UC Davis Class of 2028 Official Thread

Accepted
Marine Bio
Uc capped GPA 4.18
Uncapped weighted 4.65
11 AP
15 hrs dual enrollment
National and intl awards
Pres vol award all four years

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Accepted for Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (that’s all 1 major).

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Congratulations! Quite an eventful 24 hours. Can you see if she was offered any merit scholarships?

Decision: D24 Accepted for Aerospace.
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Aerospace Eng

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.88
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.27
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.54

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: close to 40
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6+
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Cal BC(5), Physics 1(4), Euro(4), Psych(5), 6 more in progress.
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 2

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist.

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, Club founder president, Varsity Debate team
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Fundraised and worked for local food pantry.
Summer Activities: COSMOS, ASDRP

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): Pretty Decent

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS:: Asian
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Nor Cal
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: UIUC, TAMU, Purdue, Twin Cities, Boulder , ASU, UofAz, SJSU, UC-M, UC-R. ( I think we went crazy with applications).
Rejected: Georgia Tech, UT Austin
Awaiting: Remaining UCs, Cal Poly SLO, USC and some Ivies.

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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Computer Engineering

ACADEMIC STATS::
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UC Unweighted GPA: 3.84
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.16
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.40

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 10
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9 5’s on 4 exams taken

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: lots of music/bands
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: lots of music related service

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Central Valley, in-state
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: accepted UCSC, UCM, SJSU

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accepted for food science oos; is anyone oos able to see merit scholarships?

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does anyone know if/when merit scholarships will be announced?

Accepted!! Art History. Will post stats later.

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DS Accepted into BME!!
We are OOS from NJ
UC Unweighted GPA 4.0, UC weighted 4.33
AP courses (11 including senior)
Research and ECs

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Historically, Regents was indicated on the page with the admissions decision. Not sure of the layout this year. You might need to scroll down.

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Son waitlisted Economics

3.9 UW, 4.4W (not sure of UC capped gpa)
7 APs, 5 Honors, 3 CC summer classes
AP Scholar
ECs- 3 yrs varsity soccer, mostly community service volunteer, work.

Accepted: USD, Pepperdine, LMU, Santa Clara, IU Bloomington (waiting for Kelley), UIUC Geis, UO Lundquist, UCR, UCSC
Deferred:USC
Waitlisted: UCSC
Rejected: UT Austin
Waiting for other UCs and OOS privates

Oops mistake waitlisted UCD not UCSC

Congratulations!

NPB is one of the most popular majors at UC Davis.

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is anyone seeing merit scholarships?

Congratulations! NPB is one of the most popular majors at [UC Davis].

Thanks, I had no idea!

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My Son

Decision: Waitlisted
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Computer Science

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.94
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3
UC Fully Weighted GPA:4.65

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Y

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 28
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6 H, 11 AP
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): one 4, the rest 5
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 3

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Cofounder/VP of large Coding Club, published programming tutorials with a large audience, game developer, ASB with technician role, and codes/self-studies in his free time.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: SAT tutor with ~60 service hours
Summer Activities: CC

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): He is a perfectionist and claims his essays are mediocre. He talked about making/helping manage the club, working on games, his love of history and how it’s impacted him in computer science, and making coding tutorials to help young developers.

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Orange County, CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Accepted CSUN, ASU, CSLB, CSUF, UCM, UCR, Penn State, CPP

Waitlisted Communications
3.75 UW
3.95 WC
4.4 Weighted
14 CC courses, 1 AP

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Decision: Accepted

Gap year student

MAJOR; NEUROBIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

ACADEMIC STATS:: UC Unweighted GPA: 3.9 UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.3
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
8 AP; Euro (3), Bio (5), APUSH (5), US GOV (5), Macro Econ (5), Psych (5), Lit (4), Cal BC (4)
SUBJECTIVE: Extracurriculars HS: show choir 4 years, dance 4years, hospital ER volunteer 1.5 years.

Gap year: EMT licensing, COPE medical internship 6 months, work in restaurant

DEMOGRAPHICS::
SoCal resident

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Check out the Top Undergraduate Majors Over Time on the Aggie Data page.

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Daughter accepted
Major: Psychology
GPA: W and capped: 4.28
Number of UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE courses: H:16, AP:8
EC hours and with leadership or job related: Eagle Scout, University Psych Intern, School Club, lifeguard and varsity swim team
In-State/OOS/International: OOS
Number of years for the following courses:
English:4
Math:4
Science:4
Foreign Language:3
Social Science/History:4
Visual/Performing Arts:1

Accepted: UT Austin, U. Oregon Clark Honors, Reed, UC Boulder, Whitman, TCU

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