Hi everybody!!
Accepted - Psychology
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110 on old SAT (only sent this to UCs), 1540 on new SAT
SAT II: 800 M2, 720 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.605
UC Weighted: 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): na
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs + 2 other non-AP classes just for fun
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concert Pianist (got gigs as an accompanist whee), Principal (first chair) Trumpet in Youth Symphony, Vice President of school’s Humane Society Club, Research Coordinator of school’s Psychology Club
Job/Work Experience: I work at a music school for kids, work as a paid piano accompanist
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered ~280 hours at animal shelter as a camp counselor/general volunteer and ~ 100 at my piano teacher’s annual international competition as their main assistant/helper; have also volunteered for clubs before but that was minimal
Summer Activities: Traveling, camp counseling, volunteering, taking college courses
Essays (rating 1-10, details): where do you see this score??
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): didn’t send any letters to UC’s, but I’m pretty sure my teachers gave me good recommendations
Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read
Teacher Rec #2:Didn’t read
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public but extremely academically competitive
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$500,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lmao none
Reflection
Strengths: Above average SAT scores, good essays that explained dip in GPA, lots of volunteer hours and extracurrics
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i honestly have no idea
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: SDSU, SJSU, Cal Poly SLO, University of Washington, University of Oregon, CU Boulder, Santa Clara University, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine (I think that’s it)
Rejected: So far UC Davis and UCSD