Decision: Accepted
Hopefully this helps someone! I copied and pasted this from my previous results posts, so I apologize for any formatting differences!
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 CR, 800 WR, 800 M)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 750 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 760 US History, 770 Chinese w/Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesnât rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry: 5, AP US History: 5, AP English Language and Comp: 5, AP Psychology: 5, AP Human Geography: 5, AP Chinese: 5, AP Comparative Government: 4, AP Statistics: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, Japanese
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, published a paper on Japanese Tokugawa foreign relations during the 17th-19th centuries (I sent in the first page of the journal article as a supplement) in a Stanford Institute of International Studies journal, Chinese-American Semiconductor Professionals Association Scholarship (not that major), various awards from the World Affairs Council for my passion for international relations, a bunch of awards from flute competitions
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Director of Foreign Relations for the UN International Youth Council (currently in the midst of creating a youth-run policy journal), Youth Ambassador to Finland (1 of 12 students to receive a scholarship from the Finnish govt), Stanford Reischauer Japanese and Sejong Korean Scholar (competitive program, only 25 students nationally selected), Board Member of the Silicon Valley United Nations Association (10-12), Student Ambassador for local World Affairs Council (10-12), Principal Flutist of a state-level youth symphony and school Wind Ensemble (sent in a flute supplement) (9-12), Undersecretary general for Model UN (9-12), Director of finances for National Honor Society (10-12), Founded my own financial literacy initiative after interning at a microfinance NGO in China (10-12), Business editor for award-winning school newsmagazine (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: Interning at a microfinance NGO? That was only for a summer though.
Volunteer/Community service: Many hours through the UN Association
Summer Activities: 2013 summer was spent touring Central Europe with my youth symphony for 2-3 weeks, Interned at a Microfinance NGO in Central China, 2014 summer: Received a scholarship from the Finnish government to study abroad 7-8 weeks
Essays: Pretty terrible tbh very last minute, my Common App was definitely better than my UC apps lol
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Sociology/Linguistics/East Asian Studies- I havenât decided yet
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Chinese-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$400,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Reflection
Strengths: SAT I score, unique passions and extracurriculars, not a cookie-cutter Asian, international perspective, UCLA loves my school
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II scores, bad at math
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Itâs a crapshoot! I got lucky
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UPenn College of Arts and Sciences (likely), Wellesley (likely), Washington University in St. Louis, UC Davis (w/ honors and regents), UCSD, UC Irvine Honors Program w/Regents, and now UCLA! I most likely wonât be attending, but I am very relieved to have been accepted!
Deferred: Princeton SCEA but Iâm so over it, still waiting on a couple more Ivies and privates (though not expecting much)