<p>Waitlisted…Engineering</p>
<p>3.85 UC GPA</p>
<p>SAT: 2100 (640 CR 710 M 750 W) </p>
<p>SAT 2: 740 Math 2 640 physics</p>
<p>This isn’t so bad. Unexpected though. I mean I am not even planning on going there, but to know that I am at least qualified is alright. If I accepted the spot on the waiting list, I believe I could get off because people would be choosing other schools. Not that UCSD is a bad school, but it happens almost everywhere.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted:)</p>
<p>College and Program: Eleanor Roosevelt College/ Political science-International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT I (by section): Math 500 Writing 500 Reading 500 TOTAL:1500
• SAT IIs: Spanish 800, Biology E 530
• ACT: 22
• APs: AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP World History, AP English Language, AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP US Government, and AP Calculus BC (only student at my school who took every single AP Course)
• IBs: None
• GPA (UW, W): 3.81 Unweighted (10-11), 4.33 Weighted (10-11), 4.1 UC (10-11)
• Rank: 11/350 Top 3%
• Other stats: ELC, CSF for four years, Community service award, Ballet Folklorico regional and national competitions (3 first place in both categories), and Certificate of achievement as a recognition as an English Learner
[ b]Subjective:**
• ECs listed on app: MEChA president 2 years, Newspaper editor in chief (3 years), AVID secretary (3 years), Japanese club secretary (2 years), Photography club secretary (2 years). Upward bound, AVID, compact for success, educational talent search, and AVID (Educational Prep Programs).
Job/Work Experience: Tijuana estuary (inform people about endangered species), Math tutor (i helped student in preparation for the CAHSEE), tutor in math for Korean kids. 200+ community service hours.
• Essays (subject and responses): 1: My biography for the most part (personal hardships and struggles such as parents’ divorce, coming to America in Eighth grade one month before the end of eighth grade, taking care of my siblings since elementary school and finally deaths). 2: My trip to Peru in which i taught kids how to read and write, promoter of Pennies for Peace at my school (we collect money for kids in Afghanistan to help them buy school supplies). Finally why i want to become a lawyer.
• Hook (if any): Minority, First generation college student, Low income
•
• Location/Person:
• State or Country: California
• School Type: Public 715 API, in program improvement since 2004
• Ethnicity: Mexican
• Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m very, I always wanted to go to UCSD since I was a freshman. Despite the fact I didn’t know how to speak English in freshman year, I worked very hard to achieve my dreams. Class of 2016 please look at my test scores , they are way below the average but I still got into UCSD. Is not about test scores, is more about you being a well-rounded individual. My advice for you is to work in your personal statement I’m sure they liked it:)</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Super Score 2310 : 770 Writing 770 Critical Reading 770 Math Single Score 2210
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Bio M 800 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UC 4.45
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.2
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around 10%
[<em>] ELC?: No
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Bio 4 in Lang Comp 4 in APUSH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Physics and Calc BC
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Certificate of Merit Advanced Level (Piano)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dragon Boat, Some volunteer work
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50ish hours
[<em>] Personal Statement: </em>* was good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[</em>] Intended Major: Undeclared - Physical Sciences
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC’s
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>Im appealing. Nough said.
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** Good luck everybody!</p>
<p>**Decision:**ACCEPTED
College and Program:Eleanor Roosevelt College Pharmacological Chemistry </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1860 [550 CR, 660 M, 650 W]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li][</em>] SAT II: 650 M II, 620 Spanish , 600 Biology M
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.25
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
[</em>] ELC?: Yep!
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calculus AB (from the BC sitting), Calculus BC, Chemistry. English Language and Composition,U.S. History, World History
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:Psychology, Economics: Microeconomics, U.S. Government and Politics, Ap Lit, Creative Writing, Archi. Design
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing big, but School Academic Award in Spanish III/IV
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Indians Rep. Indian Ethnicity [head chef], Self-Learn Sanskrit , FIRST ROBOTICS , HAL: 2010 (Physics Club) , SDA Writer’s Block, Poetry [president]
[li] Job/Work Experience:Housekeeper , New Media Publicity Organizer [/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of hours, 400+ ish
[<em>] Personal Statement: i think they were really amazing
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep, got none though
[<em>] Intended Major: Pharmacological Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian!
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k +
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n nope
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: krishna
[</em>] Weaknesses:who knows!
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Krishna![/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck everybody! I’m a bit busy, but if i have time, i will post some more info later on!</p>
<p>Double post</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>College and Program:Sixth College; Pre-Engineering Physics </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2090 (740 CR, 730 M, 790 W)
SAT IIs: 760 Chem; 680 US History
ACT: 34 (34 E, 32 M, 35 R, 34 S)
APs: Macro Economoics, US Government, Statistics, Environmental Science
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 3.5, 3.7
Rank: Top 40% (out of 441);
Other stats: First Honor Roll (3 Semesters)
Second Honor Roll (1 Semester)
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Track and Field, Cross Country, Young Republicans Club, Habitat for Humanity, Boy Scouts of America
Job/Work Experience: Administrative Assistant at a Banking Software Company
Essays (subject and responses): Main essay was on my value of ideas and thought and how it shaped who I am; Second essay was on hiking, and overcoming obstacles. Assuming both were good.
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: Good
Applied on (EA?): Regular…
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person: San Diego
State or Country: CA
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: WOOT! I know that I am super Lucky!</p>
<p>@whatislove, what do u mean i am ■■■■■■■■? i really am accepted into revelle for general biology</p>
<p>rejected…don’t know why…
act 31
GPA 4.3
tons of ec activities and leadership</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>College and Program: UCSD, Warren College </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (by section): 2090, Writing: 710, Math: 720, Critical Reading: 660</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: (I didn’t know what these were and didn’t study…eep) US History: 590 Literature: 700</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] APs: Language and Comp: 4 US History: 4 Chem: 1 Psych 2 (We didn’t have books or anything uhh and our teacher didn’t teach anything) </p>[/li]
<p>[li] IBs: School’s program got cancelled</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA (UW, W): 3.73 UW, 3.9? W (Terrible, I know.)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 12th</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ul]</p>
<p>[li] ECs listed on app: Started an independent entirely student-led newspaper on campus after we lost our Journalism program/newspaper due to budget cuts. I manage a staff of about thirty students and run the entire newspaper as a club and am President of the club and editor-in-chief of the paper. Our distribution is 2,900 to a student body where over 50 percent of the students receive or qualify for free and reduced lunch. </p>[/li]
<p>FBLA officer for 2 years, NHS Secretary now Historian, CSF Social Chair Person, Key Club District Project Manager (10th grade), Interned for an Architecture firm, Interned for a newspaper, Interned for a congressional campaign, Young Senators member now Senior Senator </p>
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays (subject and responses): Had a really telling story</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Applied on (EA?):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hook (if any):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person: [ul]: ?</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
Intended Major: Communications
State (if domestic applicant): CA</p>
<p>[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Pakistani and Indian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Lol, my brother is a fourth year at Warren here :3</p>
<p>uhh sorry this crappily done i was rushing phew</p>
<p>**Accepted: **</p>
<p>College and Program: Revelle College, International Studies</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Critical Reading 520 Math 420 Writing 560
[</em>] SAT IIs: 610 Lit 680 USH
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: U.S History, English Language, English Literature Environmental Sci, Statistics, Government
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.76
[<em>] Rank: 20% (of 2600)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon, Golf, Mentor, Environmental Club, Upward Bound
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Were well written, tried to avoid the typical sob story.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?):
[<em>] Hook (if any): First generation, low income, etc.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: First acceptance, was shocked, especially in comparison to those whom were rejected.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>College and Program: Marshall, Engineering (undeclared)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2170 (M: 780 CR: 660 W: 730) (with 2240 superscore)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 710 Lit: 670
[<em>] APs: Euro (4), US (4), Lang&Comp (4)
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.98, 4.41
[<em>] Rank: 39/550
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Owns an online business, competitive baton twirling (five-state regional level), dance, flute. volunteering: key club (committee member), church choir, website manager.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Owns an online business, baton twirling coach, environmental consulting assistant
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about how a presentation for Key Club introduced me to an interesting scientist for the first prompt (a huge stretch from the prompt!) and about how through baton twirling I learned about the necessity for precision and efficiency for the second prompt.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public, middle ranking
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American, submitted as White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m not a very strong writer but I feel that my essays were reasonable, but still a weaker aspect of my application. SAT IIs were also pretty low. Happy to get into UCSD, but it’s probably not my top choice.</p>
<p>Accepted
Sixth College- Political Science
SAT- 2230, 690 math, 750 cr, 790 writing
UC UW GPA- 3.73
Weighted Uncapped - 4.2
EC’s: tennis, mock trial, key club</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: Thurgood Marshall, Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (by section): N/A
[</em>]SAT IIs: Math (780), Chemistry (740)
[<em>]ACT: 35 (34 W, 36 M, 35 R, 34 S, 10 Writing)
[</em>]APs: Euro (4), APUSH (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (4), Spanish Language (3)
AP Physics C, Stats, U.S. Government and English Literature for senior year.
[<em>]GPA (UW, W): 4.00, 4.63 (what was listed on my transcript, I didn’t want to calculate the UC one)
[</em>]Rank: top 10% / 2/601</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app: Band, co-founded own tutoring company, a few clubs
Job/Work Experience: Co-founded and managed the tutoring company, summer intern at UCLA Engineering
[</em>]Essays (subject and responses): I think they were about band and the business. They could’ve been a bit better, but I was content with them.
[<em>]Teacher Recs: I think they were pretty good; a bit generic, if anything, probably.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Good.
[<em>]Applied on (EA?): RD
[</em>]Hook (if any): URM, first-generation college student, ELC.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>]State or Country: CA
[</em>]School Type: public, fairly competitive
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>]Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: The hooks probably got me in, along with the overall transcript. Low-income, too. I’m still waiting for other schools and would probably choose UCLA over UCSD. Congratulations to those accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: Muir, Human Biology</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2360 (800 CR, 770 M, 790 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 800 Math II
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 4.54
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Lots of community service, president of club, CSF, NHS, music, outside councils and organizations
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Not listed
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1st: hospital volunteering, 2nd: music
[</em>] Teacher Recs: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): 11/25
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nope 
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Female
[li] Gender: Asian[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Regents scholar and full ride! I got two calls from them, which was nice. I’m just sad Admit Day is on the same day as UCLA’s…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College program: Thurgood Marshall</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2070
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II:Chemistry 750; World History 780; U.s. History 780; Math II 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] UC GPA:4.5
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[<em>] ELC?:yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Chemistry 5; AP World History 5; AP U.S. History 5; AP Statistics 5; AP Physics B 4; AP English Language and Composition 4; AP European History 5; AP Calculus AB 5; AP Calculus BC 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Japanese Language and Culture; AP English Literature and Composition; AP Psychology; AP Calculus AB; AP Biology; AP Microeconomics; Calculus III (college); Linear Algebra (college)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National AP Scholar Award and some MESA medals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mathletes, Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:tutoring and volunteering at the library
[<em>] Personal Statement:crappy “what world do you come from” because of word limit of about 200 words; really good essay on my interest
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):U.S.A
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian (Vietnamese)
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:18k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: strong senior course load and gpa
[</em>] Weaknesses: extracurriculars</p>
<p>rejected. 3.7/1940 first generation/family low income 102.5 comm service, good essays. oh well, im just really hoping i can get into Davis</p>
<p>Bambi11, are you also a regent or chancellors scholar?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Single sitting: 2300 (750 CR, 760 M, 790 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 750 CR
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.04 (I think…)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] ELC?: nope
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Macro, AP Environmental Science, Film Comp, Advanced Journalism
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of online publication, started club, MUN, some other stuff…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: normal stuff
[<em>] Personal Statement: I thought it was good + reflected who I was
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: undecided (though I indicated I was interested in history + English)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Very rigorous public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: 180K+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: passion?
[</em>] Weaknesses: got a C in French one semester sophomore year; not a whole lot of community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m pretty confused because I really thought I’d get in (I got the invitation to apply for the Medical Scholars Program). Oh well, but now I’m quite nervous about Davis…[/li][/ul]General Comments: UCSD is a great school and congrats to everyone that got in! For those who didn’t, keep up hope! I haven’t gotten in anywhere and it sucks, but it’ll all work out in the end :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>Marshall Political Sceince</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[ *] ACT:31
[ *] SAT II:700,700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[ *] UC GPA: 4.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5%
[ *] ELC?:no
[ *] AP (5,4,4,4,4,4,3):
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National level gymnast…top 20 in the country
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars ():gymnastics( 25 hours per week), ballet,
[ *] Job/Work Experience:coaching
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a lot</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[ *] Intended Major: poli sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: high acheiving
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: gpa, extra curriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good luck everybody!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 730CR 800M 780W
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math II 790 Physics 790 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77, 3.80 incl senior year
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.00
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School is unranked
[</em>] ELC?: 12%, not really
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Lang (4) AP Compsci A (5) AP Physics B (5) AP US Hist (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroecon, AP Gov’t + Politics, AP Chemistry, AP Lit, AP Calc BC
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
too lazy to list these
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] School Type:Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Let’s just say ineligible for all financial aid
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Intel Research
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:Test scores, Intel, some Science awards
[<em>] Weaknesses: Not many EC/s beyond bunch of Science competitions/clubs, band, etc
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: don’t know
[/ul]General Comments:
After going through this thread, I really don’t know what to say. I got into UCLA already though so I’m not totally destroyed by this decision.</p>