Decision: Denied
Objective:
SAT 1: 670 CR, 760 Writing, 770 Math(2200 total)- took it twice got 1940 the first time
ACT: did not participate
SAT 2: 690 US History, 780 Math 2
CSU/UC GPA: 3.36
UW GPA: 3.27
AP: no scores sent, self-reported US History 4 and AP Psychology 4
Senior Courseload: AP Statistics, AP World History, Regular English, Anatomy/Physiology, Band, Gov./Econ., Marching Band
Major awards: none
Subjective:
extreme upward trend from sophomore year to junior year in terms of GPA
4 years band, 4 years marching band, 4 years cross country, 4 years track
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer marching band 48 service house(separate from 4 years marching band)
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Statistics
State(if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public co-ed
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $220,000/year
Hooks: extreme upward trend in GPA from sophomore year to junior year
Reflection
Strengths: upward GPA trend, SAT 1
Weaknesses- Low overall GPA, no special ecs
Why do you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA was too low and didn’t have great extracurriculars
General Comments: Not too disappointed I still have many options.
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: accepted: Purdue University, UC Riverside(2k/year scholarship), The Ohio State University(12k/year scholarship), Stony Brook University(6.5k/year scholarship), Penn State University, San Jose State University, Uconn, UCSC rejected: UCSD, UC Irvine, University of Wisconsin waitlisted: UIUC, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB