UCLA ADMISSION RESULTS FALL 2018

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW): 1590
ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci): 35
SAT II (Type, Score): 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
Weighted GPA (out of ??): 4.34
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Geology, AP Chem, AP Environmental Science, AP German, Multivar. calculus, English 4, regular gov and econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF 3-time consecutive Finalist, Regeneron scholar (top-300), Published scientific paper as sole author, Internships at Stanford and Berkeley, 2 patents pending, 4-time CA science fair qualified with some placements there…(all other stuff is kind of typical and insignificant IMO so I’m just not gonna list it :slight_smile:

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Russian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90-120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:** It’s random and it’s a complete crapshoot for ANYONE :))))

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Since UCLA just released their decisions, I thought I’d post this now.

*** REMEMBER to remove brackets before posting! Good luck everyone!

[ size=6][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=6][ color=yellow][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]
[ size=6][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW):
[ *] ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci):
[ *] SAT II (Type, Score):
[ *] Weighted GPA (out of ??):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] 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.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Assets:
[ *] Property:
[ *] Extenuating Circumstances:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:**

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Congrats!

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Thanks!

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Just received notification of acceptance to UCLA! We are so excited! OMG :smiley:

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[ size=6][ color=yellow][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]

bObjective:/b
list]
[li] ACT: 35[/li] * SAT II (Type, Score): Math II: 800, Physics: 760, Chem: 750, Bio M: 740

  • Weighted GPA (out of 5.33): 4.65
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
  • Rank: 5th out of ~380 (9th when I applied during fall app. season)
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP’s freshman thru junior year, received three 5’s, one three, rest 4’s; 7 more AP tests for this year
  • Senior Year Course Load: APCSA, APES, AP Econ (micro and macro), AP Physics C (Mech and E&M), AP Stats, Orchestra, Post-secondary English class
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nah?
    /list]

bSubjective:/b
list]

  • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (President)
  • Job/Work Experience: n/a
  • Volunteer/Community service:English teaching program in Taiwan, Hospital Volunteering, book drive capstone project
  • Summer Activities: overseas English teaching program in Taiwan, university research one year, other volunteer stuff
  • Essays: Not bad (8/10?)
  • Teacher Recommendations: No recs for UCLA, right?
  • Counselor Rec: Good, had a decent relationship with counselor
    /list

bOther/b
list]

  • State: Ohio
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: 100-200k usually, but unusually high for this year due to dad’s job change
  • Property: Home in Ohio, apartment in Cali that my dad lives at for work
  • Extenuating Circumstances: n/a
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
    /lis]

bWhy you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:/b
Applied as Engineering which is definitely tough, also out-of-state

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW): 1530, 740 Read, 790 Math
ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci): 34, 10, 35, 34, 35, 32
SAT II (Type, Score): 790 Math, 660 Physics
Weighted GPA (out of ??): 4.5
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on BC and Gov, 4s on APUSH, CS, macro, bio
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Lit, independent studies in anatomy and physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (captain), founded tutoring club, NHS (treasurer), marching band (cabin leader), key club
Job/Work Experience: tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: more tutoring
Summer Activities: physics of atomic nuclei at ND
Essays: alright, but nothing special

Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:
luck probably. congrats to everyone who got in, and those who didn’t, you are still incredible students and will end up happy somewhere else.

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Decision: Accepted
Major: Chemical Engineering

Objective:
ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci): 32 C 35 E 33 M 30 R 30 S
Weighted GPA (out of ??): 4.6
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on BC and AB and Spanish, 4 on Euro, 3 on US
Senior Year Course Load: English 4, AP gov/ap econ, AP physics c, AP stat, AP chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction (?)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity track for 4 years (captain for 2 years), 1 year XC, founded environmental club (leadership), hosting exchange students, started the compost system on campus, built the school garden, took a programming class at community college, took environmental course through SFSU.
Job/Work Experience: cashier at restaurant freshman year, retail worker junior year
Volunteer/Community service: intern at environmental nonprofit, reforestation trips to Nicaragua and Ecuador,
Summer Activities: jobs, running the school garden, soccer
Essays: pretty good, i spent a lot of time on them

State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: European/American
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments: I’m still shocked I got in considering my test scores are in the lower percentile for their engineering department. I think my ECs, leadership, and course load are the reason they got in. idk honestly I’m still in shock

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Decision: Accepted
Major: Pre Business Economics

ACT: 2 Seatings
Seating 1: E:33 M:29 R:34 S:24 C:30
Seating 2: E:33 M:31 R:30 S:35 C:33
Highest cumulative: C33

GPA: Out of (0-100) Canadian High School
86%, converts to a 3.7unweighted
Upwards trend, 3.5 in grade 9, but 4.0 junior year
School only offers 6 AP courses and only for senior year
Currently taking AP Human Geography and AP Macro
Took rigorous curriculum
Ranked 35/350 in a top 6 ranked Canadian public high school, Top 10%

Extracurriculars:

  • Founder/Executive Director (11,12): Founded a federally registered multinational umbrella organization that launches clubs in high schools around the world, currently in 18 countries
  • Executive of Events (12): Organized events with prestigious guest speakers with 200+ in attendance in downtown Toronto
  • Founder/President (10,11,12): Launched my province's first multilingual public speaking club, recognition from Mayor and a publication
  • Creative Director (11,12): For my city's art council. Organize events like fashion shows and poetry competitions and judge art competitions
  • Sales Agent (11,12) - Ran my own business to sell custom merchandise
  • Religious stuff

Achievements:

  • Attended highly selective residential business summer program, only 1/30 chosen globally
  • Some regional and provincial DECA stuff
  • Top marks for a couple courses

Essays: Pretty good, I’d say 9.5/10

Ethnicity: Indian
Citizenship: USA & Canada
Income Bracket: 90k CAD, 60k USD