How much do Berkeley essays matter in the admission process?

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Here’s another one rejected but with impressive stats:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: Math II 800 Chem 800 Physics 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/350
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB and BC, Stat, World History, US History, LA, Computer Science, Physics, Chem, all 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP Bio, AP LA, AP Gov, Orchestra, Multivariate Calculus

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[/li] [/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list] [li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Swim Team Captain Investment Club President Rowing Lightweight Varsity Math Team Treasurer

[] Job/Work Experience:
Lifeguard
Swim Coach
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Over 300 hours at Hospital
[li] Personal Statement: Fine[/li]
[/list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Engineering[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): -

[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths: Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: Everything else I guess
[li] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UCLA Accepted[/li]