I’ve gotten into every UC that I applied to so far that has released decisions: San Diego, Santa Barbara, Davis, Irvine, and Los Angeles. I am now waiting on Berkeley, my top choice. As for stats:
UC GPA: 4.5455
SAT: 2170 (690R, 770M, 710W)
ACT: 31 (Yeah, I know, pretty much slept through it).
SAT Math II: 780
SAT Literature: 600
Major: SD Management Science, SB Economics, D Economics (or something like that), I Business Administration, LA Pre-Business, B Undecided/Pre-Business.
As for extracurriculars, I had about 250-300 volunteer hours, a summer job as a secretary, JV Tennis, Varsity Mock Trial, and Varsity Science Olympiad. Also various awards such as Member of the Month for Key Club, and a National Merit Scholarship Commendation. My essays were lacking in terms of flair and diction, but when it came to answering the questions thoughtfully they were very good. Overall I wasn’t really expecting to get in since I panicked that I didn’t have many extracurriculars, but I realized my academic stats made up for that and I am in the Top 20 of one of the best California public schools.