Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I: 1500 (800 Math WR 700) Essays 6-6-6
ACT : did not take
SAT II: Math level 2 (800) Chemistry (790)
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.43
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of ~ 500 kids
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem 5 ,AP Cal AB 5, AP Calculus BC 5 , Physics 1 5,
US History 5, AP world 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP statistics, Macro/Micro Econ, APUSH
Major Awards: Soaring Eagle Award, AP Scholar of Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field 4 years (team captain x 1 yr)
XC 4 years (team captain x 1 year) State qualifier XC in Sophomore year
Job/Work Experience: summer internship at Dept of Water
Volunteer/Community service: First Lego Competition, Organizing many Track and Field Meets
Summer Activities: Had to do Summer School to make room in my schedule for the Engineering academy all 4 years of highschool
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Pretty good I’d say 8/10, 1st essay was about my love for track and field and pushing my limits, 2nd essay was about finding an unusual mentor in my summer internship, 3rd essay was about my love for math, how I tutor and can see myself in this field, 4th essay was my personal experience doing the right things and standing up to someone
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $225,000
ELC Eligibility: yes
First Generation: no
Reflection
Strengths: Rigor of classes, SAT II, AP scores were strong, great EC’s
Weaknesses: SAT essays
Why you think you were accepted: Clearly demonstrated my focus in Engineering and Math in all 4 yrs of HS. Maintained a good GPA while participating in athletics year round, and I believe my UC essays show my true passion.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Cal Poly SLO - will attend
UC Davis - waitlisted
Still waiting to hear from: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCI
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