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

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (600 CR, 760 W, 710 M)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (770), Physics (690)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.21?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC / AB Subscore (5/5), AP European History (4), APUSH (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics and E & M, AP Comp Sci A, Intro to Comp Sci, Chem, DMP, Civ/Econ, World Lit, Multivariable Calculus (offered at local community college)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, MTAC Certificate of Merit for Piano, Honor Roll, NJROTC Honor Cadet (three consecutive awards), AND nothing major really…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NJROTC (Platoon Commander and Admin Officer), Church Junior Faciltator / Core Team member, Student Senate (Representative), Piano (since 4th grade)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Altar server, book shelver at library, AP tutor, various various events
[<em>] Personal Statement: Ok. First one was about how my dad’s deployments affected me positively and second one was about piano.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[</em>] School Type: Very competitive public (Westview)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Are Filipinos considered URM?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, APUSH AP score, Physics SAT II score,
[</em>] Weaknesses: CR score, ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Not sure. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Hope to see some of you there! Going to UC San Diego!</p>

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<p>Maybe I’ll see you in Muir this fall! :)</p>

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<p>Pick one:</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 650 Math, 790 Writing – 2170 Total
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 740 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] UC GPA: 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] ELC?: No
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (5), English Language (5), Statistics (4), Bio, Government, Econ, English Literature
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Government, AP Lit, Calculus, etc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, nothing noteworthy
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Link Welcoming Committee, Secretary of School Admissions Committee, NHS, CSF, Photography Club Head 4 years
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Summer Internship, Volunteer at Farmers Market, Church Soup Kitchen
[ *] Personal Statement: They were decent
[ /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
[ *] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $50,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT score, extra curriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my GPA didn’t help things, but I thought my SAT score would make up for it. A bit disappointed, but oh well.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>@kajukr, congrats to your son on getting in UChicago early! That’s awesome!</p>

<p>@kcwijaya: You have a really great resume! Coordinator of so many things xD Your research at the bio-pharmaceutical company sounds really interesting. Are you planning on going to UCSD or are you waiting for other colleges’ decisions first?</p>

<p>@Fluffin: I think your ECs are great! I think colleges prefer seeing true dedication to one or two activities over a long list of activities in which one is only a member or doesn’t really do anything other than attend meetings. Air pistol is pretty unique so that likely helped too! Congrats (:</p>

<p>@ukulelekidd: Which of the 6 colleges are you in?</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 M: 680 CR: 670 W; 730
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: US History: 780 Math II: 670 Bio M: 670
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[ *] UC GPA: 4.18
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3) APUSH (5) English Lang (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP Psych, AP Stats
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, nothing major
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations, Tutoring, Piano, Self-study of HTML/CSS/Java/PHP, Speech/Debate
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I help out with my parents’ small business but nothing formal
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer with my school’s Habitat for Humanity chapter and over summer for a local bookstore
[ *] Personal Statement: Wrote about how my brother’s birth inspired my interest in medicine and about how speech and debate helped me become more confident/social and comfortable with myself
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biochemistry/Cell Biology (which I got)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Thai
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: ~$30,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: AP Scores, ACT score
[ *] Weaknesses: EC’s could have been better
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m amazing. Lol no probably my academic record
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Got into Warren College. UCSD is my dream school, and I think I had a breakdown when I saw I got accepted. Congratulations to everyone who got in! :)</p>

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<p>Accepted electrical engineering/warren college</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (630 CR, 680 M, 780 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (34 superscore)
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Chem, 710 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: Not sure, but my weighted HS GPA is 4.35
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/495
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), U.S. History (4), Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc, AP Government, AP Italian, Honors English, Painting
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sports Medicine Team, School Service Club, Special Olympics Club (Secretary)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Camp Counselor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp Counselor in Training, Tutoring, Special Olympics (500+ hours total)
[<em>] Personal Statement: pretty good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public HS, somewhat competitive magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~70k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ACT, rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership positions
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, ACT[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted! To those who weren’t accepted, I’m sure you’ll end up at a great school!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 1960 - M: 680; CR: 650; W: 630
• Superscore: 2120 – M:680; CR: 710; W:730
• ACT: 28
• SAT II: none
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
• UC GPA: 4.25
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 6%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), US History (4),
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, AP Chem, AP Government, AP Spanish 5, Genetics.
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place in Washington State science fair. 4 year ROTC scholarship recipient, 3 year AFROTC scholarship recipient</p>

<p>Subjective:

  1. Organized and lead two successful high school blood drives (11th, 12th)
  2. Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon Medical Sweep Team volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
  3. Seattle Union Gospel Mission volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th)
  4. Hearthstone Retirement and Care Home volunteer (12th)
  5. Hosted numerous foreign exchange students (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
  6. Vice President of Solar Car Club (11th, 12th)
  7. Biotechnology Career Academy (10th, 11th, 12th)
  8. National Honor Society (11th, 12th)
  9. Student Senator (9th, 10th, 11th)
  10. BSF International (Bible Study Fellowship) (10th, 11th, 12th)
  11. Varsity Swim Team (9th, 10th, 11th) – Varsity Cross Country (10th, 11th) – Varsity Track (9th, 10th, 12th) – Freshman Football (9th)
  12. Captain of Green Lake Summer Swim League team (11th, 12th)
  13. Lifeguard certified 2011</p>

<p>Other
• Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
• Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
• Country (if international applicant): USA
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: lower middle/low income
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): low income</p>

<p>Reflection
• Strengths: Essays, GPA, State science fair win
• Weaknesses: Test scores, no subject tests, OOS
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good essays and science fair win</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, for Major Awards, like @luc425, I got the 4-year NROTC scholarship, but I was found medically disqualified… So I can’t use it…</p>

<p>Hey guys, I’ll be going to Sixth. I really wanted Warren though. Hope to see some of you around! Are any of you going to Triton Day?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] ACT: Composite = 34; English with Writing = 32; Math = 35; Science = 36; Reading = 31
[ *] SAT II: Math II = 780, Chem = 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.90
[ *] UC GPA: I don’t know. My weighted GPA is 3.1
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] ELC?: Out of State…
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Bio, Honors Physics, Honors English, Musical Instrument Study, Religion 4 (Catholic School), Honors Personal Finance, Honors Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF, National Air Force Award for Mathematics, National Army Award, Named one of fifty people who created scientific breakthroughs in 2012 by Intel through SciArt, National Meteorological Award, Mu Alpha Theta Award, 1st in Music Production in the state and 6th in the country.</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music Production, Cross Country, TSA, ISEF
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: about a hundred hours (give or take)
[ *] Personal Statement: I thought it was pretty good. It was more humorous than serious.</p>

<p>Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[ *] Intended Major: Physics. But I might double major with Mathematics.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: idk
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Ummm… I have ADD?</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Science Fairs and Competitions.
[ *] Weaknesses: LOW GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no clue… but I’m happy :)</p>

<p>General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted into Thurgood Marshall as Human Biology Major</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): CR:640 M:640 W:710 - Total:1990
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): CR:640 M:640 W:720 - Total:2000
ACT (breakdown): dont feel like typing in all the results
ACT superscore (breakdown): 27
SAT II (subject, score): US History: 700, Molecular Biology: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9% (according to UC’s), and top 1% within my school
AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (2), English Language (3), AP Bio (4), AP USH (4), IB (place score in parentheses): didn’t take any
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Statistics, AP Chem, AP US Gov, AP Econ
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, Academic letter, Excellence in english, 4.0 Cummulative</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): President of a community service club at my school for 2 years and was a member for 3 years, CSF 4 years, VP of cultural club, started the school supply drive at my school through the club i was president in
Job/Work Experience: math and science tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: 160+hours at local hospital, 64 hours at a preschool
Essays: I can’t evaluate my own, but i wrote about my inner conflict with a particular aspect in my culture for one essay and about how my presidency in a club had helped me grow as a person</p>

<p>Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
School Type: average public high school, not highly regarded
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (Afghan)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none that i can think of</p>

<p>Reflection
strength: again i cannot self evaluate very well on this, maybe it was my essays, I was very honest in them and did not hold back on what i wanted to convey in them
weakness: possibly lack of interesting awards or extracurriculars?</p>

<p>Comments: I’m so grateful that I got into this amazing school. Although it’s not my top choice, it is definitely a school I’m considering. Congrats to those who got in, and for those who didn’t, don’t let it bring you down. Its what you put into it, not what you get out of it. You will be successful at any school you choose to go to as long as you make the right decisions and work hard to pursue whatever it is you want to achieve.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted! (TMC)</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): CR:700 M:740 W:700 (2140)
ACT: 32
SAT II: Math 2:750 Chemistry: 770 Biology E: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.84
UC GPA: 4.32
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 9%
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(5), Calc AB(5), Music Theory(5), Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics, AP French 5, English 4, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Academic Decathlon awards.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chamber Music (founder and president), FBLA (secretary), Academic Decathlon, Model UN
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Children’s Hospital for 3 years, Youth Act Council for 4 years, Animal Rescue Foundation for 3 years, Church for 5 years
Personal Statement: Wrote about food and my nerdiness (Kind of geared towards my weirdness ?) Teachers liked it …</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Molecular Biology
State (if domestic applicant):California
Country (if international applicant):United States
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Korean American
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: cannot reveal…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing Much…</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, Volunteer, and essays
Weaknesses: SAT :frowning:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not quite sure, since biology is an impacted major…</p>

<p>General Comments: Congratulations to those who got in! and for those who got rejected, it’s UCSD loss!</p>

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<p>Accepted into Thurgood Marshall as an Economics Major</p>

<p>Academics:
34 ACT
4.2 GPA (weighted), 3.85 (unweighted)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Revelle for Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2070 - 690-690-690
SAT II (if submitted): 730 M2, 730 Physics
ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My HS does not rank, but top 5-10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Env. Science (5), World History (4), US History (5), Eng Lang (4), Physics B (5), Stats (4)
Senior Year Course Load: (AP) Calc AB+BC, Microecon, US Gov, English Lit, Physics C: EM
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mediocre at best; nothing special
Job/Work Experience: Floor assistant for a few years
Volunteer/Community service: Not too much, but steady
Essays: Decent, but they were started about 3 days before the deadline so they weren’t fantastic</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90k from a single mother
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope</p>

<p>Comments: While I’m glad to have been accepted, I didn’t make it into the impacted major I wanted to be in (Mech/Aero Engineering). On the same note, Revelle was my fourth choice for the colleges so I was a little surprised when I got placed in there. </p>

<p>UCSD is not my first choice, but it’s still a fantastic school. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted and to those who werent so lucky I’m sure you will end up somewhere you love and are successful at.</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): math (660), reading ( 550), writing (700)
[ *] ACT: 25
[ *] SAT II: Math level 2 (570), Molecular Bio (570), Physics (630)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Acad (3.93), 10-12 (3.9)
[ *] UC GPA: dunno
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): i think it’s 25/550 :confused:
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: English 3 and English 4H (I was in ELD in my freshman and sophomore year :P), AP Psy, AP Civics, Precal
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope, i guess lol
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VSA, MESA, Art Club, Photography Club - member for all
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: around 150 hours reported
[ *] Personal Statement: I wrote about how my dream was shaped and how i have tried to succeed academically.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[ *] Intended Major: Biochem
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:~16,000/year
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): low income, raised by a single mom, immigrant
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, personal statement
[ *] Weaknesses: no schedule strength, very few EC’s, have no leadership
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my background (raised by a single mom) and my GPA helped me :smiley:
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Never thought that I was gonna be accepted lol…among the 4 UC’s that I applied, i thought that UCSD was the hardest for me to get in; however, it was the first UC that accepted me… so YAYY :D:D[ /b]</p>

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<p>Accepted - Muir - Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>SAT - 2300
UC GPA - 3.7 UW, 4.0 W</p>

<p>Best of luck to those still waiting for other news!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Revelle - Human Biology) as Regents Scholar</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/780
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800’s on Bio M/Chem/Math 2/Latin/USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: not sure
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] ELC?: Um, I’m not quite sure what this is…
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro (5), Micro (5), Chem (5), Lang (5), Stats (5), US (5), Physics B - self-study (5), Euro (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Latin, AP Lit, AP Gov (US/Comp), AP Psych, AP Studio
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Latin Exam Gold Medal (4), National Latin Exam Book Award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Co-President), Interact Club (VP for Fundraising -2yrs), Masterminds/Quiz Bowl (Co-President -2yrs), Piano (12 yrs), New Student Mentor (inaugural year member), Chinese School TA (3yrs), Great Books Club (Reorganizer/President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Interact Club, Chinese School (time from both ~220hrs)
[</em>] Personal Statement: Both pretty good though not outstanding because I reused my supplements for Stanford (they weren’t tailored for UC’s)</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Human Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 250K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Biology lab research for two summers</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores/transcript
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s probably, because they’re good but not truly unique
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Largely due to scores I think but overall picture helped, also maybe UCSD wants OOS applicant to pay full tuition?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy right now, especially with the Regents Scholarship! UCSD was a safety, but getting in still feels really good. I got an early write Zollman Scholarship offer from Smith too, so I at least have some good (especially in terms of financial aid) options for college so far. Waiting on UCLA/Berkeley, JHU, and the ivies at this point. Rejected from Stanford and MIT.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 710, W: 680, CR: 720
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M 690, Lit 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] UC GPA: lol idk
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/400
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Three 4’s, One 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing TOO major, just a couple local awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LOTS of music and science, couple of math. Leadership positions in all.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Small checkup clinic
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Recreational center: academic tutor and guitar teacher
[<em>] Personal Statement: Pretty bomb, imo. I reused & recycled them for all my other colleges and they seem to be workin some magic
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: I qualify for nothing tho lolz
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: +100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Just feel like I could have done more overall, no major awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academics, essays, ECs[/li][/ul]General Comments: Also accepted into Muir. :smiley: Don’t think I’ll be attending next year, for me, UCSD turns out to be more expensive than some of my privates. But it is an excellent school, and congrats to those accepted!!! To those who weren’t, UCSD is MAJORLY missing out. </p>

<p>Best of luck to everyone on whatever path they choose~</p>

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<p>Accepted (TMC) - Music major</p>

<p>International student </p>

<p>SAT: 1960
Full IB diploma: 42 points</p>

<p>All the best ~</p>

160

<p>Rejected with a Computer Science major. :(</p>