UCLA Class of 2014 Official Results Thread!

<p>@svstudent: Congratulations again! :slight_smile: very happy that you got into your dream school. going to congratulate you later in torres haha</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1810 (CR:700 M:490 W:620)
[</em>] ACT: 26 (English 29, Math 24, Reading 31, Science 20)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Literature:680, Spanish:650, U.S. History:560
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/63
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang(3), Euro. History(3), Eng. Lang.(5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng. Lit., Physiology, Elementary Piano, Political Science, Economics, English 102
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar (donā€™t remember othersā€¦)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (reporter), Yearbook, Future Teachers Club, AVID Tutor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: AVID Tutor, Perez Hilton Special Education Center
[<em>] Essays: very good, I worked hard on them
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: none
[<em>] Counselor Rec: none
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: English/Linguistics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: early college high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: not poor, but not middle classā€¦
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: writing, classes taken, extracurricular
[<em>] Weaknesses: math
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: a combination of my strengths
[/ul]General Comments: yay!!</p>

<p>i got rejected :frowning: i think im gonna cryā€¦AHH</p>

<p>Im so depressed right nowā€¦how can i make this pain go away</p>

<p>Did you deserve to get in? Stats?/</p>

<p>Congrats to svstudent!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):total:2230 math:760 critical reading:750 writing:720

  • ACT:composite:35 math:35 reading:34 english:35 science:36
  • SAT II (if submitted):Chemistry:670 English:670 Math2:710
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/730
  • AP (place score in parenthesis):Music Theory(5) English Language(4)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Economics (micro and macro), AP Physics, Honors English, Electronic Music, Classical Piano, Musical Theater (Accompanist)
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Eagle Scout
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader),Rehearsal Pianist for school musicals, Piano Club (President), Science editor for a student publication, 2007 Los Angeles Marathon Finisher, Participated in numerous service/mission trips, summer camp (Staff).

  • Job/Work Experience: Couple months working for a real estate agent
  • Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts (>400 hours), Church mission trips
  • Essays: I thought they were okay. They were about music and I had a UCLA reader edit them.
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: yup

  • Intended Major: Chemistry/Materials Science
  • State (if domestic applicant): CA
  • Country (if international applicant):N/A
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity:White
  • Gender: Male
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Not muchā€¦
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Extracurriculars

  • Weaknesses: Not many APs and SATIIs.
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong test scores (minus subjects) and strong ECs.
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):total:2320 (780, 750, 790. CR/M/W)</li>
<li>ACT:None.</li>
<li>SAT II (if submitted):780 Biology M, 790 U.S. History.</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% in 600 or so.</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): I have 10. </li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, a few normals</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 6 leaderships in total, none of them particularly epic. Some are above the average run-of-the-mill, though.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Some minimum wage work over the last summer and during the school year.</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours with contributions to outreaches/NHS not counted</li>
<li>Essays: Didnā€™t try that much. 1 was okay, the other terrible.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah</li>
<li>Intended Major: Biochemistry</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):N/A</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity:Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nada</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Everything in general for UCā€™s</li>
<li>Weaknesses: None in particular.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good stats.
General Comments: Congrats to all.</li>
</ul>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):total:2170 math:780 critical reading:740 writing:650</li>
<li>ACT:composite:35 math:36 reading:33 english:33 science:36</li>
<li>SAT II (if submitted):Chemistry:770 Physics:800 Math2:800</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/742</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis):Calc AB (5), European History(5), Macroeconomics(5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Reg. US History, Ap Chemistry, AP Physics, Ap Calc BC, Ap Government, Ap Microeconomics, Ap English lit, Theater Arts 1/2, Adv. American Lit</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): pretty much noneā€¦</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a few camps, a few community service, things, a few clubs. nothing that stands out</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: practically none</li>
<li>Essays: Decent.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: Applied Mathematics</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):N/A</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity:White/Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Graduating at 16? If thatā€™s even a hook >.<</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Test scores I suppose</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Very little ECs</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores and decent GPA</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: Really glad I got in. Most likely going here. :]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): C640 M750 W790 - 2180
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): MIIC 800 Chemistry 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98ish?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Mechanics (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP E&M, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, English IV - soā€¦ pretty heavy?
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (Chair), Engineering Club (Co-chair), Yearbook Staff, Community Service Club, Model UN, etcā€¦ not very impressive
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Costa Rica Service Trip, Library Page, etcā€¦
[</em>] Essays: average
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: fabulous
[</em>] Counselor Rec: fantastic
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Noā€¦ T_T
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): International - but studying in NY state
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[<em>] School Type: Private School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class (Idk how much my parents make, but enough to send me to US :p)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Reflection
*[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: femaleā€¦? international? no fa?
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC, essay, SAT CRā€¦
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Umā€¦ the fact that they decided to accept more out of state students? Iā€™m a female applying for physics major? Not applying for financial aid? (probably this one!)
[/ul]General Comments:
wasnā€™t my top choice school, but happy :slight_smile:
i seriously think the fact that I didnā€™t apply for fa made this happen</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Ā• Objective:
Ā• SAT I (breakdown): CR 740 M 700 W 750 - 2150 (This is the single sitting that I used; highest single sitting is 2160, superscore is 2240)
Ā• ACT: 28 (didnā€™t send)
Ā• SAT II (if submitted): Bio E 650, Lit 670 (pretty badā€¦)
Ā• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61, (4.16-ish UC GPA)
Ā• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
Ā• AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), U.S. History (4), Spanish Lang. (4), Biology (2)!!<br>
Ā• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Ā• Senior Year Course Load: Calculus AB AP, English 4 Literature AP, Physics B AP, Government AP/Economics, Journalism 1/Creative Writing, Journalism 2 (Newspaper staff), Choir
Ā• Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, Eagle Scout Award (ehā€¦)
Ā• Subjective:
Ā• [ <em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts, Cross Country, PVRO Orchestra (not school orchestra), Choir (Treasurer), Chamber Choir/Doo-wop (Co-founder), CO-OP Club (Art Chair), Spanish Honors Society, English Honors Society, Tri-M (basically, nothing special)
Ā• Job/Work Experience: tutoringā€¦eh
Ā• Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Orchestra, Environment Club
Ā• Essays: must have been good, because i donā€™t know how i got in
Ā• Teacher Recommendation: N/A (not for UCā€™sā€¦)
Ā• Counselor Rec: i donā€™t know
Ā• Additional Rec: N/A
Ā• Interview: N/A
Ā• Applied for Financial Aid?: Noā€¦ T_T
Ā• Intended Major: Literature (ehā€¦)
Ā• State (if domestic applicant): Southern California
Ā• Country (if international applicant):
Ā• School Type: Smart public school
Ā• Ethnicity: Chinese, Caucasian
Ā• Gender: Male
Ā• Income Bracket: Middle class
Ā• Hooks: none
Ā• [ b]Reflection**
Ā• Strengths: I donā€™t know, nothing that special.
Ā• Weaknesses: Low-ish GPA (especially UC GPA
Ā• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. National Merit? Essays? Or maybe because I applied for a noncompetitive major (unlike engineeringā€¦</em>shudder*)
Ā• General Comments: I was totally expecting rejection. I applied to UCB, UCLA, and UCSD and so far got into LA and SD. Was anticipating rejection from all three.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 math 750 CR 710 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: didnā€™t take
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): math IIC: 760 physics: 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Physics (4), AP US History (4), AP English Language & Comp. (4), AP Calc A/B (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1 Honors, 3 AP, 3 electives (i hate my counselor)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commendation (no finalist ;_; )</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (Features Editor), Weiqi/Baduk Club (Founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: SAT I Math tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: none
[</em>] Essays: wrote about thinking in colors, moving to another school in junior year
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: none
[</em>] Counselor Rec: none
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: none</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: FAFSA
[</em>] Intended Major: something in Bio (currently signed up for math)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Mid-Low
[li] Hooks : none (unless large biceps are ā€œhooksā€)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: i thought my personal statements were done well. took me a good week to write both.
[</em>] Weaknesses: i would have <em>liked</em> to have done more for extracurricular (NHS, Key Club, etc.), and more volunteer hours would have been nice.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>kinda wasnā€™t expecting UCLA. i heard horror stories of people not getting in w/ 2300+, so i thought iā€™d get rejected.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 math 680 CR 770 Writing)

  • ACT: didnā€™t take
  • SAT II (if submitted): math IIC: 800 physics: 790
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (3), AP Chemistry (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Language & Comp. (5), AP Physics (5)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): none
  • Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP, 2 electives
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commendation (no finalist)
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad, Science Bowl (Captain), Research at local university

  • Job/Work Experience: Laboratory researcher
  • Volunteer/Community service: none
  • Essays: wrote about my passion for electronics and science
  • Teacher Recommendation: none
  • Counselor Rec: none
  • Additional Rec: none
  • Interview: none
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: no

  • Intended Major: declared Electrical Engineering
  • State (if domestic applicant): CA
  • Country (if international applicant): US
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Indian
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: Mid-High
  • Hooks : none
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: SAT scores are high, AP scores are high, ECā€™s helped.

  • Weaknesses: Bad GPA.
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>I honestly didnā€™t expect to get into UCLA, since I have a terrible GPA. But its all good.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Lit 730 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC Weighted GPA: 4.48
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5) US (5) Psych (5) Chem (2)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Econ, English, and Bio. Journalism 4 and Peer Teaching
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, various Journalism and Essay contest awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (President), National Honor Society (President), Amnesty International (Founder/President), Key Club (Secretary), Theater, Journalism (Copy Editor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier in a pharmacy
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Went to Ecuador and delivered shoes to underprivileged children through Amnesty, worked with disabled children at a horseback therapy clinic, hospital and senior home volunteer.
[</em>] Essays: One about acting and how taking on different roles has allowed me to see the world in a broader view, and one about my historical fiction writing.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Sociology/Art History (applied ā€œUndecided/Social Scienceā€)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: under $100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA and ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: AP Chem test
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Unsure?
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got in!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1760
[</em>] ACT: 25
[<em>] SAT II: Math Level II: 620, Biology M: 550, English Literature: 560
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] UC Weighted GPA: 4.17
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (3), AP English Language & Composition (3), AP US History (2)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NONE
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Art History, AP Stastics, American Government/Econ
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club Founding President, Member of National Honor Society and Junior Exchange Club or Excel Club [Branch of National Exchange]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Summer School Teacherā€™s Aide (Two summers)[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: With Key Club, Junior Exchange, and NHS. In addition, volunteered at an organization where I maintained the server.
[<em>] Essays: ?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah.
[<em>] Intended Major: Donā€™t know. Applied for Letters & Science Undeclared.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California (San Jose)
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college student
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Courseload + foudning president of Key Club
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: My course load (passing all my AP classes with As except Calculus AB in which I passed with Bs, and being the founding President of Key Club.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I really donā€™t think stats mean everything. I got in and my numbers arenā€™t the very best. Try your hardest and devote yourself to other things that will matter such as volunteering and so on! Good luck to current juniors and future undergraduate students who will be the class of 2015!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 M, 680 CR, 690 W, 11 Essay (2130 Composite)
[</em>] ACT: 35 E, 35 M, 33 R, 29 S, 9 Essay (33 Composite)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math II, 710 Literature, 700 Latin
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.492
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd Decile (Top 30%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Microeconomics AP, Macroeconomics AP, Calculus AB AP, English 12 AP, Genetics H, Psychology Independent Study, Marketing
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA (Internet Marketing: 2nd place in States, Top 25 in Nationals), Helen R. Burchill World History Seminar (1st place), US Senate Youth Nominee
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Congress Treasurer (4 years), Peer Counselor (2 Years), Biddy Basketball Coach (1 Year)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Coffee Shop Employee (2 Years)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: West Bergen Mental Health Volunteer (3 Years)
[<em>] Essays: One about how I procrastinate (excellent), One about my personal issues with my hometown (solid)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably alright, nothing too special
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fair
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, Large
Ethnicity: Japanese Father, Jewish American Mother
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Entire application focused on my passion for psychology</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Couldnā€™t tell you, but I am so ridiculously happy to be accepted. Really a dream come trueā€¦now to make my decision between this and University of Michigan, feedback?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):1940 (CR:660 W: 670 M:610)
[</em>] SAT II: Bio: 710 US HISTORY: 600
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[</em>] UC Weighted GPA: 4.17
[<em>] Rank: Top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych(5), Lang & Comp(3),WH(3), Bio(4) Calc (2) USHistory(2)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP GOV, AP ECON, AP Art History, AP English Lit & comp, Physics H
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girlā€™s State, Literary Guild of Orange County Student Honoree</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, NAHS, CSF
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting for life
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mentoring Program, Ayso, NAHS related services
[</em>] Essays: Okay to me, Good to others, one was about being the child of two Afghan immigrants one was about an experience with independence</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeee
[</em>] Intended Major: Iā€™m Undeclared l&S
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: On the ucapp it was Caucasian-Middle Eastern
[</em>] Gender:F
[<em>] Income Bracket:~100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Lived a sheltered Life</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths:Must have been the Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses:Scores
[*] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Essays</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): C560 M710 W670 - 1940

  • ACT: 28
  • SAT II (if submitted): MIIC 700 Chemistry 730
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), US (5), Chem (4)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP E&M, AP Biology, AP Gov, Journalism, H English
  • Major Awards: QuestBridge Finalist Award
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* [ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (Chair), Science Bowl (Co-chair), Acadeca captain

  • Job/Work Experience: none
  • Volunteer/Community service: Child Care Center
  • Essays: average
  • Teacher Recommendation: fabulous
  • Counselor Rec: fantastic
  • Additional Rec: N/A
  • Interview: N/A
    </code></pre>

<p>Comment: I think the essay helped me out most.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I :1680
ACT:N/A
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.0?
UC Weighted GPA:3.44
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):I donā€™t really know
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Physics, AP Art history, AP Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, AP Compsci, AP calc, Graphic arts, Econ/Gov, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):<em>fade away</em></p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:none.
Volunteer/Community service:Volunteer at UC Berkeley Lab, Animal Shelterā€¦and etc.
Essays:I wrote it on the day it was dueā€¦</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:FAFSA
Intended Major: Design/Media art
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type:hmmā€¦small public schoolā€¦
Ethnicity:Chinese
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:depressingā€¦
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):I donā€™t knowā€¦hahaā€¦</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Spontaneously weird.
Weaknesses:EVERYTHINGā€¦GRADESā€¦SAT SCORESā€¦
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:Portfolio I sent in with the design supplemental/Essay/Maybe the admission officer was eating yogurt(haha sorry totally random but I wrote about yogurt in my personal statement thing)</p>

<p>General Comments: When I checked my app statusā€¦I thought it was a scamā€¦I think Iā€™m just luckyā€¦because I have many friends that deserve UCLA way more than I doā€¦and I just applied to be rejectedā€¦Anywaysā€¦good job to those who got in!! (I was reading this thread and I was so impressed by everyoneā€™s grades and SAT scores I almost fainted)ā€¦And never give up to those who are applying to UCLAā€¦even those with bad grades(like me)ā€¦You never know whatā€™s gonna happen~</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M - 800, CR - 760, W - 730 Total - 1560/2290 Single Take
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2 - 790, Physics - 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55 (With Special Circumstances) UC GPA - 3.78
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Physics C: Mechanics (5)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (5)
Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, Calculus CD (Honors), AP Biology, English 12, Econ/Gov, AP Statistics, Adv. Robotics Engineering
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Took AMC 12 (didnā€™t see score yet)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Astonomy Club (President)
Philosophy Club (President)
Robotics Engineering Team
Tutor Volunteer Association
Self-Taught Electric Guitarist
many moreā€¦
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring for pay
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, LEO Club, Library IT
[</em>] Essays: Average at best
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: none?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: none?
[<em>] Additional Rec: none?
[</em>] Interview:none?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes REALLY NEED
[</em>] Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Massive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $60 - 65k, too much in bank though boosts EFC
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Special Circumstances in 10th grade destroyed my GPA and my courseload
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, AP scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my SAT scores and demonstrated ability in math/physics[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Best buddy got in with 2070, 3.5W - other buddy got rejected with 2330 4.3 gpa so Im not dissapointed, School like this who make random decisions donā€™t deserve state money yes im bitterā€¦ CONGRATS to all that got in though, still waiting on Berkeley(I got supplement)</p>