UCLA Class of 2014 Official Results Thread!

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<p>Decision:Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1800 -580 reading 610 math 660 writing
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): horrible
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on calc and eng
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes 3 college classes
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of club 2 years
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 4 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 3 things 4 years
[ *] Essays: pretty good and unique
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: stellar
[ *] Counselor Rec: the best
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: science major
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: 200000 +
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation 15 college classes taken so far
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: outside of school work-college course load
[<em>] Weaknesses: scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: sat scores/gpa kinda sucked. oh well i didnt want to go there.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>posting again because first one was messed up. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1650 CR:560 M: 620 W: 470
ACT: 23
SAT II:Math II: 520, Spanish: 760 Literature: 440
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 Lang. and Comp (3), Spanish Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB AP, Physics B AP, English Lang. and Lit., US Gov’t and Pol. AP, Econ, Senior Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Whats considered major? State Assembly Recognition</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Band (section leader), NHS, LEOS Int. Club, Bike and Hike (Recycling Manager), American Red Cross Club, GATE, District Honor Band, UPWARD BOUND!
Job/Work Experience: Under the table taco boy, Internships (two), privately tutored 3 boys sophomore year
Volunteer/Community service: Mostly local events (food drives, walks)
Essays: pretty good i guess</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: apparently Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >10,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation, Two summer internships, single parent (father ditched us), pretty poor</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Extra curriculars, internships
Weaknesses: grades, testing (i suck at testing so much)
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I hope they liked me, and they didn’t just accept me because I’m Mexican. That would suck. </p>

<p>General Comments: Good Luck!! </p>

<p>I am really happy I made it. But I want future students to see that grades are not everything, and that SAT scores are not everything as well. DON’T LOSE HOPE! There were many students at my school who didn’t even bother to apply to UCLA because they said they would not make it. NEVER DOUBT YOURSELF. I mean look at my stats, they are certainly not great but I tried very hard in other areas.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 Superscored
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 750 730 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 55555555544433
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: TOUGH
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook Editor in Chief, JV Volleyball, Honor Society, was part of Mu Alpha Theta club for some time. Also I was part of science bowl for a year.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered at the library for around two years.
[<em>] Essays: okay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: okay
[<em>] Counselor Rec: okay
[</em>] Additional Rec: nope
[<em>] Interview: nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: undecided
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): beautiful california!
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public. competitive.
[<em>] Ethnicity: korean
[</em>] Gender: f
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none :frowning:
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I don’t know. Scores maybe?
[</em>] Weaknesses: I wasn’t very involved in extracurriculars. I wasn’t very devoted.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good scores![/li][/ul]General Comments: Soo excited :)</p>

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<p>Accepted! But I’m not sure whether I want to attend an UC :3</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 Total: Writing-750, Math-710,Reading-740
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Literature-730, Math II-680, US Hist.-660
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.833
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/622
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (4), Chemistry (2), Eng Lang & Comp (4), World Hist (4), Euro Hist (3)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: French III, APES, AP Lit, Renaissance (leadership), AP Calc AB, Technical Theater
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Renaissance (3 years, Secretary, President), Class Council (9th & 10th grade, but indicated in additional notes that remained active all 4 years, just wasn’t official last 2), GEO (4 years), Drama (9th), Character in musical (“Anybodys” in West Side Story freshman year, ensemble in “Footloose” senior year)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: LEO Club Intl (4 years, Historian, Director of Events, President), Heal the Bay, Interact (9th grade)
[<em>] Essays: One was about my laugh, the other was about holding presidencies in two very different classes/clubs.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undeclared - Phsyical Sciences (probably changing)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] School Type: Public, very big, has been improving in the past couple of years, sometimes seen as “ghetto” though
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese/Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $120,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Made a big point of how school spirited I am, how it involves me in ways that can’t be listed, and unique leadership programs that my school has/participates in, like Link Crew, our Leadership Summit, CADA, etc.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Had a lot of leadership over the years, and pretty good grades and SAT I.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II’s D: Sent ALL my scores, including my horrible ones that I didn’t list here (never really studied before them because was busy with EC’s coincidentally…)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unique essays I think… don’t really know people who wrote on what I did.
[/ul]General Comments: So happy I made it in and know how privileged I am! And just because you didn’t make it in here does NOT mean you’re a strong person/smart/talented/etc. or that you’re not going to get in anywhere else! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): horrific! 680 (CR) 560 (Math) 590 (Writing) combined 1830
ACT: 34 (English) 25 (Math) 30 (Reading) 28 (Science) 31 (english/writing) composite 29
SAT II: 620 (Literature) 660 (Biology E)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
UC Weighted GPA: 4.15
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/550
AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (3) Euro History (3) Psychology (4) Biology (4) Language & Comp (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load:3 AP’s, physics, other sciences
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Tennis MVP, other scholar athlete awards</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):varsity tennis 4yrs (co-captain), co-founded black student union, president of girls and peer pressure club, link crew leader, csf, nhs…
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at hospital for 2 years (200 hrs)
Essays: one was rather humorous and was about how i coped with tending to rude patients while volunteering, the other was about the irony that for me fourth grade in africa was more advanced than fourth grade in america</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:yep, got a decent amount of financial aid
Intended Major:Biology
State (if domestic applicant):ca
Country (if international applicant):n/a
School Type: public
Ethnicity:african american
Gender:female
Income Bracket:middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): probably my unique essays </p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths:gpa, extra curriculars, essays
Weaknesses:test scores!
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:not sure…but not complaining! </p>

<p>General Comments: </p>

<p>Soooo ridiculously excited…i’ve wanted to go here since 10th grade :slight_smile: I do know a lot of people with better test scores that were not accepted…so I would just say that your numbers aren’t everything!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (690 CR, 790 M, 760 W)
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 770 MII, 730 LIT, 670 BioM
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IDK 3.9?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 CALC AB, 3 USH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: hardest load 4 APS
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student government ( all 4 years), 3 sports and captain for 2, some other not important stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: nope
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: random stuff
[<em>] Essays: okay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: NA
[<em>] Counselor Rec: NA
[</em>] Additional Rec: NA
[<em>] Interview: NA
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep, but received almost nothing
[<em>] Intended Major: business
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):ca
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender: f
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):nope
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: leadership, ECs ( I didn’t list all of them here)
[</em>] Weaknesses: stats, and essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most people from my school get accepted to UCLA with stats similar to mine. Just try your best and everything works in the end!!![/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** I’m soooooo glad I have at least one school to go to!!!:):):)</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1830
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 630 hist 650 lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist 3 Lang 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Maxmum load possilbe (4 Ap classes)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): </p>

<p>Drama Club (Secretary, Stage Manager, leading role, also helped ressurect the dying program from nothing) </p>

<p>Art Club (Helped organize events in community)</p>

<p>CSF (Public library and school library tutor for disadvantaged chidlren) </p>

<p>S-Club (Lots of community events like assistance at local senior center)</p>

<p>French Club (Mostly community service stuff, I didnt participate in the other things) </p>

<p>Philospy Club (Vice President) </p>

<p>Ukulele Club, </p>

<p>API Club.</p>

<p>Link Crew (just a assistant though)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Oh, check extra curricular
[ *] Essays: My teachers told me they were extremely unique and well written
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah but I didnt need it
[ *] Intended Major: Studio Art (My downfall)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: (90,000)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, Extracurriculars, Essay, hmm
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores? My acts weren’t too bad.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The major I applied for, didnt realize that studio art acceptees were often chosen portfolio over stats (which is really annoying)
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Considering appealing undeclared but Haven’t decided yet.</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 730 Writing: 640 CR: 540 ( 1910)
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):Chinese 790 , Math II 760 , USH 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): W 4.09 UW 3.88
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 7% of competitive school
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calculus AB, AP Statistic, AP Environmental Science, AP Art History, Multicultural Lit, Gov/Econ
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):California Scholarship Fed-3 years , JV/ Varsity Badminton-4 years (JV Captain) , CSME Stage Crew(Co-Manager) , Great Wall Youth Orchestra-6 years (section leader), Link Crew , Chinese Language School-12 years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Kumon Teacher Aid-1/2 year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Leo Club (4 Years + treasurer), Interact Club- 4 years, Volunteer Income Tax Assistant
[<em>] Essays: Personal Culture Clash involving life/death, Volunteer Income Tax Assistant
[</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?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undeclared L&S- Social Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Urban Competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $30000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st Generation College Student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Senior Year Courseload + EC, Personal Statements
[</em>] Weaknesses: Weak GPA and SAT scores compared to other UCLA acceptances
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Senior Year Courseload, Personal Statements, EC, LUCK [/li][/ul]General Comments: I have never even dreamed of going to UCLA; UCSD was my safety school. I am just way to lucky. I am thankful and blessed with the opportunity given to me.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2250 670 M 780 CR 800 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):620 bio E 640 French 790 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s eng. french
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): musical theatre, dance, singing lessons (9 years), piano, guitar lessons, open mics, singer , songwriter, original music, many years of performance
[ *] Job/Work Experience: CIT
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: more than 100 hours
[ *] Essays:good, my English teacher loved them!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:live audition with original music
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[ *] Intended Major: World Music
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type:Parochial
[ *] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:Original music, great audition, high SAT scores, followed my own path
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA not a 4.0
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: They accept less than 25 students into this music program. I think I had a great live audition!
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I also got accepted to Berklee College of Music and USC pop music program. I am so thrilled and excited!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Total: 2180. Math: 710, Reading: 730, Writing: 740
[ *] ACT: Composite: 34. English: 33, Math: 32, Reading: 34, Science : 36
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Biology: 730, Math II: 710, US History: 780
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/718
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), US History (4), Psychology (4), Calculus AB (4), Biology (5), English Language and Composition (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB/AP English 12, IB/AP Calculus BC, IB US/AZ History/Gov, IB/AP Spanish V, IB Biology II, IB/AP Microeconomics, IB/AP Macroeconomics… Heavy. Very Heavy.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate, Marching Band, Link Crew, Model United Nations, Cross Country, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Hindu RE, Key Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Some Tutoring
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Did some Volunteering at my local Hospital (165 hours), Elementary School After school Programs/Science Club (50ish hours), and at Another Community Aftersachool Program for Underprivileged Kids (80ush hours). Oh and some Homeless Shelter/Animal Shelter stuff through Hindu RE (40ish hours).
[ *] Essays: Decent? IDK.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[ *] Intended Major: Declared Molecular/Cell Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona. Represent.
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Relatively High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Grades, Essays I Suppose
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars weren’t too standout
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Holistically I guess. Honestly, I don’t know. Not complainin’ tho.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I’m glad I got in, but I’m probably not gonna end up attending anyways. That large, large scholarship ASU is offering me is just far too tempting.</p>

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<p>I looked for this forum for a very long time and never found it. I am clearly incompetent :)</p>

<p>But I was ACCEPTED! Stats in many other threads. Here are the basics:</p>

<p>**SAT I (breakdown): **2390
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 tests, all 5s. Taking 10 more this year.
IB (place score in parentheses):
**Senior Year Course Load: **8 APs, self study for 2.
**Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): **
USAMO, USABO, Intel, Siemens, National Merit</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):Math (620) Writing (540) Critical Reading (530)
[ *] ACT:28
[ *] SAT II:Korean (670) CD player broke, Bio E (640)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.77
[ *] UC Weighted GPA:3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8th out of 600 top 4%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):English (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP (Lit, Econ, Gov, Calc) 2 college classes ( psychology, PD40)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Body Leadership (Treasurer), MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) (Vice President), Junior and Senior Councils, UCLAH club, Debate Club, College Gateway Council, Peer Counseling, Co-chair of Event Committee
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Bible Study Teacher, Bible Camp Counselor, Peer College Counselor, Library worker, 30 Hour Famine, Chemistry Class TA,
[ *] Essays:Excellent ( wrote about having a pheochromocytoma, living with sever high blood pressure throughout life ranging between 180-240, only 800 Americans a year are diagnosed with a Pheochromocytoma
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes EFC=0
[ *] Intended Major:Biochemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public, Title One, Year-Round overcrowded made for 2,000 students, currently 5,000 enrolled
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:Very Low Income less than 20,000 a year
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):First Generation College Student, Beat a very rare disease
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars and essay
[ *] Weaknesses:Grades but was managing to study through painful and potentially dangerous hypertension attacks, missed 2 months of Junior Year due to Surgery and Recovery had a open surgery, have a good foot long scar on abdomen
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected:I think its amazing I got accepted I dont know how I got in.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:Its amazing
[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 Total (710 - Math, 740 - Writing, 680 - Critical Reading)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Biology M - 700, Math II - 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A [until this year (2009-2010 school year)]
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Economics, Government, AP Eng Lit, AP Calc BC, Japanese 7-8, University Physics I/II (taken @ CSUDH), Honors Anatomy-Physiology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed 3rd/2nd @ MESA Regional Competitions for Math
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BioMed, Modern Asian Arts and Drama, KEY Club, camsROBOTICS, Higher Education Preparatory Club (VP)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~170 hrs (divided into KEY Club hours, hours spent volunteering at a hospice/substance abuse clinic)
[<em>] Essays: My English teacher liked them? I wrote about my love for creative writing and the childhood incident that led to my desire to become a doctor.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not required by UC System
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not required by UC System
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry (switching to Biology and English?)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA (in-state)
[<em>] School Type: Public magnet school, sends many students to top universities
[</em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >200,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Above average SAT/SAT II scores, good ACT score/GPA, essays, extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: lack of leadership/sports
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I made sure that the person I am came through in my essays. I bet that compared to the thousands of people who applied, my GPA/test scores were lower. I honestly believe that my essays helped the admissions committee see who I am outside of that sheet of paper they were holding.
[/ul]General Comments: To all future applicants, be the best “you” you can possibly be! :slight_smile: Good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (650 CR, 800 M, 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 730 USH, 740 Math II, 670 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 (now 1)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc A/B (5), APUSH (4), Psych (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP classes & 3 JC classes + Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Month, Herold Mahoney Top Ten, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar<br>
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honors Society member, JV Track and Field, Library Teen Advisory Council, Academic Decathlon (no leadership)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Banana Republic (seasonal 10/25 - 1/02)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and library for 3 years, various tutoring for one year (400 hours)
[<em>] Essays: Re-wrote many, many times, but were only read by me, so I’d say pretty 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?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Transcript and test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, leadership
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Transcript and test scores[/li][/ul]General Comments: To applicants - focus on the grades and test scores! The top UCs will look for more well-rounded students, but the grades and test scores matter most! Join your school’s Academic Decathlon team if there is one.</p>

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<p>@sagemiomo: same thing happened to me; i’m definitely appealing undeclared. i had pretty high stats too, so i’m crossing my fingers on the appeal</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1600 (CR:510 M:610 W: 480
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Chem: 660 Math2: 610
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.03
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem: 4 CS: 2
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):none
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: less than 30 hours
[<em>] Essays: one is really strong while the other one is average in my opinion
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:none
[<em>] Counselor Rec:none
[</em>] Additional Rec:none
[<em>] Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes (cal grant, FAFSA)
[<em>] Intended Major:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: public high school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (chinese)
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: poor (under $40,000)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA or essay?
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT for sure
[/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1950 = CR-630 M-710 W-610
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math Lvl 2 -650 Physics - 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Weighted GPA : 4.3
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics - 5 Calculus AB- 5 U.S. History -5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): que?
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Econ/Gov, Chem Honors, Leadership, Theater 3-4
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership, Cross Country x4 years, Track x4 years, CSF president, APSA vice president
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Country Club (1 year)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 230 hours at Hospital/College/Church
[</em>] Essays: decent, talked about my passion for running and leading the team
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: lolwut
[</em>] Counselor Rec: lolwut
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: calgrant, FAFSA
[</em>] Intended Major: Undeclared
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: well balanced with lots of extra currics, volunteer, and work experience
[<em>] Weaknesses: low SAT’s and GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul] General Comments: Someone from my school got in with a 3.4 weighted GPA and a 1300 SAT I. ANYTHING is possible -_-</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (740m 630cr 730w)
didnt take ACT
SAT II: 780math 2 780 chem 800 chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/224
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chinese A1, Math SL, English B1, Chemistry HL, Physics SL, and Econ HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing i think…?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ballet piano blah blah
Job/Work Experience: yes
Volunteer/Community service: just a bunch of tutoring…
Essays: soso i think
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope.
Intended Major: pre-business economics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): a japanese student in Shanghai
School Type: public
Ethnicity:Japanese
Gender: F
Income Bracket:middle~high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nothing
Reflection
Strengths: essay?
Weaknesses: bad sat
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: ummm coz im a japanese?
General Comments: cant believe itttt</p>

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<p>lol maxoutts. it says UNweighted GPA how’d u get 4.03…
and ur stats are way below avg… and u claim to have no ECs… how’d u get in?
yoshi… 800 on chinese but ur japnese?! oh ur in shanghai. got it</p>