UCSD Class of 2019 Decisions/Discussion

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
441

Decision: Accepted to Eleanor Roosevelt College for Public Health

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (720M, 720CR, 800W)
[] SAT II: 720 Math II, 640 Bio E, 690 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66
[] Weighted GPA: 3.98
[] UC GPA: 4.05
[] Rank/percentile: 15% (55/471)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 World History, 3 Biology
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Economics, ASB Leadership, AP English Literature, Intro to Psychology (local community college, 1st Semester), Intro to Organic Chemistry (local community college, 2nd Semester)
[li] Awards: My city’s “Teen of the Year” 2014, Chemistry Award, Homecoming Royalty (lol), Leadership Award.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB Leadership (Student Body President), Earth Club (Founder and Co-President), Peer Tutoring Program (President), Tobacco Use Prevention Education (Program Leader and Peer Educator in 11th and 12th), my calculus class (teacher literally stays until 10PM), Link Crew (commissioner), Medical Club (President).
[] Job/Work Experience: Hospital Intern, Tae Kwon Do Instructor, Abercrombie and Fitch cashier/floor model.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local library in a more underprivileged neighborhood,
[] Summer Activities: Intern at a Hospital in Nepal, traveled to villages around Nepal to teach English and tobacco use prevention to schoolchildren in villages.
[li] Essays: I had worked on one since August (your world), and the other one was shorter and written hastily the night before he app was due.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry/Public Health
[] State: California
[] School Type: Large suburban public, fairly competitive
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks: None really. I guess being Nepali means I’m a minority.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: triumphs, experiences, leadership, and sat scores.
[] Weaknesses: GPA and Class Rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suppose my grades were not the best, but when put into context with the obstacles I’ve faced through high school, they take on a different light.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - UC Riverside, UC Irvine (CHP), UC Davis, UC San Diego
Waitlisted - University of Chicago
Waiting - UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB, UCSC, Brown University, Claremont McKenna College, Columbia University, Harvard College, Pitzer College, Stanford University, Tufts University

442

Accepted!!!
Warren (1st choice) and Human Biology (2nd choice)

Objective:
SAT I: 2220
SAT II: Math 2 780, Bio M 680, Bio E 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
UC GPA: 4.08
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP scores: Calc AB 5, Bio 3, Macroeconomics 4, Government 3
Senior Year Course Load: English, AP Calc BC, AP psych, Yearbook, Physics, Journalism, Marching band

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Fall marching band (leader for 2 years), Indoor drumline (leader for two years), Yearbook, journalism (photo editor), Do Something Club (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Montessori Preschool (4 years), Senior center (one summer)
Essays: 8/10; 1st one was about how I saw my world through the lens of my camera and 2nd one was about how being a leader in drumline shaped my character

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income: 77K

Congratulations and good luck to everyone! You guys will do great :slight_smile:

443

Decision: Accepted to Warren College (Human Bio)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (660 Math, 680 Reading, 730 Writing)
SAT II: 760 US History, 750 Bio M
ACT: 31 (34 Reading, 29 math, 31 english, 33 science)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.15
UC GPA: 4.32
Rank/percentile: 10% (out of 750)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5), Lang (5), APES (5), Euro (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Literature, AP Government, Student gov, AP English Literature, AP Stats, AP Chem
Awards: AP Scholar w/distinction; junior honor court (top 40 kids @ school); CM stuff (like level 6 or something); others that I’m too tired to remember

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (digital media); mountain biking club (president); NHS; Varsity football; JSA (debate); Link Crew leader; other small insignificant thingz
Job/Work Experience: Tutor (8 hours/week)
Volunteer/Community service: Pianist in church band (over 1000 hours)
Summer Activities: Football; Internship @ medical research facility
Essays: One was about how I almost died from illness and how that inspired me to want to pursue medicine, the other was just an honest description of my family life

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Human Bio
State: California
School Type: Large suburban public, very competitive (everyone in the top 10% has over 4.0)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks: Well rounded (grades, ECs in many different areas)

Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, GPA, well-rounded, essay
Weaknesses: ACT/SAT I
Why you think you were accepted: Grades and ECs basically

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- Drew university (baldwin honors program); Cal Poly SLO
Waiting - UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCI, Boston College, Bowdoin College, Colgate University; Dartmouth, Duke, Lehigh University, Lewis & Clarke, Reed, Swarthmore College, Trinity College, Williams College, Notre Dame, Vassar College, U of Richmond, Rice U
Denied: Cornell University (ED), Washington U in St Louis

444

ACCEPTED! Major: Structural Engineering @ Warren
To all you Californians (Yes, I’m In-state) studying abroad with a British Curriculum, IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET INTO A UC JUST WORK HARD!

ACT: 31 (Composite) E: 31 M: 34 R: 30 S: 30 Essay: 9
SAT Physics: 760
SAT Math II: 710

AP Physics B: 5

IGCSE English: A
IGCSE Chemistry: A
IGCSE Math: A
IGCSE Biology: A*
IGCSE Physics: A*
IGCSE ICT: A*

GCE AS-Level Math: A
GCE AS-Level Applied ICT: A
GCE AS-Level Physics: A

GCE A-Level Math: A
GCE A-Level Applied ICT: A
GCE A-Level Physics: B

As you can see, I have taken a number of external IGCSE/GCE exams because my school only offered a British curriculum. They do not offer any AP/IB/Honor courses. I self-studied AP Physics B in 8 weeks and somehow managed to get a 5. Thankfully, I discovered APEX Learning, so in my senior year, I will be taking courses to help prepare me for exams.

Senior Course load:
GCE A-Level Math
GCE A-Level Applied ICT
GCE A-Level Physics
AP Calculus AB
AP Psychology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics

My EC’s are pretty small in number, but I have invested a large amount of time and effort into them.

So far I’ve been accepted to UC Davis and UCSD and I got the UCLA ‘Likely’ letter too! I’m so excited and very blessed to be given these amazing opportunities after all this hard work.

CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE!

445

Accepted !

College - Eleanor Roosevelt

SAT - 2090, m - 790, cr - 620, w- 680
GPA - 3.8 UW

Lost of Extracurriculars and community service.
Indian.

Also got into - UMich Ann Arbor, UIUC, Texas A&M, Penn State, U Maryland.
Congrats to everyone who got in !

446

Decision: Accepted

College and Program: Eleanor// General Biological Sciences

Stats:
SAT I (by section): na
SAT IIs: na
ACT: 32
APs: na
IBs: predicted 40
GPA (UW, W): na
Rank: na
Other stats: igcses all As and As
[ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: Helped organize citywide event, leadership in community service, in a few committees, volleyball, first chair saxophone I forgot the rest
[] Job/Work Experience: intern at university- designed a published website
[] Essays (subject and responses): they were alright I think
[] Teacher Recs: probably 8/10?
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[] Applied on (EA?): na
[] Hook (if any):
[/list]Location/Person: I live internationally but I’m a US citizen
State or Country: US
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female

[/list]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I won’t be attending but congrats everyone!

447

Accepted!
I’ve been reading this discussion for a pretty long time now…
Revelle (1st choice) for General Biology (1st choice)
SAT I 2260 (M-720, CR-770, W-770)
SAT II- Math 2 - 800, Biology - 800
US citizen living in India, so all my marks are out of 100
No spectacular ECs - just some things here and there
Community service not great or anything either, but probably better than that of the average Indian applicant.

448

Accepted for Environmental Engineering @ Revelle!

IB Predicted: 42-44
SAT: 2180
SAT II:
Math II 800
Chemistry 770
Physics 740

Lots of ECs
International Student

449

I got accepted but didn’t receive an email :o

450

@watercolors‌ 300 hours of Community service in 2 different NGOs in Bangalore. I don’t think the average person applying has that low Community service. I speak after seeing most of my friends too.

451

Accepted for economics at Elanor Roosevelt college.
ACT: 31
Weighted GPA: 4.4, uc gpa: 4.0
AP classes: Biology, Chem, Physics mech, Enviro, comp gov, literature, Lang, calc ab & bc, art history, world history, U.S. history.
Essay: medium to strong
Community service: 336 hours
Founder and prez of young democrats of America club at my school
In state

452

@SummerSnowman23‌ I did get an email saying to check MyAdmissions. It also said something about going to Triton Day, so it was easy to infer an acceptance without checking MyAdmissions (I did anyway to make sure I was admitted to my first choice). One of my friends didn’t get an email, but her MyAdmissions said she was accepted, so don’t worry if you didn’t get one! :slight_smile:

453

Accepted!!!
Warren and Applied Mathematics

Objective:
SAT I: 2030 (CR: 580, W: 700, M: 750)
SAT II: Math 2 690, Physics 530
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
UC GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
IB scores: Psychology 5
Senior Year Course Load: Yearbook, IB Math HL, Graphic Arts, IB Spanish SL, IB History HL, IB Literature HL, IB Biology HL, Theory of Knowledge

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Yearbook: Member (4–8), Photo Editor (9-11), Editor-in-chief (12) (YES THAT IS 8 YEARS OF YEARBOOK)
International Baccheloreate Diploma Candidate
NHS: Member (11), Treasurer (12)
Bridges (Essentially Link Crew): Member (11-12)
Class Council: Member (11-12)
Youth Ministry: Member (9-10)
ASB: Commisioner of Service (9)
Acaedemic Decathlon: Scholastic (12)
Interact: Member (10-11), Vice President (12), Every 15 Minutes Videographer (11)
Essays: 7/10; 1st one was about how I lived in a world filled with Gray Rules (essentially conformity) and how I broke free from it. I wrote this one over the course of a month and it is superb. The second was about how I grew as a leader from yearbook. I write the second one in an hour and a half. It’s pretty meh.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Middle Sized Public School (>1000 students)
Ethnicity: Half African American and Half Mexican
Gender: Male
Income: 160K

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted—Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Long Beach, DePaul University, SUNY Stonybrook, UC Riverside
Waiting—UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, USC
Denied—UC Davis

Just a quick note:
I originally was never going to apply to UCSD. I thought I would never have a chance since my statistics were not even close to their average. Boy was I wrong!!! I think this goes to show you don’t have to be a top student to get into a fabulous university like San Diego!!!

454

Accepted!!
College: Marshal
Major: General Biology (don’t remember if it was my first choice or alt)
Sat 1 1920: M 670 CR 610 W 640
Sat 2 molecular bio: 760
Act 29: 35 English 27 Math (idk the rest)
AP Calc AB: 5 AP Bio: 4 AP Spanish: 3 AP WH: 4
Taking AB Calc BC & AP Chem
UW GPA: 3.91
UC GPA: ?

So glad I got excepted!! You guys have such good stats how’d I even get in? Lol, Now I just need to decide bw Cal Poly Slo and UCSD

455

@emalone should defo tend towards UCSD but oh well, the tuition fee is a big factor.

456

Accepted to Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Got into my first choice college: Muir
GPA: 4.2 Weighted
ACT: 33
SAT 2: 760 Biology
5 APs and 1 Honors from Freshman year to Senior year
Lots of community service and leadership positions
Pleasantly surprised. Good luck to you all!

457

Decision: Accepted
Accepted for my 2nd major Mathematics-Comp Sci (first major was Comp Sci)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 M 800 W 660 CR)
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 710 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] UC GPA: (capped) about 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%? not sure
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), World History (2), Stats (4), Chem (4), Calc BC, Physics C M/EM, Comp Sci
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C M/EM, AP Comp Sci, VMC (lit), Gov/econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (7 years in total, 2yrs of JV), Robotics 1yr, Drama Club 1yr, Mock Trials 1yr, Spanish Honor Society 1yr, NHS 1yr
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hrs at Humane Society (with leadership positions), school events
[] Personal Statement: Good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Comp Sci
[] State (if domestic applicant): 9-10th in Georgia, 11th-12th in Cali
[] School Type: Both public & really good. My Cali school is really competitive
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: around 160k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): no
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, volunteering
[] Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats

[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! I also got into Davis, UCSB, UCR, and UCM for comp sci.

458

I did not get an email but got accepted to my first choice major and college.

459

Accepted! Human Biology at Marshall College (1st choice college)

33 C ACT (34E, 34M, 31R, 34S, 10 essay)
SAT II: bio 680, math II 710, chinese 770 (lol)
AP: three 3’s, one 4, and one 5
9 AP classes, including senior year
GPA: 3.96UW, 4.2W
Rank: 4/615
EC’s focused on volunteering and speech and debate, a couple of leadership positions, no work experience.
Essays were pretty standard??? IDK. Wrote it a few days before deadline… haha
In-state applicant
School Type: large, mediocre, public school
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female

I’m so excited!!! Though I’m still waiting on a couple other schools, I’m very, very happy with UCSD. I hope this brief post will help future applicants :slight_smile:

Also, not sure if this has been answered, but has anyone been able to access the housing application??? Wasn’t it available right away to admitted students in previous years?

460

Status: Accepted to John Muir

Objective-

SAT: 2270 (800 M, 740 CR, 730 W)
GPA: 3.95 UW, 4.45 W
UC GPA: 4.21
Rank: 15/383 (Top 5%)
AP: Reported Calc AB (5), Macro Econ (5), and Chemistry (4). Also took a bunch of others.
Senior Course Load: Chamber Orchestra, Advanced Calculus, AP Literature, Intro to Marketing, AP Biology, AP Drawing, AP Government.

Subjective-

Extracurriculars: 4x varsity swim (Captain), assistant for an art club, teacher at a children’s museum, 190 hours of volunteer, 9 years of art practice, 9 years of violin practice, 7 years of year-round swim, key club for two years
Essays: For the first one, I wrote about how I lived in 4 different environments and how that made me understand diversity in our world. My second essay was about art.

Other-

Financial Aid: Nope
Major: Chemistry
State: Washington
School Type: Public school, fairly large, pretty competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 270k+
Hooks: Nope

Reflection-

Strengths: Grades, test scores, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Lack of strong leadership
Why you think you were accepted: Essays and stats.

General Comments- Stanford (rejected), UChicago (waitlisted), McGill University (accepted), Northeastern (accepted), and University of Minnesota (accepted). Still waiting on UCLA, NYU, and UNC-Chapel Hill. Work on your essays!