Decision: ACCEPTED (Regent Scholar)
Objective:
SAT I: 1560
SAT 2: US History 680, Spanish Lang 720
ACT: 26 (29 E, 23 M, 28 R, 22 S, 27 W)
UC GPA: 4.25, 3.8 UW, 4.2 W (9-12)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (4), English Language/Composition (3), U.S. History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
College courses? If so, list them.: Sociology (Young Scholars Program at CSUDH)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, Kinesiology, AP Physics 1, AP Spanish Literature
Did you get into Cal during the month of February (you were one of the 2,000 applicants who received an early acceptance)?: Yes!!!
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Governmeny (Vice President 9th grade, 10th grade President, 12th grade Rep), Community Club (Founder and President), Peer Tutor (tutor and mento), Volleyball (joined another school’s volleyball team because my school did not have one), Gay Straight Alliance (founding member), Students Run LA team (Captain). There’s more but these are the ones I included
Job/Work Experience: Auto repairman assistant, Cashier, Babysitting.
Volunteer/Community Service: A lot of social equality community service.
Summer Activities: Educational programs I applied to
How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: 9-10 for both, made them humorous and thought it highlighted my personality
How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: Personal Statement 1: 10/10 Have refined it since the end of sophomore year. Personal Statement 2: 9/10 Talked about a community based dinner I organized for an underserved community.
Letters of Recommendation (supplemental)?: Yes, a scholarship I applied to made me send three letters of recommendations to Berkeley.
Other
Intended Major : Sociology
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, Innercity of Los Angeles
If International, from what country?: n/a
School Type: Charter, 90ish students
Ethnicity: Mexican American
Gender: Male
LGBTQ?: No
Citizen?: Yes
Served in military? No
Married?: No
Orphan?: No
Income Bracket: $25,000
of Family Members: 4
Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: No High School
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
Living on-campus? Yes
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars showed a lot of leadership, Founder of many clubs, Awards (Recognition by the state of Calirfornia and local grassroot organizations), POSSE Finalist for Berkeley, GPA (3rd highest UC GPA in my School, Ranked 5th, and Personal statements. I had a lot of involvement in my community.
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores are low
Are you going to UC Berkeley?: Yes!
If not, where are you going?: n/a
General Comments/Additional Information:
Other Acceptances: UCLA (w/ full ride), UC Davis, UCSC, Middlebury 4 other CSUs
Rejections: Swarthmore, USC
Hopefully this inspires students in the future with low test scores but strong leadership to apply to Cal. I did not think I was going to be able to attend Berkeley but I was accepted early and recently have been notified that I will be a regents scholar.