***uc santa cruz class of 2023 decision thread***

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (800 math, 790 reading/writing)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math 2 – 750, Physics – 720
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.13
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (but probably valedictorian)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4), AP Chem (3), AP Lang (5), AP Physics 1 (4), AP Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Modern History II, Modern Lit II, Organic Chemistry, Calculus II, Spanish III, Senior Thesis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mentoring and moderating at school (head moderator and mentor, student representative, founding member), Piano (finished CM testing), Voice (Western and Carnatic), Speech and Debate (club captain, nationally ranked in top 10)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Worship team at church (lead vocalist and pianist), tutoring at low-income public elementary school
Summer Activities: Taught at speech camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Essay #1 about mentoring new students at school – 8
Essay #2 about piano and how it transformed me as a person – 9
Essay #3 about tutoring low-income students – 7
Essay #4 about women in stem – 8
Supplemental Review or LOR submission: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private (homeschool online)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
ELC Eligibility: No
First Generation: No

Reflection

Strengths: Scores, grades, essays
Weaknesses: Work experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have good scores and a loaded transcript. Essays were good, too.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Biola, LeTourneau, UC Davis, University of the Pacific. Rejected by Stanford.

General Comments: Congratulations to all!