<p>Oh goodness, hasn't anyone seen how crazy the admissions are for the 05-06 year? Two of my friends got in and they scored 1140 and 1190, respectively, on their SATs; another friend got in with 900. We're talking UCLA here. As for myself, I got into Irvine as a Biochemistry major (which is a relatively competitive major, from what I'm told) with an 1160 SAT and a 28 ACT (SAT conversion: 1260).</p>
<p>Suggestions besides regurgitating numbers towards you yet again? Extracurricular activities and essays. Take them to the butt, take them seriously. If you've done karate all your life, played the piano all your life, worked for an animal shelter since you were 11, etc etc, use your commitments as essay material. If the rejection of high scorers are any indication at all, then you'd pay very close attention to doing ECs and essays because they will save you. BIG time. Even ivy leagues are going this direction; an article was written about that, though I forgot which paper it was published in.. Anyway, the student wrote about his passion for collecting toy soldiers and how he committed much of his free time scavenging flea markets for rare models and doing models; he even submitted pictures.</p>
<p>In essence, the admissions process changes every year, bro. Demonstrate what you're good at, what makes you unique in your application and your essays. Don't become just another number, another statistic. Good luck to you.</p>