First rejection, woo!! Congrats to everyone who got in.
UC GPA: 3.5 with very strong upward trend
SAT: 2150
Great ECs and pretty good essays. It was my GPA that killed me in the end
Please remember to include in-state or out-of-state, as well as your major on your stats. I’m seeing some stupidly high waitlist stats but looking at last year’s thread it was the same way…people getting waitlisted at UCD but accepted to Berkeley and San Diego. Weird.
WAITLISTED
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 1590
ACT: none
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1
UC GPA: 2.95
AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP World History (Didn’t take test)
AP Language & Composition (5)
AP Government & Politics (TBD)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, ERWC (regular English), financial Alegbra, ASB, early dismissal
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB, Student Council, Yearbook, JV Track & Field,
Job/Work Experience: Worked for father’s company for years
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross twice a year, for only two years. Church volunteer for short time.
Personal Statement: Strong
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: male
Income Bracket: $30-40k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, leadership, passionate and strong in one area that could contribute to the campus
Weaknesses: low GPA, non-rigorous schedule, dropped classes, TA, Early dismissal, average SAT
Did you receive supplemental review?: Yes!
Yes, my UC/CSU GPA is really 2.95 and I’m thankful to even be on the waitlist! I technically don’t even qualify for a UC so this is a surprise!
Accepted
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2170
SAT II: 690 EB
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
UC GPA: 4.18
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3) APUSH (3), Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP gov, APES, AP Macro, Spanish III Honors, Math honors society
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years (JV), track 2 years (JV), NAMI Club Secretary (2 years), Green club secretary (1 year), poetry blog (3 years), music covers account (1 year)
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Personal Statement: Super personal and revealing
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Neurobiology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, test scores, extra-curriculars
Weaknesses: not a lot of volunteer hours
Did you receive supplemental review?: no
Accepted!!
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 superscore (770 CR, 740 M, 690 W 12 essay), 2140 single sitting
ACT: 32 (34 E 33 M 31 S 31 R)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.0
UC GPA: not sure, but school W 3.7
AP (place score in parenthesis): Two 5s, four 4s, two 3s
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mech and E&M, Calc BC, Chinese, Lit, GovPol, Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): not really
Job/Work Experience: music teacher
Volunteer/Community service: museum, retirement home
Personal Statement: ehh decent but half assed
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Music/Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public, large
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nah
Reflection
Strengths: Number of APs (15), work/volunteer
Weaknesses: GPA, being Asian
Did you receive supplemental review?: No
Honestly really surprised I got in with my GPA. Anything can happen!!
Denied
3.04 UC GPA
Statistics Major
1460 UC SAT
EOP Applicant
Extraordinary ECs
10/10 on personal statements
Reflection: Shocked since I got a supplemental questionnaire from UCSD and UCLA, but I don’t care. As I have said earlier in this thread UC Davis was basically a last minute addition, my family was hesitant on this campus too. I would rather go to San Jose State than here, but this is still a damn good school but it depends on the individual.
Congrats to those who wish to attend UC Davis, have fun being an aggie!
Accepted!!!
Mechanical Engineering Major
UC GPA: 4.17, ACT - 33
Congrats to those admitted. Others, you will find the right college soon!
Accepted into Communications!
ACT 26
SAT 1830
GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.17 W. Don’t know my UC GPA though.
Out of state from Tennessee, Asian female.
Go Aggies! Congrats and good luck to everyone else!
And keep in mind that all of you are going to be doing great things no matter what happens <3
That should have read 4.32. I was confused about which years to include. This is GPA for grades 10-11.
Accepted.
Major:Economics
UC GPA:4.18
SAT:2080 (650 CR, 740 M, 690 W)
Gender:Male
Race:White
Essays:Ok
Admissions look so random.
Waitlisted!
SAT 1970
UC GPA- 4.0
little ec
where do u get the login id?
could someone please post a screenshot?
Accepted for Computer Engineering!
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 27
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
UC GPA: 4.14
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography(4), AP US History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Statistics, rest easy classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective
Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Medical Club (Cabinet), FIRST Robotics
Volunteer/Community service: NHS
Personal Statement: Decent, maybe above average
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public, large
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $0
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): FIRST Robotics and health issues in personal statement, poor
Reflection
Strengths: Number of APs (4), personal statement, poor
Weaknesses: Asian, ACT score
Did you receive supplemental review?: No
Accepted for Biochemistry and Microbiology!
UW GPA: 3.99 (Don’t know UC GPA…)
Also an out-of-state student.
Wait listed to UC Davis
Major: Economics
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (740 math, 760 writing, 760 reading)
SAT II: 690 Lit, 740 Math
ACT: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.64
Weighted GPA (if available): UC 3.9, regular 4.2
Rank/percentile (if available):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History(3), AP English Lang (5), AP Bio(3), AP Calc AB (4), AP Physics C(2), AP Calc BC(5), AP US History(4)
Junior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP US History, AP English Language
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Gov
Awards: National Merit Commendation, school awards for getting a 4.0/higher, scholar athlete
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): E sports Club(Event Organizer), National Honor Society (12), Math Club (12; Co-President), Swim Team(9-11), 300+ hours at Community Service at Air Force Reserve, Satire News Writer, Academic League(9-10)
Essays: i felt they were good, pretty unique/personal
Reflection
Accepted: SDSU, Cal Poly SLO, Illinois Urbana-Champaign, UCR
Waitlisted: UC Davis
Waiting for: Cal, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, UCSD
Accepted! With Provosts Award
Aerospace Sc & Engg
GPA: 4.0 (Unweighted)
SAT 1: 2130
SAT2: 2270
International, Female
Twin sis accepted too for Electrical Engg
Provosts Award of 53K spread over 4 yrs!
Congratulations to all those who got offers from Davis!!
Rejected
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2030
ACT: (n/a)
SAT II: 700 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
UC GPA: 3.56
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Japanese 5, Economics, Psychology, Student Newspaper, Creative Writing (second semester), World Classics Honors (first semester)
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ones i listed for uc:
-school newspaper for 3 years (features editor)
-figure skating for 8 years (ended sophomore year)
-2-year member of a new business club that is nationally recognized (VP of marketing and then CTO)
-member of class council for 2 years
-logic-based club (founder and president)
Job/Work Experience: jamba juice for the past year, summer camp counselor for 3 years
Personal Statement: I thought it was pretty good, multiple people looked over it
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Communications
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: leadership
Weaknesses: GPA, test scores, VERY competitive public school (nationally recognized)
Did you receive supplemental review?: no
Accepted for Economics
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 30
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
UC GPA: 4.14
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Literature (4), AP World History (3), AP Biology (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Contest (Bronze), AP Scholar, some minor school awards
Subjective
Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Project Coordinator), American Medical Student Association (Secretary), Red Cross Club (Activities Director), Youth Leadership America (Secretary)
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, French NHS
Personal Statement: Decent
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public, large
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, GPA
Weaknesses: Personal Statement
Did you receive supplemental review?: No