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if i remember correctly my stats were:
4.44 uc gpa
4.0 unweighted
awards: mechanical engineering solidworks CSWP, carnegie mellon VEX robotics C++ certification, AP honor scholar award, AP capstone diploma (on track)
ECs: rocketry team CAD designer, internship at law office, published games online, sold computers as side business, congressional app challenge (not winner lol), national honor society , student election worker, valedictorian, CS tutoring at school, NAR rocketry flight certification, eagle scout

took 12 AP courses, 4 honors courses, 5 duel enrollment
lots of community service from NHS/boy scouts

accepted: UC berkeley, UCLA, UC riverside, UC davis, UC san diego, UC santa cruz
waitlisted: UCSB
rejected: UCI, Cal poly SLO, USC, caltech

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Agreed. Lots of 4.6+ WGPA students has SAT score below 1500, the GPA could be inflated.

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Son accepted for Civil Engineering.

Does anyone know if there are oppys for engineering-specific tours or admitted student events?

During the application process, I couldn’t find anything and still don’t see any options. But other schools have had things like this (virtual or in person opportunities to learn about the program details). We didn’t stress about it before because it seemed like such a long shot to get in, but now that we’re comparing options we need a little more info!

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Cal Day!

@lkg4answers, jinx! :rofl:

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S24 engineering got in!

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Yes Cal has engineering specific tours. my older son is a recent Cal grad and was a tour guide (and gave engineering tours). if you can’t get the engineering specific tour, be sure to visit Jacobs Hall on Cal day - it is what clinched the decision for my son (Mech E)

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Decision: D24 Waitlisted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Physics

ACADEMIC STATS::

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.88
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.27
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.54

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: close to 40
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 6+
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Cal BC(5), Physics 1(4), Euro(4), Psych(5), 6 more in progress.
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 2

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist.

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, Club founder president, Varsity Debate team
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Fundraised and worked for local food pantry.
Summer Activities: COSMOS, ASDRP

Personal Insight essays (general details/topics): Pretty Decent

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS:: Asian
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): Nor Cal
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid? No
First Generation? No

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted: UIUC ,TAMU ,Purdue , Twin Cities, CU Boulder , ASU , UniofAz, SJSU, UCM, UCR, UC Davis , Case Western Reserve, UCSB, UCSC,UCLA, USC

Rejected: MIT, Georgia Tech , UT Austin, Cal Poly SLO, UCSD, UPenn, Princeton, Cornell

Waitlisted: UC Irvine, CMU, UC Berkeley

Awaiting: Stanford

Will you accept a spot on the waitlist? YES

Its decision time between UCLA(Physics), USC(Aero+Half Tution) and TAMU( Aero + Full tution)

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D24 accepted.
Nor Cal/Bay Area
Letters and Science-Cognitive Science

UC Unweighted GPA: 3.97
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.2
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.8

Many AP/Honors/DE classes.
AP Scholar w/ distinction

Accepted: SCU, Michigan EA, Wisconsin EA, Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSC, UCSB, UCLA, USC, CAL.

WL: UCSD.

Rejected: Brown.

Astrology worked: Forbidden and had ID number/name.

We are all finished, and I am happy and relieved… I am tired. We will do some admitted student days/tours so she can make a decision about which school is the best fit for her. She’s definitely leaning UCLA. I am very happy that my girl will stay in Cali.

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Daughter waitlisted. Major applied: CS. Three waitlists (UCSD, UCSC) all for CS. Congrats to everyone who got acceptance today !

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Congrats to all those that were admitted! You worked hard and now are a Bear. Go Bears!

Just a PSA on Foothill dorms. STAY CLEAR OF FOOTHILL. My son is freshman MechE and lives in Foothill. Long story short, on day of move-in the 9 person suite was literally missing a toilet. Housing knew about the issue and I later learned that the toilet install was scheduled for completion in 2025! In addition, at start of Spring term the suite flooded and he along with four others were moved to a new suite, but five other suite mates were left in the suite to deal with the fans and ongoing ceiling/piping repairs. Not a great environment to rest and study! Foothill is an OLD and poorly maintained dorm, and no plans for a major renovation. Housing will not even spend money to replace the torn sofa cushions! It is a crap shoot on whether you will get a decent room or a dump. Oh did I mention the mice, ants and wasps. No reason for freshman to take a chance when there are so many other options!

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D Accepted to Bioengineering, her top choices are UCB UCSD UCLA. Very grateful!

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Sorry to hear about this :frowning: my son was in a 9 person suite in Foothill 22/23 and loved it and had no problems. Found great future roommates there.

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Waitlisted, applied for Mathematics
9-11 GPA 4.0 unweighted, not sure what UC capped weighted was
11 APs 3 Honors 2 Community College DE classes (Engineering and MultiVariable Calculus)
Calc BC (5) Calc AB subscore (5) Physics 1 (5) Physics 2 (5) APLang (4) APUSH (4) AP Lit Ap Stats Ap Bio AP Chem AP Span (5) AP Computer Sci (5)
ECS: Theater, Robotic Team, Summer math research program, UCSC Summer Science Internship Program in Astrophysics , UCLA GameLab
Awards: member of award winning Robotics Team
Work: Tutor
Accepted: UCLA UCSB College of Creative Studies UCSD UCDavis UCIrvine Honors UCSC CalPolySLO SDSU UC Merced School of Engineering SJSU School of Engineering, Oregon State School of Engineering Honors & WUE
Waitlist: UC Berkeley, Harvey Mudd
Rejections: Stanford REA, MIT, Cal Tech, Yale

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My son is over the moon. Berkeley has been his dream for many years. Accepted to Mechanical Engineering.

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D24 accepted and can now join S22 at Cal!

Major applied to: MechE

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.3
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.5

ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes

UC Approved Honors courses: 10 (10th and 11th grade)
AP courses/exams: 11 (11th and 12th grade, 5’s)

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: TKD master (14 yrs), robotics & eng clubs pres, piano
Volunteer/Community service: TKD, elem outreach.

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS: SoCal public

Other acceptances/waitlists/denials:
Accepted UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCI, CalPP
WL: Cornell, SLO

Go Bears! :teddy_bear:

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i got accepted for MEB in rausser!! super suprised because i got waitlisted at cal poly slo yesterday😭

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D28
Decision: Waitlisted
Major applied to: Nutritional Sciences, College of Environmental Health

ACADEMIC STATS::
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.95
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.32
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.41

ELC (top 9% CA HS): yes

Number of a-g courses: 22
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 5 in 10/11th grade + 1 semesters in 9th + 3 in 12th
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Bio (4), Chem (4), Art History (4), APEL (3), AP Euro (3)

SUBJECTIVE::
Extracurriculars: competitive HS Dance Team, studio dance, Peer Counselor,
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer clubs
Summer Activities: dance, dance, more dance; orientation leader; foreign travel

Supplemental/Augmented Review: No

DEMOGRAPHICS::
State/location of HS (if domestic applicant): San Diego, CA
Country (if international applicant):
Applied for need-based financial aid?
First Generation? no

Accepted: UCI, Northeastern (Dean scholarship), George Washington (Presidential scholarship), Cal Poly SLO
Waitlisted: UC Davis, Boston College

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accepted for integrative biology at UC Berkeley!

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