sdejayo
sdejayo,
UC Irvine
B.A., Public Health, , Psychology
Regular girl with a license to chill.
Features Included
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Essays
3
Schools
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Scores
1
Advice
4
ECs
2
Sports

Background

Hometown Fairfield
GenderFemale
EthnicityBlack / African American, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2017
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of California - Irvine (Irvine, CA)
  • University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
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University of California - Irvine (Irvine, CA)

Applied for a B.A. in Public Health

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
722 Words
Anxiety before a competition, Feeling out of place
When I was young, all I wanted to do was go to college.  The idea of doing something better for myself was more prevalent in my mind than anything else. I wasn't entirely sure of the field I was interested in, I just knew that I needed to get to college in order to achieve, and I couldn't let anything get in my way.       Statistically, the odds of making it to college were stacked against me. As an African-American and...
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General Admissions Advice

How I chose schools to apply to
98 Words
I advise all high school students not to worry so much as to "how good" their prospective school are, but to if the schools you apply to have everything...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.40
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 5%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1230
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
1710
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score1710

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

SportsSoccer, Volleyball

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesKey Club, National Honor Society, Marching Band, Athletics Organization

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences

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