Accepted as undeclared in Letters and Sciences w/ honors (applied for CS…lol)
3.98 UW, 4.27 UC capped
1550 SAT (760 english, 790 math)
770 Math II, 760 Bio M
Good ECs and essays
So far:
Accepted: SCU, SJSU, UCSB
Waitlisted: UCD, CPSLO, Harvey Mudd
Rejected: Cal Tech
Still waiting on UCI, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Stanford, and Claremont McKenna. I’m pretty set on CS, so I guess I won’t be touring UCSB this spring break.
@TwoforT it was ED.
For those you got accepted, have you guys received an email yet?
@tapwatertears I haven’t gotten an email.
My DS rejected
Applied : Computer Science and L&S Undeclared 2nd choice
3.73 UW GPA
4.07 UC Capped GPA
1440 SAT: 780 Mat 660 English
MATH2 SAT 770 ; Physics 700
Loads of EC
Also rejected from UCD and admitted engineering at Cal Poly SLO
Given his mother and I are both products of UC (Berkeley & Davis) we are pretty devastated.
Good luck to all accepted
@tapwatertears I’m not sure if an email is sent out at all. I’m looking thru my kid’s emails from last year and didn’t see a acceptance notification email.
@crknwk2000 My D is in the same boat. Portal shows Admitted Major as Chemistry and Biochemistry - College of Creative Studies but the letter states that we will be contacted directly by CCS regarding admission to CCS. Hoping for good news soon from CCS.
Chancellor Invite
SAT 1430
ACT 33
GPA 4.5
My D received an email. She won’t be attending SB though, waiting for SD on Friday
Aaaand rejected lol. Congrats to everyone who got in!
so odd. son accepted mech eng ucsb, waitlist caltech, rejection h. mudd…
it;'s a total crapshoot
you will be ok. Your path is different than anticipated, but still the path.
@tapwatertears my son didnt get an email
D Rejected
Anthropology
GPA: (UW) 3.75, (W) 4.05
SAT: 1440
SAT II: 740 Math, 690 Physics
Good essays
Lots of volunteer, internship and work experience
Admitted: CCP, UCR (Honors invitation), Chapman, SDSU (Honors)
Waitlisted: SLO, UC Davis, UCSC
Denied: UCSB
Waiting: UCSD, UCI, UCLA
Accepted
Chemistry
UW 4.00 UCW 4.25
SAT 1280
Good essays and tons of ec’s
Admitted UCSB UCSC SDSU CSUF CPP CSUSM
waiting for UCI UCSD
Rejected, one of my top choices too lol 
In-State
4.05 UC GPA
29 ACT
Strong ECs and PIQs
Global Studies
Oh well! Onward! 
Decision: Rejected
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 English, 35 Math, 33 Reading, 32 Science)
SAT II: Math 740 Physics 800
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.21 Uncapped GPA 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 4, AP Lang 4, AP Physics 1 5, AP Physics 2 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Gov/Econ, AP Lit, Spanish 3, Computer Game Design,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Acting in school plays as well as in various summer productions out side of school for all 4 years, Playing Piano for more than 10 years, various school clubs
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club junior and senior summer about 50 hours all together,
Part of a club that surfs with underprivileged kids, but only had about 10 hours
Joined Key Club senior year.
Summer Activities:
As I mentioned, Boys and Girls Club volunteering
I did theater camps and acted in their productions
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say 8, but Idk for sure. I wrote one really good essay about how I grew up having Autism. I talked about how this made it hard to make friends and made me struggle in school. The other were decent but not great. I wrote one about how much I enjoyed acting and volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: No
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:
1st Choice: Mechanical Engineering
2nd Choice: Undeclared Letters and Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000-$150,000
ELC Eligibility: Top 9%, making me ELC eligible
First Generation: No
Reflection
Strengths: ACT for sure, Weighted GPA
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, rigor of classes (my school offers like 25 AP classes and I only took 8-9)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: SDSU, UC Riverside, CSU Chico, Santa Clara University, CU Boulder, University of Oregon
Waitlisted: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly SLO
Waiting on: UCLA, UCSD, UC Irvine, UCB,
General Comments: I’m really not sure why I was rejected. I know UCSB is a top-rated very selective university, and you can never be sure of anything. However it still really seemed like I had a strong chance of admission. My ACT and weighted GPA were above their average. It seemed like my extra-curriculars were decent at least. I also thought talking about having to overcome challenges from having Autism would help me out a lot. I have a few guesses. I got four Bs freshman year because I was not as motivated then, but I still got a majority As. UCs don’t consider freshman year in calculated your GPA though, and I also had a very strong upward curve. I got only two Bs sophomore year and 1 B junior year. I also took most AP classes junior year. Another possibility is that I attend a very good high school, and many students have excellent grades. This could make it harder for me. Do you I got rejected because I put a competitive first choice major. I put down an alternate major, but do you think I would have had a better chance if I put that down as my first choice major?
@Jason101200 literally same. Also got waitlisted by Davis, SC, and today SB. I dunno what to think. Hopefully this trail of bad luck leads to something happy
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@putinator I hope so. There’s still UCSD and UCI Friday. I wish you luck on getting off the waitlist.