~~~ Official UCLA Decisions Thread 2012 ~~~

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Post stats and decisions here! </p>

<p>Note: Remove all spaces between brackets.</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] OR
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To:
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year’s):
[ *] IBs (including this year’s:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Denied…</p>

<p>well as of today i have stanford, swarthmore, and wesleyan to chose from, so i’m not crying…</p>

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<p>You got rejected at UCLA and accepted at Stanford? Wow.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: College of Arts and Sciences
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): CR 670, M 730, W 780
SAT IIs: US History 800, Spanish 790, Math II 780
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.96UW, 4.756 W
Rank: 1/660
ACT:
APs (including this year’s): 12 in total, don’t feel like listing them all
IBs (including this year’s:
Senior Yr Courseload:
Number of Apps from Your School: At least 50 I would surmise
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing national, just the basic stuff like AP Scholar with Distinction, etc.
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Wrestling, Karate, plenty of volunteer work, NHS, CSF,
Job/Work Experience: NA
Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public high school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 65Kish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st gen college, 1st gen American
Strengths:
Weaknesses: none
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: well rounded student with good grades, scores and EC’s
Other Factors: perhaps URM status although UC’s are legally barred from using it
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!!! First acceptance!!</p>

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<p>“You got rejected at UCLA and accepted at Stanford? Wow.”</p>

<p>I know, huh?</p>

<p>I applied and got in SCEA, so I was taken rather by surprise by this decision. My friend also got denied from UCLA, but Columbia admitted him…</p>

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<p>Well, congratz on the Stanford acceptance!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Bioengineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800M, 660R, 740W = 2200
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math 2, 760 chem
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3W, 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: 40/400 (unweighted)
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Calc BC, Chem, English Lang, APUSH, Physics, Statistics, Macroeconomics
[<em>] IBs (including this year’s: n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Multivariable calculus, Differential equations, english (regular), ap stats, ap macroeconomics, government honors, physics honors (taking AP test)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: In the tens
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
-2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th places at various Tae Kwon Do tournaments
-3rd Place in the annual CSU Fresno Leapfrog Math contest (I still love math team :-o)
-5th place in the annual national Persian Olympiad Farsi language exam
-NFL Degree of Excellence (Speech and Debate)
-AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Math team+ officer, speech and debate, tae kwon do/martial arts club, Dehkhoda Persian School/Cultural Club, teen challenge
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern in Cadence Design Systems
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I personally thought that they were effective…
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): SHARP research internship in UC Berkeley on nanowire photoluminesence
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, fairly competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Persian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~70k/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[<em>] Strengths: Very active, into math/science, good grades/scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: 660 reading score? i don’t know…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Really that reading score is all that comes to mind[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Waitlisted at Caltech, in UCSD bioengineering, but rejected here. Lol guess life is weird like that. Good luck all future bruins!</p>

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<p>“Well, congratz on the Stanford acceptance!”</p>

<p>Thank you very much =)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Letters and Science
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 730 M:800 W: 700
[<em>] SAT IIs: US History: 740, Biology: 740, Math 2: 780
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.48W/3.97UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/525
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] APs (including this year’s): 11 AP’s Taken
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP French, AP Stats, AP Gov, Economics, Speech and Debate
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: No clue
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Presidential Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Renesslear Medalist, Cal. Boy’s State Delegate, Other random school awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: CSF, NHS (officer), Link Crew, Science Alliance (Founder), Varsity Tennis
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at UCSF, Currently employed at a local tennis shop
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none really
[/ul]
Location:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Grades and numbers
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<p>Congrats to everyone admitted, btw!</p>

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<p>Rejected but it’s okay because I already got into my 1st choice (Cornell).</p>

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<p>Rejected OOS.</p>

<p>Most likely going to USC now.</p>

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<p>Edit: got noparse to work… finally -_-
I’m having the admin edit my original post but here’s the copy/paste version:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 630 CR, 690 Math, 630 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 Math II, 690 Chemistry
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.71 UW, 4.25 W, 4.0 UCGPA
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs (including this year’s): Psychology, Chemistry, Economics, Calc BC
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Novel, Physiology, Biotechnology,AP Econ, AP Calc BC, American Democracy
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea, probably a big number
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards from various Dragonboat races
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Dragonboat, Pre-med Club, Red Cross, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Volunteer at a mental health center, volunteer at Mom’s medical supplies store
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Average essay writer, spent a lot on them
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): High Competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian/Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: SAT scores[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those who got in. UCLA was my top choice, but I guess I’ll settle for UCSD.</p>

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<p>Decision:Rejected</p>

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<p>Decision:Rejected</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I thought I had a good chance. It was my top choice for a school in California. Oh well.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>Stats:
College/Major Applied To: Undeclared- Letters and Sciences
SAT I (by section): 2180 : 800 CR, 760 W, 620 M
SAT IIs: 740 Lit., 710 US History, 610 Bio
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 UW, 4.57 W
Rank: N/A
ACT: 29
APs (including this year’s): 4 total; US History-5, Biology-4, European History-4, Psychology- pending
IBs (including this year’s): 6 total; all pending except Spanish-6
Senior Yr Courseload: Full IB’s
Other stats (Awards, etc.):
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: 13 years dance, 13 years piano, lots of community service, news editor of school newspaper
Job/Work Experience: Piano Teacher
Essays (subject and responses): They answered the question really thoroughly and I put a lot of effort into them!
State or Country: California
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Sorry Bruins, but I’ll be FIGHTING ON next year! GO TROJANS!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>ah the curse of being OOS</p>

<p>condensed version:
SAT: 1470 M+V
SATII: Math 2 800, Word History 780
GPA: 3.7ish
Race: Indian
Income Bracket: 80k+
Location: NY, OOS</p>

<p>Key ECs: Started business, couple leadership positions, lots of volunteer hours</p>

<p>oh well not bummed out, congrats on those accepted!</p>

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<p>Wow, I hope to see more green in this thread. All this red is beginning to make this year’s admissions look especially bloody.</p>

<p>I’m starting to think it’s going to be worse than last year, since thus far tons of students have been rejected from UCD/UCSB/UCSC when they were sure to get in.</p>