***uc riverside class of 2024 decision thread (stats only)***

operaology
Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:03:39 +0000

Decision: Admitted

Merit scholarships awarded (if any): I do not know

Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Bioengineering (accepted into major)

Academic stats:

Unweighted GPA: 3.2/3.3
UC Capped Weighted GPA: ~3.6
UC Fully Weighted GPA: do not know
ELC (top 9%): no, top 30%

Comments about course load (including senior year): I took three AP classes: AP Human Geography- Freshman, AP World History- Sophomore, and AP Spanish Lang- Sophomore. Junior and senior year consisted of IB classes.
Junior: IB Biology SL, IB English HL, IB Film HL, IB Spanish SL, IB History HL, Honors Advanced math, and IB Theory of Knowledge.
Senior: IB Biology SL, IB English HL, IB Film HL, IB History HL, IB Math SL, service period, and IB Theory of Knowledge.
SAT (total and sections): 1250. English: 590 Math: 660
ACT (total and sections): 28. Science: 30, Math: 26,
SAT Subject Tests (if any): World History: 670
AP exams (scores in parentheses): AP HuG (3), AP World History (4), AP Spanish Lang (5), AP Physics (taking this year), and AP Calc AB (taking this year).
IB exams (score in parentheses): IB Spanish- 6. Taking the rest this year in May.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

For the following, indicate level of recognition or award (e.g. local, state, national, international) and/or leadership roles: Normal High School Honor Roll and Collegeboard AP Scholar.
Extracurriculars: Rainbow loom (hobby), Cross Country, Track & Field (10th and 12th grade), Leisure Classical Vocalist (from 10th-12th grade I sang classical music, including opera, as a hobby but did join my school’s newly created music club in 12th grade)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: none when applied but now volunteer at a hospital.
Summer Activities: N/A

Personal Insight essays (details): Talked about Rainbow Loom for creativity (I have a YouTube channel and IG for it), dedication to improvement and used classical music singing as an example because I initially struggled with pronunciation, joining the IB Program, and the negative impact being born with microphthalmia (blind in one eye) had on my academic performance.
Letters of recommendation/Augmented Review: My LOR’s were good but I was unable to submit them to UC’s.

Demographics

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
High school type: Public Magnet

Gender: Hispanic with European descent female

Applied for need-based financial aid?: Yes
Pell grant eligible?: No
Maximum Pell grant (FAFSA EFC = $0)?: ~10,000

Highest level of parent education: secondary school in Mexico (aka called middle school in the US)
Living with both, one, or no parents?: Both

Reflection

Strengths: IB Program, Low-income background, First-generation, some of my essays.
Weaknesses: GPA, volunteer service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Merced, University of the Pacific, Mount Saint Mary’s.
Waiting on Haverford C, Wake Forest U, Smith C, Bryn Mawr C. Middlebury C, Case Western Reserve U, Connecticut C, Mount Holyoke C, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and Cal Poly.