Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1260 composite, Math:670 English 590
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.08
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/98 (Our school does not officially rank students)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB(2) AP Chemistry(1) AP English Literature(2) AP Computer Science Principles (3) AP Calculus BC(not taken yet), AP English Language (not taken yet), AP Computer Science A(not taken yet)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Language, AP Computer Science A, Government, Economics, Korean 1(College Class), Korean 2(College Class), Geometry, World History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Metro Shark Tank 1st place award, Tennis and academic decathlon related awards, leadership club awards.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Music Club( mentor, mc, stage manager)
Leadership Club (member)
Tennis (Extended Varsity => varsity)
LEAD by fulfillment fund (member)
Academic Decathlon (competing member)
Job/Work Experience:
LACMTA/LA Metro Assistant of the Executive Officer at the Office of Management and Budget
Volunteer/Community service:
Peer Counseling
Tutor
Translator
Caretaker
Elementary School Concert Host assistant
Summer Activities:
Metro Internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9/10
I started writing my UC essays at the beginning of my Junior year so I had them revised by my AP English teacher multiple college counselors, many of my peers and my college mentor. I focused on my family experiences and struggles as well as my passion for economics and how my extracurricular activities tied everything together. I tried to use all of the parts of the application as a way to build an image of my persona and I think I was able to accomplish it thanks to all of my peers and ESPECIALLY my Counselor from Fulfillment fund.
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: no
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Pre-economics
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Small sized pilot school
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~30k
ELC Eligibility: yes
First Generation: yes
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars and PIQ’s
Weaknesses: SAT score and completely rewritten PIQ the day of the submission date
Why you think you were accepted: I think that I was able to depict everything that UCSB was looking for by using my PIQ’s as a way to connect all of the dots together throughout my application. My extracurriculars, as well as my school context (average sat:800, average GPA: ~3.0), in my opinion, played a huge role as well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cal State University Long Beach, Cal State University Northridge, Cal State University Fullerton(Honors). Currently waiting on UCLA UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Columbia University and Emory University.