Undecided
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] School Type: 4A Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $60,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Technically single parent
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT, EC
[<em>] Weaknesses: essays, UW GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: maybe my essays? or the fact that I got C’s in AP Chem, AP Calc AB and AP Calc BC?
[/ul]General Comments: I’m honestly shocked right now. Congratulations to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 590 M 740 W 710 total: 2040
ACT:29
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.4
UC GPA: 4.10
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language: 3 Euro: 3 US history: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, principals honor rol, high honor roll, MVP for tennis for 2 years in a row
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV/V tennis (Captain for 2 years) Red Cross (treasurer for one year), other clubs
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Personal Statement: Pretty good. Spent a lot of time on them
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physical sciences
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: 4A Public
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really
Strengths: SAT, EC, grades
Weaknesses: no hooks, unweighted gpa is bad, live like 20 minutes away from uci
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea. I’ve never gotten below a B, my sat score is pretty high, Ive done many ECs and volunteer, idk.
General Comments: I’m completely shocked as well. I really don’t understand. I got waitlisted at ucsd and I get rejected at uci? Seriously. I don’t know what happened.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did Not Take.
ACT: 33 (32 Reading, 32 English, 32 Math, 35 Science, 10 Essay)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.77
UC GPA: 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer.
Senior Year Course Load: All weighted classes (AP & Honors).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV/V tennis (Captain for 2 years) Red Cross (treasurer for one year), other clubs
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Personal Statement: Pretty good. Spent a lot of time on them
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physical sciences
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Highly competitive magnet (In the top 50 in the US)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50-60K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
Strengths: I thought I would be fine with my ACT score. I know my GPA is a little low; my school doesn’t offer APs or Honors classes until junior year. ECs were pretty strong but no work experience.
Weaknesses: I don’t know, my stats were fine I thought.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. I’ve been waitlisted or denied to every UC I applied to. I guess its time for community college…
General Comments: I’ve been rejected or waitlisted at UCSD, UCD, and UCLA. I was also rejected from Cal Poly SLO. My major is biological sciences… not even a competitive bio major like biomed or microbio… I don’t even know what happened… My counselor was actually disappointed in me for not applying to Duke and JH; he figured I was a shoe in for most of the UCs considering my stats and ECs. Guess not, eh? :/</p>
I wish everyone the best of luck. </p>