*******UCLA CLASS OF 2019 DECISIONS ONLY*******

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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[color=green]Decision: Accepted[ /color]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 Superscore 710 CR 740 M 740 W
2100 highest in one sitting 710 CR 740 M 650 W
[] ACT: Nope
[] SAT II: 710 M2 720 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t calculate
[] UC GPA: International, so I do not know what that is
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Don’t take
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 42-43/45
[] Senior Year Course Load: IBDP - TOK, Math Spanish B Theatre SL, English Physics Economics HL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): TOEFL scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]- Light and theatre set design - worked on Asia’s first production of Sunshine on Leith

  • Marathon running
  • Dance: Dancer on scholarship, train more than 10 hours a week in jazz, ballet, contemporary and Bollywood
  • Pianist, Keyboard and Tabla player
  • Mandarin, Italian and Arabic self-study
  • Zumba: I’m one of India’s youngest instructors
  • Co-founder and editor of my school’s magazine
  • Member of Relay For Life organizing committee
  • Head of Registrations for TEDxYouth@OIS
  • Blogging on TheDesiBallerina
  • Varsity badminton and basketball player
  • Chair of Human Rights Commission and ECOSOC at MUNs including HMUN

[] Job/Work Experience:

  • Digital Media Associate with The Indian Economist
  • Social media manager with V Designs, India’s first vegan firm
  • Overseas internship with Sudar Global FZE in Middle Eastern trade, did a lot of writing
    [    ] Volunteer/Community service:
    +200 hrs
    Volunteer at:
  • Operation Smile
  • Dam project in India for displaced victims
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Dance and theatre teacher for underprivileged
  • Founder of arts non profit The Dream Project and Foundation and started a legacy of theatre festivals in my school
  • Independent organizer of cancer seminars

[li] Personal Statement: Pretty good.[/li]
[ /list]**Other[ b][list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Undecided humanities[/li][] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private top 10 IB school
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 150,000-180,000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Parent affected with cancer

[ /list]Reflection[ /b][list]
[] Strengths: Grades, ECs, statement
[] Weaknesses: SATs
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UMich, USC, Pitzer, Rutgers, IUB, Uva - Accepted, Uchicago- waitlist
[] Schools you were rejected from? None yet. Thank god.
[li] Schools you are waiting for? NYU, Brown, Barnard, Haverford, Berkeley.[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments: UNEXPECTED!

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Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:**[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR 780, M 650, W 780)
[] SAT II: Bio M 750, Lit 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: 4.2?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 3
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, a couple honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Writing Awards, award for Jewish Student Writing, school honor roll and academic achievement awards, national merit recognition

[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in Chief of school newspaper, Chair of community service group, Student Government Treasurer, Creative Writing leader, Freshman mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at magazine
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community service group at school (genocide awareness), MAJIC (muslim and jewish teen group), taught underprivileged kids one summer, peer tutor
[] Personal Statement: first was about how being Persian and Jewish has shaped who I am/my aspirations, second was about overcoming my eating disorder (award winning)

[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[li][ b] Intended Major **: Undeclared Humanities[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Persian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 50,000

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: class rank, leadership, essays
[] Weaknesses: course load, sort of gpa
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: UCSD, UCSB, Chapman
[] Schools you were rejected from? Stanford
[*] Schools you are waiting for? USC, UC Berkeley, Pitzer

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Decision: Accepted (Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
Hopefully this will help others. I know when I was a junior, going through these forums motivated me.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 30C – 32 eng, 32 math, 32 reading, 24 reading(omg…haha)
[] SAT II: did not submit.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] UC GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History, AP Calc AB & AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP Bio, AP Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Comp Sci, Econ/Civics CP, Physics CP, Multivariable Calc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club President, NHS, Yearbook Editor in Chief, Class Committee etc etc… lots of other volunteering outside and such. Nothing really that unique.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Yup lots
[] Personal Statement: Great. Really put how I felt and my story. Think this was a key factor to my decision.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[li]** Intended Major **: Computer Science![/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California!
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, 2000+ students
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female (I think this also played a role into my acceptance for a STEM major)
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, essays
[] Weaknesses: test scores, no SAT II, not many extracurriculars related to major
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UCLA (engineering likely letter!), UCB (regents candidate), UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCR, Santa Clara, UWashington - Seattle, Cal Poly Pomona
[] Schools you were rejected from? Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
[li] Schools you are waiting for? USC, Carnegie Mellon[/li][/ul]General Comments: I honestly never thought I would get into all the UCs I applied for, let alone into UCLA and UCB. Especially for comp sci! It’s going to be a tough decision.
To those who got waitlisted/rejected, there’s much more in store for you guys and the future has no limits. It’s ultimately what you make of it! You will all excel wherever you choose to attend.
To future applicants: Never give up. Apply if you really have interest in the school because you never know if you will get in. Essays are really key! Really truly show who you are. Stay motivated and work hard!

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: Math II 800, USH 750
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably 10/65
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH, European H, Chem, Cal BC-5
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cliche stuffs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: few
[ *] Personal Statement: okay, pretty much the common app

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:Pre-econ
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? UCB, NU,Vassar, Wesleyan and a couple more
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!! So happy!

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Decision: Accepted | College of Letters and Sciences-

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 | Math: 740, Reading: 800, Writing: 750
ACT: 33
SAT II: Math II: 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
UC GPA: ??
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t report
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science, H Physics, H Agriculture, Theology, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Year In Environmental Science? AMC 10 High Score… nothing too special
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Students for Social Action (president), NHS (Volunteer Coordinator), research assistant at ASU BioDesign, 3 years varsity crew (coxswain), Health Careers Club (secretary), Key Club
Job/Work Experience: Worked as an intern at ASU, doing research on stroke therapy for a year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an AIDs clinic in India for 2 weeks
Personal Statement: I wrote about how starting a club at a strict school forced me to be aggressive in doing what’s right (Students for Social Action- lobbying my school to become a Fair Trade campus). The second was about working in the lab and letting go of having to be perfect.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major : Environmental Science
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium sized parochial
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research I suppose? Though UC was the only application that i didn’t attach a formal research paper and abstract to.
Reflection: Ah, my weighted GPA is pretty high, so I think my UC GPA is high as well. The UC app allowed me to showcase my strengths… I could really hide my weaknesses!
Strengths: Scores/GPA unique extracurriculars
Weaknesses: low freshman year grades!!
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at UCSD, UVA, Boston College, ASU Barrett
Schools you were rejected from? Pomona ED1 :frowning:
Schools you are waiting for: CMC, Berkeley, USC, Georgetown, Duke, Cornell, Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, Tufts, Scripps
General Comments: Ahhh I’m so so so happy to have been accepted! UCLA is so beautiful and I would be so lucky to call it home for the next 4 years! We’ll see how the rest of the decisions pan out :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34–>English (36), Math (31), Reading (35), Science (35)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
UC GPA: 4.15 or so
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP: US History (5), Physics (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Language, AP Lit, Spanish 3, Comparative Religion, Jazz Band, NT Survey
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 4 yr Varsity Football, Track, and lots of Music
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at school as sound engineer and some tutoring
Personal Statement: Cliche, but I wrote about football. I ignored all the advice to not write about sports because I believed that’s where I could really show who I am and why.
Other
Intended Major : Physics
State (if domestic applicant): MI
White/Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nope
Reflection
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? accepted to Michigan, Tulane, UCSB, and a few more
Schools you are waiting for?: UCB
General Comments: I’m just glad the waiting is almost over.

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Accepted, great ecs, 34 act, 4.19 fully weighted GPA, OOS, letters and science physics major

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1990 CR: 690 M: 640 W:660
ACT: 31 R: 36 E: 33 S: 32 M: 27
SAT II: Biology: 680 Spanish: 740
UC GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Gov: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
IB Psychology SL: 6
Senior Year Course Load:Full IB.
IB Math SL 2
IB Business SL
IB Biology HL 2
IB Psychology HL
IB Spanish HL
IB Geography SL
IB English HL 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uh… no.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Dance - 6 years. I was on the Varsity team. I’ve been asked to be on multiple competition teams. These days I spend about 5 hours a week at the studio.
Photography Club - Vice Pres
National Honors Society
Science Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Model UN
Job/Work Experience: I tutored a three kids from a family 6 hours a week for two years.
Shadowed a nurse at the local health department.
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered with the INOVA Flu Service.
Summer Activities: Mostly traveled to see family and danced.

Essays:
First supplement was about how my tendencies to organize and plan would help in my future field a lot.
My second supplemental was my reused Common App.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 The man who fuled my interest in biology wrote it. He was my teacher for two years and mentioned that my rec letter would be one that “seemed to write itself”.
Counselor Rec: 8/10. HUGE school… But he always tells me I make him look good.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Massive Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM

Reflection

Strengths: My essays hands down
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVA loves IB kids from my school and probably my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been accepted to UNC, UVA, UMass Amherst, Santa Clara, and Virginia Tech. Rejected no where so far.
Waiting for: Stanford, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, and USC.

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Decision: Rejected

**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1920; cr: 610 m: 620 w: 690
[] ACT: 26 (didn’t send lol)
[] SAT II: literature (610), japanese (710)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 oops
[] UC GPA: 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (2) <— I don’t think I sent this
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP psych, AP environmental science, AP calc AB, Honors democracy/econ, AP lit, Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 varsity sports (volleyball, soccer, xc), CSF (secretary 12th gr), volunteer club, I go to an art school so I do a whole lot of art (music) stuff I don’t really feel like listing everything…
[] Job/Work Experience: retail 2 years, babysitting occasionally
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1,000+ hours at church summer camp (4 summers), teaching music to little kids (12th grade)
[] Personal Statement: not that great honestly. common app was wayyy better imo

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[li]** Intended Major **: first choice: film, second choice: neuroscience[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public art school
[] Ethnicity: half black, half japanese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: not sure, somewhere in middle class lol
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM I assume, first gen, musician (?)

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, volunteer, work experience
[] Weaknesses: everything else…
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? accepted at humboldt state, csu monterey bay, hofstra (NY)
[] Schools you were rejected from? UCSD, UCLA
[] Schools you are waiting for? UCI, Skidmore, some ivies (hahahahaha)
[/ul]General Comments: I’m still a little (just a little) bummed but honestly I saw it coming. My essays were literal sht and my SAT/GPA are on the lower end of the spectrum. But I am SO happy for everyone who got in; I hope it’s everything you’ve ever wanted and more! And for everyone who didn’t get in, please please please don’t let this discourage you too much. No matter what happens in these next couple of weeks remember that these admissions officers don’t know you personally and don’t know how awesome of a human being you are. From the few numbers and couple of essays you provided them, they just didn’t feel you were right for the school, and that’s completely okay. There is a school out there that’s perfect for you, and it just so happens that UCLA isn’t it. So let all your tears out tonight because tomorrow is a new day. I wish you all the best of luck! Class of 2019 ftw! xxxx

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 36 C (35 M, 36 S, 36 R, 36 E, 8 W)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] UC GPA: Unsure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (4), US History (5), English Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics (Micro/Macro), AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Presidential Scholar Program Candidate (in progress, not put on UCLA application. I put it on my Alumni Scholarship application, however.)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Choral Ensembles (Secretary, Treasurer, Officer, etc.), School-based CSO (President), NHS, SNHS, All-State Choir, All-District Choir, various other activities
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Countless hours through NHS and CSO
[] Personal Statement: 10/10 (I spent months working on it, had several colleagues/friends/teachers review it)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Undecided - Life Sciences[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Interesting personal background/hardship

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UIUC, UCSB
[] Schools you were rejected from? UCSD - I received an email from them requesting supplemental information, but I never responded to it. I assume that is why I was rejected. (Didn’t want to go there anyways, so it’s all good haha)
[li] Schools you are waiting for? USC[/li][/ul]General Comments: It feels amazing to be accepted to such an amazing school. So immensely happy and can’t wait to see how it all shakes out in May (waiting on scholarships, OOS COA is SUPER expensive). Go Bruins!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 CR:700 M:690 W:650
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1
[] UC GPA: 3.23 (math class in junior year left the nuts hanging out. I mean, it was an absolute massacre.)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/507 considering we use 9-12 gpa which mine is 4.1
[] ELC?: Nope?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (5), AP World History (5), AP Psychology (3), AP English lang and comp (5), APUSH (5), AP Physics B (2 lmao), taking AP Gov, Eng lit, Micro/Macroecon this year.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov,AP Eng lit, Spanish II, AP Macro/Micro, Math Analysis H, Ceramics A
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not many.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Poll worker in CA Nov 4 election, regular volunteer stuff
[li] Personal Statement: Great in my opinion; these definitely got me in.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Poli Sci[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Regular public
[] Ethnicity: Black and Mexican
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: lower i think? Idk
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Personal statement, SAT was solid
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ec’s
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: accepted to UCLA, UCR, UCSC, CSULB, Pomona
[] Schools you were rejected from? None yet
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UCI still[/li][/ul]General Comments: Stats arent the only things they look at. I got in based off of my essays and my supplemental essays.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (CR 670, M 610, W 780)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 660 Physics, 690 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unknown on 4.0; school uses 0-105.00 (98.66 W on that scale).
[] UC GPA: OOS; Inapplicable
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/~300
[] ELC?: OOS
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP US Gov & Politics, College Composition I and II, College Algebra/Precalculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), HOBY Alumnus (Junior Staff/Executive Board Local President - 2 Years), Varsity Tennis (3 years), Wind Ensemble (Selected for county and state-wide ensembles, perfect scores on state assessments for mallet percussion, section leader in WE for 2 years).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ documented hours through NHS, HOBY, etc.
[] Personal Statement: Pretty solid. Academically strong (according to teachers’ reviews) and extremely personal; I kept it simple but unique; probably strongest part of my app (since test scores made it a reach school lol).

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Scandinavian Studies[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): FGC, gay I guess??? Lol

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, personal qualities
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: SUNY Binghamton & New Paltz, UoHartford, Seton Hall, University of Maryland, CP. Waitlisted: None.
[] Schools you were rejected from? None
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Boston University & Brown University[/li][/ul]General Comments: Really surprised I got in… I’m sure part of it is they would love my OOS $$$, so I will most likely not be attending. Still thrilled to have been accepted though!

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Waitlisted…

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 Not Superscored, 2370 Superscored
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: 790 Math II 800 Biology E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 or something, one B in an AP class all else As. Only know weighted.
[ *] UC GPA: Don’t remember… 4.2 or something
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP Statistics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NMS Commended

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decent. Don’t feel like listing.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Homework tutoring at library, a few months at a thrift store
[ *] Personal Statement: Common App essay was one, about my varied interests. Second was about my love for exploration. Extra essay about my violin playing.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Undeclared Engineering, Aerospace Engineering 2nd choice
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): No.

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, GPA, Tests in general. A few interesting ECs.
[ *] Weaknesses: Tiny school = barely any APs. Not much volunteering.
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Waitlisted WUSTL (That sucked), Accepted UCSD (Aerospace), Cal Poly SLO (Aerospace), Santa Clara, Baylor.
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? MIT, Caltech
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? UCB, Rice (Please let me get in here Rice admissions officers…), Stanford, Harvard
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Kind of though I’d get in. Oh well. Just a little depressed because it means my essays could be bad. Really REALLY hoping for Rice now.

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Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 1480
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.11
UC GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A

AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish: 5, Spanish Lit: 3

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Committed extracurriculars
Job/Work Experience: no work experience
Volunteer/Community service: over 1,000 hours

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Small charter school
Ethnicity: Latina
Gender: Female
ncome Bracket: 20k
Hooks: First gen, low income, community service

Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars, personal statement.
Weaknesses: SAT score
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Acccepted to UC San Diego and UC Davis and now UCLA. Got into some state schools like San Diego state too.
Schools you were rejected from? CSU Northdridge
Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley

Can’t believe I got in, very surprised with the acceptance!

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (770M/760W/620CR)
[] ACT: 32 (36M/33E/30R/29S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9 from 10th grade
[] UC GPA: 4.16 capped/4.36 uncapped
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3-4%
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB 5, Bio 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Stats, Ancient History/DE PERL Programming, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School award for math[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (12, Page editor), Tennis (10), Scouts (9,10 team leader)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 330 hrs. Hospital Volunteer, summer kids reading program, Key Club, Camp counselor for autistic/epileptic kids
[] Personal Statement: Aight

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Computer Science and Engineer (shot myself in the foot)[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public (3200+)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 63k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted UCSD, UCI, UCSB, SJSU, SCU
[] Schools you were rejected from? UCLA, UCD, Cal Poly SLO
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Berkeley, USC[/li][/ul]General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, one sitting (660CM, 800M, 750W)
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT II: Math level 2 - 800, Chemistry - 770, Korean with Listening - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): doesn’t calculate (all A’s(86+) in academic subjects)
[] UC GPA: don’t know
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t calculate
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB - 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC(online), English, Chem, Bio, Concert Band, History
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing impressive, top 3% in British Columbia in a Chemistry contest

[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multicultural club(Publicist), Residence council (secretary)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Canadian Association for Girls In Science (Junior volunteer), peer tutoring
[li] Personal Statement: One was fun (connecting generations), one was more serious (about my career)[/li]
[/list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No, but now I wish I had!
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Biochem[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): Province - British Columbia
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Private Boarding School
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing really![/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths: My essay was good, and my scores put me slightly above average
[] Weaknesses: My extra curricular and awards
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UC San Diego, UC Davis, U of Washington, U of Illinois
[] Schools you were rejected from? Waitlisted from WASHU
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UPenn, Brown, Emory, UCB, Haverford, Colgate, Bryn Mawr[/li][/list][ b]General Comments: I DID NOT have shiny extra curricular. I DID NOT have major awards, yet I got accepted! To many of you who are worrying about weak volunteer/ECs, you can absolutely get in if you are not in student government/you have leadership position in 5 different clubs, etc. Just be yourself, and make the other parts of your application well-rounded. (essays, stats) Good luck!

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Accepted ChemE (with a likely)

Objective:
-SAT I: 2390 (800M, 800R, 790W, 11 Essay) second sitting, sick for first
-ACT: 36C (36E, 36M, 36R, 36S, 12 Essay) one sitting
-SAT II: 800 MII, 800 Chem, 790 Phys, over two sittings
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (3.97 Midyear) (4.44 Weighted, 4.51 Midyear)
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% (Top 1% Midyear) class of ~600
-AP scores: AP Chem 5, AP Span Lang 5, AP Human 5, AP Euro 5, AP Eng Lang 5, AP Macro 5
-IB scores: IB SL Chem 7, IB SL Span 6, predicted around 40/45
-Senior Year Course Load: (Full IB diploma schedule) Band, IB SL Math (School doesn’t offer HL Math, or HL Chem for that matter. SL is pretty much Calc AB), AP Comp Sci, IB HL Bio, AP Micro, AP Govt, IB HL English, IB HL History Americas, IB TOK
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major… AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, various UIL things (lol made USABO semifinals senior year…kind of pointless now)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
-Marching Band 9-10 (state qualified, regional champs)
-Concert Band 9-12 (state qualified, various minor awards)
-Jazz Band 10, 12 (various minor awards)
-UIL Math 9-12 (Captain, various awards, some notable)
-UIL Science 11-12 (Co-captain senior year, various awards, some notable, top score districts)
-High Q Quizbowl competition 11-12 (nationally qualified)
-11-12 Business plan competition (co-founder, 2nd place),
-Minor clubs (Span club, etc)

Job/Work Experience: Tutor at a tutoring center since January

Volunteer/Community service: Co-founder of org that cleans walking paths 11-12, minor clubs like NHS, Key Club, probably around 150~ hours total

Essays: Both were fine 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendations: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
-Applied for financial aid?: Yup
-State (if domestic applicant): Texas
-School Type: Large competitive public
-Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
-Gender: M
-Income Bracket: 60-75k
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen in America? lol more anti-hooks than hooks for sure

Reflection
-Strengths: Scores, varied/difficult schedule, GPA, EC’s are decent (though I regret not doing more over summers)
-Weaknesses: No major awards, classes not engineering focused
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores, definitely scores
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Engineering Honors+full tuition scholarship at UT Austin, Presidential Scholar at USC, UMich Ann Arbor, GTech, waitlist at WashU (lolwhat), rejected from MIT. Still waiting on the Ivies/Stanford/UCB/CMU

General Comments:
Good luck on this stormy admissions journey everyone!

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Decision: Rejected/CLS
UC GPA 4.15/UW 3.72
SAT 2200 (M: 770, CR: 730; W: 700)
Decent EC, volunteering and leadership.
Mediocre essay
In-state
White female

Accepted: UMich, Boston College, UCSB, UCD, CU Boulder
Waitlisted: UCSD
Rejected: UCLA, WUStl, Duke,
Waiting: Emory, USC, Northwestern, Cornell

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (630 CR, 750 M, 680 W)
[] SAT II: 710 US History, 800 Math II, couple others
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about a 3.93 when I applied
[] UC GPA: 4.38 uncapped
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/467
[] ELC?: Y
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (3), Physics B (3), World History (4), Calculus BC (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language & Composition (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP U.S. Government, AP Biology, Speech & Legal Reasoning, AP English Literature, DE Differential Equations, DE Statistics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope, just AP Scholar with Distinction and medals in county/regional competitions[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (President/Founder), Academic Decathlon (Captain), 2 varsity sports, Speech & Debate +CSF (Both officers), Human Rights organization (VP), and Mathletes
[] Job/Work Experience: Couple Internships (one related to my major), Family Business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hundreds of hours
[] Personal Statement: I thought they were pretty good, but that’s my opinion…

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[li]** Intended Major **: Economics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Average large public high
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100k-120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I thought my personal statements and extracurriculars were strong, GPA was on par with UCLA’s admitted average
[] Weaknesses: SAT CR was relatively low
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, Cal Poly San Luis, University of the Pacific
[] Schools you were rejected from? None
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley, Georgetown, NYU, and Cornell [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone! You are all truly accomplished and don’t let one decision determine your success. You are all amazingly accomplished, and you will do great in whichever college you attend :slight_smile: Congrats on everyone who got accepted! You rock and deserve it! I’m disappointed as UCLA was one of my dream schools, but competition was at a historical high this year. Hopefully, I’ll get off the waitlist :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: N/A
ACT (breakdown) : 34 (M: 34, E: 35, R: 34, S: 33)
SAT II: Korean: 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
UC GPA: 4.36
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) Calculus AB (3) World History (3) Eng Language (4) US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Spanish Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (3 years), Varsity Track (3 years), Crew (1 year), Writing online, Environmental Club, CSF Member
Job/Work Experience: Tutored
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a daycare for 5 years, Alzheimers’ Center for 3 years
Personal Statement: First was about my heritage (cliche but I made it like a poem more than an essay which I was told not to do but I did it anyway), second was about my love for writing and literature. I used my third essay thing to write about how cross country and track helped me against my fight against asthma
Applied for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major : Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Small private school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 400k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
Reflection: N/A
Strengths: Scores, sports
Weaknesses: No awards
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at UCSD, Davis, Pepperdine, UCLA
Schools you were rejected from? Pomona, Stanford
Schools you are waiting for: Berkeley, USC
General Comments: So stoked