*******UCLA CLASS OF 2019 DECISIONS ONLY*******

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Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:24:15 +0000

Decision: Accepted - Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (Computer Science)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 composite (720 CR, 720 M, 800 W, Essay: 10)
[] ACT: 35 composite (36 E, 33 M, 36 R, 35 S, 31 E+W, Essay: 7 (eeeeek))
[] SAT II: Chemistry - 720; Math Lvl 2 - 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] UC GPA: 4.something (sorry, not exactly sure)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (my school doesn’t rank, only deciles)
[] ELC?: I was notified that I was eligible, but I’m not sure if I got it.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP French 4, AP Calc AB, AP Computer Science (rest of classes were just standard)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, National Achievement Finalist, French National Contest Medal Winner (Bronze for two years, Silver for one)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field (captain of jump team, 2 years); helped found a club, CSF (inactive member though)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: serve as a captain at a local soup kitchen
[] Personal Statement:
Describe the world you come from - Talked about growing up in a small town, parents’ journey to America
Tell us about a certain quality and how does it relate to the person you are - Talked about my love for reading and how Harry Potter was a huge part of my learning experience and how it inspired me to attain my own goals

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but didn’t get any
[li]** Intended Major **: Computer Science [/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: All Girls Private
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~175,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM (first generation African-American citizen)

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: background, test scores, GPA, transcript, essays, ecs and awards
[] Weaknesses: ACT essay, no work experience
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Harvard, UC Davis, UChicago, Harvey Mudd, Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s College of California, Cal Poly, San Jose State, Rice
[] Schools you were rejected from? None so far!
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Yale and Stanford (decisions are already out, but waiting till tomorrow to open) [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to all!