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

**Decision: Accepted

SAT 1300 (670 reading/writing, 630 math)
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 3.91

Senior Year Course Load:
AP Literature
Spanish 4 honors
Physiology honors
Gov/Econ
Broadcast III

Extracurriculars: film club (festival director), hygiene helpers club, 1 year of school sport
Job/Work Experience: 4 jobs (2 food service, hostess, & babysitting)
Volunteer/Community service: 3 different volunteer programs, (4 years of one, 2 years of other two)
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Essay #1 about my creativity, photography specifically – 7
Essay #2 about english class and how it shaped me creatively – 8
Essay #3 about my volunteer program with special needs children – 9
Essay #4 about broadcasting class and how it changed/taught me – 8.5

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Film (Production)
State: California
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 130,000
First Generation: No

Strengths: work experience, essays that centered on personal creativity
Weaknesses: lack of extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted: good GPA, good SAT [stats match with average accepted students I think]
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - San Diego State, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, Cal State LA, San Francisco State; no rejections or waitlists SO FAR