~ Official UCLA Decisions Thread 2012 ~

frenzypuff · March 22, 2008, 10:01am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Chemical Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Total 2100 (CR 610, Math 800, Writing 690)
[] SAT IIs: Math II and Chemistry 800
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97, 3.97
[] Rank: 5
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): N/A
[] IBs (including this year’s: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Chinese, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 4
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Not much, mainly school awards for academics. A few distinctions for music, xylophone and marimba competitions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Choir, Orchestra, leadership positions in school, community services
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor for 1.5 yrs
[] Essays (subject and responses): (1) About my family (2) Me being a thinker
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Hong Kong
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public/Government subsidized, one of the top schools in the region
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[] Strengths: I don’t know. Musical talents?
[] Weaknesses: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT enough said
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: A little all-rounded (except in sports) perhaps??? No idea
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was pretty surprised especially after UCSD rejected me. I thought I wouldn’t stand a chance :)

vc08 · March 22, 2008, 12:11pm

Decision: Accepted~Honors Invite

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Letters and Science/English
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): NA
[] SAT IIs: 680 US Hist; 640 Lit
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 UW; 4.3ish UC W
[] Rank: top 2%
[] ACT: 31
[] APs (including this year’s): 9 (AP & honors)
[] IBs (including this year’s: NA
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs, 1 honors
[] Number of Apps from Your School: probably 5-10
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): lots of MVPs/All-League/All-Academic Team stuff.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 3 Varsity sports, president of service/academic club, attended 2 national leadership conferences, was captain of multiple sports teams, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: interned for medical office
[] Essays (subject and responses): described growing up in an ethnically polarized town, and the other was on how my greatest failure turned into my greatest success.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): NA
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): your avg. public
[] Ethnicity: white…actually kinda tan right now yessss
[] Gender: best ever
[] Income Bracket: don’t qualify for FA…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):My cousin graduated at the top of his dept. at UCLA; the ancestral gods were with me.
[] Strengths: ECs, GPA, ACT
[] Weaknesses: not to sound arrogant, but I thought I was really good all-around
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Just a really well-rounded individual who seized every opportunity and played the hand I was dealt very well.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all admitted! To those rejected, UCLA isn’t the only great school out there. Who knows, you could still get into Berkeley! Best of luck to all!

KilledBySAT · March 22, 2008, 8:42pm

Accepted!
Uc Gpa: 3.96
Sat I: 2140

Dakure · March 23, 2008, 1:48am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: College of Letters and Science/Mathematics
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Reading: 580 | Math: 670 | Writing: 610
[] SAT IIs: Math Level 2: 760 | US History: 660 | Spanish: 760
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.45w | 3.96uw
[] Rank: 2/600
[] ACT: 31
[] APs (including this year’s): Statistics, US History, Physics, English Language and Composition, Biology, Calculus, Spanish Literature, Government
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Physics, English Language and Composition, Biology, Calculus, Spanish Literature, Government/Economics. All AP (Well, Economics is Honors)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Not many, I don’t think.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Uh… 13th place at a Chess tournament, 1st place at a team Math Field Day Competition at Cal-state Bakersfield, CSF, honor roll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Chess club, math club, Link Crew, volunteer at a local hospital in the ER section, computer and calculator programming as a hobby
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): 700 words on the “Describe the world you come from” (Mostly family) one and 300 words on the accomplishment/characteristic (mostly determination) one
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Cry ;_;
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California, United States
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public (Where2get stats)?
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower middle, I think
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[] Strengths: ACT and maybe Math Level 2
[] Weaknesses: SATs ):
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I really don’t know, maybe my essays? I think I’m a decent writer with an okay writing style, but I’m not sure?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I was actually surprised to know I made it in because I didn’t think my scores were good enough. ): Buuuuuuuut hey, I got in, so I’m happy. (:

Ninalovescows · March 23, 2008, 1:52am

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Political Science
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 650 M, 640 CR, 610 W
[] SAT IIs: 680 US, 630 BioE
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.33w, 3.88uw
[] Rank: 4/600
[] ACT: 29
[] APs (including this year’s): AP World History, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP English Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Economics
[] IBs (including this year’s): n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs, Forensics, Leadership
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Not many
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): High School Heisman School Winner, Daughters of the American Revolution School Winner, CSF, NHS, Top Debater, Voted Most Likely Succeed, 1st runner up for Girl’s State.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Captain of the Debate team for two years, President of Forensics Club for two years, President of Math Club, Chess Club, MESA Club, Mock Trial, Key Club, Link Crew, Varsity Tennis, ASB for three years, Senior Class Secretary, volunteer at local library.
[] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor and summer TA for biology teacher.
[] Essays (subject and responses): wrote my first one on my observation of people’s diversity and my second one on my love of learning. I am overall a pretty strong writer and believe that my essays were fairly decent.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Hm, I did a research project in biology last summer at a local university, I went to debate camp the summer before my junior year, and I interned with Assemblywomen Nicole Parra’s office for three summers.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dedication?
[] Strengths: Debate, i’m very involved
[] Weaknesses: Not the highest test scores.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Extra-cirriculars (esp debate), essays, and grades perhaps.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted! I am very excited about UCLA. Now I just have to wait to see the verdict from Berkeley. I am very interested in meeting new people who might potentially go to the same campus as me. So just message me if you want to talk :D

D.kikkawai · March 23, 2008, 5:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Letters and Sciences, Political Science
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 780CR, 750M, 800W
[] SAT IIs: 770 Bio E, 800 Math II, 750 USH, 760Chem
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.85UW, 4.2W
[] Rank: Top 10%?
[] ACT: None
[] APs (including this year’s): 5 Bio, 5 APUSH, 5 Calc BC, See Senior Year courses
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Econ AP / Gov AP, Chem AP, English AP, Stats AP, TA
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Tons upon tons
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, Scholastic Writing Awards National Gold (3 times, 9th-11th), other small writing stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Writing, debate, volunteering, summer research
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Perceptions and writing. I liked them.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): One summer of research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Asian not applying to sciences? Dunno.
[] Strengths: None that seem significant.
[] Weaknesses: None that seem significant.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Kinda expected acceptance, since I hit their GPA req and exceeded their standardized testing req. I also had some awards stuff.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Tons of people at my school deserved to get in but didn’t, so I’m wondering what the hell UCLA was on when they made decisions.

liyana179 · March 23, 2008, 5:41pm

“Asian not applying to sciences”

hahaha… but that is sooo true.

poloplayer111 · March 23, 2008, 10:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Chemical Engineering
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 770 M; 750 CR; 770 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 770 Lit
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.64 Cum, 4.14 UC weighted
[] Rank: 156 of 478
[] ACT: not taken
[] APs (including this year’s): Chem 5. Stats 5. Calc BC in progress
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Calc BC, CP Physics, CP English, Journalism II, Digital Imaging, Govt/Econ
[] Number of Apps from Your School: A LOT
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF, Homecoming King, lots of athletic stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Water Polo (captain), Swimming, Editor-in-Chief of School Paper
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): US news top 50, competitive public.
[] Ethnicity: S. Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $150-175k/yr
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[] Strengths: SAT I’s & II’s, extracurrics(leadership + many athletic awards).
[] Weaknesses: # of weighted classes taken, relative GPA, class rank.
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: SAT scores.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Extremely thankful/lucky to have gotten in.

tubaman93 · March 23, 2008, 11:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: Computer Science
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): None.
SAT IIs: 780 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 710 USH
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.65 Cum, 4.00 UC weighted
Rank: N/A
ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 31 R, 33 S)
APs (including this year’s): Chem 5. CalcBC 5, USH 4, Eng Lang 3, Physics C Mech 3, Physics C E/M 2 (gg), Comp Gov, Eng Lit, Compsci A in progress
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Eng Lit, AP Comp Gov, AP Compsci, Calc CD Honors, Concert Band, Orchestra, TA
Number of Apps from Your School: A LOT
Other stats (Awards, etc.): CSF, NHS, AP Scholar with Distinction, Eagle Scout

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Marching Band, Boy Scouts, Music Mentors, Pep Band, Concert Band
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Chinese Software Company

Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive Public (scores 830ish on API)
Ethnicity: E. Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: All I know is that I’m not qualified for Financial Aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Strengths: ACT + SAT II, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: ACT

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Why me, UCLA? There’s a ton of other well-qualified applicants at our school you should’ve accepted as well!

notanoob · March 23, 2008, 11:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: College of Arts and Sciences
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): CR 600, M 740, W 660 (2000 total)
ACT: 31 Composite
SAT IIs: US History 780, Math II 750
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.87 UW, 4.34 W
Rank: 17/635 (top 4% = ELC)

APs (including this year’s): 11 ap and honors courses
Senior Yr Courseload: 4 AP/Honors
Number of Apps from Your School: about 50ish

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: ASB Vice President, Basketball, lots of clubs and volunteer work
Job/Work Experience: golf course summer job and family buisness
Essays (subject and responses): alright
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ASB
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public high school
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (Caucasian on the UC app)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Listed as a Caucasian Male?
Strengths: ASB Vice President, solid sat 2s
Weaknesses: based on last years data, average SAT score plus i got a C is spanish 3 honors my sophmore year :-/. also didnt take ap english 11
Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: well rounded student with good grades and average scores. I think my ECs especially ASB helped alot

liyana179 · March 24, 2008, 1:28am

tubaman, will i be seeing you in the marching band next year? :)

Kuksoo · March 24, 2008, 2:17am

i am seeing if i can post right now.

yayitsjane · March 24, 2008, 10:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biochemistry
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[] SAT I (by section): Don’t remember…but total was 1910
[] SAT IIs: Don’t remember exactly, but I took Math II and Lit…got mid 600s
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5ish…not sure what my unweighted GPA is.
[] Rank: 4, so I’m ELC
[] ACT: 27
[] APs (including this year’s): Too many to count
[] IBs (including this year’s: Don’t have IB at my school, sadly
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 3 APs, 3 CPs
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing SO spectacular…some KEY Club stuff…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: KEY Club (was club Historian, VP, and now President…I put in way too much time into this thing! About 20+ hours a week doing background work and 200+ hours a year doing community service through KC), youth group at my church (we meet up twice a week, every week. We also do a service program with the elders at our church)
[] Job/Work Experience: Didn’t have a job before I submitted my app.
[] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about KEY Club and its impact on me and how I contributed to my family’s financial problems
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): API of 800+
[] Ethnicity: Asian…Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Low-middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t think I’m first generation…my older brother’s attending a UC
[] Strengths: All the effort I put into KEY Club and my church’s Youth Group
[] Weaknesses: test scores…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: God![/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
If I get rejected from Berkeley and someone out there gets into Berkeley but wants to go to UCLA, we can trade!!

jgwentworth · March 25, 2008, 2:38am

Decision: Accepted

akiiriah · March 27, 2008, 3:47am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: International Relations
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2280 (CR: 780; M: 760; W: 740)
[] SAT IIs: French: 770; MathIIC: 750; Lit: 700; World Hist: 700
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: We don’t do GPA here. 90+ Average?
[] Rank: N/A but I’m guessing top 10%
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs (including this year’s): APs self studied - World Hist (5); Chinese (5); Psych (4); HumGeo (4); Macro; Micro; GovPol Comp; GovPol US; APs in school - French (5); Spanish; Euro Hist
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Very heavy
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Er…5-7?
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Math Competition Awards (AIME first in school); History awards; Political stuff; Top 10 in a Pageant among others

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: They were probably the strongest aspect of my application. I put a lot of time and effort into them, even though I have a lot. Also, many of them were pretty unique and tied in well with my interests and potential majors. I’m also big on community service. I won’t elaborate for privacy reasons. PM me if you want to know.
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching English; Internships at multinational corporations; worked with disabled children
[] Essays (subject and responses): Good - About my international experiences.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Lived in three different continents during High School? Loads of ECs? None really.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Canada
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+ I think.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: Essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: International experiences + ECs[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: CONGRATS TO ALL ADMITS!

tscandalous23 · April 14, 2008, 9:59pm

Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biology
[] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[] SAT I (by section): CR: 580 M: 510 W:570
[] SAT IIs: Chem: 600 Bio-E: 640 Lit: 580 Math 2: 420
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3.94 W:4.3?
[] Rank: 8/232
[] ACT: 27
[] APs (including this year’s): World History: 3, U.S. History: 3, Chemistry: 3, English Lang: 3. Govt, Macro Econ, Bio, Environmental Sci, Calc AB, English Lit.
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP-Calc AB, English Lit, Bio, Govt, Macro Econ, Environ Sci, Lab Assistant
[] Number of Apps from Your School: have no idea
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, pictured in newsweek
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Veterinary clinic volunteer, Pasadena Humane Society Volunteer, CA Scholarship Federation, Unidos, Volleyball Stats keeper, Hula
[] Job/Work Experience: never worked a day in my life
[] Essays (subject and responses): people liked it.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): hula, drunk driving accident
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public; ranked 113th in nation
[] Ethnicity: multiracial. UC app: asian/pacific islander
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: less than 10,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): divorced parents, first generation college, low income
[] Strengths: essays, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: have no fing idea[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to UCLA class of 2012!

Ultimatemustafa · March 13, 2011, 6:16pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:
College/Major Applied To: CS
Fee Waiver Used?: YES
SAT I (by section): 1370 CR:360 M:560 W:480
SAT IIs: US History:480 Math II:600 MathI :670
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Unweighted:3.87 UC UC Uncapped:4.18
Rank: 38/600
ACT: NA
APs (including this year’s): Calc AB, Statistics, Pysics B
College Level: Engilsh (CSU trans.), Pre-calc, Trig, Arabic I, Arabic II, (All As in CC college)

Number of Apps from Your School: Probably more than 10

swimstar · March 13, 2011, 7:19pm

^ Wrong decisions thread… this is for the Class of 2012 haha. There’s a Class of 2015 one :)

neekzg · March 14, 2011, 4:02am

Unless his post really was for Class of 2012, haha. Could just be really late on this.

graysonc · March 14, 2011, 5:12pm

this post is 3 years late. oops
Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Pre-Business Econ
[] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[] SAT I (by section): 780CR 740M 770W (2290)
[] SAT IIs: 780 Math II, 780 Literature
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.71 UW, no weighting system
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[] ACT: 34
[] APs (including this year’s): 0
[] IBs (including this year’s: 0
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Took the hardest classes available to me and got special permission to exceed the maximum number of courses
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Dunno, there are 81 kids in my class & most applied to only LACs so probably not many
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF I guess
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Karate: I’m a black belt, I teach my own classes, and won an int’l title in 2008. I play piano, guitar, & compose electronic music.
[] Job/Work Experience: Ran my own graphic design business via CL last summer. Intern with the U.N. World Trade University for 3 yrs. Interned with a PBS affiliate in NYC to cover the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting.
[] Essays (subject and responses): can’t remember… one was about winning the aforementioned int’l Karate title, the other was about my career goals
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: WA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private/avg. admit 3.39/1820/32
[] Ethnicity: Mixed (Chinese/various Caucasian)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 250k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: ECs & essays
[] Weaknesses: cumulative GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Test scores & ECs[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

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