[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2190 :-&
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UC GPA: 4.3, 4.4 (?) (something like that)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, ES, Psch, US gov, Chinese, USH (all 5s)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] College courses? If so, list them.:
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP chem, calc ab/bc
[ *] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: Both were 9 essays. Couldn’t really spend that much time on them cuz of the early deadline.
[ *] Letters of Recommendation (supplemental)?: One by my History teacher (i was his fav student), and the other by a professor whose lab I worked in over the summer (i did research on fungal pathogenomics)
[ *] Did you get into Cal during the month of February (you were one of the 2,000 applicants who received an early acceptance)?: NOPE
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Immunology & Pathogenesis
[ *] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[ *] EOP?:
[ *] NCAA?: lol
[ *] Are you from California? If not, from what state & county (city)? If so, what county (city)?:
[ *] If International, from what country?: Taiwan!
[ *] School Type: private international
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] LGBTQ?:
[ *] Citizen?: US/Taiwan dual citizenship
[ *] Served in military?: nah
[ *] Married?: nah
[ *] Orphan?: nope
[ *] Income Bracket: <100,000
[ *] # of Family Members: 4
[ *] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: both college grads
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I would say research i did over two summers. I spent one summer at Stanford as an intern in the cardiothoracic surgery department and another summer at Umass Amherst’s depart. of biochemistry as a research intern working on Pathogens
[ *] Living on-campus? yeah
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Research, volunteer work at an emergency room (3 years), debate competitions
[ *] Weaknesses: Low SAT and sat subject test scores, not enough AP courses
[ *] Are you going to UC Berkeley?: I’m torn between Johns hopkins and Berkeley
[ *] If not, where are you going?: idk
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Additional Information:[ /b][ list] To future students: dont be discouraged by your scores. UC Berkeley looks at more than just numbers. Good luck!