Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2380/2400 (800M/800CR/780W)
[] ACT:
[] UC GPA: no clue, I had a 10-12 GPA of 4.8, 4.0 UW so I’m assuming max
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem, Euro, USH, Spanish Lang, Art History, Bio, Eng Lang, Calc BC (5 all)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] College courses? If so, list them.:
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP [Eng Lit, Physics, Stats, Government]
[li] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: Between a 6 and 9 probably.[/li][] Letters of Recommendation (supplemental)?: Didn’t ask for it
[li] Did you get into Cal during the month of February (you were one of the 2,000 applicants who received an early acceptance)?: Nah :([/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]** Intended Major **: Chemistry
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[] EOP?: No
[] NCAA?: No
[] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?: Yes
[] If International, from what country?:
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: Male
[] LGBTQ?: No
[] Citizen?: Yes
[] Income Bracket: 100-200k
[] # of Family Members: 5
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: BS, DDS
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope
[] Living on-campus? Yep
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Scores, essay maybe, GPA, decent extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: No (real) research into a research heavy field
[] Are you going to UC Berkeley?: Most likely, waiting for Ivy day
[] If not, where are you going?:
General Comments/Additional Information:
Wasn’t initially happy with what hand I’ve been dealt in terms of acceptances (Cal is best so far), but on closer inspection Cal’s College of Chem is probably one of the best chem undergraduate programs and I’m happy to go there after reading up on people’s sentiments on the CoC. We have reduced breadth requirements, research as a graded class and smaller courses. Excited to probably be a bear!