Did anyone get the UCLA Achievement Scholarship?
Accepted to undeclared life sciences!
I got an “Achievement Scholarship” but does anyone know how common that is? Their website doesn’t say
Decision: Accepted
School of Engineering for Computer Science!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (770 M 770 W 600 R) (650 R in other sitting, they def didn’t evaluate me on my SATs lol)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (36 E 33 M 31 R 29 S first sitting), (36 E 35 M 33 R 24 S 
second sitting)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/365
Senior Year Course Load: Diff Eq, Adv Data Structures, Adv Object Oriented Design, AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics E&M
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Trinity Guildhall Grade 8 piano exam with distinction, AP Scholar with distinction I guess?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Math Team Captain (11-12)
Math NHS President (12)
MESA (10-12)
Various hackathons and programming competitions
Gaming club co-founder (11)
Lot of tutoring
Church orchestra
Church youth leader
Piano for 13 years
Violin for 9 years
I can’t remember other stuff
Job/Work Experience: JHUAPL Internship for programming robots, research paper published
Volunteer/Community service: A bunch of church stuff, started tutoring program at my school, arranged some schoolwide math-related events.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably an 8-9 average. Admissions must’ve thought it was amazing to admit me despite my test scores.
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 Calc BC teacher basically a student teacher in her class. Might not have known me enough personally though.
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 Stats teacher, good friends throughout the year, and since it was her first year teaching, it was a great opportunity for me to give her feedback and grow our relationship.
Counselor Rec: 9/10 got to know her from a bunch of scheduling issues lol and we were pretty good from then on
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, dedication in extracurriculars, classes reflect my major
Weaknesses: Test scores straight up. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied with them knowing I had it in me to do a whole lot better.
Why you think you were accepted: They probably saw I was dedicated to comp sci in my essays. I explained a lot of why I loved math and comp sci in there. Otherwise, I don’t think it would’ve worked out quite as well for me.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at Georgia Tech, UT Austin, UMD
General Comments:
I actually can’t believe I got in. As an Asian male, things are already super tough to compete for spots in these top universities. My test scores were not nearly as high to be on the safe side, did not reflect my school performance, and that was my main concern. Add that on top of the fact that I’m an out of state student who needed to make his case much stronger than the in-state student, and it just gets tougher. And I was applying to the engineering school, in computer science, a super competitive major, so the odds were really stacked against me. Maybe I shouldn’t focus so much on the negatives of my application. I still can’t quite believe it. UCLA was among my top choices, and if I were to pick to go here, I know I wouldn’t regret it.
For anyone who didn’t quite get the results they wanted, don’t worry! You will find the place for you. Good luck to everyone!
@ivy2021 How much did the scholarship give you?
@cometbulldog 10,000 a year, you?
@giriboy I don’t know how to post a pic but at first it looks like a rejection letter but says :
Like many universities, UCLA uses a waitlist process to ensure that every available space has been offered to students interested in enrolling here. While we are not able to offer you admission at this time, we would like to extend to you an opportunity to join our waitlist. I understand this is not the news you were hoping for, but I hope you will consider opting in to our waitlist so that you might be considered for an opportunity to join us this fall, should space in our class become available. In the weeks following the May 1st commitment deadline, we will assess how many, if any, openings might be available for possible admission offers to students on our waitlist. Until that time, we will be unable to predict either the likelihood that we will go to our waitlist or the number of additional admission offers we might make.
If you are interested in the waitlist opportunity, you must opt-in by indicating your interest in the UCLA waitlist by April 15th at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Simply click the corresponding option below when you have made your decision.
@ivy2021 Didn’t get it, was just wondering if anyone received it yet since my net cost is a little more than I can afford. If you don’t mind, what were your stats like?
Accepted! International male Asian EE.
Name of UCLA school you are applying to: CoE
Major: EE
Unweighted GPA: N/A (International A-Levels)
Weighted GPA (capped): N/A
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math 710 CRW
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II , 800 Physics
Rank: 1
AP Scores: N/A
IB Scores: N/A
Courses you are taking senior year: A-Level Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics
TOEFL:115/120
A-Level: A* A* A* A
Awards: High School Merit Scholar, various debate, math and English awards, Curtin University Photography Competition, etc.
Extracurriculars: Violin (concertmaster and president, state Rep to national music camp), photography, tennis, composing
Volunteering: Violin, several times a year
Work Experience: Currently a full time substitute teacher at my high school
Essays: OK I guess
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
State (if domestic): N/A
Country (if international): Malaysia
Are you applying for financial aid?: N/A
Hooks (first generation college, underrepresented minority, legacy): N/A
Accepted with regents as a biophysics major.
4.4 uc gpa
32 ACT
Rank #1
Essay 1-10: 7
Hooks: 1st gen, low-income
If you’re waitlisted, can you still get the Alumni Scholarship? Thanks in advance
Where do you check to see if you got a scholarship?
How could u all ignore me so rude
so… do you guys like cheese???
Never stop believing. OOS 30 ACT 4.07 GPA UC
But amazing leadership, EC, volunteerism, essays. They will find you and grab you if your app rings true and you are genuine. Do what you love and not what you think schools want you to do to gain admission. Dreams do come true.
Accepted OOS into the Pre-Political Science major!!
waitlisted ://
UC GPA: 4.22 capped
School GPA: Around a 4.4 i think
ACT: 32
Major: Mat. Engineering
Hooks: Female lol
AP Lang (4), APUSH (5), AP Physics (3)
Accepted: UCSD, UCI, Cal Poly SLO
Waitlisted: Pomona, Harvey Mudd
Rejected: Stanford haha
Waiting: USC, Cal
Accepted!!
Out-of-state
ACT: 30!!!
GPA: 4.3
Major: Pre Economics
Just goes to show that it is not all about test scores!!!
I was really ballsy and creative with my essays and it payed off!
Couldn’t be more excited.
Decision: Accepted
Merit Scholarship, if received: N/A
School/Major: Samueli College of Engineering and Applied Science/Bioengineering
Objective:
ACT: 34
SAT: 1450
SAT 2s: Math II- 760/800, Chemistry- 690, US History- 680
Unweighted UC GPA: about 4.2 or 4.3
Weighted, capped UC GPA: about 4.68
Rank: top 10%
AP Courses: AP World History (4), AP Calculus AB (5), AP US History (5), AP Chemistry (3), AP Language and Composition (5), AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Rowing/crew (10th-12th), Journalism (4 yrs), Magnet Ambassador (1 yr), Class of 2017 President (2 yrs), community concert band (4 yrs). Piano (6 years), clarinet (9 years), flute (2 years), also sufficient in bass clarinet, alto sax, and harp.
Volunteer/Community Service: Learn-to-Row Camps, Junior Blind Olympics, LAPL volunteering
Summer Activities: Traveling, plus a UCLA Neuroscience Camp
Awards:
AP Scholar with Distinction
Junior Honor Guard
California Scholarship Federation
State: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted - UC Berkeley, MIT, UCSD, LMU, Northeastern
Applied - USC, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Yale-NUS
Denied - Harvey Mudd
Waitlisted… international student in MA, Chinese male, SAT 1480, SAT 2 BioM 680 Math2 800
Lots of good EC and some major rewards. GPA 4/4.5
Applied Biology general
@gam1300 THANK YOU OMG
My school doesn’t offer IB, but I had three 5 scores on AP tests and am currently taking four APs. I have an AP scholar award, too