<p>Remove the space in the first bracket, iaminahello.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I: 2130 (700CR/760M/670W)
[</em>]SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Physics (800), Chinese (800)
[<em>]Weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.1
[</em>] UC GPA: 3.86 (UW) 4.36-ish (W) (These are a bit blurry as I’ve never gotten the hang of calculating them properly. Our school also has major grade deflation)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/270
[</em>]AP: Psychology (5), Computer Science (4), Chinese (5)
[<em>]IB: IB Diploma: English (HL), Computer Science (HL), Physics (HL), Psychology (SL), Math (SL), Chinese (SL)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Most difficult course load offered by our school. The above classes plus Theory of Knowledge
[li]I also took two 4 unit college courses at UC Berkeley: Cognitive Science 1 (Received an A), Political Science 2 (Received a B)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Major: Computer Science
[<em>]Extracurriculars: 6 years of competitive air pistol and rapid fire pistol of junior team in Shanghai (2 years as team captain), MUN, Debate (Group leader), School magazine (Science and Technology department leader)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Had a job for one summer as assistant manager for a child daycare system
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Personnel manager and salesperson of a charity fundraiser where we sold sunglasses to fund surgeries for the senior citizen population. We raised enough money to fund 100 surgeries.
[</em>]Essays: I’d say pretty strong. For the first essay, I wrote about how moving to China changed my world and how seeing the differences in cultures inspired me to learn about the world around me. My second essay was about overcoming gender biases which exist in China, particularly in the pistolling community, and how becoming team captain had given me the confidence to pursue what I love and not let social norms restrict who I am
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: Not required
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Not required
[<em>]Additional Rec: Not required
[</em>]Interview: Not required</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Domestic applicant applying from China
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: My parents retired early
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Probably my essays and my focus/achievements in pistolling.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My scores and grades. My school has major grade deflation and it looks terrible for the UCs. I think that the lack of variety in ECs is also a bit worrying seeing that others have large lists of what they’ve done when I just focused on pistolling, which was time consuming (15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays were rather compelling
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Riverside (Accepted with Regents), UC Merced (Accepted with Regents), UC Santa Cruz (Accepted), UC Davis (Accepted), UC Irvine (Accepted), MIT (Rejected), GATech (Rejected probably because my essays for this school was terrible)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m glad I got in, but I’m still waiting on Berkeley! Good luck/congratulations to everyone else!</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2010 620W 630CR 760M
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:790Chinese
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.73
[<em>] UC GPA:4.04
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] ELC?:no
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):3 Euro
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP chinese AP Calc AB AP Psych AP Econ Dance 3 Comp
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):naaah
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): interact,key,dance,track
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:work
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: liek 400 hours
[<em>] Personal Statement:horrible 30 minute thing
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yea
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Engineer
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):ca
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):usa
[</em>] School Type: pubric
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:m
[<em>] Income Bracket: 50k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: lol none really
[</em>] Weaknesses:sat low af
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because roger hub told me so[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!
got into ucdavis,sb,r calpoly slo , waitlisted sd</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[</em>] ACT: 21
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t take them
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):didn’t take any
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): perfect attendance, all American cheerleader
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cheerleading (captain), gymnastics
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: at a hospital (about 50 hours), cheer clinics, food bank
[<em>] Personal Statement: talked about cheer and my struggle with my skin color
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[<em>] Intended Major:history
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity:black
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket:180,000+ I think
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation, URM maybe
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: determination lol
[</em>] Weaknesses:GPA and test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:not sure! But I am extremely happy![/li][/ul]General Comments: This was in my top three schools and its going to be very difficult deciding where I am going to go!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 R/630 M/750W - 2100
ACT: Didn’t submit.
SAT II: U.S. History: 720; Math II: 630;
UC GPA: 3.92
Rank: Top 10% in class of 110
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang and Comp (5), Biology, US Government, English Lit and Comp
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A - my school doesn’t have IB
Senior Year Course Load: Statistics, Physics, AP English Lit and Comp, AP Biology, AP US Governmet, Morality, ADV Musical Theater</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Spanish Club (President, 2 years), ASB (Historian) Habitat for Humanity, Interact Club, Christian Service Program, Campus Ministry Involvement, Drama Club, Video Club, Varsity Swim, Cross Country, Track and Field, Tae Kwon Do
Job/Work Experience: Halloween Express Seasonal Halloween Store (4 months)
Volunteer/Community service: Projects associated with Interact Club, Habitat for Humanity, and the Christian Service Program, as well as non-school service such as Mission for Remission and LifeChronicles Transcribing
Personal Statement: I think they were very well done. One focused on the experience of growing up with a father who was consistently absent due to the demands of the military. The second focused on my postive transformation as a student and person in general.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State: California
School Type: Small (110 seniors, about 500 students altogether), Private Catholic, Founded 1963
Ethnicity: Caucasain - Nothern European Descent
Gender: Male
Reflection
Strengths: Personal statement and test scores
Weaknesses: GPA 
</p>
<p>General Comments: very surprised I was accepted! I feel very blessed!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown):800 M, 650 W, 550 CR
[ ] ACT:
[ ] SAT II:790 math 2, 680 Bio M
[ ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[ ] UC GPA:3.95
[ ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
[ ] ELC?:no
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP ush (3)
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP macro and gov, Calc AB, AP Psych, AP lit</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ ] Intended Major:Biomedical engineering
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ ] Country (if international applicant):
[ ] School Type: Public
[ ] Ethnicity:Asian Indian
[ ] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket:~60,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Immigrant
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ ] Strengths: Essay
[ ] Weaknesses:Low critical reading score
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 800 math and 790 math 2
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] UC GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/630
[<em>] ELC?: No
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Economics SL (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB History HL, IB Bio HL, IB English HL, IB Math SL, IB Chinese SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact (Officer), NHS (Officer), NGC, Link Crew, Foreign Exchange Students Club (Officer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Reported 300 hours
[</em>] Personal Statement: Okay… </p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 40k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st generation college</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Rigor in course load/ I think my GPA is UCI standards/ Pretty good EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied to UCI as a match school. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! Good luck to those waiting for other schools!
& Good job to everyone who survived the college admission process / waiting game!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (670, 650, 700)
[</em>] SAT II: Didn’t take
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.13
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, top 10%
[</em>] ELC?: Yup
[<em>] AP/IB: 9 AP/IB/honors courses
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Gov, AP Biology, IB Math SL, Drawing
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): REALLY weak. One or two clubs at school.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years of weekly aiding at an elementary school, 2 years of volunteering at a hospital, a community service club
[li] Personal Statement: Solid. Explained some difficult personal circumstances which helped to explain my weak ECs. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Solid, though not spectacular, academics. Essays were good.
[</em>] Weaknesses: ohmygod my extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Combination of my essays and academics. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: This is a great school, but it’s a bit too close to home. I’m off to UCSD (: Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860
ACT: 32
SAT II: 610Lit 620BioM 570WorldHist
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44/446
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (4), AP psych(4), AP Bio (3), APUSH (3) APHG(3) AP World(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 aps
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TONS
Summer Activities:
Essays: 1 awesome, 1 mediorcre
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Comp lit
State (if domestic applicant):GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian(pakistani
Gender: male
Income Bracket: $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: ACT/Ec’s
Weaknesses: SAT/gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
General Comments:
Wooo! Cali bound!</p>
<p>Accepted as of today. Drama major. Local girl. 1940 SAT (best scores from each section). AP/Honors courses: 8. A LOT of theatre experience and awards. MANY leadership positions. Hundreds of hours of community service in last four years. Attended summer theatre program last summer on a scholarship. Weighted 9-12: 4.07, Weighted 10/11: 4.15.
ELC, AP Scholar. Applied to 9 schools, Accepted 3, waitlisted 1, waiting to hear 5. Great school for those from out of the area. Very close to Fashion Island (upscale shopping), beaches, awesome weather. The teachers and grad students I met last summer were really nice. If you are there in late summer buy tickets to the New Swan Theatre Shakespeare productions. They sell out quickly. It’s a unique experience. I will be going again ths summer!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not reported
ACT: 25
SAT II: WORLD HISTORY-790 BIOLOGY-680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
UC GPA: 4.17
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/443
ELC?:
AP (place score in parenthesis): WORLD HIST-5 US HIST-5 ENVIR SCI-5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Gov/Econ, Physics (no AP available), Eng lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards just student of the month for World History and Science
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF-lifetime member, Varsity Pole Vault-4 years, NSHSS member
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Adopt-A-Canyon Project Leader to clean up waste (200+ hours)
Personal Statement: Good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
Intended Major: Environmental Analysis
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Mid size
Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):None
Reflection
Strengths: Good personal statements, well-rounded
Weaknesses: ACT score (never finish any of the sections)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected? Maybe my volunteer work and essays???
General Comments: Accepted at Cal Poly SLO, UCSC, UCR, UCD, Cal Poly Pomona
Rejected at UCSD. Waiting for UCSB and Pitzer</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 620 M, 760 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.95
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language (5), US History (4), European History (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 4, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP English Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics, Academic Decathlon, Black Student Union, Drama/Theatre
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Community Outreach (VERY INVOLVED), Humanitarian Day, Community Theatre, Community Mural
[</em>] Personal Statement: Everyone said they were excellent, made people cry</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ELC, SAT, EC’s, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ELC, SAT, EC’s, Essays; I received a supplement from UCI that explained the personal circumstances that led to a lower GPA</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I want to congratulate everyone who was accepted to UCI!!! For all of you that were rejected, you will end up where you are supposed to be. I am happy this decision because Irvine has a good psychology psychology program and a top medical center to do research at. Also, received the same supplement from UCI that I did from UCLA, and that gives me some hope with the latter. Good luck to everyone in the rest of this process :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 640 W, 700 CR
[ ] ACT: 31
[ ] SAT II: 690 Math 2, 740 Lit
[ ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[ ] UC GPA: 4.02
[ ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 30%
[ ] ELC?: Nope.
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis): None.
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Contemp Lit, Gov, Econ, Physics, Women’s Studies, Psychology, Calculus, Intercultural Studies, Intro to C++
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective: [ul]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism, Community College ED OP program
[ ] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a voting campaign, was an English tutor at a tutoring center
[ ] Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteering (400+ hours), planned food drives and fundraisers for low-income families in the valley
[ ]Personal Statement: Teachers, counselors, and friends all said they were excellent
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ ] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ ] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ ] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ ] School Type: Public
[ ] Ethnicity: Taiwanese American
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: ~100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ ] Strengths: Essays, extracurricular activities
[ ] Weaknesses: GPA and SAT
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Struggled with family issues at home, but had decent essays and ECs. Currently in an ED OP program, so that might make me kind of special? </p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck! I’m sure all of you will head to great schools. :)</p>
<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[ *] ACT: 26 (30 E, 29M, 24R, and 22S w/ BAD essay score, but I was really sick)
[ *] SAT II: didn’t submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6ish
[ *] UC GPA: not sure
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29th out of 860ish?
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3), Spanish Lang (3), German (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Only 2 AP classes… Not very competitive. :x
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just a lot of medals.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): My main activity is color guard, but we have to commit A LOT of time. I wasn’t very involved in general throughout my tenure to be honest, but I guess the amount of time I had to commit to color guard all the time made up for me not doing much.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 20 hours. :x
[ *] Personal Statement: I felt AWESOME about them. Maybe that’s why I got in. I gave it my all to them, and I am glad that the admission people honored them through my acceptance.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[ *] Intended Major: Mathematics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, BIG CLASS. (like previously mentioned, 800-900)
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $70,000-80,000ish
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): To be honest, I guess the only hook I have is that I was in color guard. According to my counselor, not many color guard people apply to UCs, so maybe that’s why I stood out in comparison to those who may have been waitlisted or rejected.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Strong GPA, Strong Essays, Unique
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT, not many extracurriculars/no volunteer service almost.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know to be honest.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Guys, just because you aren’t involved in a trillion clubs or don’t have a 5.0 GPA or a 2400 SAT/36 ACT doesn’t mean that there isn’t hope for you. Believe in yourself as I did, and anything is possible with a good work ethic and working hard! :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (710M, 700W, 610CR)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take.
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t submit.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.361 (Struggled through adversity and depression but that’s not much of an excuse. I should have tried harder and applied myself more often.)
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.65
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around 20-30%… T_<strong><em>T
[li] ELC?: Definitely not… ></em></strong>>[/li][<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (3), AP U.S. History (4), AP Calculus AB (4), AP Chemistry (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Government, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, two elective classes
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, a few honor rolls and certificates of distinction here and there.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Engineering club (founder and president for three years), Google Science Fair (team project leader), YouTube Space Lab (team project leader), District Science Fair (team project leader), Real World Design Challenge (team project leader), Computer programming.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Science camp counselor (100 hours), various other science related stuff (25 hours)
[</em>] Personal Statement: Probably the best couple pieces I have ever written in my entire life. I feel that my personal statements really showed my ability to overcome adversity and how that adversity has generated my passion for science and technology and evolved me into a better, brighter person. Friends and teachers all said they were excellent.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Not applicable.
[<em>] School Type: Very large public high school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$30,000-40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation to college.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, extracurriculars, extracurriculars, essays, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA ( T____T ), … perhaps major of choice?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the obvious scientific focus that I placed in my extracurricular activities and essays (and the whole overcoming adversity part of my essays), as well as my relatively decent SAT score were the only reasons I even had a chance at Irvine. Just goes to show that GPA isn’t everything.
[/ul]General Comments: For everyone still worried and waiting for their decisions right now and in the future, I think that the best thing that you can really do is to remain optimistic and good things will happen. For future applicants, again, GPA isn’t everything as my case shows, so if you’re in a similar boat, I think it’d be helpful to bolster your extracurriculars, standardized testing scores, and essays as much as possible. I was rejected from UC Davis and UC San Diego, and I thought that UC Santa Cruz or even just flat out community college might be the end of the line for me, but I guess Irvine pulled through for me. I’m still waiting from Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Santa Barbara, but I am definitely not expecting much from them (though that would really make my day ;p)… These entire past few weeks have been very stressful, yet incredibly humbling. That first rejection from Davis definitely hurt and kind of threw me into a funk and depression for a couple of days, but I managed to stay optimistic and ended up getting into Irvine. So… don’t give up hope! Good luck guys and girls!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1550 CR: 460 Math: 550 W:540
[</em>] ACT: 28 Reading: 31 Math: 31 Combined Writing: 24 Science: 27
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Academic: 3.58 10-12: 3.64
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.96
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/550
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (2), APUSH (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Literature & Composition, Precalculus, Photography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government & Politics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honors Society (President and Executive Board Member), Asian Student Union (President, Secretary, Historian), Girls’ League (Vice-President), Joni’s Angels (Publicity Chair), JV Cheer, Varsity Track, CSF
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club
[<em>] Personal Statement: Talked about being raised by a single parent and self reflection and talked about overcoming a fear and dedication to dance
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extra curricular activities, ELC
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I believe I got accepted because of my personal statement and extra curricular activities. It truly helps if you let the UC system into your life. I wrote genuinely about the things about myself and about my hardships which pushed me to be determined in everything that I do. My GPA is not stellar but I heard that UCs like a slightly upward curve in your GPA.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I truly believe that GPA is not everything with UCI, GPA is an aspect but to those who are still waiting, I believe that if you have a good resume and statement, you have a good chance. Don’t be pessimistic, instead be optimistic because you never know what their answer might be.</p>
<p>[size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit (around 1500)
[</em>] ACT:26
[<em>] SAT II: US history 670 Bio ecology 570 English lit 530?
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.6? 4.5 maybe
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[<em>] ELC?: Yess
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (3) US hist (3) Envir.Sci (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor roll, few scholarships, and thats all aha
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science competition team, student government, youth group (highest ranking in all positions)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: baby Sitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, animal shelter volunteer
[<em>] Personal Statement: pretty good, showed my unique curriculum from my school and reflected on my interest in science
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Bio
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: under 40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Strengths: community service, personal statement, also and gpa
[</em>] Weaknesses: TEST SCORES! (guys i got in with a 26… HAVE HOPE)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: science focused on my app… CA resident and what not[/li][ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (CR:650/M:750/W:650)
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): US: 740, Math II: 770, Spanish with Listening: 670
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.18 Capped
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 43 of 661
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4), US (5), Lang (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, Physics, ASB</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (VP, Secretary), DFYIT (VP), UNICEF, NHS, CSF
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Blood Drive (2 years)
[li] Essays: Great prompt #1, good prompt #2</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Pharm (Changing to BA)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 80,000-100,000
[</em>] Hooks: First Generation, URM</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Solid Academics, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a pretty solid candidate for UCI and I needed it as a safety. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: 1/1 so far, just waiting for UCLA on Friday.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
3/16/13 8 P.M.
Objective:
SAT I : 1830
UC GPA: 3.73 (Yikes)…sophomore year depression…
Senior Year GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 76 of 590
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), US (2) Teacher was Satan, Lang (4)
Enviro (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Human Geo, Pre Calc, Yearbook
Extracurriculars: Athlete, 4 years of All-Star Cheer with Leadership…blah blah
Oh yeah I’ve worked sense I was 16 for Starbucks. (2 years)
Volunteer/Community service: Mom runs local Cancer Foundation, involved with that and Special Olympics
Essays: VERY strong. I believe they got me in, very personal and focused. Prompt 1 focused on how I’ve come to terms with my sexuality and the second was about my very inspirational Great Granny 
I’d love input if anyone wants to read them…
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Undeclared #swag
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: well-known public (2200)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100,000-120,000 (Parents are self-employed)
Hooks: First Generation, Fabulous
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars, Variety of AP classes taken, competitive HS
Weaknesses:Academics, Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was pretty surprised! I think my essays really sold me, I hope to attend UCI in the fall. I fell in love with UCI when I visited last month! Congrats too everyone accepted!
Accepted: Fresno (LOL…) CSULB, Cal Poly SLO (Business Admin), Barrett Honors @ ASU
Waitlisted: SDSU… rude and shocked.
Waiting on : CAL,(received supplemental)/UCSB</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted into CHP ** , </p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): math: 700, reading 540, writing 660, 1900
[</em>]ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: US history 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.4~
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19
[<em>] ELC?: yes
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): US history (4), English language (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, ap gov, ap bio, ap Lit, ap calc AB
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Polynesian Club (president for two years, secretary for one), choir, nhs, csf, make a wish, pre-med
[<em>] Job/Work Experience. Kumon learning center
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, danced for shows, heal the bay, hospital volunteer, library volunteer
[<em>] Personal Statement: One about Polynesian dancing and another about enjoying being able to play with little kids
[/ul]Other
[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major. Nursing Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: rather not say
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection
[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses. SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was my essays and leadership, but pretty cool to be a part of CHP, sorry late post… [/li][/ul]General Comments: for those of you still waiting, Dont worryGood Luck!!</p>