~ Official UCLA Decisions Thread 2012 ~

forgottenhawk · March 19, 2008, 9:38pm

Rejected. Lol yeah I really don’t feel like filling out stats right now but like others on here, I suspect they spied the Trojan in me as well…ha. Fight on!

jasonlee576 · March 19, 2008, 9:38pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[] College/Major Applied To:Biochemistry
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2080 CR 650 W 670 M 760
[] SAT IIs: Korean 760 ML2 740
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W 4.27 UW 3.9
[] Rank: 4/580
[] APs (including this year’s): 8 Total
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Anatomy, AP Gov’t, AP Calculus AB, AP English IV, Art I, AP Physics B
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 10+
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
Subjective:
[li] ECs listed on app: Not much besides Track and altar service[/li][] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Essays (subject and responses):Kick ass supposedly, guess not
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):COSMOS participant, rural

Location/Person:
[] State or Country:CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Rural, public
[] Ethnicity:Korean
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:Poor
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths: Good GPA
[] Weaknesses:Lack of strong ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:Lack of EC’s
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Im ***ed! Even though UCSD is my first choice, it still sucks being declared unsuitable or unworthy. Good Luck to everyone else.

billabongswim · March 19, 2008, 9:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Mechanical Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): Reading (660) Math (760) Writing (660) Total (2080)
[] SAT IIs: Math II (740) Chem (670) Bio E (670)
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5 W, 3.8 U
[] Rank: 10 out of about 390
[] ACT: none
[] APs (including this year’s): Chem 3, Bio 3, Calc AB, Microeconomics
[] IBs (including this year’s: none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP calc AB, show choir, AP Econ, US Gov, Foods!, Honors English
[] Number of Apps from Your School: very few
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): CSF, most inspirational (3 times swimming & water polo), most dedicated, various academic class awards, athlete of the month
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: swimming, water polo, choir, worship leader @ church, youth group
[] Job/Work Experience: swim coach
[] Essays (subject and responses): swimming, mission trip in mexico
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: norcal! (bay area)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public. not very good
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths: GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SATs
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: i’m awesome?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: i’m sort of surprised. but i got the engineering letter, so not surprised? i’m excited

bretjohnson90 · March 19, 2008, 9:41pm

ACCEPTED, OUT OF STATE I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!

SAT 1770
GPA 4.44

It’s true, they look at your essays!

sutoroberrii · March 19, 2008, 9:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biology! :] Lol, I thought my first choice was Spanish… and then I looked at my form. Nope, Biology.
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope.
[] SAT I (by section): 2000+
[] SAT IIs: 700+ on both.
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.6 W, 4.3 UC.
[] Rank: 1/500+
[] ACT: N/A.
[] APs (including this year’s): Physics B, Both Calculuses, Biology, Spanish Lang, World History, Both Englishes, and Honors/Accelerated classes.
[] IBs (including this year’s: APs are for cool kids… LOL. J/K!
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Pretty rigorous.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 20-50.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Around 5-6? (Too lazy to list…)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: e_e;; Too lazy to list. Sowwi!
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring, 3 years, 2+ hours/week. <3 Loves it!
[] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty darn funny. ;D I mean, can you write about growing up Chinese-American and math-challenged without humor? Nah.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Magic sparklesprinkle auto-admit potion. [/just kidding]

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA.
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Upper mid-level public.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese!
[] Gender: FEMALE.
[] Income < 100k.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nah.
[] Strengths: Variety of ECs (some type of leadership in all except for one!), memorable essays, strong standardized scores, and grades.
[] Weaknesses: I should’ve done more volunteer work. D: Darnit! Also, better SAT scores. e_e;
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: :] I dunno. <333[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:** I have no idea. But I’m SO HAPPY!
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] LOL I just realized that I don’t have an alternate major for Berkeley… HAHA. xD; Anyways, fulfillment of a (former) childhood dream. Take that, people who said I was stupid and couldn’t do it! D< Probably won’t matriculate if Pomona accepts me, and both SD and Davis are giving me a better financial aid package… D:

duckedtape · March 19, 2008, 9:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Letters and Science: History
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[] SAT I (by section): CR: 590 M:550 W:520
[] SAT IIs: Math Level 2: 600 Spanish: 640
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC was 3.9
[] Rank: NA (But was ELC)
[] ACT: NA
[] APs (including this year’s):10
[] IBs (including this year’s: 0
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Heaviest
[] Number of Apps from Your School:5
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon, School Mascot, Government, a bunch of others
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Growing up in the middle of nowhere and also preserving with family problems
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Ghetto Rural School
[] Ethnicity: Mexican
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Pretty much everything that colleges look for
[] Strengths: IDK
[] Weaknesses: IDK, My Bff Rose
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:I do not know but I am Happy.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am so happy and grateful. YES YES YES

dmission · March 19, 2008, 9:45pm

darn
3.9ucpa
1950sat,720,700sat2
rejected

dysonfree · March 19, 2008, 9:47pm

4.1 UC GPA
1900 SAT1
700’s SAT2

rwu125 · March 19, 2008, 9:48pm

Decision: ACCEPTED (w/ honors program)

Major: Pre Business Economics

SAT: 2150
SATII: 2c- 730 history- 710

APS: 5

500+ volunteer hours
Leadership every year

stupidkid · March 19, 2008, 9:48pm

Proposition 209. Not surprising at all.

kutibah · March 19, 2008, 9:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: Biology

Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): Math: 640 CR: 520 Writing: 600
SAT IIs: Physics: 730, US History: 630
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W: 4.289 UW: 3.773
Rank: 17
ACT: 30
APs (including this year’s): 6 total
IBs (including this year’s): 7 total
Senior Yr Courseload: IB IB IB IB IB IB
Number of Apps from Your School: Many?
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Volunteering (100+ hours)
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Volunteering, Founded Middle Eastern Club

Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): I talked about how I struggled with my immigration to the United States and how I used that to found my club.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing really
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: CA, USA

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Not great
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $130,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant?
Strengths: Community Service and Starting a Club
Weaknesses: No big Awards
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Grades/Test Score
</code></pre>

blackcadillacs · March 19, 2008, 9:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Pre- Microbiology, Immunology, Genetics
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 700 Math, 730 Writing, 800 CR
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 780 Bio, 710 US Hist, 670 Spanish
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.17 W, about 3.7ish UW
[] Rank: 94/~500
[] APs (including this year’s): 5 Bio, 5 US Hist, 4 Stats
[] Senior Yr Courseload: APs: Music Theory, English, Phys B, Spanish Lit, Calc BC; regular econ/govt.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar, Gold Award (Girl Scouts), Paderewski Medal (Piano)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Piano, hospital volunteering, Girl Scouts
[] Essays (subject and responses): Girl Scouts, and personal experience for why I want to go into medicine
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): probably Gold Award? I don’t know if thats even a hook…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): very competitive, mostly asian? … one of the top (or the top?) public school in state
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: F
[li] Income Bracket: high[/li][/ul]

click4rm · March 19, 2008, 9:56pm

@stupidkid

perhaps.

tapiocapearls89 · March 19, 2008, 9:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: Letters and Science:Economics/International Relations

Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): CR: 760 M:750 W:720
SAT IIs: US History: 730 Literature: 680
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC: No Clue UW: 3.79
Rank: NA
ACT: NA
APs (including this year’s):10
IBs (including this year’s: 1
Senior Yr Courseload: Tough?
Number of Apps from Your School:eh…no clue. probably around 10
Other stats (Awards, etc.):
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Varsity Debate, Piano Teacher, Newspaper Editor, Camp Counselor, Student Tutor

Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Coldstone Employee, Piano Teacher
Essays (subject and responses): What i learned being an editor on Newspaper and Stepping outside my comfort zone
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): eh…none?
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: IN. OOS YAY!!!

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large, Competitive Public High School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: on the high end
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): eh…no clue
Strengths: i realli don’t nkow
Weaknesses: GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:haha. no clue…especially since im OOS
</code></pre>

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
SOOOO HAPPY!!! Now i just need my berkeley acceptance :D. but soo grateful too. i never though i could get into a UC school especially if im Out-of-state!!! and eh…***. y isn’t the html green stuff working for me…

bartleby · March 19, 2008, 10:06pm

God, this is depressing.

Rejected.

Mid-2100 SAT, mid-1500s SAT II
~4.0 UCGPA
some leadership, community service, work, and ECs

_Indian · March 19, 2008, 10:08pm

Decision: Rejected

<ul>
<li>Major Applied To: Bioengineering</li>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: No</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 780 M, 730 W = 2310 total, taken once. 1580 M+CR</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 770 Math 2, 740 US History, 730 BioM</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.67 UW, 4.3 W</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>ACT: 34 (35 Math, 34 everything else)</li>
<li>APs (including this year’s): 11 Taken total, 4- AP Euro, 5 - AP US, Bio, Calc AB</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: Hardest of anyone in the school =/</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: 100+ probably</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): Check my chances thread if you’re really interested…</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/472117-i-m-actually-kinda-nostalgic-last-chances-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/472117-i-m-actually-kinda-nostalgic-last-chances-thread.html</a></li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: see ^</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Great! best I’ve written, IMO; about toothpaste</li>
<li>Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Research?</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country:</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):</li>
<li>Ethnicity: East Indian</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Too much, yet not high enough to play completely out-of-pocket.</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing?</li>
<li>Strengths: EC’s, SAT’s, Essays?</li>
<li>Weaknesses: GPA. Definitely.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I’m…in shock…</li>
</ul>

notaznguy · March 19, 2008, 10:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biochemistry
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[] SAT I (by section): 550 (Critical Reading), 640 (Math), 620 (Writing)
[] SAT IIs: 570 (Literature), 580 (Math II), 630 (US History)
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.38 w, 4.0 uw
[] Rank: 1/411
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): 3 on US History and 4 on AP Language
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 AP classes (Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry, Government)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I’m ELC
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: President of Key Club and Food Club, Vice President of Drama Club, Salsa Club Member, Peer Counselor, Varsity Tennis Player (2 years), acted in 3 school plays (lead role for 1)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays (subject and responses): Good I guess.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Crummy school; many gangs and dropouts.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Less than $30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[] Strengths: GPA, rank, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I guess GPA and rank?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

highlander12 · March 19, 2008, 10:19pm

Dude, not to turn this into an AA argument, but pulling up Prop 209 as an excuse for someone getting into Stanford but not UCLA is unfair. It’s called “holistic admissions” my friend. Stanford likes people who adore sunlight, not nerds.

Besides, there are plenty of people on this board below a 1950 who got accepted to UCLA, and plenty above a 2000 who got rejected. Are you going to assume all of the minority low-stat applicants that were accepted got in because UCLA bent the rules regarding Prop 209? Maybe UCLA thought they would make for better students. Imagine what that campus would be like if they did the application process strictly 100% merit-based.

The image that comes to mind is frightening. :eek:

mb27052863 · March 19, 2008, 10:36pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: HSSEAS Mechanical Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?:N
[] SAT I (by section):M.780 W.620 C.600 (2000)
[] SAT IIs:Miic.800 Chinese.800 Chem.770 Physics.740
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:W4.13 UW3.8X
[] Rank:n/a
[] ACT:n/a
[] APs (including this year’s):Physics, Chem, Bio, CalcBC, Polisci, Econ
[] IBs (including this year’s:n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload:AP-Bio AP-CalcBC AP-Polisci/Econ Eng.4
[] Number of Apps from Your School:250-300?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.):not really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:club, volunteer, tutor
[] Job/Work Experience:no long-term job
[] Essays (subject and responses):volunteer work&aspirations in engineering
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, API 881
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income bracket:n/a (low)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):n/a
[] Strengths:started off as an english learner 4 yrs. ago
[] Weaknesses:EC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:Strong in math/science classes/test performance[/li][/ul]Other Factors: n/a

EKS · March 19, 2008, 10:40pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[]
College/Major Applied To: Letters & Science [] Fee Waiver Used?: No[] SAT I (by section): M 670, W 620, CR 610, [] SAT IIs: USHIST 680, Chem 680[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: W UC 3.9, UW UC 3.65[] Rank: Top 5%[] ACT: 28[] APs (including this year’s): 9 total[] IBs (including this year’s:[] Senior Yr Courseload: ap comp sci, ap euro hist., ap art hist, honors physics, leadership, gov/econ, brit lit[] Number of Apps from Your School: at least 60-70[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): tomorrow 25 (25 students chosen from the world; pic in TIME magazine), youth of the year (East bay leadership foundation); Rotary Distinguished Student of the Year; California Governor’s Scholar 2008; and a bunch of others
Subjective:[] ECs listed on app: a LOT, TONS of leadership, TONS of successful fundraisers; even started my own non-profit; passion was coming out of my ass…[] Job/Work Experience: teen columnist for national Indian magazine[] Essays (subject and responses): pretty good…[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): international award, ridiculous e.c.'s
Location/Person:[] State or Country: california[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):public; almost 3,000 students; pretty competitive[] Ethnicity: indian (from india; not native american)[] Gender:female[] Income Bracket: over $300,000[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student; first generation american born [] Strengths: EC’s/awards[] Weaknesses: grades/SATS (I got two C’s junior year in Calculus; a bunch of B’s in math and science; I’m a liberal arts person; I took the hardest courseload possible though besides Leadership and if my classes conflicted and I was forced to choose between APs sometimes[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I seriously am passionately about everything I do…I don’t do anything for college. Everything I do is because I genuinely want to help people, and it clearly showed. Do things that YOU are passionate in, don’t do things that will look good—seriously, do what you’re passionate about.[/li]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

Venting: I’m mostly concerned about UCB!!! So AHHH!!!

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