Congrats! Have you toured it? It’s the most jaw dropping, beautiful campuses I’ve ever seen. So many regrets I didn’t study harder in high school. 
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I actually went there! In the 90’s. We did tour and my son loved it. He said it was like the Ewok village.
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Yes! We all commented it was Endor. It doesn’t have my daughter’s exact major but may choose to accept the offer depending on other results since she plans on graduate school anyway. It didn’t hurt that we had the best tour guide (triple major who belonged to the cereal club etc.) and the weather was a perfect sunny day, we finished down at the boardwalk riding rides etc. UCSC came to play that day, haha!
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Yes, same! Santa Cruz physics leans more astro so we are waiting for SD and SB before deciding. But totally happy to attend SC too!
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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): None
Major (and division if applicable) applied to:Music
ACADEMIC STATS::
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UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: don’t remember
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.35
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: everything available at his school
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Everything available at his school (4 on Bio, 3 on AP Music Theory, 3 on APUSH, taking more in May)
Number of IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Strong music and leadership ECs and also played varsity for multiple sports
Job/Work Experience: summer jobs
Volunteer/Community service: Service roles/jobs through school. Student Ambassador, various committee work.
Personal Insight essays (details): Very strong essays. Strong writer, interesting topics.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Los Angeles
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
REFLECTION::
Strengths: Strong essays, interesting kid with diverse interests
Weaknesses: Not sure if there is anything specific that stands out for him and he might look like a lot of other students because he wasn’t submitting a portfolio or audition for music for the UCs.
Accepted: UCSC, American University, Lewis and Clark, University of Oregon, University of Colorado, University of Denver (Lamont Music school)
Waiting: UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCD, University of Washington, Boston University, Tufts and George Washington University
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I graduated from UCSC in 1998! My daughter was accepted today. Her first UC acceptance. She is excited! It’s not her first choice but still exciting.
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My son just got accepted into the global/community health program!
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My other twin was just accepted for Electrical Engineering.
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Decision: Accepted!
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Neuroscience
ACADEMIC STATS::
GPA is tricky for her, because she attends high school and community college at the same time. UW high school GPA is 3.9, college GPA is 3.1, so her overall GPA is lower than most freshman. On the other hand, she will start college with associates degrees in Math and Spanish.
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: started a pre-med club at her school, cross country, swim team, figure skating, plays clarinet
Job/Work Experience: Works at an ice rink and also interns as a skating coach (working on getting fully qualified to coach)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteers and coordinates service projects for a local nursing home
Personal Insight essays (details): serious medical issue that impacted some of her grades but solidified drive to study neurosciences
Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes - was asked for mid year grades
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): SoCal
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? yes
First Generation? no
REFLECTION::
Strengths: ECs, difficulty of classes taken, PIQs
Weaknesses: relatively low GPA when college classes are included
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
Accepted: CSULB, CSUF, SJSU
Waitlisted: UCR
Denied: none yet
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Decision: Accepted
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Video/Digital Media
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.78
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 3.9
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 3.9
Comments about course load (including senior year): Rigorous, but not the max APs
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 1
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 3 APs complete by time of application (Eng Comp - 3, EnvSci - 4, Human Geo 3); enrolled in 3 APs Senior year.
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: sports, band, school clubs, Duolingo
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: lots for school, some outside of school
Summer Activities: backpacking, travel
Personal Insight essays (details): They were very, very good.
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Santa Cruz County, CA
Applied for need-based financial aid? no
First Generation? no
REFLECTION::
Strengths: essays, diversity of ECs, grades in AP classes
Weaknesses: GPA
Where else were you
accepted: Oregon/Oregon St., SDSU, CSULB, Lewis & Clark, WWU
waitlisted: USD
waiting: SCU, UW, other UCs, CalPolySLO
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I’m so sorry not to reply earlier! I don’t have to come to this site very often anymore since we are now a couple of years out from college applications. I’ll be back in about 4 years with my last kid who is now in 7th grade. 
So to answer your question, both my daughter (HS class of '21) and my daughter (HS class of '23) were in the lucky group of early round admits to UCSC, and they ultimately both did well with UC admissions overall (though my son was waitlisted and never admitted to UC Berkeley, he was admitted to all the other UCs he applied to and ultimately picked UCLA; my daughter was rejected from UCLA but eventually admitted to all other UCs, though the UC Berkeley and UCSB admittances came off the waitlist – she’s at UCSD (at the end of the day, UC Berkeley is just too close to home for her to have picked it). My broader point is that most of their friends including those who later got into more selective UCs didn’t hear back from UCSC in that first round. The VAST majority of admits came later (including a lot from the waitlist in '21 – not quite as many in '23 if I recall right).
Just got in!!! With a 3.4uw gpa?! So relieved and happy to have an in state option
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Amazing!!! Congratulations. Your essays must be very compelling What major were you accepted into?
Thank you so much!! I got in as a sociology major. And I looked through your posts a little- I hope your daughter and her friends all get into their top choices!!
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Thank you!! She applied to UCSC for Art History. I don’t think she has checked yet, I’ll let her know results came out when I see her this evening (if she hasnt already heard). Fingers crossed for her. And wishing you the very best on the rest of your results. Wonderful for you to have UCSC as an option!!
(Note: portal only, no email yet.)
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Decision: Accepted
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Legal Studies
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.85
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.15
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.38
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 17
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 1
Number of AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Calc AB(5), English Language (5), Physics 1(4), US History(4), World History(5)
Dual Enrollment courses: 10 semesters, some designated honors
SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars: Capt Mock Trial
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): CA/SF Bay Area
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D accepted!
Bio/enviro sciences
3.8/4.0
5 AP (2 jr year and 3 sr year)
Pretty mid rigor overall.
PIQs: excellent, told a cohesive story of who she is, each one connected to the others.
Great ECs, super focused on marine bio and environmental sustainability. 300ish hours at a well known marine institute.
SC is her second choice after SB because of the marine environment. She’s thrilled!
Accepted so far: Chapman, U Oregon, SDSU, UCD
Waitlist: CSULB
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Yay my daughter got in for art history.
3.5/3.9
2 APs, 2 honors classes
Varsity soccer (team captain 1 yr and a league championship), Fashion design work and awards, BSU with lower leadership positions.
So happy for her (and me haha!)
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Son accepted for Politics
GPA U.W 4.0 UC 4.23
ECs: Summer bike camp counselor 4 years/ started mountain biking after school club for kids in junior year/ HS Mountain biking team 4 years/ plays guitar in successful (locally) band- has won music awards./ babysitting/ food banking. No major awards or anything fancy- he committed to doing things he loves and has had a very well rounded and happy high school experience.
Also got into Davis today
Feeling very relieved 
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Daughter got accepted!
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