Decision: Accepted
Major: Psychology
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1370. English 770, Math 600
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):16/530
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (4), AP Language (5), AP Environmental Science (4), AP US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Theatre, AP English Lit, AP US Government, Teacher Intern, College Algebra Spanish 4, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold+ Honor Roll (for maintaining a 4.0 throughout HS), Girl Scout Bronze & Rose Award, National AP Scholar with Honor, President’s Community Service Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Girl Scout for 12 years, Model United Nations (VP), Theatre Arts, Track and Field, Speech and Debate, Key (Kiwanis) Club, STOP Club (to end human trafficking), California Scholarship Federation
Job/Work Experience: Small business bicylcle shop as a data entry clerk, Topgolf as a food runner
Volunteer/Community service: Again, National Honor Society, STOP Club, Key Club, and Girl Scouts are all service clubs at their heart. 100+ hours of community service
Summer Activities: Theatre Camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-8/10 probably. I wrote about my experience in Girl Scouts since kindergarten, and how I hope to uplift our next generation of women. Thought that one was super strong. I also wrote about my passion for writing non creatively and how my AP classes have prepared me for the type of writing I’ll be doing in college. I also wrote about overcoming my struggles being in a single parent household after my father passed away and my mother succumbed to major depressive disorder. And I honestly can’t remember my last one. Lol.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: n/a
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology (might change)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Less than 40k
Reflection
Strengths: Commitment to clubs and service for many, many years. Devotion to the bettering of my community - specifically women and girls. Overcame hardships.
Weaknesses: GPA and SAT score may be a little on the lower side!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected?: My EC’s and essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at CSULB, SDSU, CSUF, UCSB. Rejected at UCLA and Calpoly SLO.