***UCLA Official Class of 2017 Decision Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
281

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):1890 (590 CR, 660 M, 640 W)
[ *] ACT: Not Submittted
[ *] SAT II: USH 650, Spanish 600
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] UC GPA: 4.22
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I think 17 before I applied, 13 after I applied
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), Spanish Language (4), Environmental Science (4), World History (4), USH (3), Art History (3), Language (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Gov, IB English HL-2, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, ASB
[ *] Major Awards Listed on the UC Application (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Academic Letter, Excellence in Leadership from a local non-profit, President’s Golden Service Award, Special Commendation for Hunger Fighting by SD Mayor
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim Captain, Varsity Water Polo Member, CSF VP (Now President), Link Crew President, Local Teen Hunger Fighting Group Co-Chair
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Jewish Family Service, Hunger Advocacy Network, Youth Food Pantry
[ *] Personal Statement: Pretty Solid for Both (Edited for hours and days!)
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Undeclared, Physical Sciences
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Public, 656 Students
[ *] Ethnicity: Half Ecuadorian, Half Mexican
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 180k<x<200k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, Hunger Advocacy, I lobbied for California anti-hunger legislation, Accomplished Varisty Athlete
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, EC’s, Solid Essay, AP Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Do not let weaknesses on your application define you! I was one of 8 or 9 students accepted at my high school. I definetely had the lowest SAT score of all accepted, but I let the admissions committee know what I was passionate about, who I am, and what my goals are. Colleges understand this, show them your unique and you’re more than a number. The key is to focus on your strengths and not dwell or make excuses for poor parts of your application. And no matter what, do not let an admissions decision define you. I really believe that everything happens for a reason. You will find somewhere that will make you happy and allow you to thrive. Congratulations and good luck future applicants :D</p>

282

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR 720/M 800/WR 800)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chinese/760 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.25
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~top 5% or higher
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5), English Lang (5), Calculus BC, English Lit, Comp Gov, Spanish Lang
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Comparative Government, AP Spanish Language, Concert Band, Marching Band/Food Science
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader), Concert Band III (First chair), Pep Band, Symphony Orchestra, Senior Men and Women, Link Crew, Hope Can Cure Cancer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteens (President, Secretary/Publicity Commissioner), Music Mentors, Methodist Hospital of Southern CA, 2012 Overseas Youth English Teaching Volunteer Program in Taiwan
[<em>] Personal Statement: one about culture and one about my volunteer experience in Taiwan
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Pre Business Economics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~170,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): essays and grades/test scores
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades, test scores, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: no major awards or academic teams, highly competitive school
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being from a school that has a high concentration of people that get admitted to UCLA, I definitely felt like it was very competitive. My test scores and grades are decent and being from a high school UCLA is familiar with definitely helps :-)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all those who got accepted!</p>

283

<p>Decision: Accepted! (College of Letters and Sciences)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2120: 730 writing 740 reading 650 math
SAT II: 740 Lit
Act: 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
UC GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
ELC?:yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load:AP Comparative Government, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Environmental Science, Calculus, Darkroom photo</p>

<p>Subjective:
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: lots of work at soup kitchens, Habitat for Humanity, social & political activism, volunteer at children’s hospital, president and founder of clubs at school, free tutor in Spanish and English
ECs: pre-professional dance
Personal Statement: Excellent. One about service, two about political activism</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: Undecided Social Sciences
State (if domestic applicant):CA
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:under 30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:GPA, essays, volunteer
Weaknesses: not enough APs, test scores could have been higher
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: overall academic profile and my unique essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Boston U, Northeastern, UCSC (honors), USF, Fordham, Pace (honors), Cal Poly, University of Washington. Waiting for: NYU, Berkeley, Barnard College, Eugene Lang College</p>

<p>General Comments: My top schools are NYU and Berkeley, but UCLA isn’t a bad back-up ;)</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown):n/a
[ *] ACT: 29 (combined 30)
[ *] SAT II:n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.3-3.6
[ *] UC GPA: n/a
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank from school
[ *] ELC?:?
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Bio, HL english, HL geo, SL math, SL physics, SL spanish
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All IB courses
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model un, basketball, track, football, started a morning show for my school, and more </em>
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours with the main thing being a 3 week trip to teach english in india
[ *] Personal Statement:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[ *] Intended Major: sociology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Canadian transcript but TX resident
[ *] School Type: Private Academic school
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): international transcript
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: overall it was a reach but still happy i applied
[ /list][ b]General Comments:Accepted: teas tech, auburn (5,000 a year), ole miss (full ride), georgia, tcu, smu, northeastern, miami (20,000 a year), UC davis, cal poly (2,000 a year). Guaranteed transfer: Texas, tamu Waitlisted: UCSD Denied: UCLA, UCSB</p>

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<p>I already posted this on the 2017 sub forum but will repost here.</p>

<p>Accepted! 2150 SAT, 4.38 GPA, top 1% of large public high school in TX, Hispanic female</p>

<p>Rest of stats too hard to post from my phone - stalk me on other posts if you really must know:-)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 520 CR, 550 M, 520 W (total 1590 lol I know its uber low :p)
[</em>] ACT:24
[<em>] SAT II: 710 U.S. History, 560 English Lit, and Decline to state my math II score lol
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):W 3.85, UW, 4.35
[<em>] UC GPA: ??
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12 out of 302
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), U.S. History (5), and Chem and English Lang and Comp both 2’s lol; This May I plan on taking Psychology, Calculus AB, Government, and English Lit
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, AP Lit, AP Cal AB, AP Gov, Ceramics, and Health 12
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CA Golden State Merit Diploma, a lot of Principles Honor Roles, etc…nothing like the noble peace prize lol :stuck_out_tongue:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Upward Bound (4 years), Health TECH (4 years, Assistant Health Manager), People/Student Reaching Out (3 years), Youth Council Leader (1 year), Readers are Leaders (1 year, Treasure), Science Olympiad Mathlete (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: over my 4 years of hs, probably over 110 hrs :slight_smile:
[</em>] Personal Statement: For the 1st prompt, I talked about how I was raised in a low income single parent household, help around the house, and how my late grandmother influenced me to pursue a career in health. For the 2nd prompt I described my experience in doing a locally know special project for Health TECH
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Of course lol
[</em>] Intended Major: Pre Microbiology/Immunology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: poor small public (less than 1500 students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: low class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation, and experience from Health TECH project
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores of course lol, and not a lot of EC’s nor a lot of leadership positions
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I seriously have know idea, but if I dig the root…I would say my essays! :slight_smile:
[/ul]General Comments:
I am still shocked and surprised at my admission! lol I was really expecting rejection because of my test scores. This proves that test scores AREN’T the priority in admissions. It really depends on your essays and really just your application as a whole and how you perceive yourself through them. Just because you don’t have that 2300+ on the SAT, doesn’t mean your chances at getting admitted to UCLA or any other top school are slim to none. I am very excited and happy at my acceptance and am currently waiting on USC and UC Berkeley. If it really came down to it, and if some sort of miracle happens where I get accepted to my last couple of schools, it’ll be between USC and UCLA. :slight_smile: Congrats to everyone admitted and sorry for the ones who received the unfortunate news, you’ll all end up at great schools! :D</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): 610 WRITING 480 MATH 550 CR
[ *] ACT: 25
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] UC GPA: 4.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/660
[ *] ELC?: Yes.
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Errr…3 on AP Language, 2 on APUSH
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, Civics/Econ, Spanish III, Leadership, AP Literature, ROP Theater Productions, Work Experience
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just the 4.0 GPA Awards (every semester) Most Leadership Hours…nah nothing huge.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership 2 years (ASB President and Commissioner of Clubs), Sophomore Class Vice President, Volunteer for a huge free health fair for all of high school, CSF, Youth leader for my masjid
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Working since I was sixteen, 1 year 1/2 at Carl’s Jr. (worst year of my life) and as a dental receptionist currently
[ *] Personal Statement: EXCELLENT. I’ve always been a writer at heart and my personal statements portrayed my personality clearly and my passion for education, law, success etcetera etcetera
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Poli Sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Low income, no college culture, overpopulated, disadvantaged, etc.
[ *] Ethnicity: Pakistani/Afghani…I didn’t want to put Asian.
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: >$20,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college student, I don’t know what URM is :confused:
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: personal statement, UCLA supplementary essays
[ *] Weaknesses. SAT scores maybe ECs (I was basically working full time though)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list] honestly, I’m beyond astounded and blessed for this opportunity. Shout out to those who DO NOT think that people such as myself can succeed because of our test scores or not enough accomplishments under our belts. Guess what? I took advantage of every opportunity that was given to me in light of every obstacle holding me back. And i’ve been accepted :slight_smile: Sorry, had to get that off my chest somewhere. Might as well say it to complete strangers who don’t know me :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>[ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Advice for anyone out there, be it a prospective student who dreams of getting the best public education out there, or those who were rejected, and even accepted: Keep your aim high, and don’t let a petty rejection keep you from attaining your goal. There’s always transfer oportunities or even grad school. Things happen for a reason. </p>

<p>I’m waiting back from UC Berkeley which is MY dream school (fingers crossed and loads of prayers) I get in because I’m taking it. If not, UCLA is an amazing back-up and I can’t wait to go check out the campus. I know they have one of the best law schools in the nation. <em>giddy</em> Good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>Uhm okay my post came out looking really ghetto. My apologies guys.</p>

289

<p>^you have to erase the spaces after the first bracket(s)</p>

290

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 680 Writing: 660 Reading: 690 Overall 2030
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Biology, 600 Chinese w/listening
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82?
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.22
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): About 26 out of 600
[<em>] ELC?: No?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology 5, Government 2 (definitely dropped the ball there.)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Really light, didn’t want to risk senioritis. AP studio art.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No?
[/ul]**Subjective: **[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art, Orchestra (first chair flute)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 180ish hours.
[<em>] Personal Statement: I thought it was great. Guess it wasn’t good enough.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Design and Media Arts
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I have really good grades compared to a typical art major.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No extracurriculars and sort of low SAT score.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT score too low, not enough extracurriculars, and not a good enough portfolio.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all that got in!</p>

291

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2140 - CR/M/W: 700/740/700
ACT: Not Taken
SAT II: 750 Math Level II,720 Bio Ecology, 770 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
UC GPA:4.32
Rank: top 9%
ELC?: yes
AP: AP Calculus AB (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Biology (5), AP Music Theory (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP French 5, AP Statistics, Orchestra, English 4, Government</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars : Chamber Music Club (Co-founder and president), Aca Deca, Model UN, FBLA ( secretary)
Job/Work Experience: none :frowning:
Volunteer/Community service: Animal Rescue Foundation, Children’s Hospital, Church Teacher’s Assistant, Youth Act Council
Personal Statement: pretty good</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major: Biology
State: California
School Type: Public distinguished high school
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: cannot be revealed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None that I am aware of.</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: Volunteer program (pretty big and recognized programs), Clubs (Aca Deca and MUN), and essay
Weaknesses: Definitely my SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: personal statements!
General Comments: Congratulation to everyone who are accepted! For those who didn’t, don’t be too discouraged! Things can only get better!</p>

292

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t do.
[ *] ACT: 26 (30 E, 29M, 24S, 22R, bad essay, sick on the day of the ACT.)
[ *] SAT II: didn’t do.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7?
[ *] UC GPA: I don’t know.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28th out of 800ish
[ *] ELC?: X
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 Chem, 3 Spanish, 3 German
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): X
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Very weak, 2 AP Classes.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Many medals.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Color Guard, Winter Guard.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None. :frowning:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None. I never had a car to be able to do stuff all the time. :confused:
[ *] Personal Statement: I honestly felt great about them. No regrets whatsoever.
[/ul]Other[ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[ *] Intended Major: Applied Math.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): X
[ *] School Type: HUGE, Public
[ *] Ethnicity: X
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 80,000ish
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): The fact that I was in color guard. From what my high school counselor told me, application officers read thousands of essays on football, soccer, and other popular activities, but rarely do they read color guard essays.
[/list]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: I guess my essays, awards, and being in an activity that required a lot of time.
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT, no SAT Subject Tests, 20 hours of community service, and GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My weaknesses. :confused:
[/ul]General Comments: I kind of expected this, to be honest. My application, overall, was very weak. Due to the fact that I had an honors class switch my junior year, I believe that had something to do with the decision. I am not really sad about this because this school was more of a “apply, and let’s see what happens” school for me. Going through severe depression and suicidal thoughts for too long, I don’t think it would have been ideal for me to go to UCLA if accepted. For those of you who got accepted, good luck. :slight_smile: For those who didn’t, keep your head up high. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 700 CR: 690 W: 750 (2140)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: AWFUL - 620 Lit, 670 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We don’t have GPA, but 88% avg?
[<em>] UC GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[<em>] ELC?: N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: World Issues, Calculus, Adv. Functions, Writer’s Craft, English, French, International Business, Accounting, Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot. Swim team captain, president of student organization, student senator on school board, writer / editor of school newspaper, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard / Swim instructor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: YMCA swim instructor
[li] Personal Statement: Talked about how swimming changed my perception of my goals and aspirations.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No - international student.
[</em>] Intended Major: Undeclared social science.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[<em>] School Type: Medium sized public magnet school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Score, grades.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wah, I don’t even know. I’m still shocked.[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Accepted. 2250 sat. Will post stats next week, for im in dominican republic, enjoyin da sunshine :D</p>

295

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 CR650 M720 W610
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math 1: 730, US Hist: 610
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.15
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/372
[<em>] ELC?: N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Enviro Sci (4), US Hist (3), Lang & Comp (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Lit & Comp, AP Bio, Physics, etc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BPA (Treasurer), DECA, NHS, Physics Club, Writing Center Tutor, Math Center Tutor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Peer Tutor, Childcare
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Significant amount of hours
[<em>] Personal Statement: Acceptable (I started the UC app ~24 hours before deadline; it was also around the tenth app I’d done)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): ID
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: Poor Public (Largest in state; ~2200)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Below poverty line
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation student, QuestBridge finalist
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Class rank, UW GPA, community service, EC
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In all honesty, it was probably due to the fact that I’m from Idaho and it’s not that difficult to be one of the strongest students in the state.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, I didn’t really expect a rejection due to my Idaho advantage, but on the other, I didn’t anticipate an acceptance. Congratulations to all who’ve gotten their acceptances.</p>

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<p>:( rejected</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 CR, 730 M, 740 W
[</em>] ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
[<em>] SAT II: 680 Lit, 750 Chem, 780 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[<em>] UC GPA: I don’t know?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/618
[<em>] ELC?: yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Theatre SL(4), Chem SL (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio HL, IB Math SL, IB English 4 HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Spanish 4 SL
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I just put QuestBridge finalist and National Merit semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Treasurer), CSF (treasurer), Tutoring Support (President)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at an elementary school
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: wrote/directed a play, organized board game drives, tutoring
[<em>] Personal Statement: I think one was about the play experience and one was about where I come from? I honestly don’t remember.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 30-40K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first gen
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I guess I’ve done a lot in high school.
[</em>] Weaknesses: I didn’t try as hard as I should’ve on my essays.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck of the draw~~~[/li][/ul]**General Comments: I’m probably not going, but I’m still excited!! **</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2240 composite
[</em>]ACT: didn’t take
[<em>]SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chemistry: 730, Biology E: 780
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>]UC GPA: no idea
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[<em>]ELC?: no
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology: 5, Statistics: 5
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: APB Physics, AB Calculus, AP English, AP Economics Micro & Macro, Concert Choir
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Certificate of Merit for Piano? Don’t know if that counts as a “major” award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Link Crew Leader), (Doggie Protective Services Adoption Volunteer), (Camp Counselor at WCEO), over 11 years of piano and piano competitions
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours of camp counseling and volunteering at the dog rescue
[<em>]Personal Statement: One was about my father and how he has shaped various aspects of my life (hey, seems kind of cheesy but it worked - I tried to make it as personal as possible) and the other was about a personal quality of mine described through a short story of how I got to know one of my friends
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[<em>]Intended Major: I applied and got in for Chemistry, but I’ll probably switch within the Letters & Science department
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>]School Type: Very competitive high school in the Bay Area, top 50 in the nation
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100k - 200k
[<em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[</em>]Strengths: Essay, probably, because even though I wrote about generic topics my SAT scores/GPA and course workload was average and even light compared to other people at my school. I know people much smarter than me who got rejected and I’m guessing my essays helped me a lot. Make them really personal!
[<em>]Weaknesses: Workload sub par for my insanely competitive school
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOO idea, I was all prepared to be rejected or waitlisted at the best, but I somehow made it in! :open_mouth:
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in, and to all who didn’t, there is definitely a college out there for you. Don’t let rejections define you, remember, the colleges rejected your APPLICATION, not you as a person. Anyway, this gives me so much more hope for Cal (my dream school), but if I don’t get in I would be proud to be a Bruin!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (single sitting) CR: 760 M: 630 W: 770
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Biology E: 800, US History: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.57
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) English Language (5) US History (5) European History (4) Chemistry (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, French IV Honors, Religion 12.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, 2nd Place Overall Individual Score in the entire Southern California Private Schools Academic Decathlon, 3 Academic Decathlon medals at State competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF and NHS (President), Key Club (President), Academic Decathlon (Honors), Actor in Fall Play, Violin.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Biological Field Research Internship at local wetlands and California Condor Recovery Program in Central California, Student Poll Worker for General Election.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at retirement home, homeless shelter, church, and community garden.
[<em>] Personal Statement: One was about my connection with the California Condor, while the other one was a reflection on beach combing with my grandfather.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: N/A
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, unique essays, internships.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT math score; I received a 660 the first time.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My passion for Zoology and Ecology, along with my solid academic performance throughout high school, was clearly evident.
[/ul]General Comments:: I have been accepted to all the UCs I applied to: UCSC (Honors Program), UCSB (Honors Program and Regents Scholarship), UCLA, UC Berkeley (Regents candidate). Now I have to wait and see if I get accepted to any of the private schools on the East Coast before I make a final decision.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted with Scholarship Recognition Award and UCLA Achievement Scholarship</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1890; CR (660), M (620), W (610) x)
[</em>] SAT II: Math level 1 (550), Math level 2 (680), Chemistry (500)
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: Unknown
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/509
[<em>] ELC?: I don’t even know what this means…
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English and Lang & Comp (3), AP Gov. (4), AP U.S. History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB English HL, History HL, Chemistry HL, Spanish SL, and Math HL; Art History SL (4), Math SL (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB classes and all my extracurriculars
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar? LOL
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (vice president and district board member), FBLA (public relations officer), Asian Club (public relations officer), MESA (president), Senior Pride, National Honor Society, DECA, Husky Hospital Helpers, Spanish club, hip-hop
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of service for Key Club and NHS
[<em>] Personal Statement: For my first essay, I talked about how my parents are refugees, for my second essay, I talked about how volunteering has changed my life, and for my last one I talked about how this was my dream and about my passion.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Utah
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: < $70,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): ?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My multiple extra-curricular involvements and my ACT score
[</em>] Weaknesses: MY SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because of my ACT score, ranking, and my strong commitment to service and volunteer work. My essays were honest and I blatantly declared my passion for going to a UC. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I cannot explain how happy I am to be accepted into UCLA with these scholarships. I honesty did not know whether I would be accepted, I wish you all the best. GO BRUINS!</p>