Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (730math, 620RW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5) AP Chemistry (4) APUSH (2) AP Euro (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP Stats, AP Physics C Mech, Advanced Comp, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars AYSO soccer (since age 7) Goalkeeper, 4 years High school orchestra.
Job/Work Experience: Retail Assistant in music store (9hrs/week)
Volunteeer : unpaid tutor in maths and science, local church with kids sacramental prep.
Also shadowed lab staff at Allergen.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, not sure. Wrote about passion for science influenced by my personal childhood medical condition. Creativity of being a goalkeeper, relating to others with different background, diversity( being the son of immigrants)
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200k
ELC Eligibility: No
First Generation: No
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, upward GPA trend.
Weaknesses: GPA non-major EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted as I had an upward GPA trend with my Junior year being the best and an explanation for poor Sophomore year.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: university of Arizona, ASU, Colorado State, Colorado Boulder, Whitman College WA, CSUF.
General Comments: None.