I don’t think there is one for UCSB, so here we go guys!
When do they release acceptances
3 pm pdt today.
Results are up on the portal. Unfortunately we were denied with a 3.9 and 26 ACT. Good luck to all!
**Decision: Accepted **
Major: Pre-economics
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2030 single sitting (740 CR, 600 M, 690 W)
ACT (breakdown): 31, don’t remember the breakdown right now
SAT II: 780 US History, 720 English literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Psychology (5), World History (4), English language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, AP US Gov/AP Microeconomics, AP Comparative Government & Politics, AP European History, Advanced Journalism, Senior seminar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (officer)(2 years, 1 year as officer), speech and debate (4 years), academic team (3 years), a school spirit committee thingy (2 years), French Club (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: 2 years working for my dad’s company
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at my place of religious worship, tutoring. Also an intern on a local political campaign.
Summer Activities: Internship started last summer, summer before sophomore year I did debate camp at UC Berkeley
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10ish on both. I thought they were both pretty good.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Pre-economics
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large(ish) public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, essay, SAT II scores
Weaknesses: No real hooks, SAT (and ACT) math scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, CR & Writing scores, extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, Northeastern, and Sac State. Waitlisted at UCSD. Waiting on American, George Washington, and Tufts.
Congratulations to all who go in! xx
Accepted for Computer Science (College of Engineering)
SAT: 2130 single sitting (660 CR, 800 M, 670 W)
UC GPA: 4.23
Good Essays
International Student
Accepted for Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
In State
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (English 32 / Math 35 / Reading 33 / Science 32) + 29 W
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (760 M / 730 E / 630 W)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2 (780), Biology (730)
GPA: UC Uncapped Weighted GPA: 4.6 / Capped 4.43 / Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank/Percentile: 3/455
AP (place score in parentheses): BC Calculus (5), Biology (5), Eng Lang (4), APUSH (4), AP Euro (4)
AP + IB Course load: 9 by the end of this year
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Government / AP Microeconomics (1 semester each), AP Physics, AP Eng Literature
All AP or honors coursework throughout HS career. Electives included computer science, Cisco networking
Average ECs and volunteer work. Summer jobs and internships in tech co.
Other Schools:
Accepted: (all for Electrical Engineering): Northwestern, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz with Regents, UC Irvine, Cal Poly SLO, U of Washington
Waiting: UC Berkeley
Conclusion:
Very grateful to be accepted. Wishing everyone a great college wherever they end up.
Rejected ME. For those accepted, if you go the Test Scores tab, is there anything there besides “Test Scores are currently unavailable”
Hey guys so I got wait listed to UCSB
I was wondering two things.
- does anyone know how many people got accepted off of the wait list last year for ucsb?
- how does the wait list even work? If we hear results for it on May 1 – , wouldn’t that be too late to commit to another school such as UCSC ?
Decision: Accepted into Pre-Economics
SAT: 2080 (650 CR, 740 M, 690 W)
UC GPA:4.18
Where else I was accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCR, UCSC, UCI, ASU
Where I was rejected:Northwestern
Where I still haven’t heard from: UCB, USC, UMich, USC, NYU, Tulane
**Decision: Accepted for Undeclared Major
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 C (770 W, 680 CR, 610 M)
[] ACT (breakdown): 31 C (can’t remember breakdown)
[] SAT II: 780 on Spanish, 740 on Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 UW, 6.2 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12 of 476
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Psych (5), English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (5), Chem (3), World History (3), Human Geo (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Art History, Economics Honors, AP US Gov and Pol, AP European History, Sociology, Administrative Office Technology, AP English Lit, Astronomy Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2015 Questbridge National College Match Finalist, 2015 Questbridge College Prep Scholar, 2015 AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Teen Trendsetters, Youth in Government, YMCA Leaders Club, Spanish Club, BOLD Club, Teenage Republicans, Young Democrats
[] Job/Work Experience: Bakery-Cafe Associate at Panera Bread
[] Volunteer/Community service: Theatre tech at community theatre, youth mentor
[] Summer Activities: None
[li] Essays: 10/10 - My writing is probably my greatest strength[/li]
Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, rural
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$30k for a family of 6
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, rural area, low income, Questbridge[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Definitely writing, my test scores aren’t the best
[] Weaknesses: UW GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was very honest and myself in my essays!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UMiami w/ $20k yearly President’s Scholarship, UC San Diego, UCF, UF, FSU w/ University Freshman Scholarship, Auburn, Emory, University of Southern California, Boston U. Rejected from UCLA 
Waiting on Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UPenn, NYU, Brown, UC Berkeley, Princeton.
**General Comments: ** Congrats to everyone who got in!
Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1910 single sitting (640 CR, 630 M, 640 W)
ACT (breakdown): 31 (35 R, 33 S, 31 E, 26 M)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Language & Comp (4), US History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Psych, French 2, AP Gov’t, and a 3 period vocational arts program (1 during regular school day, 2 after school)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Roller Derby (4 years)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Summer Activities: UCLA Digital Arts Camp sophomore/junior summer, UCSD Cognitive Science Camp junior/senior summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): both were probably an 9 or 10, I was personal with both, had many different people look over them for suggestions, and edited many times
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but only in order for a military dependent benefit to apply
Intended Major: 1st choice Undeclared, 2nd choice History
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 1200 pop suburban public high school, reputation among CA colleges for rigor
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, essay, SAT II scores
Weaknesses: No real hooks, SAT (and ACT) math scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: +ACT/Course load/Essays, -GPA (I’m honestly surprised I was even waitlisted)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SDSU, SFSU, CSUF, SJSU, Cal Poly SLO, UCR, Chapman U, and UCSC. Waitlisted at UCSD. Rejected from UC Davis, UCLA, Boston U, and University of Washington. Waiting on UCI, USC, UCB, Columbia, and NYU.
Denied
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 1910 SAT
•ACT:
•SAT II:
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
•UC GPA: 3.95 (Fully capped = 4.26 UC GPA)
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
•ELC?: No
•AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History: 3. Rest I failed lol.
•IB (place score in parenthesis):
•Senior Year Course Load: 6 IB classes (3 SL 3 HL)
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just regional science and math awards. Website Design certification.
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): YBA (Historian/Parliamentarian) IBSA(Class Rep.)
•Job/Work Experience: CS Internship (Data Entry)
•Volunteer/Community service: Afterschool Tutoring (Tues. and Thurs.) Other one time stuff…
•Personal Statement: 9-10/10. I spent 3 months on them.
Other
•Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
• Intended Major : CCS Computing
•State (if domestic applicant): California
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Ethiopian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: 40K
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first gen., life struggles…
Reflection
•Strengths: My rigor, my unique EC’s, my personal statement
•Weaknesses: GPA
•Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Cal Poly Pomona, SDSU, CBU, Every UC so far accept UCLA, UCSB
•Schools you were rejected from? SJSU, Cal Poly SLO, UCLA, UCSB
•Schools you are waiting for? 1 other UC and USC
General Comments: I was for sure thinking I was gonna get into UCSB. Lol I got into UCSD so getting rejected from SB is really weird. Whatevs. Tritons!!
Decision: Accepted
Major: pre-mathematics
SAT: 1960 (cr+m:1340)
SAT II: 740 chemistry 800 math II
UC GPA: 4.16(not sure)
Ranking: 5/281
APs: AP chem (4) taking AP calculus ab and physics 1 this year
Average ECs
Essays are ok( my mom said that they were good but I really don’t know if they were good or bad or just normal)
Other schools:
Accepted : UCSD, UCI, OSU, UW, skidmore,sunny stony brook
Still waiting for: UMich, NYU, Colby
I’m pretty excited that I got into both UCSB and UCSD since I feel that my SATs are not good enough
Decision: Accepted w/ honors
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (710 M 720 R 780 W)
[] SAT II: US History (690) Math II (720)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Weighted UC GPA: 4.23
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/240
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5) Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics AP Gov AP Spanish AP Lit AP Calc AB Journalism
[] Number of other applicants in your school: About 40 usually (super close to SB)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing [/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Jazz Band, newspaper, political action and awareness club
[] Job/Work Experience: Not much
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, drug and alcohol awareness organization[/ul] Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[] Supplement:First one wrote about the influence my grandparents had on me. Maybe an 8 if I’m generous Wrote about how I matured after a large sudden life change, pretty good maybe a decent to strong 7
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 50-60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing too unique[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, test scores, maybe essay
[] Weaknesses: Apparently it was good enough for UCSB!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure but stoked anyway![/ul]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in. Pretty excited after a string of 5 rejections, but getting invited to Honors sets my hopes high!. Hoping for Berkeley but SB or Davis are looking good too!
For those accepted, if you go the Test Scores tab, is there anything there besides “Test Scores are currently unavailable”
Decision: Accepted!
Major: Physics
ACT: 34
UW GPA: 3.95
UC Weighted: 4.40
Congratulations to everyone that got in! For those that didn’t, I promise everything is going to work out. And, if it helps, I wish you got my spot, I’m just waiting for Berkeley <3
Decision: Accepted
Major: Pre Bio
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 32 (33, 31, 34, 29)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.79 UC 4.1 ish
AP (place score in parentheses): bio 4 apush 4 chinese 5
Senior Year Course Load: APUG AP Calc Physics Honors Brit lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Numerous FBLA Awards AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Partnership with Business Marketing Committee Lead
Hospital Volunteer/Trainer (80+ Hours of service)
Pre-Kindergraden Service Group Leader
Chinese Honor Society Volunteering Director
Chinese Teacher’s Assistant
Youth Student Leader at Church
Campus Representative (Serengetee)
Summer Researcher at UC Irvine
National Honor Society Member (45 Hours of Community service)
Math and Science Tutor (100 hours of community service)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Semi Competitive (in the Bay Area)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: FBLA awards and maybe my ACT
Weaknesses: Essay and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hard to tell. UC admissions are so weird this year. I guess my high Stats came through for me or my essay.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: Ohio State, UIUC, UW, U Mich, UCSB
Waitlisted: UCI UCSD UCD
Rejected: UCLA
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Do your homework people! get a high GPA at all cost. But also realize that UC’s don’t only look at that. I’ve seen so many people with below 1800-1900 SAT and low GPA get into UCSD/UCI/Davis while semi high stat people like me get waitlisted. Good Luck!
Decision: Accepted
Major: Music
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (770 CR, 740 M, 690 W 12 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E 33 M 31 R 31 S)
SAT II: nah
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.0, 3.74 W ouch
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 33%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), WHAP (4), Bio (3), Lang (4), Music Theory (5), Comp Gov (4), Physics 1 (4), APUSH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP (Calc BC, Physics C Mech and E&M, Chinese, Lit, GovPol, Psych), Jazz Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chinese Club for 2 years (VP and interclub rep), Jazz Combo for 3 years (bassist), Pit Orchestra for 3 years (piano/guitar)
Job/Work Experience: Piano teacher, freelance photographer, freelance musician
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at museum, play music for a retirement home
Summer Activities: Lamont Summer Academy for Piano, Volunteer
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Oh yeah
Intended Major: Music/Science
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: SAT Score, extra-curriculars, number of APs (15 by graduation)
Weaknesses: GPA GPA GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no idea. Thought my GPA was way too low
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected (Vanderbilt ED, UW, Northeastern EA) Accepted (UC Davis, UBC, Puget Sound, UT, UNT, UCalgary)
Anything is possible! Don’t ever give up hope and make sure to really kill your essays and extracurriculars. I think UC really appreciates how an individual contributes to their community. My GPA is god awful but I have gotten into schools I wouldn’t even imagine.
Decision: Accepted
Major: Pre-Psychological and Brain Sciences
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 single sitting (650 CR, 720 M, 630 W)
ACT: 30
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 (4.16 UC gpa)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP French, AP Psychology, Honors Anatomy, government, economics, dance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cheer: 4 years Varsity
Dance team: 4 years
Random Acts of Kindness Club officer
Mathletes
National Honors Society
Volunteer/Community service: n/a
Work Experience: I work 25 hrs/wk as a cashier, was a tutor for 10 hrs/week for a year
Summer Activities:n/a
Essays (rating 1-10, details): uhhh 9/10? I thought they were pretty good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes hella
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: half white, half asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: lowest lol
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/a
Reflection
Strengths: essays? overcoming major life obstacles
Weaknesses: maybe my lack of APs until senior year (took all honors before though)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: maybe just a good fit
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a