<p>For all those who did not get in, please know that there is the perfect college out there for you. My son was accepted to Marshall, which was a huge surprise. He is OOS and had a good GPA (3.8) with a decent ACT score (28). He had a lot of EC’s and community service and was a Varsity Athlete (ice hockey…not useful in CA), but based on the stats and posts of others, we never thought he had a chance. He also was invited to the UCSB Chancellor’s reception this coming weekend…again…a huge surprise. While he got lucky, I am sure he did not get in on his grades alone. He had a very unusual essay, and is a dual citizen, so schools really do look at things besides the numbers, and you should not give up hope. Just because one school doesn’t see you as a match, doesn’t mean all the other schools you applied to feel the same way. I know many people who have gotten rejected by their range schools and were accepted into their reaches. You will end up where you were meant to be!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (740 reading, 720 math, 750 writing)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: Math II 740, World History 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, but 4.2 weighted at school
[ *] UC GPA: not sure
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd decile
[ *] ELC?: nope
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, Mandarin 5, Calc BC 3, Calc AB 3, Bio 4, US History 4, Language/Composition 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics, Rise of the Rest, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Orchestra, AP English Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): violin for 10 years, outside school orchestra for about 8 years, school orchestra (concertmaster for 2 years), Mandarin Club (officer), badminton
[ *] Job/Work Experience: internship for a few months during the summer after junior year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring and work at a library for the past 3 years
[ *] Personal Statement: Pretty sure it was solid. Most people said that they really liked it and I made it a bit emotional</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private catholic (medium sized-ish)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: 130k a year
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none, really
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: extracirriculars and statement
[ *] Weaknesses: grades. Even though they were all A’s/B’s, I had almost as many B’s as I had A’s.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: honestly, not sure…
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to UCSD/Warren (Muir was her first choice)…
4.8/3.8 GPA (don’t know UC GPA)
2000 SAT
3 yr varsity sport
Physiology/Neurobiology major</p>
<p>Son was wait listed (her twin)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
4.3/3.8ish GPA
2000 SAT</p>
<p>Admission Decision for UCSD.</p>
<p>Pick one:
**Decision: Accepted (Muir) **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR - 800, M - 780, W - 680
[</em>] SAT II: Math Level II - 770, Literature - 740, US History - 750
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[</em>] UC GPA: 4.36
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8th (weighted)
[</em>] ELC?: Yes
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (4), AP US History, AP English Language, AP World History, AP Calculus AB (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Government/AP Econ, Video Production I
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Beside AP Scholar with distinction…No.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (Varsity for three years; Captain this year although this was not mentioned since the news came late); Cross Country (Varsity for two years), GSA (Treasurer in Junior), Debate (VP in Senior; NFL member with Honor), STEM, Business club, Peer counseling club (Member for 2 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked as an SAT tutor for the summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for American Red Cross although they really haven’t contacted me recently.
[<em>] Personal Statement: Decent. Wrote about joining debate as an immigrant and about coming to America. Kinda bland topics, but worked decently.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Literature/Writing
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA; However, I am an undocumented immigrant as of now so I think I am considered international.
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Korea
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $ 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation immigrant? Conducting a year-long scientific study and writing a dissertation?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA/SAT Score/Courseload
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay could’ve been more creative. My EC/awards could have been a lot better.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strong GPA and SAT score probably pushed me over the edge. [/li][/ul]General Comments: We’ll see about UCLA and Berkeley, but I have so many friends accepted that I feel great! Hopefully I will meet some new friends if I come here. Thinking about planning a mini-trip to San Diego soon since I live so close so hopefully I get a better sense of UCSD. Either way, Good Luck!!</p>
<p>WAITLISTED, darnit.</p>
<p>And I thought the invitation to the Med Scholars Program meant acceptance.</p>
<p>Gender: M
Location: California
College Class Year: 2017
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.69
GPA - Weighted: 4.12
Class Rank: top 50%
Class Size: 630</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 760
SAT I Critical Reading: 760
SAT I Writing: 750
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 760
SAT II Biology - M: 780
SAT II Chemistry: 750</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout
Play acoustic guitar/bass/drums/vocals at church praise team
Leadership positions: Senior Patrol Leader (highest youth leadership position) of my 70-plus scout troop for 1 year, two terms
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: None
Volunteer/Service Work: In my boy scout career, I earned over 200 hours.
Volunteered at concessions stand at the 2012 US Open in San Francisco for 10 hours.
Honors and Awards: National Piano Guild Auditions Winner
CAPMT Level 12
AP Scholar with Honor
Commended National Merit Scholar
College Summer programs: Attended Physics course in community college, got an A</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I:2240
SAT II: Math 800, Chemistry 730, Biology 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
UC GPA: don’t know
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
ELC?: no
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5), Bio (5)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concert Choir (4 years), Link Crew (2 years), WCEO Camp counselor (4 years), airbands committee (4 years), adoption volunteer at Doggie Protective Services (2 years), tutor (1 year)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: counselor/adoption volunteer (300 hours in total)
Personal Statement: nothing special? i’m a really good writer though and i just kind of wrote what came to my mind
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000 - $200,000
Reflection
Strengths: grades and personal statement
Weaknesses: my school is top 50 public schools in American, it is extremely competitive (hence no ELC for me)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It was a target school for me, based on just my grades/SAT
General Comments: might attend depending on if I get into LA/Cal</p>
<p>EDIT: I got into Muir, forgot to mention that</p>
<p>** Decision: Accepted (Warren) **</p>
<p>** Objective: [ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2: 800; Physics : 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[<em>] UC GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul] Subjective: [ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball team (vice cap), MUN head, Graphic Design team head, Head male vocalist of MUSOC, School website designer & developer, Guitarist (&Ukulele(?ist))
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Does a french student exchange count? 
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Rural development, marketing for fund raiser for NGO & help foundation Care for Cows
[<em>] Personal Statement: Decent i guess
[/ul] Other **[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[<em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): International
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): India
[</em>] School Type: ISC (Indian board)
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]
** Reflection **[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs and school work and SAT 2
[li] Weaknesses: ACT[/li][/ul]
** General Comments: ** Good Luck!!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 620 CR 620 Math 540 Wrt
[ *] ACT: Didn’t Take
[ *] SAT II: 800 Spanish, 590 Math II, 720 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around a 3.8
[ *] UC GPA: Around a 4.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/780
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 5, Lang 4, APUSH 4, World History 3, Bio 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Calc AB, Lang 4, AP Gov, </p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: around 350 hours
[ *] Personal Statement: Talked about how my parents are not involved at all in my schooling. Also talked about the sports I do and enjoy</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket:$60k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation and URM</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Hooks
[ *] Weaknesses: Relatively low test scores and GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Affirmative Action :)</p>
<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800 Chinese, 790 Math 2, 780 Physics, 690 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75ish?
[ *] UC GPA: 4.1 ish?
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese(5) Physics B(5) Calculus BC(5) US History(4) Computer Science(4) Chemistry (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, English, AP Stat, AP Gov, APES
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Badminton
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): idk
[ *] Job/Work Experience: some
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+
[ *] Personal Statement: pretty good imo
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: undeclared
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: medium public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: <50k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen american
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: idk
[ *] Weaknesses: alot
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Warren (:</p>
<p>Major: Biochemistry & Cell Biology</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2270
[</em>] SAT II: Biology M (800), Chemistry (780), Math II (780)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] AP: Chemistry (5), Psychology (5), Statistics (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (sciences/math/English), Economics, DI
[</em>] ELC: Yes
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Choir, XC, a few school clubs w/ leadership positions, charity work
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor (for only a few months)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 400 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Educational prep programs (COSMOS, YSP)
[<em>] Personal Statement: One I spent a few weeks on and was pretty good, the other one I wrote in one day and submitted right before the deadline xD
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public, pretty competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks: Did research at UC Davis last summer
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, SAT, summer programs
[</em>] Weaknesses: No significant awards/honors; courses taken & extracurriculars are mediocre compared to many others at my school
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats match; summer programs/research show my passion for science[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I almost cried with happiness when I found out that I got Regents! It pretty much sealed the deal for me (: Even if I get into UCLA or Berkeley I’m pretty sure I’m going to SD! Felt like a great fit when I visited last summer.</p>
<p>CONGRATS to everyone else who was accepted! HELLO all you Warren people! 
If you were waitlisted/rejected, don’t give up hope yet - if you really want to go to SD, definitely appeal! And don’t think that you’re automatically not going to get in your other schools just because of one school; college admissions are extremely unpredictable.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 M, 550 CR, 540 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 630 Bio, 560 M II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.21
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 232
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB-Subscore: 4, Calculus BC: 3, Biology: 2, USH: 2, Euro: 2
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP English Language Composition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Anime Club (Vice President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Internship at SDSU Molecular Biology Lab
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community Walks
[</em>] Personal Statement: Strong.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: < 75,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Personal Statement
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT, AP Testings were fail
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know? I guess it was a miracle I got in
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Revelle!</p>
<p>Major: Neuroscience/Physiology</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I: 2300
SAT II: Biology M (750), Math II (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
AP: Biology (5), USH (5), Lit (4), Euro (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Psych, TA, Art 1, Government.
ELC: Yes
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars: Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) for 9 years, volunteer at local library for four years, some clubs
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours
Summer Activities: Physician shadowing at a hospital in India
Personal Statement: Pretty good, had one reviewed by my AP Lang teacher so that one at least was solid
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State: CA
School Type: Public, highly competitive
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks: none that I can think of. I’m 16 so I’m really young for my grade, is that a hook?
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: SAT, essays
Weaknesses: GPA could’ve been higher
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good stats, demonstrated interest (applied for Med Scholars)
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: I love SD! I’m still waiting on LA, but I really love this school! And whattup Revelle!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Earl Warren for Human Biology</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (690-Math, 650-English, 640-CR)
[</em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 740 World History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] UC GPA: Not sure
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank. I would say I am number 2 or 3 in my class.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 AP Chem, 5 AP World, 4 AP Euro
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Psych
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball (Captain), School Newspaper (Managing web Editor), Martial Arts-Wushu (assistant Coach)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Temporary Research assistant
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Friendship circle volunteer
[<em>] Personal Statement: Pretty decent spoke about the fact that I am an Asian jew and about my summer program. I thought it played to my strengths pretty well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[<em>] Intended Major: Human Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Religious- Dual curriculum
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Asian and Filipino (UC makes distinction between the two)
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:GPA, Wushu (unique and UCSD has a team), recs, EC’s and SAT 2’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT 1’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not really sure. I thought this was a reach for me. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone!</p>
<p>@singita</p>
<p>UCSD has a club hockey team so maybe your son would be interested in that.</p>
<p>Son Waitlisted</p>
<p>SAT: 2260
SAT II: 780 (US Hist), 780 (World Hist), 750 (Math II), 720 (Lit)
GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.08 W
Junior APs: Calc AB(4), Japanese AP (4), APUSH(5); Senior: Bio AP, AP Lang, Stat AP, Euro Hist AP; Lots of other honors classes 10-12 grades;
the typical awards - National Merit Commended; AP Scholar;
School - public, very competitive, doesn’t rank
Interesting and unusual ECs, not the typical sports and clubs that everybody has
dual citizen (not Japanese)</p>
<p>Doesn’t really matter - wouldn’t have gone to UCSD anyway, already accepted to UChicago in EA :)</p>
<p>@livenlife great stats!</p>
<p>Sent from my MOMO9-3 using Tapatalk HD</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 - M: 800; CR: 780; W: 750
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Bio E; 800 Math II; 740 English Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0; 4.31 cum
[<em>] UC GPA: ?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[<em>] ELC?: ?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5), Calculus AB (5), Computer Science (5), Biology (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Vocals, Band, Forensic Science, Sustainable Earth Systems
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Citizenship Award – internationally recognized by EARCOS, Presidential Award – Grade 10, 11, California State Award for Academic Achievement, Certificate for Recognition for Achieving High Honors, All-Star Volleyball Player of Southeast Asia, MVP Volleyball,</p>
<p>Subjective:
[/ul]**Subjective: **[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government,
National Honor Society, MUN, GIN, JHU’s Center for Talented Youth, Yearbook Copy Editor
Varsity Volleyball for 5 years, Captain for three years, Varsity Badminton, Varsity Swimming
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I interned at this biopharmaceutical firm. I learned medical school level material and worked in the lab to extract beta-D-glucan molecules within mushroom polysaccharides to repair heart cells and inoculated components that inhibit VEGF receptors in our cells.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:I do a looot of community service. Coordinator of Habitat for Humanity, Coordinator of World Vision (teaching impoverished people how to use technology and giving them diplomas), Coordinator of Cleft Care - (helps kids with cleft palate), Coordinator of Pelayan Gratia (Last year sent 60 children to school. First time this was done in my school and I did this entirely on my own), Coordinator of Athletic Council (organizes athletics of my school), Coordinator of Malnutrition (raises money for malnourished kids in Indonesia), Coordinator of Big Brother/Big Sister (pairs abused children with students for high-school-career long commitments), Coordinator of several other projects dealing with orphanages, Coordinator of Klumprik – teaching English to native Indonesians, Coordinator of Recycling Committee – completely revamped the recycling system of my school. I’m currently helping my drama teacher, who recently suffered a stroke and had to get his leg amputated and lost most of his ability to speak, to learn vocabulary and reading and etc again.
[</em>] Personal Statement: world was about my travels and attribute was about my google history</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Indonesia
[</em>] School Type: Private International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): i wish :(</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Test Scores, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s, not many major awards, OOS
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good essays? maybe?[/li][/ul]General Comments: </p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who got accepted! And to those who didn’t - you’re going to get accepted into other amazing colleges and do freaking amazing things someday! <3</p>
<p>"Admission Decision for UCSD.</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted (Muir) </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR - 800, M - 780, W - 680
SAT II: Math Level II - 770, Literature - 740, US History - 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
UC GPA: 4.36
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8th (weighted)
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (4), AP US History, AP English Language, AP World History, AP Calculus AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Government/AP Econ, Video Production I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Beside AP Scholar with distinction…No.Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (Varsity for three years; Captain this year although this was not mentioned since the news came late); Cross Country (Varsity for two years), GSA (Treasurer in Junior), Debate (VP in Senior; NFL member with Honor), STEM, Business club, Peer counseling club (Member for 2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Worked as an SAT tutor for the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for American Red Cross although they really haven’t contacted me recently.
Personal Statement: Decent. Wrote about joining debate as an immigrant and about coming to America. Kinda bland topics, but worked decently. Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Literature/Writing
State (if domestic applicant): CA; However, I am an undocumented immigrant as of now so I think I am considered international.
Country (if international applicant): Korea
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $ 100,000
Q Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Admission Decision for UCSD.</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted (Muir) </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR - 800, M - 780, W - 680
SAT II: Math Level II - 770, Literature - 740, US History - 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
UC GPA: 4.36
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8th (weighted)
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (4), AP US History, AP English Language, AP World History, AP Calculus AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Government/AP Econ, Video Production I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Beside AP Scholar with distinction…No.Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (Varsity for three years; Captain this year although this was not mentioned since the news came late); Cross Country (Varsity for two years), GSA (Treasurer in Junior), Debate (VP in Senior; NFL member with Honor), STEM, Business club, Peer counseling club (Member for 2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Worked as an SAT tutor for the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for American Red Cross although they really haven’t contacted me recently.
Personal Statement: Decent. Wrote about joining debate as an immigrant and about coming to America. Kinda bland topics, but worked decently. Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Literature/Writing
State (if domestic applicant): CA; However, I am an undocumented immigrant as of now so I think I am considered international.
Country (if international applicant): Korea
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $ 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation immigrant? Conducting a year-long scientific study and writing a dissertation?Reflection
Strengths: GPA/SAT Score/Courseload
Weaknesses: Essay could’ve been more creative. My EC/awards could have been a lot better.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strong GPA and SAT score probably pushed me over the edge. General Comments: We’ll see about UCLA and Berkeley, but I have so many friends accepted that I feel great! Hopefully I will meet some new friends if I come here. Thinking about planning a mini-trip to San Diego soon since I live so close so hopefully I get a better sense of UCSD. Either way, Good Luck!!
immigrant? Conducting a year-long scientific study and writing a dissertation?Reflection
Strengths: GPA/SAT Score/Courseload
Weaknesses: Essay could’ve been more creative. My EC/awards could have been a lot better.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strong GPA and SAT score probably pushed me over the edge. General Comments: We’ll see about UCLA and Berkeley, but I have so many friends accepted that I feel great! Hopefully I will meet some new friends if I come here. Thinking about planning a mini-trip to San Diego soon since I live so close so hopefully I get a better sense of UCSD. Either way, Good Luck!!"</p>
<p>Yes, visit San Diego soon! I’m sure you’ll love it down there. I’ve never been to the UCSD campus but I heard that it was nice also. </p>
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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 590 M: 650 W: 610 (1850)
[ *] SAT II: Chinese 770 Math 630
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of 57
[ *] ELC?: No
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5) Human Geography (5) Language & Composition (3)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Media Production, Global Issues, AP Chinese, AP Literature, Thai, Drama & Theatre Arts 2, Korean, Physics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): - 1st Place Nationally for EF Exchange Program (Highest english test score + ranked first in the final interview round)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Founder & Editor-in-chief), Model United Nations (Founder & President), Environmental Club (Fundraising Leader), Student Council (Committee Leader), U19 Volleyball, an exchange student in the states for my junior year
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Representative Sales Assistant (over the summer)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a bit, ranging anything from helping out in orphanages to planting trees. [~60 hours]
[ *] Personal Statement: one good, one alright</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Communication
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Thailand
[ *] School Type: International School (American Curriculum)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Many leadership positions, one of the essays, trilingual (Thai + Chinese + English) + a little bit of Korean
[ *] Weaknesses: Low GPA + SAT, weak senior course load
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being an international applicant probably helps. Also, maybe the part that I speak several languages and am involved in a couple of leadership positions helped push me a little there. </p>
<p>To those who are accepted, congrats! To those who aren’t, I’m sure you will ended up at one of the great universities, don’t lose hope! Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I: 2130 (700CR/760M/670W)
[</em>]SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Physics (800), Chinese (800)
[<em>]Weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.1
[</em>] UC GPA: 3.86 (UW) 4.36-ish (W) (These are a bit blurry as I’ve never gotten the hang of calculating them properly. Our school also has major grade deflation)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/270
[</em>]AP: Psychology (5), Computer Science (4), Chinese (5)
[<em>]IB: IB Diploma: English (HL), Computer Science (HL), Physics (HL), Psychology (SL), Math (SL), Chinese (SL)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Most difficult course load offered by our school. The above classes plus Theory of Knowledge
[li]I also took two 4 unit college courses at UC Berkeley: Cognitive Science 1 (Received an A), Political Science 2 (Received a B)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Major: Computer Science
[<em>]Extracurriculars: 6 years of competitive air pistol and rapid fire pistol of junior team in Shanghai (2 years as team captain), MUN, Debate (Group leader), School magazine (Science and Technology department leader)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Had a job for one summer as assistant manager for a child daycare system
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Personnel manager and salesperson of a charity fundraiser where we sold sunglasses to fund surgeries for the senior citizen population. We raised enough money to fund 100 surgeries.
[</em>]Essays: I’d say pretty strong. For the first essay, I wrote about how moving to China changed my world and how seeing the differences in cultures inspired me to learn about the world around me. My second essay was about overcoming gender biases which exist in China, particularly in the pistolling community, and how becoming team captain had given me the confidence to pursue what I love and not let social norms restrict who I am
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: Not required
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Not required
[<em>]Additional Rec: Not required
[</em>]Interview: Not required</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Domestic applicant applying from China
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: My parents retired early
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Probably my essays and my focus/achievements in pistolling.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My scores and grades. My school has major grade deflation and it looks terrible for the UCs. I think that the lack of variety in ECs is also a bit worrying seeing that others have large lists of what they’ve done when I just focused on pistolling, which was time consuming (15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays were rather compelling
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Riverside (Accepted with Regents), UC Merced (Accepted with Regents), UC Santa Cruz (Accepted), UC Davis (Accepted), UC Irvine (Accepted), UC San Diego (Accepted), MIT (Rejected), GATech (Rejected probably because my essays for this school was terrible)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m glad I got in, but I’m still waiting on Berkeley! Good luck/congratulations to everyone else!</p>