Congratulation! What major did she apply?
This is exactly correct. My daughter will graduate with 40+ CC credits and even though those classes are not weighted in her GPA (HS rules) and it lowered her class rank, it shows she can handle college work. It is working out for her also (surprise admissions).
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Congratulations!! my daughter accepted in to biology, she is premed.
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Hs may not weight CC classes but the UCs do if they are on assist.org. Bonus. Congratulations
S24 Accepted. Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Major
GPA - 3.2 unweighted, 3.8 UC weighted
ELC Top 9 percent: Yes
APs/Dual Enrollment - Took 4 APs. Got 5 on AP Chinese
Awards/Extracurriculars:
2x Brazilian Jiu Jitsu State Champion
Second Chair Flute
Consulted for a local Laundromat increasing sales 40%
Essays: A humorous essay juxtaposing growing up around my Uncle’s Brazilian steakhouse despite being vegetarian.
CA High School - noncompetitive large high school
Accepted: UBC, UCSD, SJSU, UCD, UCLA, Yale
Waitlisted: UCI
Rejected: Stanford
Cheers to all of you for helping me through this process!
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Decision: TWINS Accepted - 2 Children
Merit scholarships awarded (if any): N/A
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Biology and English
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA:4.56
UC Fully Weighted GPA:4.46
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year): 6 AP, 5 Honors,
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 5
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 6
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Strong D1 Field Hockey Commits. Top 100 recruits. Junior Olympians: Silver Medals, All American Under Armour Select Athletes. Junior National Team Selections.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Founders of a community service org. Unicef Club. FH volunteering
Summer Activities: Field Hockey - 20 Hours a week. Travel for tournaments/clinics 5 weeks a summer.
Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): Adopted, Vietnamese Immigrants, Dual Citizens.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: Yes for Biology
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): San Diego
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation?
Other acceptances/waitlists/denials: Appalachian State, FH Commited, UMaine, Wake Forest.
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aww, best of luck to you and your daughter! i’m sure she will get into a great school 
My D24 accepted but no email to check portal (she just knew to check at 5) or acceptance email so far.
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You can contact the advising office here: https://caac.ucla.edu/contact-us/
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Decision: waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: biochemistry
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA:4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.28
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.28
ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes
Comments about course load (including senior year): AP Calc, AP Physics, AP English, AP Gov, and AP economics in progress senior year.
Number of a-g courses: 27?
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): AP Literature (4), AP Enviromental Science (4), and AP Chemistry (4)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 5?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: 4 years Orchestra, Founder of pre-med club
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: Elementary school tutoring
Summer Activities: NA
Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): She would not let me read them. Writing has been her strong point according to her teachers. I believe this was her carry.
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): High Desert
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No
Denials: Likely denied at SDSU and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo have not heard a response.
Accepted: CSUSB, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego
Waiting: UC Berkeley
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Thank you very much!
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I’ve noticed this in general over the years. 3.9+ unweighted + Eagle Scout, almost assured an acceptance.
I don’t know if I would say being an Eagle Scout helps that much. None of the Eagle Scouts from our troop in the previous years gotten into UCLA. There is one kid from 6 years ago that got into Cal. So for people reading, being a scout is fun. Being a scout to get into college is probably not worth the time.
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I really believe that the essays are a huge part of the decisions. Not just for the actual story/answers but the structure and flow of the writing.
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I definitely agree with you and I have been saying that ever since I joined this forum.
Even though people point out that UC specifically states you won’t be penalized for grammar or writing style, BUT the readers are still human and paid by number of app they read. It just makes sense to me that if the writing is poor or the essay is “boring” then it won’t get read.
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Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Computer Science
ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA:4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA:
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.69
ELC (top 9% CA HS): OOS
Comments about course load (including senior year): 18 APs, 5 APs & 2 DE Senior Year
Number of a-g courses:
Number of UC Approved Honors courses:
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses):
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: ~5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: International Competitions
Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutor at Programming and Math Institutes
Volunteer/Community service: 4x Gold Presidential Service Award
Summer Activities: Internship at UW Seattle
Supplemental/Augmented Review: No
DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Suburban
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? Yes
First Generation? No
Denials: MIT & Caltech
Accepted: UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, UNC (Full Ride & Honors), UW Seattle, Purdue (Honors), UW Madison, WSU (Honors), Baylor (Honors)
Waiting: Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern
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Anyone know where to see financial aid for UCLA?
You’ll need your UCLA ID Number from your admit letter. Your Logon ID and password will be your key for logging in to secure sites at UCLA. Activate your Logon ID.
You’ll need your UCLA Logon ID to View Your Provisional Award Letter (PAL) Information. Your PAL is not expected to be available until the end of April or early May due to FAFSA delays. Some scholarships may be reflected on your first PAL, while others may be offered on subsequent award notifications.
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Do we have the same kid?! Almost the exact same grade stats as your daughter.
She got her volunteer experience through a local diaper bank, and doing tech crew for her high school drama department last year. We live in the inland empire as well. She goes to Catholic high school.
Mine wouldn’t let me read her essays either.
Mine was rejected from UCLA.
Deferred from EA to RD at University of Southern California.
She has been accepted to: San Diego State, CSU Long Beach, Santa Clara University (merit scholarship), Loyola Marymount (merit scholarship), University of San Diego, and University of Utah (WUE scholarship).
Still waiting: University of Southern California, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and UC Berkeley.
My wife’s name is ana! Is that you my dear? LOL
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