<p>Rejected! 3/24 am. So saddddddd</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690M, 520CR, 620W
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Math II, 670 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.36
[<em>] UC GPA:3.62
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science (4), Chemistry (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, Physics P, English, Government/Economics, Wind Ensemble Honors, Choir
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Karate 8 years (Asst. Instructor), Cross Country 2 years, Track & Field 2 Years, Hebrew School/Confirmation 9 years, Tuba Playing 8 years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Personal Statement:Wrote the 1st one about how my parents didn’t attend college which had an impact on me because I felt the need to work extra hard in all aspects of my studies. The 2nd one was about how I developed an app and got a free tablet. The focus was that all of my peers told me I wouldn’t be able to do it, yet I continued to work towards finishing it and eventually I did, despite the negative comments from my peers.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Definitely my essays. Judging by my stats, I am more at the lower end of applicants, but my essays really grabbed the attention of the admissions office.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I had an overall well written app with a bunch of good qualities. My test scores were pretty solid and my GPA wasn’t horrible. I participate in a number of ECs and then I wrote really strong essays.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2010
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] SAT II: Biology (690)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] UC GPA: -
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[ *] ELC?: -
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Physics Honors, Gov/Econ, 3D Design 4, British Lit, Spanish 4 Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 year JV Tennis, 3 years Varsity tennis (team captain senior year), 5 years art (completely separate from school), business conferences and programs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Between 100-125 hours in clubs (not all hours are formally documented); Hospital Volunteer (90 hours)
[ *] Personal Statement: First topic: average ; Second topic: solid
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Undeclared/Undecided
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Eastern European
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA (in my opinion… maybe not UCI’s)
[ *] Weaknesses: Course load (could have taken 2 more honors classes… but would it have made a difference?)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. Could someone clarify why I was not at least waitlisted? I believe I am fairly well-rounded and should have gotten into UCI based on some of the acceptances I have seen.
Do you think I have a chance of getting in with an appeal? If so, what should I stress in my letter? Am I allowed to include reference letters from teachers?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1880 (did not submit)
ACT: Comp: 34; reading 34, math 32, science 35, writing 34
SAT II: 720 math 2, 660 Us History, 650 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4/ 4.3 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 13%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro 3, Comp Sci 1, UsH 4, Psych 4, Physics 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Calc AB, AP stat, Ap lang, Ap chinese, Ap Gov, Ap micro econ, Comparative Religions, Advanced Philosophy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -(Board member) and listener at a non profit phone helpline for crisis callers, Community Helpline
-Founded book donation charity
-Founded lighting business
-Founded ADHD Forum
Summer Activities: Above and worked as a counselor at a camp for mentally handicapped children
Essays: pretty strong</p>
<p>Counselor Rec:decent</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian (INdian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Test scores, Rigor of curriculum (11 total Aps)
Weaknesses: Gpa for sure
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: YIELD PROTECTION
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from UPenn wharton ed, WUSTL, Colgate, UChicago, Northwestern, Waitlist at UCSD, Accepted with 23k to Case Western</p>
<p>im honestly shocked
way to take care of us instate kids UC system</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (M:680 CR:680 W:760)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[ *] UC GPA: 4.09
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Didn’t take Comp. Sci Test
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP ES, AP Econ, AP Gov, English 12, Speech and Debate, Law, Pre-Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Forensics League (Debate) SUPERIOR Distinction</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team for four years with major awards. Qualified to State Tournament and received 1 bid for the TOC <– most prestigious tournament in the nation. (Debate Team Captain Senior year); iPhone Programming –> I wrote and designed an iPhone game [on the app store: 8-Bit Zombie] with my friend for the company we co-founded; Programming –> I wrote the PHP for a technology blog, wrote a Password Manager / Encrypter in Java AND designed a website to make it available for download, etc.; Key Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: CEO/Co-Founder of Psychen iPhone Developing Company ([Psychen</a> - iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, & Android Game Developer (Creators of 8-Bit Zombie)](<a href=“http://www.psychenapps.com%5DPsychen”>http://www.psychenapps.com)), Private Tutor for Writing and English, Soccer Referee, Graphic Design Free-lancing
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Recycling each week with Key Club, Management for local soccer league, IT volunteering for my mom’s work, volunteer umpiring for local baseball league
[ *] Personal Statement: 1st one really good but kind of risky, second one decent.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores, Extracurriculars, Job Experience
[ *] Weaknesses: Lack of AP classes, GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was because of the experience I had in the major I applied to–it was extremely relevant and really showed my passion.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Pretty psyched I got into the Computer Science school. Good luck to everyone still waiting for a decision! I wish I would have gotten at least a small scholarship, but oh well.</p>
<p>Decision:Rejected</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 700M 690CR 620W
[ *] ACT: 31 composite
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
[ *] UC GPA: 4.07
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(4), Psych(5), CompSci(4), Euro(3), Bio(3)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English IV, AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Macroeconomics, AP Gov, AP Studio Art
[ *] Personal Statement: I thought they were good…
[ *] Intended Major: Civil Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Foreign exchange.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Test scores, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Personal statements maybe?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know.</p>
<p>You were lucky to have been waitlisted at UCSD, last year you probably would have gotten in however this year, who knows?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, CHP</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Math- 720, CR- 750, Writing- 710 (composite: 2180)
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: US History- 770, Literature- 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know what my unweighted is, but my weighted is a 4.48 
[ *] UC GPA: 4.21
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15 of 668
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro- 5, APUSH- 5, AP Lang-5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov, Honors Microbiology, AP Lit, Choir, and AP Art History
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir for four years, NHS, CSF, participation in the Los Angeles Finlandia Foundation, tutor for ESL students, job as a tutor, and secretary for Science Olympiad.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I interned as a teacher for sixth-grade students who spoke English as a second language. I also tutor chemistry, math, history, and biology.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I tutor people in chemistry for free, and I’ve been an active ESL tutor at my school and at a local elementary school. I do at least twenty hours of community service a year for NHS and have been involved in church functions, as well.
[ *] Personal Statement: I’m not sure what to say about my personal statement, haha! It was okay.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant): NA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Finnish and Irish, so white.
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Between 100K and 200K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: My SAT and ACT, my GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Subject tests and extracurricular involvement
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that they saw my passion for pharmaceutical sciences and for helping others.
[/ul]General Comments: Right now I’m choosing between the CHP for UC Irvine and the honors program for UC San Diego, but I’m learning toward UCI way more, simply because I love how friendly the students are there. Newport Beach is one of my favorite places in California, and my dad is a former anteater. I’m going to visit UCI and UCSD next week before making my decision, but I’m relatively sure I’ll be going to UCI for their beautiful campus, friendly people, and pharmaceutical science program. I can’t wait to meet you all this fall!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted 2013 March 17</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: R: 590 M: 520 W:620
[</em>] ACT: 26
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank: 14 out of 352
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP: Chem, USHistory, Lit, Lang, USGovt, Micro, Macro
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP USGovt, AP Micro, AP Macro, Sports Medicine, Yearbook, French III
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Yearbook (Head of Photography), K-Popular (Founder and President), Econ Club (Chief Financial Officer), Varsity Volleyball, Leadership, Otaku, KIWIN’s
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Kaiser Permanente Student Intern
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Coastal Cleanup Day, Elderly Home, Boys and Girls Club
[<em>] Personal Statement: Topic 1 was about importance of Education; Topic 2 was about mentorship program.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: English/Film & Media/East Asian Cultures
[</em>] State: California
[<em>] School Type: Misrepresented, underfunded Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Mid- to Mid-Upper
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Gen. College, Coming from a lower income community, idk what else .-.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Community Service, Personal Statements
[<em>] Weaknesses: Lack of major awards, test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I believe that my strengths were sufficient enough for my acceptance.
[/ul]
General Comments: I am overwhelmingly happy that I was accepted to UCI as it is my overall top choice; I have been accepted to 6/8 of the universities that I have applied to. I have recently submitted my SIR to UCI and now I am officially an Anteater! Also this is my first CC post. Wish y’all the best of luck! Zot Zot!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): math 680 writing 580 reading 550
[</em>] ACT: 25
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75ish when i applied, im at 3.85 right now
[<em>] UC GPA: no idea
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd or 3rd decide
[<em>] ELC?: no, not cali res
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 in ap lang, and i havent taken macro or micro yet but im pretty sure ill get 4s or 5s on both
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: super easy lol. forensics, hawaiian history, sociology, ukulele, chinese intern, Ap economics, psychology, economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): i got small awards but nothing major[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]korean club 3 years (president for 2)
origami club 3 years (president for 2)
chess club 3 years (president for 1, secretary for 1)
chinese club 3 years (secretary for 1, VP for 1)
tons of other clubs that are minor and useless to mention lol</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
cafe for a month
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 130+ hours at homeless shelter, conventions, misc
[li] Personal Statement: wrote about my influence to korean club and passion for my major</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[</em>] Intended Major: business econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): hawaii
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: private catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: n/a
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my parents are from china but they went to college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: leadership
[<em>] Weaknesses: low SAT score probably
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: fit the stats
[/ul]General Comments: </p>
<p>i thought uci was pretty easy to get into, tbh.</p>
<p>Accepted
4.1 W
1930 Sat</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (CHP)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740 M: 740 W: 750 (Cum. 2230)
[</em>] ACT: nope
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 780, U.S. History: 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[<em>] UC GPA: I don’t know… LOL. My school has never reported this to me
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I think it’s 17 or something
[<em>] ELC?: Yup
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), World History (4), US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): ??
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, English 4, Band, Sociology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): sadly no! Unless a Science Fair award counts heh
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): In the San Jose Youth Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra as 2nd chair horn (12th), performed in some musicals (10th), at basketball and football games (10th, 11th), did track (9th), I design T-shirts too
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked a cafe for a summer (11th)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: other than designing T-shirts and pinbacks for the Red Cross Club, not that much. However I helped my mom establish a scholarship to fund impoverished medical students in Vietnam, and I teach them English using Skype.
[<em>] Personal Statement: Pretty strong, I think. I talked about how music was my world and the scholarship I helped form. It probably got my otherwise subpar stats into the waitlist of UCLA’s biochem major
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemistry, then Biochemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CAAALIFOOORNIA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: somewhat ghetto and known for gangs and shootings. ugh (needless to say, a public school)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~70k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: High SAT, decent ECs, personal statement
[</em>] Weaknesses: low GPA (I seriously got B’s from a crazy band teacher… BAND), not much club activity
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe I look smart, I dunno. Or the personal statement.<br>[/li][/ul]General Comments: I kind of wish I got Regents too. Awww.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>UC GPA: 4.2
Lots of extracurriculars and leadership roles
SAT 1: 1570
SAT 2: math 2: 550 English lit. 490
essays were fairly ok</p>
<p>Irvine was a backup, I chose irvine over san diego so lets hope i didn’t make the wrong choice. lol.</p>
<p>[ size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):1870 (Reading:630; Math:650; Writing:590)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: Mathematics Level 2: 560; U.S. History: 690 (pretty bad… yeah…)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74-ish
[<em>] UC GPA: idk…
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 100 (school is EXTREMELY competitive with many students overloading on AP credits)
[<em>] ELC?:
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Art History (4), English Comp and Lit (4), Human Geography (4), American Government (4), Comparative Government (4), US History (3), World History (4), Physics B (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP US Comp Poli., AP Micro/macro econ, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit & Comp.,
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Principal’s Honor Roll, AP Scholar Award, etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim Team, Mandarin
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at dad’s auto repair shop
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 90+ hours for Key Club
[ *] Personal Statement: Decent, had it critiqued by an English teacher and it wasn’t so great…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science & Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): NA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~70k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Enjoys challenges
[</em>] Weaknesses: Procrastinator…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe because of a somewhat inspiring personal statement about phone development?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Cal Poly SLO was my first choice, but with my stats, I got rejected. I wanted to go to SJSU for it’s computer science, as I’ve heard it’s pretty good, but I ended up picking UCI because of it’s increasing prominence as a UC school and amazing campus.</p>
<p>Well all I can say is that I am straight up fked :(. Can someone PLZZZ tell me mu chances. Like I know you guys cant gaurantee but can someone just tell me something please. I have a 3.53 GPA with a 3.83 weighted, 2010 sat, 780 in math level 2, 700 in physics sat II, and a 34 ACT. My intended major is computer science.</p>