My D24 just looked! Finally!!
Decision: Accepted!
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Theater/Political Science
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.31
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.44
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Not ranked, but Y
Comments about course load (including senior year): 6 APs, 5 Honors - block schedule with limited space for APs
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Lots of theater, ASB exec officer, pres of school clubs, delegate to CA Girls State, CSF Regional Finalist
Job/Work Experience: Restaurant Hostess, teaching assistant
Volunteer/Community service: Lead a 30 + person fundraising team for Cancer, raising $150k over the last 3 years, President’s Volunteer Service Medal
Summer Activities: Work, CA Girls State & Mission trip to Dominican Republic
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS: CA
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No
Accepted: American U (audition based), also GW, UCSB, UMD, U Washington, Temple
Rejected: UCLA, USC, NYU, BU - (audition based) also Nothwestern, UChicago, WashU, Yale, Columbia
Waitlisted: Barnard, BC
This was tough for my daughter… She was rejected from all of her top choices. She has some great schools to choose from, especially Cal, but the rejections were really tough. I only put in half of her activities. She worked really hard and accomplished a lot.