*UCSB CLASS OF 2019 OFFICIAL DECISIONS*

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Decision: accepted

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]

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@notaname‌ Hey, so I received a letter a couple of days ago and did get into CCS math, but my portal still says College of Letters and Sciences. Are you planning on attending? I’m trying to decide between CCS and UCSD at this point.

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@sgtweed glad to hear it! I’m not making any decisions until I’ve heard from everywhere, but I’m definitely leaning toward it, and it’s easily my pick among the UCs.
You probably need to submit the change of major request form they gave you if you want CCS instead of L&S.

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**Decision: Accepted L&S Honors College **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (700M,700W,610CR)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] UC GPA:4.41
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] ELC?: Yes!
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not that many AP’s at my school. Took 8/12 AP/Honors classes
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP English Literature, Economics, US Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major - 2 Leadership Awards from Local Nonprofit Organizations & 1 Certificate of Honor for improving city from Mayor/City Council

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Focused on improving my community and city - 7 leadership positions
[] Job/Work Experience: Senior Intern for politician
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours for school club and at hospital
[] Personal Statement: Very good - 1st one was about my dream to be a lawyer & 2nd one was about running a program that helped out senior citizens in my city

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Economics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: College Prep
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $270,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation College

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my EC’s(leadership in everything I do), GPA, and Personal Statements
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted at UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Northeastern, NYU, Boston University. Waitlisted at Emory University
[] Schools you were rejected from? UC Berkeley, USC
[li] Schools you are waiting for? N/A[/li][/ul]General Comments: Awesome to be accepted into the Honors Program, but I will be attending UCLA.

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640 M 600 W 580 sucks I know
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 HS weighted 4.5
[ *] UC GPA:- don’t know
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 55 out of 580

[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), AP Language (5). World History (3), bio(tba),AP Lit (tba)

[ *] Senior Year Course Load: two ap’s , special interest science and literature classes, H molecular biology, Art, H Earth science, Honors Calculus/Intro to College Math, H Civics and Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholars, Lamp of Knowledge Award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Red Cross Club (co-founder and VP), Gay Straight Alliance( straight ally, Female Empowerment Club, Humanitas Music Club (lead singer/songwriter), Science Honor Society, English Honor Society, Visual Art, Theatric Arts
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Raleigh International Festival (6 hours), El Pueblo Festival for Latin@ heritage (2 hours) , Tutor

[ *] Personal Statement: Discussed finding my identity as a multiracial/mixed person during Lunar New Year in a temple, the other email was about my move to Arizona and the infamous Tucson shooting I survived
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Pharmacology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): born and bred in CA, but currently live with dad in North Carolina
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black, South Asian/Indian, Vietnamese, and Cambodian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Only used Mom’s income for FAFSA 50,000-70,000, with both parents 95,000k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first to finish college, Moved to 5 different high schools, survivor of infamous shooting, strong social justice involvement
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, essays, my nomadic, crazy life and how I overcame it, well-rounded
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores, ECs, little leadership/volunteer work, Never stuck to one club/ activity
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was never the best, but I was always willing to lend a hand and try something new.
[ /list][ b]General Comments: don’t fluff it up, be a minimalist and focus on your biggest strengths or areas of interest. I got into 6 out of the 9 universities I applied. R
[ /b] Good Luck!!

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I meant to say I got rejected to UCLA, UCSD, and USC.
I plan to attend UCSB and I’m very happy with my choice
I was stuck between LMU and SB, but SB’s campus and how happy the kids were won me over.

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Objective
SAT 1: 1760
ACT: 23
GPA: 3.86/4 UW, 4.02/4 W
Rank: Top 9%
AP: Language, Biology, US History, Government, Econ, Stats
IB: School doesn’t offer
Senior Course Load: AP Economics, AP English Lit, AP Statistics , AP Government
Major Awards: Certificate of Merit( Academic) The Masters Level ( Academic) Captainship Award ( Cheer/Dance) Scholar Athlete ( Over 3.5 gpa w/ 2 varsity sports)
Subjective
Extracurriculars: Dance Team Captain, Cheer Captain, BSU, National Honors Society
Job: Style Haul Partner
Essays: amazing, tbh
Hooks: being different than what everyone expected from me, and how i put it into action, wanted to better peoples lives so i volunteered with a Nigerian Foundation (7YEARS+)

Other
State: CA
School Type: Large Public School (a little less than 2000 kids)
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes but didnt recieve any

General Comments/Reflections/etc.: Invited to the Chancellor’s reception, found out I was accepted then Go Gauchos!

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dude what did you write in your essays?

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@tarikd

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