[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[ /size]
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2310 ( 740 Math, 770 Reading, 800 Writing)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] UC GPA: 4.16
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Music Theory (3), APUSH (5), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available at my school.
[] College courses? If so, list them.: None.
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] How were your personal statements? Rate out of 10, including the additional comments section: Honestly, my personal opinion was that they weren’t particularly well written (maybe 7/10), but I had several teachers look at them and tell me that they were fantastic (one even saying it “had the potential to be the greatest personal statement ever, and I mean that.”). They were mostly over the subject of my sort of messed up family life, and my own battles with anxiety and depression. In the additional comments, I mentioned the amount of time that I had to dedicate to helping my grandfather struggle with cancer, and how that sort of took up a lot of my time. So not quite good enough to make a grown man cry, but probably good enough to touch an admissions officer’s stony heart. 9/10
[] Supplemental?: I did get a supplemental, I basically used it to explain what I said in my personal statement in more detail, and explain some of my EC’s in more detail.
[] Any specific e-mails from UCLA other than the supplemental that may be related to your admission decision such as the Alumni Scholarship? If so, list them: Didn’t receive any.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]** Intended Major **: Neuroscience
[] Freshman, Transfer, Graduate/Professional or Returning?: Freshman
[] Are you from California? Yes.
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White as the driven snow.
[] Gender: Male
[] LGBTQ?: No
[] Citizen?: Yes
[] Served in military? No
[] Married?: No
[] Orphan?: No
[] Income Bracket: <25000/yr
[] # of Family Members: 2
[] Level of Education of Parents/Guardians: Some College (Mother), Bachelor’s Degree/Deceased (Father)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Lots of mental problems in and around me. Also, a pretty extreme upward trend (I got a D in Algebra in middle school, had a 2.8 GPA freshman year and a 3.57 fully weighted my first semester sophomore year, but have had straight A’s since.
[] Living on-campus? Yes.
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ /b][ul]
[] Strengths: My personal statement and my SAT Score.
[] Weaknesses: EXTRACURRICULARS. Honestly, I had very few good ones, and couldn’t come close to filling all of the spots on the application. What I did have was sort of unique (marching band, supporting African children in need via a school club, playing tunes for the elderly on most holidays, co-founding a progressive student’s association on campus), but seemed to absolutely pale in comparison to most people on this site. Also my GPA; I thought it would get me rejected for sure, but apparently not.
[] Are you going to UC Los Angeles?: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh decisions are hard, but probably/maybe.
[] If not, where are you going?: I’m considering UC Irvine since I got into CHP, and I’d also gladly consider Berkeley if I got in (fingers crossed.)
[/ul]General Comments/Additional Information: Really surprised that I got in, especially as I don’t personally know anyone else that did, even among my very high achieving friends. Getting into UCLA is a pretty big honor and I’m beyond elated that I got in. Kind of stings to know that because I got in someone I care about might have been rejected, but I suppose that just means I have to be as happy about it as possible, for their sake. GO BRUINS![ list]