It’s not 7% admit rate, 5700 is the amount of kids they expect to actually enroll in the school. Admit rate was the same as last year, about 18%.
I was accepted with an 1800 on the SAT for pre-political science; though, I had very solid extracurriculars and had two internships. My personal statements were very good; I wrote about my time at CA Girls State and a tennis final. So, there is hope for those lower SAT scorers.(:
@ChuckFinley I know this is for stats only, but I just have to say that I LOVE you username and pic. I grew up watching Burn Notice!
Decision: Accepted -College of Letters and Sciences
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 31, 32 super score. (34 W, 31R, 29M, 32S)
[] SAT II: 780 Spanish, 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 ish
[] UC GPA: not sure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5). Spanish (5), USH (5), Lang (5), Art History (4), Comp Gov (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Macro, Dual Enrollment theology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Stanford Human Rights Award, AP Scholar w Distinction, Top Attorney[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish club pres, Model UN, NHS, Soccer manager
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ Hours volunteering at preschool, hosted a 5K and raied $4k
[li] Personal Statement: One about how I value my family’s sacrifices, and another about overcoming fear of scuba diving. Some of my best essays[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Undeclared Social Science[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: Large private catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay/ difficult course load/ took Stanford classes over summer
[] Weaknesses: GPA/ Scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted to Northeastern Honors, LMU, UF, FSU, Fordham, UCSD. Waitlisted at UVA, Vanderbilt
[] Schools you were rejected from? Wash U, UPenn
[li] Schools you are waiting for? USC, Berkeley, Stanford, NYU, Tufts[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! I didn’t think I’d get in so keep your hopes up 
@uclabound1 Haha many people don’t get the reference. Burn Notice is one of the best shows ever!
Objective: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown): 2240
ACT (breakdown): 34C (34E, 36M, 32R, 32S)
SAT II: Math II 780 and 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/200
AP (place score in parenthesis):Chem-4, Calc AB-5, Lang and Comp-5, Gov-4
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Psych, Organic Chem(local university), Calc II(local university), Calc III(local university)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Outback Bowl Grand Champion, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, AP Scholar,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Composer(hobby), NHD Nationals, Poster Designer at local library-300+ hours, First chair French Horn in selective Wind Ensemble Program, Tutor-middle school, Senate Scholar Program, Forensics State, VAC State winner,
Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s- 1 yr
Volunteer/Community service: Mentioned
Summer Activities: Pit Orchestra, Website Design
Personal Statement 1- cliche, maudlin, kind of cringe-worthy, but I guess the adcoms didn’t care too much lol
Personal Statement 2- dry, cold, essentially the opposite of my first statement haha, but a little more original
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undeclared Physical Science
State (if domestic applicant):WI
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Taking O-Chem?
Reflection
This decision didn’t mean too much to me, but congratulations to others that were accepted!
Strengths: GPA, Course rigor,
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Music oriented, composing
Weaknesses: EC’s, Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Came across as curious and nuanced.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UWMadison, Cornell University, UChicago
The most unique thing in your application: Composing, taking O-Chem,
Waiting for UCB
Decision: Accepted (College of Letters and Science)
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (620 CR, 690 M, 660 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] UC GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/152
[] ELC?: No
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB, AP Government and Politics, Video Production, Religion
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Member of CSF[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): N/A
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Operation Gratitude a few times…
[] Personal Statement: Dysfunctional home led to my obsession with TV–started watching Cosmos and Bill Nye and loved Physics ever since.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Physics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Schools accepted/waitlisted to? DePaul, LMU, SCAD, UCD, UCSB, UCI, UCLA
[] Schools rejected from? Northwestern, USC, Berkeley
[li] Schools waiting for? JHU, NYU, Columbia, Stanford[/li][/ul]General Comments:
How in the world was I accepted?
**Decision: rejected **
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (750 CR 660 M 740 W)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 680 Lit. 780 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Weighted GPA (if available):
[] Rank/percentile (if available):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH 4 APENG
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, Newspaper, Speech & Debate Tm, AP Comparative Govt./Economics, AP Literature, Japanese 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): only minor awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (EIC), Speech/Debate Tm (Historian), NHS (Activities Director), Environmentalism Club (President), Peer tutoring (Historian), Student Council Historical Commission, HONY-esque FB page, school’s ambassador program (Media Commissioner)
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance photographer, private tutor APUSH/APENG
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutoring, school ambassador program, NHS
[] Summer Activities: Summer school classes to get ahead: Contemporary Journalism, Algebra II, Chemistry, BYU Bio 100 200. SAT Boot Camp
[] Essays: losing an election and the tight-knit network of friends on the newspaper staff
[] Teacher Recommendation: One teacher whose had me for four years straight in HS and my lovely APUSH teacher from last year!
[] Counselor Rec: Assistant Principal wrote it, don’t know her much and vice versa though
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not that I know of; Asian with an interest in humanities?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership, strong history background
[] Weaknesses: that SAT I score and SAT II Lit. score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UCR, Humboldt, Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, UCD, UCB waitlisted: WUSTL rejected: USC, UCLA, Northwestern, Duke
[/ul]General Comments:[list]
Congrats to those who were accepted!
Did anyone else apply as an Ethnomusicology major?
Decision: Accepted College of Letters and Science
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT: 34C (35E, 34M, 32R, 33S) writing: 10
[] SAT II: 800 Japanese with Listening, 790 Math 2, 730 Physics, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.91 (school uses scale of 5 instead of 4)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank and don’t know percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CalAB (5), CalBC (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Micro (5), Macro (4), Comparative Gov (5), Japanese Language & Culture (5), Physics B (4), US Gov (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Korean Writing, English Composition, World Literature, AP Calculus BC, Chinese, AP Macro, AP US History, AP Comparative Gov, French Reading, Project Study on History, History of Mathematics, Advanced English Composition, English via Comparative Cultures
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): awards in multiple MUN competitions in Korea, four first place class honours, Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level N1 (highest level)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): chief of school’s English newspaper, manager of school orchestra, member of school’s swimming club (won one silver and two bronze medals in state championships), vice president of school’s judicial council, member of school’s Office of International Affairs, member of school’s MUN club, member of school’s French club
[] Job/Work Experience: interned at the external affairs department of APCC
[] Volunteer/Community service: taught English to underprivileged elementary school kids in my area, tutored peers in Calculus, French, and English
[] Essays: #1 was about how living in Korea, Hawaii, and Japan helped me to become trilingual and learn to see the world from diverse perspectives, #2 was about how music influenced my life
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Pre Global Studies[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[] School Type: dorm school that offers AP classes and college level courses
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: around $75000-$80000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): not much except for the fact that I lived in three different countries and am fluent in English, Korean, and Japanese, and began learning French and Chinese in high school
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: being fluent in Korean, English, and Japanese, solid test scores and GPA, good counsellor and recommendation letter (I think), good work ethic
[] Weaknesses: not many major awards
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?: Accepted to Georgetown SFS, Notre Dame Colleges of Arts and Letters, UNC, UCLA, UC Berkeley
[] Schools you were rejected from?: None yet 
[li] Schools you are waiting for?: Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: Hope this helps, especially to international applicants!
Too lazy to follow the format 
Waitlisted for CS
International Student from India
33 ACT: 33E, 35M, 30S, 32R
41/42 IB; taking full diploma
SAT II: M2: 800, Phy: 800, Chem: 760
Great ECs
Accepted waitlist offer with fall grades 42/42
Decision: Accepted College of Letters and Science (Biology)
Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 1780 (650 Math)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Somewhere around 3.7
[]UC GPA: No idea (Somewhere around 4.1?)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/150
[]ELC: Yes
[]AP: World History (3), US History (2), Eng Lit (2)
[li]Senior Year Course Load: Biotech, AP Stats, Leadership, Eng 4, Economics, 4 college courses[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: ASB treasurer. Commissioner of community service (2yrs), TRL (2yrs), audio/visual, fundraising. BLS president. CSF. 4 years of football and baseball.
[]Job/Work Experience: Summer job for 3 years (24-32 hrs week)
[]Volunteer/Community service: Commissioner of community service; homeless shelters, blood drives, etc. Time at the Commons.
[]Personal Statement: VERY strong. Went through much time to perfect it (What I think got me accepted)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[]State: CA
[]School Type: Small school and town, public, little opportunities.
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: Less than $10k a year
[li]Hooks: First generation college, hardships with parents and living situation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: EC’s and Essay.
[]Weaknesses: Grades and Test Scores
[]Schools were you accepted to: Berkeley, SDSU, Cal Poly, etc.
[]Schools were you waitlisted to: UCD, UCI
[li]Schools you were rejected from: UCSD and UCSB[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments:**VERY excited, going to accept UCLA, GO BRUINS!!!
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul] Biological Sciences
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (720 cr, 750 m, 660 w)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] UC GPA: 4.13
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/605
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):US History(4), Calculus AB(4), Biology(3), English Language(4), Human Geography(4), European History(3), Calculus BC(currently taking), Government and Politics(in progress), English Literature(in progress)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Gov and Politics, AP English Literature, Leadership, Teacher Aide
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, League Goalkeeper of the Year, First-team all league, Team MVP[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer three years(captain), club soccer all four years(captain), Pay it Forward Club(CFO), CSF(life time member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at local ski resort during winter, reffed youth soccer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Medical mission trip to Kenya, Africa. Elementary school mentorship program
[] Personal Statement: Talked about Kenya, my family
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Biological Sciences[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public High School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >150,000
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:SAT, Grades, captain for my teams
[] Weaknesses: Senior year class load
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Waitlisted at Notre Dame, Denied by UC Berkeley, accepted to UCSD UCD Cal Poly SLO
[] Schools you were rejected from? USC, Duke
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Penn, Dartmouth, Georgetown[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! I am going to be attending UCLA in the fall!
Decision: Accepted to the College of Letters and Science
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT:
33 Composite (English 34, Mathematics 29, Reading 36, Science 31, Writing 8, Combined English/Writing 31)
[] SAT II: none
[] TOEFL iBT: 114/120 Total score (Reading 29/30, Listening 30/30, Speaking 30/30, Writing 25/30)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7-3.8
[] UC GPA: ?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5-10 of my class
[] ELC?: none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Philosophy, History & Geography, English, Spanish, Sports
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano for 5 years, high school sports association for 3 years, student body (class elected and student government), gymnastics for 10 years, several theatre summer camps
[] Job/Work Experience: worked in a bookstore for one week, built a website for my brother
[] Volunteer/Community service: helped at a triathlon event
[] Personal Statement: strong essays, worked months on them
PS1: wrote on my passion for running, the beauty of the sport and how it has shaped my work ethic
PS2: described my first day snowboarding and the strength it took to overcome the difficulties
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): France
[] School Type: small public
[] Ethnicity: European
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: test scores, essays, ethnicity?
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ECs, work experience
[] Schools were you accepted to? UCSD, UCSC, UWSeattle
[] Schools you were rejected from? UCBerkeley
[li] Schools you are waiting for? none[/li]
General Comments:
I’m so grateful to have been accepted!
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2220
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 740 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[ *] UC GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26/468
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calc AB (5), English Lang (4), Euro History(4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci A, Physics, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov and Pol, Sales and Marketing
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Participated in Susan Komen 3-Day Seattle (raised $4800), NHS (VP Membership), Key Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked for the Mariners over the Summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at summer camp for month and a half, tutoring at same place as summer camp 1-3 times a week all year
[ *] Personal Statement: Thought they were very strong, about experience at 3-Day and competitive nature of my personality
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, got nothing lol
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Math/Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: >120,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, test scores
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs, GPA
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted to Ohio State, University of Washington, USC, waitlisted UVA
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? Berkeley
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Stanford
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!
Decision:Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[] ACT: 31 (lowest: math 28 | highest: English/Reading: 34)
[] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: No idea, I’ve taken 7 Aps, 4 honors, and never gotten a B or taken an off roll
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of large public CA high school
[] ELC?: I qualified/applied for this but won’t be using it if that makes sense
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US History (5), AP Lang (5), AP Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, British Lit, French 5, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Copy Editor, Photo Editor, and this year EIC), Lacrosse, Youth Political Awareness PAC (Education Director), Internship for Carl DeMaio for Congress
[] Job/Work Experience: photography
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Interact Club, a ton of tutoring (calc, english)
[] Personal Statement: I liked one and loved the other (used one about having to make Thanksgiving dinner on my own - mainly going out of my comfort zone and succeeding- for CommonApp too).
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: English[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black, Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60,000-70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Hooks, strong GPA, obvious interest in English/Education
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, needed a lot of aid
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Willamette, UC Davis, Vassar, Scripps, Reed
[] Schools you were rejected from? just UCLA so far
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Tufts (top choice), Brown [/li][/ul]General Comments: I was shocked and pretty crestfallen at first because it made me doubt my chances at other schools, but I’m pretty much over it now. It was the largest school I applied to and I think I’d be happier at a LAC anyway. Go Bruins though!! Such a strong, beautiful school.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 740 Chemistry, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9th-11th: 4.0 9th-12th: 3.96
[] UC GPA: 4.57
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] ELC?: n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (4), AP US History (5), AP English Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Japanese, AP Physics 1, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (President/Founder), Student Leadership, Senate, Link Crew, Superintendent Advisory Council, Piano CM Test
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Homeless Shelter, Summer Camps
[] Personal Statement:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Chemistry [/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Grades
[] Weaknesses: Extra Curriculars, Standardized Tests
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCR, UCD, CSUF
[] Schools you were rejected from? USC (go bruins!)
[*] Schools you are waiting for? n/a
[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
ACT (breakdown): 27
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/501
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 APUSH, 3 AP Language Comp, 3 AP English Lit, 4 AP US Government
IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 IB Business and Management SL (Junior Year)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma - IB Math Studies, IB English, IB French AB Initio, IB Biology, IB History of Americas, IB Theory of Knowledge (first semester), 2 Free period second semester.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IB Biology Award of Excellence, Science National Honor Award, French National Honor Award, Presidential Superlative Award, AP Scholar Award, English National Honor Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (Vice President - 2 Years), French National Honors Society (Projects Committee Head), IB Student Union (Historian), Seventh-Day Adventist Youth Society (Director & President - 6 Years), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Choir (Secretary & Event Coordinator), C12A Distributions LLC. local start up company (Vice President),
Job/Work Experience:
Babysitter (2011 June, July, August)
Volunteer/Community service:
Patrick Murphy Campaign (Non-Paid Intern), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Assistant Treasurer), Habitat For Humanity (Volunteer)
Summer Activities:
Internship at Patrick Murphy (June, July, August, September, November)
Essays: 7/10 or 8/10 - It was not very well written. My commonapp essay was 10 times better.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation American
Reflection
I was pretty shocked when I got rejected from UCLA. Not because I thought I was too good for the school, but simply because I felt like if I didn’t get into UCLA, I had no chance of getting into Berkeley. I’m pretty darn ecstatic to have gotten into Berkeley though! UCLA is an amazing school so Congratz to those who have been accepted and good luck future applicants!
Strengths:
Essays, Extracurriculars (but not amazing!), GPA, hooks.
Weaknesses: ACT scores, didn’t take or submit any SATs or SAT II.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: University of Florida, University of California- San Diego, Cornell University, Emory University, University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University, UNC, University of California - Berkeley, USC
Waiting on Acceptance notification: None
Rejected: University of Texas - Austin, UCLA, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, NYU
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Not really sure. Maybe the essay!
Decision: Accepted: pre business economics
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: It’s around 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP lang (5) ap euro(4) macro (4) APUSH(4) physics (3) French (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP psych, AP chinese, AP environmental science, AP lit, philosophy honors, AP gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, national merit commended student, 4 year high honor roll
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team ( captain ) , youth and government , Hispanic youth tutoring (treasurer), 10 years of piano competition, law club, BPA, FBLA, FCCLA, cross country
Job/Work Experience: Swim teacher, dental assistant
Volunteer/Community service: Bernie’s book bank, chinese volunteer camp to teach underprivileged children English
Summer Activities: intern at Abbott laboratories
Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: None
State: Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: ACT, extracurriculars, challenging course load, upward trend
Weaknesses: course load
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: very very surprised
General Comments: I was rejected by most of my RD schools: carnegie mellon, northwestern, UNC, USC and WAITLISTED at michigan after being deferred. ACCEPTED at UCLA and NYU STERN, MIAMI u( full ride) , university of rochester ( deans scholarship), UIUC ( accounting)
Decision: Accepted Computer Science - Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (650 R, 800 M, 800 W, 9 essay) Did not send
[] ACT: 35C (35, 36, 35, 35, 8 essay)
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: Not sure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/2xx
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language - 3, AP English Literature - 4, AP Calc BC - 5, AB subscore - 5, AP Chem - 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP US Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (10-12), Varsity Tennis (9, 11, 12), Tutor at local organization (9-12), a lot of church stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: ECs
[] Personal Statement: I’d give 8/10 to both
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: CompSci[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: medium public school ~1400 students
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
{/list]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: Essays, don’t really stand out
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Boston College, University of Washington, WashU (waitlisted), Emory (waitlisted)
[] Schools you were rejected from? Rice, Carnegie. I worked on essays for each of these schools for about 30 minutes each so it was expected. UC Berkeley
[li] Schools you are waiting for?[/li][/ul]**General Comments:**For future seniors, do a LOT of research on colleges before you start applying to them. I regret not doing so. But anyways, I’m happy selecting between either UCLA and UW.