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SAT II: MII: 540, World History: 550 US History: 620
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
UC GPA: not sure
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3), World History (3), Psychology (5), English Language (3), Gov't (Pending), English Literature (Pending)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov't, AP Literature, Physics, Armenian IV, Armenian Politics IV, Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Campaign Fellow on State Assembly Campaign, Chess Club President, Mock Trial Lead Attorney
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Sears
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours on campaign, 25 hours @ library, 6 hours on another campaign
Personal Statement: It was decent.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: PolySci
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 40K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First-Generation
Reflection
Strengths: ECs, Hook, Major-related activities
Weaknesses: SAT Scores, Personal Statement was decent
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ECs, and slightly above average test scores.
General Comments: Irvine was one of my back-ups, its nice to know someone accepted me, but I'm out for the big dogs.
SAT II: 750 U.S. History, 730 Literature (on 2nd try)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
UC GPA: 4.4(?) Not completely sure.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top quintile, but UC does not consider rank.
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Language and Composition (5), U.S. History (5). Currently enrolled in Literature and Composition, Government, and Calculus AB.
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Economics, Physics, the three APs mentioned above, Yoga, Religions of the World, and Spirituality in Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended Student, AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Middle school tutor, high school tutor in essay revision, student newspaper (Opinions Editor, Co-Editor-in-Chief)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Assisted the visually impaired during the summers before junior and senior year (8 hrs/wk during the 1st summer, 15 hrs/wk during the second)
Personal Statement: Discussed how I want to avoid repeating my mother's mistakes; my novel and what writing means to me
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Just filed my FAFSA today!
Intended Major: I was accepted into the English major, but I'm currently thinking about doubling in English and Economics.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, religious
Ethnicity: Chinese (I purposely excluded this from my application)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: My academic record and test scores. Maybe the fact that all my extracurriculars are related to the field of English/writing.
Weaknesses: I wish I'd done more extracurriculars and been more extensively involved in general.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My academic record and overall commitment to English probably painted a picture of me as very focused and decisive about what I want, I think. (Or maybe I'm just being egotistical about that last bit.)
General Comments: The fact that I got into CHP means that UCI is definitely a significant choice for me to consider. If I fail to get into either UCLA or Berkeley (which I hope will NOT happen), I'll probably lean toward UCI for this reason.
UC GPA: 4.7ish? I don't think that's capped though.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/495
ELC?:
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), U.S. History (4), English Language (4), World History (2.. ahaha)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Gov/Honors Econ, AP Calculus AB, AP Italian, Advanced Composition (basically honors level English), and Painting.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sports Medicine Team, Special Olympics Club (Secretary), School Service Club
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Camp CIT, Tutoring, Special Olympics
Personal Statement: one was pretty good, the other was decent
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public school, somewhat competitive magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~70K?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: grades, test scores
Weaknesses: lack of leadership positions in ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades and test scores
General Comments: I'm really glad that I got CHP and Regents!
Woooo this is my first time doing this and it came out perfectly!
SAT II: Took Lit, BioM, and MathII - bombed all of them haha
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
UC GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/380
ELC?: No idea
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Eng. Language (5), CalcAB(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Govt, and two hours of lab
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, National Merit thing for PSAT, Sportsmanship Award for Ocean Bowl
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF (Club Pres), NHS, working at college lab
Job/Work Experience: summer internship at lab
Volunteer/Community service: summer day camp w/ local organization (2yrs) ; tutor 4th graders in science
Personal Statement: both were sub par
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Cali
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Overcrowded public school, magnet also
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 20k - 30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation; did college research for a full year now; poor as heck
Reflection
Strengths: grades, test scores, university research
Weaknesses: essays; lack of EC; forgot to emphasize a unique struggle because I only found out a few days later...
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, test scores, and college research
General Comments: I'm pleasantly surprised! Especially since I got into CHP (though sadly not Regents). I'm still waiting on other UCs for my final decision since I forgot I'd have to drive an hour to get to UCI...
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank
ELC?: No
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), English Language and Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Government and Politics, AP French, Physics Honors, Economics, European Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): French Grand Concours Exam Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Neuroscience Club (Events Manager), Speech and Debate, CSF, Leo Club, French Honor Society, French Club, Science Club, WISTEM
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteer, Religious organization teacher/teacher aide
Personal Statement: One was about my interest in engineering and the summer program and classes I've taken to pursue it. The other one was about the importance of French, Arabic, and my own native language in my life since I was a child.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive, high-ranked public school full of Asians.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$90K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): COSMOS Summer program
Reflection
Strengths: Senior-year course load and COSMOS. SAT and GPA are decent too although they could've been higher.
Weaknesses: Lack of strong extracurriculars, especially relating to engineering and leadership positions.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like my senior-year course load helped me get CHP over many other qualified students with similar stats as me from my school. Also, my GPA, SAT score, dedication to French, and COSMOS have helped.
General Comments: I'm very surprised I got CHP - only about 600 of the 5,000 incoming freshmen are CHP students! Still waiting on other UCs, but I am very happy with this offer.
Good luck to everyone else
Accepted! (2/16/13)
International Student
Unweighted High school GPA: 3.911
Weighted High school GPA: 4.94
UC GPA: I don't remember
Composite ACT score: 29
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd out of class of 632
ELC?: Yes
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), U.S. History (5), European History (3), Environmental Science (3), Calculus AB (1)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Government, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (school plays; had lead roles in 4), California Scholarship Federation (Commissioner 10th grade, Vice-President 11th grade, President 12th grade), Debate Club (Founder and President), Theater Club (President 12th grade), Chess Club, Junior Statesmen of America
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Judge for Middle School Debate Program, community service opportunities for CSF, helped at friend's church
Personal Statement: Pretty darn good, if I do say so myself.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n/a
Reflection
Strengths: SAT score, rigorous courses, personal statements
Weaknesses: Lack of major awards, could have had more community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong candidate with a good SAT score and a dedication to education
General Comments: I've also been accepted to UC Riverside, San Diego State, San Jose State, CSU Fullerton, and CSU Long Beach. Still waiting on UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Cornell, U Chicago, Yale, Columbia, and USC (obviously). UC Irvine is my top choice right now, out of the ones to which I've already been accepted, but my overall top picks are UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Stanford. Let's see how the rest of acceptances go! Good luck to everyone!
Last edited by ClassClown2017; 02-24-2013 at 06:21 PM.
Reason: missing something
Still waiting on other UCs, but the CHP offer is certainly tempting.
