~ Official UCLA Decisions Thread 2012 ~

dead_crocodile · March 20, 2008, 9:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: undecided~social sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 750 CR 790 M 710 W
[] SAT IIs: 760 Math II 770 Chem 750 Lit
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.93 UW, school doesn’t weigh
[] Rank: N/A
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): Calculus (school offers only one)
[] IBs (including this year’s: none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: too lazy to list
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 3 that I know of…maybe more
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): nothing special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: clubs, volunteer, yadda yadda
[] Job/Work Experience: a part time job
[] Essays (subject and responses): they were good, but not too great
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Vancouver, Canada (not US citizen)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: meh~
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: stats…
[] Weaknesses: awards, EC?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: no clue, was surprised I wasn’t rejected…quite sure Berkeley’s gonna be my first rejection[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: no honors tho :'(

StarryNights · March 20, 2008, 9:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* College/Major Applied To: Business Economics

Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 700 CR 800 M 710 W
SAT IIs: 760 Math II 800 Math 750 Bio
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.85 UW, school doesn’t weigh
Rank: 20th Percentile
ACT: N/A
APs (including this year’s): Calc, Bio, Chem, MacroEcon, Gov, APUSH, Chinese, Comp Sci
IBs (including this year’s: none
Senior Yr Courseload: Econ, Gov, Lit, Cacl, Chem, Bus, Leadership
Number of Apps from Your School: 200-500?
Other stats (Awards, etc.): nothing special
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: clubs

Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): decent
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

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

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public (58th public in nation?)
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 100k-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: Personality?
Weaknesses: Grades?
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Luck.
</code></pre>

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: National Merit Finalist, Gonna apply for honors college :D

collegeboundin08_2 · March 20, 2008, 10:24pm

Decision: Accepted OOS!!!

Stats:[li] College/Major Applied To:[undeclared L&S] Fee Waiver Used?:[nah] SAT I (by section):[770W, 670M, 660 CR=2100] SAT IIs:[660 US History, 710 Literature] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:[UC is 3.93, I know the others but don’t think they’re pertinent] Rank:[30/430] ACT:[nah] APs (including this year’s):[11] IBs (including this year’s:[not available] Senior Yr Courseload:[6 APs] Number of Apps from Your School:[just me, I’m sure] Other stats (Awards, etc.):[/li]Subjective:[li] [/li]ECs listed on app:[NHS, ACLU, Gay-Straight Alliance, Counselor in Training at Girl Scout camp summer 06, Counselor at same camp summer 07]
Job/Work Experience:[Counselor job, that’s it] Essays (subject and responses):[I thought they were much worse than my USC] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): not really
Location/Person:[li] State or Country:[KANSAS] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):[na] Ethnicity:[Iranian] Gender:[F] Income Bracket:[middle] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[nah] Strengths:[got supplemental app and had good midyear grades] Weaknesses:[UC GPA, haha] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:they saw something special in my app, I’m thinking, dunno what particularly.[/li]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

collegeboundin08_2 · March 20, 2008, 10:26pm

sorry guys, I suck with the format stuff It can’t be that difficult, but it’s still beyond me somehow!

iX3demosthenes · March 20, 2008, 10:34pm

2340/3.77 uw/ 4.1 uc
800/800/780/780/750

drpepper867 · March 20, 2008, 10:35pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:

<ul>
<li>College/Major Applied To: Biomedical engineering</li>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: no</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): 680 CR 800 M 720 W (2200 overall)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 Math II 720 Physics 650 US History (wow really bad)</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.90 UW, 4.87 W</li>
<li>Rank: 1 out of 427ish</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>APs (including this year’s): Calc BC/AB, Physics, Spanish V, English Language, US History, Stat, Econ-Macro&Micro, English Literature, Bio, Psychology, Environmental Science</li>
<li>IBs (including this year’s: none</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: See APs…</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: ?</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): n a d a</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: clubs, clubs, clubs, clubs (VP of Mu Alpha Theta)</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): talked about my perspective on the world and i forgot the other one…</li>
<li>Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NC</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public…one of best in NC</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Filipino</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 100k-200k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</li>
<li>Strengths: ? very enthusiastic…i think</li>
<li>Weaknesses: weak ECs</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: ranked 1, good recomendations (i think), good AP scores, good SAT scores, well-rounded overall…and just plain LUCK</li>
</ul>

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: CONGRATS TO ACCEPTED. SORRY FOR DENIED. Was it like 4700 accepted out of 55000 applicants??? Insane.

bitterxaurum · March 20, 2008, 11:07pm

i’m not sure if this is gonna work but here it goes:

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
[] College/Major Applied To: life science - undeclared
[] Fee Waiver Used?: none
[] SAT I (by section): 740 math; 720 writing; 710 reading
[] SAT IIs: 800 math iic; 780 chem; 770 chinese; 750 bio
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.13, 3.74
[] Rank: top 10%
[] APs (including this year’s): 8. (5 in soph-junior year)
[] Senior Yr Courseload: very easy -__-
[] Number of Apps from Your School: almost 700
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): barely any

suggestion: do something that makes you stand out (i’m not talking about sports, clubs, etc). it’s more about creativity and imagination.

for me, i did a research project over the summer and wrote about it in my essay. i think that helped out the most

J01001000 · March 20, 2008, 11:14pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Mathematics / Physics
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 800 (M) 740 (R) 660 (W) - 2200
[] SAT IIs: 800 (Math II) 800 (Physics) 800 (Korean) 750 (U.S. Hist.)
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3 (W) 3.8 (U)
[] Rank: 11 / 680
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): European Hist (4), Calc AB (5), Physics B (5), Statistics (5), Eng Lang (3), Comp Sci A (5), U.S. History (5) /// Physics C Mech + Elec & Mag, Eng. Lit, Chemistry, Spanish Lang, Government, Macroeconomics, Comp Sci AB, Calc BC
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Multivariable Calc, AP Spanish, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov / Econ, AP Comp Sci.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ~100+
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, invitation to AIME, Cal Tech Signature Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Math Club vice pres (11) president (12), volunteering, Key Club, CSF
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays (subject and responses): Witty
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Average Public, known for drama and choir.
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: ~40k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation in the U.S.
[] Strengths: AP and SATII scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I’m Asian?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I got owned. Accepted by UCSD but rejected from Cal Tech, MIT, and UCLA lol…I’m just waiting for Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon, and Berkeley for the coup de gr

kkahuna · March 20, 2008, 11:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: HSSEAS Aerospace
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 750M, 680CR, 681W = 2110
SAT IIs: Math IIC: 760; Literature: 650 (yech, i hate poetry)
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8UW; 4.1W
Rank: Top 5% (just missed ELC cutoff!)
ACT: none
APs: Chem, Bio, Calc-AB. This year: Physics, Eng, Stats
Number of Apps from Your School: don’t know
Other stats (Awards, etc.): 1st place in high school science fair
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Academic Decathlon jr and sr (with team and individual medals)
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Passion of learniing
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ??Ac Dec???
State or Country: So California
School Type, Private Catholic Prep College Prep[] Ethnicity: White[] Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks: gotta be Ac Dec…I didn’t do anything else!
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Hard work, and Academic Decathlon!!!

cam3ra_on · March 21, 2008, 3:27am

Decision: Accepted to the School of Theater, Film, and Television as a Theater Acting Major!!!

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: School of Theater, Film, and Television - Theater Acting
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 1900 (520 CR, 650 W, 730 M)
[] SAT IIs: 690 Math 2, 480 Biology E
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC GPA (10th and 11th) 4.3ish
[] Rank: 16/620
[] ACT: na
[] APs (including this year’s): World History (10), Calculus AB (11), English Language (11), US History (11), Biology (11), Calculus BC (12), English Literature (12), American Government/Macroeconomics (12), Computer Science A (12)
[] IBs (including this year’s): not offered
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP English Literature, Honors Human Anatomy and Phisology, Play Production, AP American Government/Macroeconomics
[] Number of Apps from Your School: probably a lot…so far I know of 8 other acceptances, and I know there are more people who got in than that from my school
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): EXTREMELY long list of ECs and leadership…seriously, I had A LOT.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Too many to list…but always leadership experience in ECs. Strong in both Music and in Acting
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor and Private Music Instructor
[] Essays (subject and responses): Very very good…I worked on them with my private college counselor.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): How about no…

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Southern California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public.
[] Ethnicity: I put “other” I think…half white, half asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~65,000 to 80,000…don’t remember
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ?
[] Strengths: definitely my ECs and maybe my GPA? Audition?
[] Weaknesses: my SAT Subject Test scores haha
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: very good ECs and good GPA and very good essays with iffy test scores and a good audition = Admission[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Acting admission is based mostly on the audition. Seriously, I was expecting a rejection letter because I couldn’t tell if my audition went poorly or well…I guess it went well ;D I’m just so happy because they let so few into the acting program. This acceptance is very encouraging and shows me that maybe I’m really not a bad actor! :D…still waiting to hear from USC, but my decision doesn’t matter from them anymore because I’m so going to UCLA!!!

S.Q.Lu · March 21, 2008, 3:39am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
[ul][] College/Major Applied To: Letters and Sciences/Psychology
[li] Fee Waiver Used?: No[/li][li] SAT I (by section): 2200 - 770 writing, 730 math, 700 critical reading[/li][li] SAT IIs: 790 Literature, 790 Spanish - reading only, 750 Math IIC, 730 Biology[/li][li] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 unweighted; my school doesn’t weigh, so I have no clue about that bit.[/li][li] Rank: 1/800+ - Anyone at my school with a 4.0 is ranked #1[/li][li] ACT: n/a[/li][li] APs (including this year’s):[/li][list][]AP European History - 4
[]AP Calculus AB - 5
[]AP Spanish Language - 5
[]AP English Literature - taking
[]AP Calc BC - taking
[]AP Spanish Literature (independent study) - taking
[]AP Psychology - taking
[]AP American Government - taking
[]AP Microeconomics - taking[/ul]
[] IBs (including this year’s):
[ul][]IBSL History - 5
[]IBSL Visual Art - 6[/ul]
I dropped IB in order to continue with choir.
[li] Senior Yr Courseload: See APs labeled “taking” and add Chamber Singers.[/li][li] Number of Apps from Your School: No idea, but I come from a pretty overachieving school that had an extremely downcast mood on Wednesday, so I’m guessing quite a few.[/li][li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Dean’s List - AP Euro (2006), Dean’s List - AP Spanish Language (2007), Student of the Year - English III Honors (2007), Student of the Year - AP Spanish Language (2007), Top 10 (2007)[/li][/list]Subjective:[ul]
[li] ECs listed on app:[/li][list][]Choir - 3 years (intermediate women’s show - 1 - section leader, advanced mixed chamber - 2 - President)
[]SCVA Regional Honor Choir - 2 years
[]All-State Honor Choir - 1 year
[][Sound</a> of America Honor Band and Chorus European Summer Tour](<a href=“http://soundofamerica.org/]Sound”>http://soundofamerica.org/) - summer 2007
[]Anime Club - 4 years, technician, IOC, historian, President - Anime Club is among the biggest non-community service clubs on campus.[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience:
[ul][]Volunteer at the Friends of the Library Used Book Store - ~48 hours/6 weeks at time of application[/ul]
[] Essays (subject and responses):
[ul][]Short essay - “Describe your community” etc. - I mentioned fighting against the current of Asian expectations and peer pressure to do what I want to do in life, rather than follow the same path that all my friends are taking. Used an extended metaphor of a fish in a pond.
[li]Long essay - Described my summer experience with the Sound of America and how international relations don’t have to be improved through diplomats and long UN meetings, but that small groups such as mine have just as much impact, if not more, in improving world relations. Written in an impacting/emotional style.[/ul][/li][li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Summer choir thing, I guess?[/li][/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[li] State or Country: California - LA/Orange County[/li][li] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public; very high, I think - if it means anything, we were ranked top in the world for our AP Calculus program for two years in a row?[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese[/li][li] Gender: Female[/li][li] Income Bracket: $100,000+[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Strong dedication to choir, I guess?[/li][li] Strengths: Very good academics[/li][li] Weaknesses: Very little extracurricular activity compared to many other people at my school[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Probably my 4.0 and my essays. Also, I’m among the top relative to my class.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: National Merit Finalist
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all those who got in! As for those of you who didn’t, it’s not the end of the world; there are plenty of other great schools that’ll accept you, I’m sure. As for me, sorry Bruins, but I’m off to NC to become a Tarheel! GO TARHEELS!

DukeBlueDevils · March 21, 2008, 12:14pm

^Tarheels suck! Go Duke!

champion1one · March 21, 2008, 4:32pm

I second that one. (lol, Duke discussion in a UCLA forum)

Elisokool16 · March 21, 2008, 6:21pm

does anyone have a link to where we can check our admission decision online?

duckedtape · March 21, 2008, 6:28pm

<a href=“https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Decision/Login.aspx[/url]”>https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Decision/Login.aspx</a>

Ec10 · March 21, 2008, 7:57pm

Woohoo accepted, but I most likely won’t go

iheartchemistry · March 21, 2008, 10:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Chemistry
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[] SAT I: 1870
[] SAT IIs: MathII (650) Bio(620) Us Hist (610)
[] GPA: 4.2
[] Rank: Top 10%
[] ACT: 32
[] APs (including this year’s): (4) US History, (3) Euro History, World History, Chemistry, Physics B, Biology, English Lit, Government
[] IBs (including this year’s: none
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Public Speaking, AP Govt., Graphic Communications 3,4 , Senior Productions, AP Chem, AP English Lit.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: idk?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Society of Student Leaders in Science, Academic Achievement for my HS, Bank of America Award. Nothing Special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Class Council - 4 years, Speech and Debate - 1 year, Senior Productions Comm Service = +300 hours
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship working in a lab for summer of 07 at The Scripps Research Institute
I work 22 hours a week at a normal job.
[] Essays (subject and responses): My passion for chemistry/internship.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I did research on proteins!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA, USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Below 50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen college
[] Strengths: Passion for Chem (evident in essays) and Internship
[] Weaknesses: Lack of EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Accepted most likely because I am a lower income hispanic female interested in chemistry. haha My research probably added a little padding too. My essays were amazing tho :)[/li][/ul]Other Factors: ???
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m really happy… just anxious to hear from other schools!

hanman · March 21, 2008, 11:56pm

Rejected…

GPA- 3.88 UW, 4.19 W
Rank- 19/554
ELC status

SAT I
610 R, 780 M, 750 W = 2140

SAT II
Biology E- 760
Math IIC- 750

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT

duckedtape · March 22, 2008, 4:22am

also, of the 8 kids who go the supplemental review thing, including me, only one got accepted. me. lol

heyiloveyouNOT · March 22, 2008, 4:39am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: L & S: Undeclared-Life Sciences
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2040 (Math 720, English 660, Writing 690)
[] SAT IIs: U.S.-650 Bio-700 Math II-750
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.2 W, 3.7(?) UW
[] Rank: top 10%?
[] ACT:
[] APs (including this year’s): Bio, Eng. Lit, Eng. Lang., Euro, U.S., Gov’t, Art Hist., Spanish
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 3 APs, Calculus thru a college, physics
[] Number of Apps from Your School: wat’re apps?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Piano competition, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, SPUR awards (school awards from teachers),
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: track 2 yrs? comm. service at homeless shelter, hospital, etc… NHS, CSF, Red Cross (leadership at school & county level),
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Essays (subject and responses): 1) overcoming bulimia 2) mtg a boy selling corn at a tourist temple in China and sponsoring his high school education/becoming his penpal
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): research at med surge lab in UCI (altho it wasn’t emphasized)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): avg sized pub. school w/ 450 seniors in class? in suburbs
[] Ethnicity: Chinese, recent permanent resident (green card)
[] Gender: FEMALE
[] Income Bracket: 88,000 (before taxes)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: not too impressive scores?
[li] Why you think you were accepted: essay topics? [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: i was lucky… :3

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