ulyssesp
ulyssesp,
Cal Poly Pomona
B.S., Electrical Engineering Technician
I am a short guy (when compared to most guys my age) who likes to try new things, likes sports, and is very fun to be around with.
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Essays
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Schools
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Scores
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Advice
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ECs
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Sports

Background

Hometown San Bernardino, California
GenderMale
EthnicityHispanic
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentYes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • California State University - San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)
  • University of California - Riverside (Riverside, CA)
  • University of California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of California - Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona, CA)

Applied for a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technician

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Personal Statement
424 Words
Family background
I have lived in San Bernardino my entire life. It is a city that is not known for nice places to visit or the great people that had evolved from there, instead it is known as a rundown city were nothing but shooting occur. San Bernardino is the city in which I live but it doesn’t mean that I am a hooligan or college bound. I am the oldest of five children whose parents came to the United States...
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Personal Statement
581 Words
Reaching a goal
There is nothing more rewarding than to be able to achieve what one has proposed to do. The only way to reach the route of success is by not being afraid to fail but to try the best until it becomes mastered. One day at the end of my freshman year, I was looking at some YouTube videos when one of the suggested videos caught my attention. The suggested video was about the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube solving....
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School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

Why I declined other schools
79 Words
I chose to apply to many colleges. I did so because I was worried that I was not going to get accepted into a...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.20
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest ACT
20
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep
Highest SAT
1000
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
1360
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score1360
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details1 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSoccer, Cross Country, Football

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesChurch, Church

Experience & Awards

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