Chance me for Cal/UCLA/UCSD :D

bhoangluu
Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:58:10 +0000

I got deferred from UPenn for ED, don’t know if it means much but I heard 20% students got deferred, so it would help to chance me.
Here are my stats:
SAT: 1340
ACT: 31 (35M and 29 on the rest)
GPA: 3.83 UW 4.26 W
Rank: 20/574
AP:
5: Calc AB, BC, Comp Sci A,
4: Phys C E&M, Comp Sci Principles
3: Physics C Mechanics
Took 2 transferrable courses in CS at a community college (got all A)
Senior year: Linear Algebra & Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus, AP Statistics, CyberSecurity Honors, and some regular classes.

E.C:

Math Club Founder & President

USACO Gold (but forgot to mention it in the app :(( )

CyberPatriot (Platinum Tier)

Taught 20 middle school students for math competition

Went to a highly selective (2% AC rate) summer program for AI, on a full-ride scholarship.

Built a robotic teaching program at my school

Awards:

QuestBridge Finalist

Regional programming competitions

AMC 12 School Winner

AP Scholar with Distinction

Major: Computer Science (L&S for UCB, but SEAS for UCLA
Asian male, low-income
In-state
Immigrant (I came to the US as a sophomore and started in an ESL class)
Skipped 2 math classes in my sophomore year and self-studied Calculus AB and passed with a 5. Took Calc BC and Physics C as the only junior.