***UCSD Class of 2017 Official Decisions Thread***

<p>Decision: Accepted - Sixth
OOS Son</p>

<p>Electrical Engineering(1st Choice)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2140; 660(CR), 680(W), 780(M)
SAT II: 800(Math II), 790(Physics)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
UC GPA: 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Do Not Rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 AP Exams
Hooks: None… Midwestern white kid
COSMOS Participant UCD 2012</p>

<p>Others Acceptances: CP-SLO, UP, Purdue(Honors), GTech, Northeastern(Honors), RPI, URochester, WPI
Rejected:MIT(after EA deferred)
Awaiting:UCB, UCLA, USC, CMU, Rice, ND</p>

<p>Congrats to all accepted. Get ready for the ride of your life…</p>

<p>Accepted to Muir College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math 740, Writing 770, Reading 730
ACT: 35
SAT II: Bio 780, U.S. History 790, Lit 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
UC GPA: 4.3-ish (not sure, sorry!)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% (barely!)
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), Language (5), Lit (4), Human Geo (5), U.S. History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), others yet to be determined
Senior Year Course Load: AP Phyics, IB HL Visual Arts, IB SL Math, IB HL English, IB HL History, IB SL French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, nothing really special</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literary Arts Magazine (secretary), NHS, Head of Logistics at city youth council, biology club (secretary)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Peer Leaders/Link Crew, CSF, Library tutoring, etc.
Personal Statement: Moving a lot & shadowing a doctor (lame, I know)</p>

<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Human biology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Absolutely none</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Test scores
Weaknesses: ECs, awards/honors
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The fact that UCs value test scores and grades over other aspects more than most selective privates, I think!
General Comments: Congrats to all the fellow acceptees!</p>

<p>Accepted!!!
Thurgood Marshall College
Major:Physiology & Neuroscience
UC GPA: 4.4
SAT: 1690</p>

<p>Accepted
Electrical Engineering / Warren
International Student from Mexico</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 630 CR 750 M 700 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 700 Math II 740 Biology E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.08
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 96 of 400
[<em>] ELC?: No
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies SL (7) Economics SL (6) Biology HL (Anticipated) Japanese SL (Anticipated)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-calculus, IB Biology 2, IB Theory of Knowledge, Directed Projected (Art), IB Japanese 2, English 4
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Arcade Creek Project (Senior leader), cross country 2yrs (varsity), track and field 2yrs (varsity), Choy Li Fut Kung Fu 2yrs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work part-time in my parents’ store for over 10 years (31-40 hrs a wk)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Sacramento Children’s Museum Docent (66ish hours total) Sacramento Public Library Volunteer (40 hours) (Total 100+)
[<em>] Personal Statement: I mostly talked about balancing academics and working part-time. I really emphasized the real-world experience that I developed because of that.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undeclared
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-Cambodian)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$30,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college, low-income, work part-time
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Decent SAT score, IB scores (probably), personal statement, working part-time
[</em>] Weaknesses: No awards, little community service, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Undeclared major, low GPA, SAT score, not a lot of extracurriculars, not a very strong personal statement.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Don’t really care ^^ I already got into UCD so.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Eleanor Roosevelt College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didnt take
SAT II: Didn’t report
ACT: 32( M:34, S:29 E:34 R:31)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.61
UC GPA:3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap English Lang (3) AP World History (4) AP Biology (4) AP Calculus (4) AP Psychology (3)
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes and 1 honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Job/Work Experience: 50+hrs
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200hrs
Personal Statement:What my experience working with a child cancer patient has taught me, and How I describe myself.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Bioinformatics
State (if domestic applicant):Colorado
School Type:Public- good area
Ethnicity:Indian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: < 50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Female Engineering Student</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:Community Service, essays, and difficult courseload
Weaknesses: G.P.A
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Difficulty of courseload over just the grades themselves, I am also involved with the diversity clubs at my school.</p>

<p>General Comments: I am so excited to be attending UC San Diego and cannot wait for the fall to start.</p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted (Revelle) </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (650R, 700M, 700W one sitting)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (35W, 35M, 32R, 29S one sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math 2, 720 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.2ish
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APEH (4), APUSH (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Physics, Humanities 2, AP Gov/Econ, AP Chem, Choir Accompaniment (playing piano)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 Command Performances at CMEA solo festival playing piano
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quite a few different clubs, AcaDeca (Secretary), Piano for four years, NSTA (Club at the local college)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at the 2012 election polls d:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: a little volunteering at the local science museum
[<em>] Personal Statement: I thought they were pretty good. Nothing incredible.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undeclared (physical sciences)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ACT, Senior course load, commitment to piano/accompanying choirs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Sophomore/Junior classes not too difficult, volunteering
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because I have a pretty good GPA and a good ACT score, along with the fact that my essays were good and I have a few good ECs[/li][/ul]General Comments: It looks like I’m going to be picking between this and Davis for college d:. Very glad I got in :D. Congrats to everyone else who made it, and to those who didn’t: don’t give up!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (670 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 720 Math II, 750 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[ *] UC GPA: 4.11
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/537
[ *] ELC?: no
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Psych (4), USH (5), Human Geo (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Art Hist, English Lit, Physics, AP Comp Sci, AP Gov, AP Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just AP scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a couple leadership positions, csf, nhs, etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hrs
[ *] Personal Statement: People who read them told me they were good; I thought they were pretty good but nothing spectacular.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: pretty average
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: idk
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first-gen Russian immigrant
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT
[ *] Weaknesses: a bit ECs, maybe the reader didn’t like my essays, gpa maybe a bit low
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: comp sci became impacted this year compounded with a dash of bad luck that i constantly seem to be cursed with (1 of 2 people at my whole school to be audited by UC’s, and they asked me to verify ALL of my community service… hooray stress!)
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Thought I had a pretty good shot and wanted to go there but oh well. At least I got into UCD; hopefully I’ll get into UC Irvine and have a small shot at LA and Berkeley. Sigh. Anyway good luck to everyone else and congrats to those who got in. :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Thurgood Marshall College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (710 CR, 610 M, 780 W)
SAT II: 730 US History, 610 Lit, 550 Math II (lol no)
ACT: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.6ish
UC GPA: 4.05
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no clue, somewhere in top 10%
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Enviro (2), AP European History (4), AP Psychology (4), AP US History (5), AP Language and Composition (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs</p>

<p>Subjective:
Job/Work Experience: Intern at cancer research center, debate instructor for middle school debaters
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours at the local hospital
Personal Statement: being made fun of as a young girl for having an absurd amount of upper lip hair :stuck_out_tongue:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Relations/Poly-sci, might switch to Economics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public, around 4000 students
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): NONE I WASN’T INTERESTING</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs and rigorous courseload possibly?
Weaknesses: GPA. Hands down.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no clue, but I’m so incredibly grateful for this opportunity.</p>

<p>General Comments: SO excited for this! I was so scared of not getting in because I got a C in my math class in the second semester of my junior year, which brought me down a lot. Can’t wait to be there in the fall :)</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted, Revelle College[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230: 710M, 740 CR, 780 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 710 Biology, 690 Math II, 680 U.S. History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[ *] UC GPA: Not sure
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure
[ *] ELC?: Not sure
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History, 5; Euro History, 4; Psych, 5; English Comp, 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, Spanish 8, Journalism, Film Lit, Poli Sci (Jr. College Course)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Academic League, Mock Trial
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Scientific Research Intern (paid), Salk Institute, Summer 2012; Software Q/A Intern (paid), Perminova, Inc., Summer 2011; Microgrid Analytics Intern (unpaid), UCSD Supercomputer Center.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: San Diego Public Library
[ *] Personal Statement:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but don’t expect to get any.
[ *] Intended Major: Biology and computational analytics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $300k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid GPA, SAT score, Prestigious Internships
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (690R, 740M, 660W)
[</em>] ACT: 32 (32W, 34M, 30R, 30S)
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 730 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] UC GPA: ? OOS, don’t understand how this works :stuck_out_tongue:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/470
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), APUSH (3), Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Microecon, AP US Gov., 4th year in PLTW Biomed, one TA hour :stuck_out_tongue:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics (VP), Biomed (treasurer), NHS, Asian Student Association (VP), Best Buddies, school newspaper, Japan club, Paws for a Cause (comm. service)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 3 summers at a library, 1 summer at a health clinic, Project CURE, blood drive organizer, Relay for Life, Ronald McDonald House Charities
[<em>] Personal Statement: Great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Mechanical engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <35,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, maybe ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Those essays were probably the best I’ve ever written. Test scores and grades are ok, too.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Really want to go, but it’ll cost me +$30,000/year, even after grants/scholarships</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR, 630 M, 620 W (1960 total)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 730 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.25
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/377
[<em>] ELC?: yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5) Spanish Lang (5) US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Econ, AP Stats, physics, psychology, peer tutor
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): don’t think so
[/ul]**Subjective: /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Order of Rainbow for Girls (president and secretary, 7 years) Book Club (vp) Eco Club (treasurer), CSF, volleyball (co captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Bilingual Receptionist at a Medical Health Center
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Shriner’s Hospital, Food Bank, Relay for Life
[</em>] Personal Statement: Average, one about going to Girls State, other about involvement with Rainbow Girls
[/list]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Studies-History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA and extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: definitely my SAT score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

<p>Thank you for your application to UC San Diego for Fall Quarter 2013. We have carefully reviewed your application and regret that we are unable to offer you admission to the University of California, San Diego. The selection process was very difficult this year due to a record number of highly competitive applicants.</p>

<p>How much did UCSD give people in FA? I got a UC grant for 16,123 and I’m out of state. What did most others get? I’m just trying to establish whats an average amount.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Eleanor Roosevelt College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040
SAT II: Didn’t report
ACT: 31( M:32, S:30 E:32 R:31)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.48
UC GPA:3.71
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language/Comp (4) AP World History (3) APUSH (3) Calc 180 at local CC, B+
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Gov Combo Class, AP Literature, Ceramics 2, AP Psychology, Leadership</p>

<p>Subjective:
Job/Work Experience: Run own app development business for 2+ years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours
Personal Statement:Running my own business, overcoming challenges due to hereditary skin condition.
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics|Mathematics Combo Major
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public - split area
Ethnicity: Caucausian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $125k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Armenian descent, ASB (school-wide) Vice President, 5th gen American, President of 3 clubs on campus and Founder of 1…</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Community Service, On-Campus Presence, Detailed essays, Difficult courseload, but starting my own 10k+ income business was probably the biggest.
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hard courseload (completed Stats + Calc by Junior Year), starting own business.</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone!</p>

<p>Rejected from Structural Engineering and NanoEngineering as my alt
4.05 UC gpa, 3.8 UW gpa
31 ACT (35 E, 32M, 29 R, 29 S)
1950 SAT, 2000 superscore</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2130
[</em>]ACT: –
[<em>]SAT II: didn’t take because UCLA tour guide mislead me in saying they [</em>]weren’t gonna accept it 2013 schoolyear (lol).
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.0-ish?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] ELC?: no.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (4) AP World (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Physics SL (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, IB History HL, IB English HL, TV Beoadcast/Journalism, IB Spanish SL, IB Biology HL, TOK (PLEASE KILL ME THIS YEAR OMg)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): –
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Historian, VP, Service Commissioner) Red Cross (Publicist, Treasurer) etc. too lazy
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: –
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key club, red cross, habitat, etc.
[</em>] Personal Statement: Pretty good, I guess. I wrote on family’s Asian culture and also a bit of our history. Second essay was about my experiences working with film.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[</em>] Intended Major: Undeclared in ERC
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian, yo
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 80k ~
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT, EC’s, community service
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, no SAT II’s
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: dunno, but i’m happy.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Marshall)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2020
ACT: 30
SAT II: 720 USH, 730 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (4.2W)
UC GPA: Not sure, something 4.0+
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/460
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), Lang (5), APUSH (5).
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All AP: Bio, Stats, Lit, Gov’t, Macro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, various science awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of leadership in clubs and marching band. Started my own alt/indie band, etc.
Job/Work Experience: None.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Member of school service club, taught music to underprivileged middle school students, spent summer at senior center, etc.
Personal Statement: AMAZING.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
Reflection
Strengths: Personal statement, extracurriculars.
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably the essays :slight_smile:
General Comments: I’m really excited to have this as an option! I know they have a top-ranked Bio program so it’s a wonderful backup to have!</p>

<p>What’s the most difficult college to get in?</p>