Where on the portal? Thanks!
S25 accepted!
And we’re relieved to be partially vindicated by UC/Cal Poly overall experience after being 0 for 10 between 2 S’s up until now, with both S’s having similar stats as S25, below. UCSD is my alma mater, and although they don’t use legacy, I do party feel like it came through 
Accepted: UCSD (Business- Econ), Clemson, CU-Boulder
Waitlist - UCD, Virginia Tech
Rejections - UCI (rejected today), SDSU rejected earlier this week, UGA
Pending - UCSB, UCLA, UCB, Cal Poly SLO, NC-State
ACADEMIC STATS: UW 3.86, Fully weighted 4.5, UC-capped 4.13, SAT 1440
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Good course rigor
Number of a-g courses: 30
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 20 semesters (honors/AP/DE combined)
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 8 completed semesters (all 4’s / 5’s); 2 semesters in progress
ECs: employment, sports, and volunteering, but I find this hard to rate
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Accepted in-state for ECE: Computer Engineering
3.97 UW/4.25 W/4.48 UC GPAs
ELC (top 9%)
42 A-G classes with good course rigor
6/8 AP classes offered at school with ap scholar
Does the college on the ranking you got admitted to matter? I was admitted to my third choice: Seventh College.
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Waitlist data and information is listed here: UC San Diego Class of 2029 Waitlist and Appeal Discussion
Kid accepted, 3.94/4.67, Cinematic Arts. In-state public HS, top 9%. Don’t have all the details handy but lots of APs, Honors, Dual Enrollment and Concurrent Enrollment courses. His essays were really strong, told a cogent story. ECs were pretty good, and his long-term internship may have helped. Accepted to UCD, UCSC, SDSU, SJSU and a few other Cal States so far. Did not apply to any privates. Waiting on UCSB, UCLA and Cal.
May come down to a tough decision between UCSD and UCD, and he is feeling incredibly lucky to have such wonderful options.
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The portals change and I do not have access but the decision should be posted once the student logs into their UCSD student portal.
D25 accepted undeclared but got preferred college (6th)
Wanted Mech E REEF, then Mech E
UW 4.0/ W 4.39 / can’t remember UC GPA
ELC yes
pending: UCSB, Cal, Tufts, Cornell, UCLA
WL: Davis, Irvine
Accepted: Oregon State, CU Boulder, Cal Poly Pomona
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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): Regents
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Neurobiology
ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.23
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.89
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 39-40 (including 7 DE)
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 12 semesters
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 18 – AP Calc B/C (5); AP English Lang (5); AP Euro History (5); AP World History (5); APUSH (5); AP Psych (5); AP Spanish Lang (4); AP Chemistry (4); AP Physics 1 (4); AP CSP (4); AP HUG (4); AP English Lit (IP); AP Stats (IP); AP Bio (IP); AP Art History (IP); AP US Govt (IP); AP Comp Govt (IP); APES (IP)
Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): N/A
So excited for him!!
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Thank you!
D25: Waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): TBD
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Math
ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.93
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.28
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.45
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 24+
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 5
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 9
Extracurriculars:
Job/Work Experience: After-school elementary care
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts (12 years), Senior Living Center, Math Honor Society, SWE Next, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA/Ventura County
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted: Cal Poly SLO, UCD, UCR, SCU, USD, Pepperdine, Chapman
Waitlisted: UCI, UCSD
Deferred: USC
Denied: Pomona College
Still waiting: UCLA, UCSB, USC
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accepted OOS public health! yipee!!
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Decision: accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): none
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: mechanical engineering but accepted undeclared
ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA:
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.24
ELC (top 9% CA HS):
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 2
Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses): 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Model UN. Key. Interact. Diversity clubs. Varsity and club soccer. Engineering lab.
Job/Work Experience: engineering internship
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, tutor
Summer Activities: internship, school, tutoring
Personal Insight essays (details):
Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes or No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation? No
Accepted to UCI UC Davis. Cal Poly SLO. UW
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accepted with Jacobs Scholars full ride, can someone who attend UCSD speak about the engineering program, and what outcomes & research opportunities typically look like?
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Accepted.
Humanities major (either English or Education - I don’t remember which my daughter selected for UCSD)
Stats in the UC application:
Unweighted UC GPA: 4.0
UC Weighted (capped): 4.36
UC Weighted: 4.64
Was within top 9% at So Cal public high school.
Not first gen.
Six AP’s by end of 11th grade (Calculus AB, Mandarin, World History, Human Geography, US History, Lang), and is taking four AP’s in senior year (Lit, Gov, Stats, and African American History).
She is very interested in writing and social issues, and her extracurriculars and PIQs reflected that. We are genuinely stunned at her success with UC applications. It probably helped that she wasn’t applying to impacted majors, plus I think her PIQs were authentic to her.
Accepted: UCSD, UCI (honors invite), UCD (Regents), UCSB (Chancellor’s invite), UCSC, UCR; LMU, Pitt, U Oregon, U Iowa
Rejected: Brown (ED)
Waiting: UCLA, Cal, Pomona College, Penn, Barnard, Wellesley, Tufts, Bryn Mawr, Occidental, Wesleyan
Thank you to @lkg4answers and @Gumbymom for everything you do!
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Decision: accepted - in state
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
None
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: environmental science
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA:
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.2
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 2 AP, 2 Honors
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 2 (4)
Extracurriculars: captain Water polo, basketball, swim.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Over 700 hours
Summer Activities: club water polo, environmental science internship
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted - UCI, UCSD, UCD,UCR, UCSC, SDSU, LB, Fullerton, SJSU, SLO
Denied - none so far
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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):none
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Applied to Mech Eng, accepted to Aerospace Eng
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.36
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.36
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 8
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 3 (5), 1 (4), 4 (tbd)
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: robotics club, eagle scout, other engineering activities, 3 varsity sports
Volunteer/Community service: boys scouts
Summer Activities: camp counselor
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): California
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
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Decision: WAITLISTED
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ACADEMIC STATS:
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.27
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.58 to 4.67 (depends on how include a few courses)
ELC (top 9% CA HS): YES (in state, local)
Comments about course load (including senior year): High STEM rigor
Number of a-g courses: 31
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 4
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 11 classes, 14 exams - eight 5’s, one 4 and five tests pending.
NMF
ECs: Engineering internship, robotics leadership, 4 year club/varsity sport, lots volunteering, etc.
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So sad to see this. No idea what these schools are looking at.
My neighbors child has 4.0 Unweighted and he was waitlisted for UCD, UCSD & UCI. Luckily Cal Poly SLO came through.
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It’s a lottery out there…
This is surprising. That is some high stat.