<p>@siabl0 And I know how you feel, didn’t get into UCSD or UCSB, but got into UCI. Isn’t UCSB supposed to be easier to get into?</p>
<p>@taehunchoi, sorry about your son not getting UCSD. Congratulations on getting acceptance to UCD, UCSB and CAL POLY.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1370
ACT:21
AT II:None
unweightedGPA (out of 4.0):3.9
UC GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8/270
ELC?:Yeah
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology, Lit, Lang, US History, Euro, Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Lit Stats and Psychology, all AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Way too much to list all of them, only going to list the major ones.
Class of 2014 (President) Journalism (Editor-In-Chief) ASB (Commissioner of Spirit and Acitivty) Badminton and Volleyball (Varsity and Captain)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: City Heights Town Council and Cooking It Up cooking show
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Over 700 Hours
[ *] Personal Statement:9/10
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yup
[ *] Intended Major: Bio/Biochem
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):San Diego
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Vietnamese
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Income Bracket: 70k ish</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT score haha
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All I see around this thread is SAT this SAT that blah blah. I understand the importance of the SAT but when it comes to making a decision, which factor weighs more? spending hours bettering your community or scoring well on a 3 hour test. I will not let a number define me, which is why I spent my time volunteering and being involve school. I know if I studied I was more than capable getting a very high score, but why waste my time for a number. My respect goes out to all those who score high on their SAT/ACT and keep up the great work!</p>
<p>@Zanelol Nope, UCI is the easiest of those three.</p>
<p>Was anyone able to see a financial aid estimate for UCSD?</p>
<p>@USMC0311 I was. Got about the same amount I expected.</p>
<p>@Lilliana330 I thought it UCSB was easier because the average GPA is lower (Guess I was wrong).</p>
<p>@Zanelol UCSB has slightly higher SATs/ACTs…</p>
<p>UCSB: <a href=“UCSB: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/UCSB.htm</a></p>
<p>UCI: <a href=“UC Irvine: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/UC-Irvine.htm</a></p>
<p>UCI is still a great school, though. Congrats on your acceptance there. 
Focus on enjoying it & the other colleges will be a distant memory. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@Lilliana330 Thanks, btw my assumptions were made from the GPAs shown at these webpages: <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/irvine/freshman-profile/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/irvine/freshman-profile/</a> and <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/santa-barbara/freshman-profile/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/santa-barbara/freshman-profile/index.html</a></p>
<p>@Zanelol A GPA difference of .02 doesn’t mean anything, though. The SAT differences, on the other hand, are sharper, as well as the difference in acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Hey guys
Did any of you receive invitations to apply to the honors program at muir college ?</p>
<p>Did you all receive some sort of email with your decision? I only found out from the portal, I have not gotten any email and I’m not sure if I was supposed to because I know UC Davis sent one out hours after the portal notification.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 Physics, 800 BioM
unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
UC GPA: 4.3-4.4, idk
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/600
ELC?:Yeah
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 APs, 5’s on all
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: pretty heavy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO, USAMO, STS semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity 2 sports, President of several clubs, etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: A few select, good ones
Personal Statement:9/10
Applied for Financial Aid?:Yup
Intended Major: BioE
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket: 0k < x < 500k</p>
<p>Strengths: about everything minus work exp.
Weaknesses: work xp
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: safety</p>
<p>This thread is still going on?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Chancellor Associate Scholarship (Full-Ride)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1850
ACT: 25
SAT II: 650 Math 2, 700 Chemistry, 540 US History
unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
UC GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/381
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APs, 3’s on all
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity sports, robotics, team captain
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 800+ hours
Personal Statement:7/10
Applied for Financial Aid?:Yis
Intended Major: Pharmacological Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $20,000</p>
<p>Strengths: extracurriculars and gpa
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: its all about the swag</p>
<p>Disappointed by the two rather arrogant posts from young men accepted set forth immediately above. Both hae rather modest SAT scores compared to hundreds rejected and they seem to think they are special for beating the odds. One believes he was accepted because of commitment to community service while the other, with a very modest set of “3’s” on 4 AP tests, thinks its because he is charming. It will take some doing, but one hopes these youngsters find some maturity at college wherever they decide to matriculate. With any luck, my D won’t run into them at UCSD.</p>
<p>@dodgersmom, I’ve been cracking up at your post for 20 minutes </p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2012 Math 720 Reading 650 Writing 640
ACT:
SAT II: US History 700
unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
weighted GPA: 4.15
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): ap european history (5) ap calc ab(4) ap enviro(4) ap calc bc (3) ap bio (4) ap us history (4) ap gov ap stats ap english language
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Founder) of fundraiser raffle for 6th grade camp in poor neighborhoods, youth journalist monthly sikh newsletter, dance (choreographer), spanish tutor, punjabi school volunteer, speech competition first place,
Job/Work Experience: paid tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 398 hours
Personal Statement:6.5-7/10
Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
Intended Major:political science
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: asian indian
Gender: f
Income Bracket: $85,000</p>
<p>Strengths: test and gpa
Weaknesses: essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ii really don’t know…</p>
<p>@wormandcandy I think he was just joking/being sarcastic with the comment.</p>
<p>@jessyayala1 How selfish of you to keep all the swag to yourself! Many of us could’ve used a scholarship as well, you know? :P</p>
<p>@wormandcandy No offense, people like you need to learn to take a joke and stop calling others arrogant. That’s what you call needing to be mature; you know my family makes only $20,000 a year and I go to one of the lowest ranked schools in San Diego? Although the SAT is considered an aptitude test, it’s one that anybody can study for and get a high score if they have the time and money for it. The average SAT score at my high school is only around 1150/2400, I had terrible teachers, and do not have the money to be paying for SAT Prep classes nor study materials. I LITERALLY worked my ass off all my life to get where I am today and I hope not to run into your daughter if she is just as bad and judging as you. Which is one of the reasons why I would probably not attend an Ivy League, did you know I received a likely letter from Cornell, UPenn, and Princeton? Also, I am a Gates Millennium Scholar Finalist. I’m sorry, I guess NOW I am being arrogant…</p>
<p>@Lillian330 Haha I’m sorry! I would share my swag if I could but too poor D: by the way, what major and college did you get accepted to?? :D</p>