<p>@mgertz1392 I am so sorry that you didn’t get in :*( I hope you get in elsewhere!</p>
<p>thanks! i already have but this would have been much more convenient: cheaper, closer, and great pre-med opportunities. but whatever happens, happens.</p>
<p>Well best of luck to you wherever you end up going :)!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (700 CR, 800 Math, 660 WR)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Phys, 800 Math IIC
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] UC Weighted GPA: n/a
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Macro (5), Micro (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Econ (7)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP English, US History, Honors Band
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few random clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: English tutor (Volunteer work)
[</em>] Essays: Decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[<em>] School Type: International Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): University Research Assistant
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT II / AP scores, GPA?
[<em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Above average scores.
[/ul]General Comments: Sorry for those who didn’t get admitted, it’s not the end of the world!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2350 - 760W, 790M, 800CR
- SAT II (if submitted): Bio-E - 730, Lit - 740, US History - 760
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.71
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 383/790
- AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 4, Statistics 5, English Language 5, US History 5, Human Geography 5
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Physics, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Debate, Independent Study, Speech
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I was pretty successful at policy debate (team captain). I was a semifinalist in the state tournament and did pretty well at some national tournaments. I also did some other semi-obscure competitions, such as Academic WorldQuest.
- Job/Work Experience: I don’t work.
- Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered as a teaching assistant for a speech class at my high school, and did some other community things.
- Essays: #1 (Diversity) - I wrote about how as a young Chinese-American toddler, I was exposed to diversity by getting to know the black couple next door.
#2 (Reconsidering something) - I wrote about how I joined debate and why it’s perfect for me.
Additional Comments - Explained my academic standing, talked about how spending time on debate has made focusing on academics difficult - Teacher Recommendation: None for UC’s
- Counselor Rec: -
- Additional Rec: -
- Interview: -
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
- Intended Major: Pre-Economics
- State (if domestic applicant): TX
- Country (if international applicant):
- School Type: Top 2 public schools in Houston
- Ethnicity: Chinese-American
- Gender: Male
- Income Bracket: $100k+
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): - Debate and competitiveness
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: I think my essays were effective at conveying my value as a person, especially my competitive nature and excellence beyond academics. Debate is definitely a strong contribution, and I have pretty great standardized test scores.
- Weaknesses: My grades are atrocious.
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed that I’m a valuable individual in the real world.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: According to Collegeboard information, I actually fall outside of UCLA’s range of student ranks (it says they only accept top 25%), so I am sort of worried that my acceptance letter is a mistake, but I don’t think that happens too often. I’m pretty happy about my decision, good luck to everyone else. If it’s not a mistake, this just goes to show that it’s really not all about grades and working your tail off on things you’re not really interested in. Don’t be afraid to pursue your passion. UCLA has shown me that they’re a university that really tries to understand who you are beyond what’s on a piece of paper. Bravo to them.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (630 R, 740 M, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take it
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 760 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 740 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA (weighted): ~4.45
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6th out of 580
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (3), European History (3), U.S. History (4), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP U.S. Government and Politics/ Economics H, AP English Literature, AP Studio Art Portfolio, Track and Field
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Track and Field (4 years), California Scholarship Federation (3 years)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (~150 hours)
[li] Essays: Good, creative</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Fairly large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Over $190,000
[</em>] Hooks: URM, parents highest education is associate’s degree?</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and i think the essays helped</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (790 R, 730 W, 710 M)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 700 bio e; 730 math II; 670 us history
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(4), English Language(4), Biology(4), US History(3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Econ, AP French, AP English, AP Physics, JV dance, AP Statistics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS(secretary, historian), Key Club(secretary), FBLA, Red Cross(treasurer), LOHI Connection(PR)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering through key club and nhs
[<em>] Essays: liked one of them, eh about the other. overall average essays
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: i don’t know, pretty good or average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: average. didn’t really know me
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket: around 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nothing really?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My grades and scores were pretty good compared to UCLA’s average
[</em>] Weaknesses: My essays could’ve been better
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: um probably the grades and scores?[/li][/ul]General Comments: excited 
now I have somewhere above UCI still waiting for berkeley and ucsd. and other privates, particularly usc =/</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (International)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 highest single, 2240 superscored
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math, Physics, Economics HL, English A1, French B, Chemistry SL (predicted 45)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, only school awards</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), Charity group (leader) that raised 50,000 euro, MUN, Started a freelance business, some other stuff.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing amazing
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good. Talked about my internet business and growing up in Rome.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Italy
[<em>] School Type: Private international
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extra curricular activities, SAT subject tests
[</em>] Weaknesses: Fairly average SAT I score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps they liked my international status. I also understand that the school of engineering is quite scores driven, so my subject tests might have tipped it.[/li][/ul]General Comments: This is my first university response from the US. I’m super excited! Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>@lawlruschang</p>
<p>WTH!!! How did you get in with a 2.71?~?~ You are truly the MVP of this thread, my man.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2080- 740 CR, 670 math, 670 writing</li>
<li>SAT II (if submitted): Lit- 770, US history- 750 (they only count the top 2)
*ACT: 33</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.15</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Just outside of top 10% in a class of about 470</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro- 5, US- 4, lang- 5, bio-3</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: IB bio HL, IB spanish SL, AP Calc, IB history of the americas HL, ib Eng HL, IB physics SL</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with honor</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Council. Student adviser to a scholarship board. Vice president of travel club</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: worked once, for a few months</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: youth court, tutor for housing corporation of america. frequent clean ups</li>
<li>Essays: #1 : I wrote about how my 10th grade year AP Euro teacher’s words transformed me into a “superhero” that found purpose and started succeeding.
#2 - The first year IB program at my school, and how the belief others had in me and my peers unlocked untapped potential
Additional Comments - </li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: None for UC’s</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: -</li>
<li>Additional Rec: -</li>
<li>Interview: -</li>
</ul>
<p>Other</p>
<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: College of Letters/Science, undeclared- life sciences</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Horrible, recently recieved government mandated changes for low state test scores</li>
<li>Ethnicity: mexican-american</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: $80k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): - URM, 1st gen college</li>
</ul>
<p>Reflection</p>
<ul>
<li>Strengths: Essays portrayed me very well and were honestly well written. Test scores good. Upward trend in grades. I think I had decent EC’s.</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Bad grades overall.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I believe I’m a person with a LOT of potential, that has begun to realize it. Maybe they saw that?</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments: **** YES!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800, Physics II 800, Chemistry II 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Union, magazine, Orchestra, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Teaching assistant
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics undecided
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[</em>] School Type: Pub
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (in-state</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090 highest (2100 superscore)
ACT: 32 (ugh!!)
SAT II (if submitted): 770 US/710 Bio E (■■■)
Unweighted GPA: 3.9 (no rank)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5s, 2 4s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some random aca deca/MUN/speech and debate stuff.
Subjective: I wrote good essays I think?
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club #5 position, MUN, aca deca, speech and debate, other random things. (pretty good IMO, just too lazy to post)
Job/Work Experience: 0
Volunteer/Community service: about 300 hrs.
Essays: pretty decent
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant):CA
School Type: VERY competitive public. If your in the top 10% even if your an ORM you have decent ivy chances.
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: medium
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: essays, ECs (I think), LORs, AP scores
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT score, ACT score, SAT II scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I go to a ridiculously competitive HS and managed to stay afloat. Therefore I managed to get into UCLA jk jk. Um I really don’t know actually and I really don’t care 
General Comments: Super excited!!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1650
[ *] ACT:23
[ *] SAT II: 560 math, 520 history,
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] UC Weighted GPA: 3.91
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26/450
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English 3ap (3), Spanish Language (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc, AP English, AP gov’t, AP physics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):state legislature recognition?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Marching band (section leader), GATE, Bike n Hike (recycling manager),
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern in the office of assembly member kevin de leon, intern in at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: many many local events (usually just local)
[ *] Essays:pretty good i guess
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[ *] Intended Major:neuroscience or poli sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):US
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:Mexican
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Income Bracket: >14,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 single/2140 superscored (800 W, 700 M, 630 CR)
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (680) Literature (660) US History (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] UC Weighted GPA: 4.13
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): approximate top 10% (salutatorian)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) Bio (3) US History (5) Euro (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc A/B, AP Eng IV, AP Span V, AP Enviro Science, AP Gov/Econ, Broadcasting, Journalism
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, Track, Newspaper, Piano, Broadcast Shows, The Giving Tree/Project Cool Down Clubs, Teen Activities Council of my city. I’ve held positions in all of those, except Track and Piano.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot…
[</em>] Essays: (1) About the women in my life and the stuff they have overcome that I have seen and learned from. (2) About my medical condition and how it has changed my life.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: FAFSA? yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Got in for Pre-History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Caliiiiiiii
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Medium, public, really competitive.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Middle-eastern so Caucasian.
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my medical condition, i think, but it isn’t even that important so nothing really.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I really don’t know…
[<em>] Weaknesses: My GPA…and not continuing ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I applied to major that I showed great strength in, I guess. I really honestly do not understand how I got in, especially compared to the people posting in this thread, even the ones who were rejected. I’m not complaining though.
[/ul]General Comments: To those who got in, CONGRATS! To those who didn’t, I know it sucks when someone says this but everything happens for a reason, I’m sure wherever you go next year is the better place for you.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2220 (690 CR, 730 M, 800 W)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 710 Physics, 710 Lit
ACT: 34 (E 34, M 34, R 35, S 34)
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.57 W
Rank: N/A (Unofficially 1)
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Span 3, AP WH 4, AP Eng Lang 5, AP Phys C (TBD), AP Calc AB (TBD), AP Eng Lit (TBD)</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: Thought they were good. Put solid work into them.
Summer Activities: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Robotics, Book Recycling Drive
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Recruited Baseball Athlete</p>
<p>Personal
Location: Central California
High School Type: Small Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other
Extracurriculars: Baseball, Football, Robotics, Book Recycling Drive, Information Manager for nationally renown high school basketball tournament
Awards: AP Scholar, First Honor Roll, Scholar Athlete, Departmental Science, etc</p>
<p>I’m dead tired, so this isn’t a fleshed out resume. I cut it down to save time, but I am truly grateful to be accepted to the UCLA School of Engineering.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Nov.: 2160 (680 CR, 790 M, 690 W)
Jun.: 2080 (620 CR, 800 M, 660 W)
[</em>] ACT: not taken
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math Level 2, 710 Physics (yeah, I know, HORRIBLE)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t have a GPA at school
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): none…again, we don’t have APs
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English, Math, Chinese, History, Politics, Geography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): City’s Triple-A student (for excellence in academics, sports, and moral integrity); 11th grade. [/li]School’s Triple-A student (for excellence in academics, sports, and moral integrity); since 1st grade.
Grand Prize winner in Senior High Group in “GESE Trinity Spoken English” Cup the 3rd National Primary and Secondary School Student English Proficiency TV Competition Hebei Selective Trials
First Prize in “SHIWAI” Cup English Listening Contest
Outstanding Student Leader Honorary Title</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign Language Society (Co-founder and President)
Musical production (Director & Co-writer)
“New Year Celebration: An English Festival” (Chief Organizer)
Debate (Organizer)
Student Government in class (Vice Monitor, Academic Deputy, etc)
“Speech Under the Flag”
Hebei senior high school student delegation to South Korea
Hebei secondary student visit to England
2009 Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China, & 2009 Ivy Global Initiative Summit for Advancement of Global Education (accepted for admission; postpone to 2010 due to H1N1 influenza)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Graduate research in a medical university
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Beijing Songtang Hospice
elementary school tutoring
community environment and hygiene services
public survey on citizen’s English aptitude
[</em>] Essays: one on the musical I directed, and flashes back to previous creative work; the other one on my parents, and their influence on me.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: not required
[</em>] Counselor Rec: not required
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: wasn’t offered one</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided - Social Science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): International
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Dunno
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Um…you can’t call Chinese underrepresented in Cal, right? Dunno, international? Research?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: overseas experiences? essays?
[</em>] Weaknesses: poor SAT II Physics, not enough ECs (I didn’t list as many as above on the app form)…actually the essays weren’t really the best I could do.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above[/li][/ul]General Comments: UC’s the first app I’ve done, and it’s definately not my best…so I’m a bit surprised (well, happily surprised), and thus definately a confidence-booster!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 610 R 800 M 650 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 PHY 800 CHEM 800 M2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/1400
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of photography club, broadcaster of campus radio, lecturer of school optional class, dancing, vocal music, swimming, skiing
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:nursing home
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec:N/A
[</em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: economics/international area studies
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asia
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: my extremely unique background
[</em>] Weaknesses: low SAT I, so few ECs, no job.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my background really helps[/li][/ul]General Comments: it’s expected</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): R:770, W: 710, M:740 (2220 composite)
[</em>] SAT II: 780 physics, 750 Math II, 730 World History, 680 Lit, 800 French, 800 Italian
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Intense
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Model Congress Europe
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sailing (skipper), Debate (leader), school newspaper (advertising leader)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer job - sailing school
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: some
[<em>] Essays: decent, not as good as common app or USC one, i think this was the tipping point
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Physics
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): France
[<em>] School Type: semi-private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Dad went to UC?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades (6/7 on the IB as an average), ec’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: international, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: International student? Plus my college counsellor gave me NO guidance on how to present my grades on the app - my school puts people into Harvard and Yale, but they don’t even try for UC - they hate UC, it’s kind of funny. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Whatever, I have scholarship nomination at USC, if i end up in Los Angeles it probably wouldn’t have been UCLA anyways. Good Luck to the rest of you!!</p>
<p>Accepted :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 R, 770 M, 720 W, (2220 composite)
[</em>] ACT: unsubmitted
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Math II, 790 Physics, 730 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/500 (at time of submission)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 years of a sketch comedy group, 3 years of Band, 2 years as an editor for a literary magazine
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: at time of application, 1.5 years at a smoothie shop working 15 hrs/wk.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 100 hrs this summer at a summer camp for disadvantaged kids.
[<em>] Essays: Mediocre. They weren’t bad, but I didn’t come out of them feeling good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: It was engineering undeclared, but I got in as Mech E.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Mexico
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Straight A’s, relatively high test scores, humanity ecs for an engineering applicant.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not very many ecs, my essays, out of state.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, seeing similar applicants from instate get accepted. Maybe UCLA has a bent towards out of state this year, thanks to the budget cuts.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m posting this so future OOS applicants can have an idea of what they need to get accepted. Looking through other years of acceptances, all I found was that Cali residents were posting their stats, which didn’t help me. This is to help future students. Everyone who was rejected: you care enough to apply to great schools, you’ll do awesome anywhere you go!</p>