UCSD Class of 2021 Discussion/Decisions

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1741

Decision: Accepted (Molecular Biology)

Objective:
SAT- 2200 (Super- 730 W, 800 M, 670 CR)
SAT II- 760 Chem, 800 Bio, 790 Math II
GPA Unweighted- 3.71
GPA Weighted- 4.01
Rank- N/A
AP Scores- Calculus AB (5), Euro (4), AP Bio (4), APUSH (4), Lang (5), Psych (5)
Senior year courseload- AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Advanced Research in Synthetic Biology, Honors String Orchestra
Major awards- meh… AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll, WFA Certification

Subjective:
Extracurricular- Varsity Cross Country, Stu-Gov, iGEM, Environment Club Co-Founder
Job/Work experience- Infectious Diseases Lab Intern
Volunteer- Thailand Health Service Trip
Essays- I had a good Common App essay but the supplements I kind of winged.
Teacher recommendations- Don’t know… I waived my FERPA rights. I got an A+ in my psych class and I got my psych teacher to write one of my recs- maybe it was pretty good. The other was written by my senior year AP Lit teacher- I’m a decent student in his class (A-) but I’m not his most brilliant.
Counselor recommendation- Don’t know… I waived my FERPA rights.
Country- Taiwan
Ethnicity- Taiwanese-American
Gender- Male

Reasons I think I got in- Good grades and decent essays.

Accepted - UC Davis
Deferred/Waitlisted - U of Virginia, U of Michigan, Georgia Tech
Rejected - Columbia, U of North Carolina Chapel HIll

Good luck to everyone… this is a stressful time of the year. :stuck_out_tongue:

1742

Decision: Accepted (Biophysics)
Thurgood Marshall College

Objective:
SAT- didn’t take
ACT- 34
SAT II- 800 Physics, 800 Math II
GPA Unweighted- 3.98
GPA Weighted- 4.6ish
Rank- 13/652
AP Scores- Calculus AB (5), World History (5), AP Physics C: Mech (5), APUSH (5), Lang (5)
Senior year courseload- AP Lit, AP Physics C: EM, AP Calc BC, AP French, Gov/Econ
Major awards- AP Scholar with Distinction, National Commended Scholar (PSAT)

Subjective:
Extracurricular- the arts (there’s more but I don’t feel like listing)
Job/Work experience- tutoring
Volunteer- NHS, few things here and there
Essays- They answered the prompts but I feel like I could have made them a little smoother and tightened up diction but other than that they were overall pretty good.
Country- US (CA)
Ethnicity- White
Gender- Male

Reasons I think I got in- Good test scores, GPA, essays portrayed me in a unique way

Accepted - UC Davis, UCI, UC Santa Barbara, Purdue
Waiting On- Claremont McKenna, Vanderbilt, UChicago, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Duke, WUSTL, Notre Dame
Rejected - Stanford lol

1743

Is it possible to get UCB and UCLA Regent invitation and not get regent from UCSD?

1744

Accepted
Thurgood Marshall College
Major: Environmental Science
UC W GPA: 4.15
UC UW GPA: 3.93
ACT: 31
Accepted: UCD, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, USF, McGill
Denied: None yet
CA Resident

1745

@winwin111 totally. each UC varies in criteria and focus when examining one’s app. However, I think Regents has a lot to do with your numbers over anything so in that case it seems unlikely not to get regents from SD as well.

1746

lol i tried playing with the html on here. guess it doesn’t work.

1747

@gureum Yes it does work.

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1748

@InfiniteLibrary Ah, I see. I was using the incorrect brackets. thanks!

1749

Is FA at UCSD good for OOS?

1750

@travel2wonderland Did you get Regents or Honors for UCSB? My portal says it won’t be updated until March 21 and no one I know has gotten in yet. My Stanford portal hasn’t been updated yet either but I have no chance lol. How did you find out for those 2?

1751

@gureum No probs :slight_smile:

1752

What GPA do we have to maintain during our senior year to be sure that our acceptance isn’t rescinded?

1753

@jaquabert from the admissions site:

1754

@transmitter2342 No not usually

1755

@transmitter2324: Unless you received regents, UCSD like all UC’s give little to no FA to OOS students. Expect to be full pay to attend.

1756

Does anyone know this years Accepance rate?

1757

So happy that I got admitted here! UCSD is one of my favorite schools and the area is unbeatable! still waiting back on UCLA but I’m pretty set on going here. Best of luck to ya’ll, hope to meet some of you at Triton Day!

1758

Hey guys, for those that got invited to the overnight stay thing: is the IDEA Tech option working?
I want to apply for that overnight program but I don’t see that option.

1759

Decision: Accepted (Biochemistry and Cell Biology) into Eleanor Roosevelt College

Objective:
SAT- 1500
ACT- 34
SAT II- 770 Chemistry, 790 Math II
GPA Unweighted- 3.97
GPA Weighted- 4.3
Rank- n/a
AP Scores- Calculus AB (5), APUSH (3), Lang (5), Chemistry (4)
Senior year courseload- Honors Physics, AP Calc C (second half of BC), Critical Reading and Argumentation, Advanced Problem Solving and Proof Techniques (post-AP), Globalization and Imperial Exchange (equivalent to AP World), AP Statistics
Major awards- AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commended Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurricular- Ballet (12 years and counting), National Security Language Initiative for Youth Student Ambassadorship in Russia, Cello (ensemble and solo) from 4th-10th grade, volunteer at Boys and Girls Club Summer Dance Camp
Job/Work experience- unpaid high school intern at Summer Dance Camp
Volunteer- " "
Essays- I attended UC Berkeley’s college application seminar to understand what the UCs were looking for in the Personal Insight questions. The advice that worked for me was answering the questions like interview questions: straightforwardly and with little flourish due to the limited words for each. These essays weren’t a literary masterpiece but I feel that they were direct and encompassed the unique aspects of my personality.
Country- US (CA)
Ethnicity- Filipino (Asian)
Gender- Female

Reasons I think I got in- Good test scores, clear essays, demonstrated dedication to a few ECs rather than spreading myself too thin for the sake of filling out the EC section

Accepted - UC Davis with Regents, King’s College in NYC, King’s College London
Waiting On- Claremont McKenna, USC, Northwestern, UChicago, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSB, Georgetown, WUSTL, 7 Ivies
Rejected - none yet…

I already posted in this thread when I was accepted but I thought I’d include my stats for any future applicants sifting through. Congrats to everyone and good luck for all the other apps you’re waiting on!

1760

Just received an invite in email for a UCSD Los Angeles Reception on March 18th. Looks similar to the UCSB Chancellor’s Reception. Did everyone in the area receive this or a select few?