hungryturtle
hungryturtle,
UC Davis
B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering
I am a Mexican American attending UC Davis pursuing a BS in Electrical Engineering!
Features Included
3
Essays
7
Schools
9
Scores
5
Advice
1
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Bakersfield, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityHispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2018
English First Language No
Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
  • University of California - San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)
  • University of California - Riverside (Riverside, CA)
  • San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
  • University of California - Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
  • Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO)
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University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)

Applied for a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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A person is like a sugar cookie because it is the building block of all cookies. Before a person can make any other cookie they must know how to make a sugar cookie. The process is similar with people. Essentially we are all sugar cookies except our ingredients are what make us different; however, the ingredients for a person are not chocolate chips they are family, communities, or schools that shape a person. The differences in family, communities, and schools...
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Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school
258 Words
I am proud of my quality of not giving up. Whenever I start something I am not satisfied until I find a solution or until I figure out how to do it. For example, whenever I'm doing math homework I have to figure out how to do a problem. Until I don't figure out how to solve a problem I'm not satisfied. When I'm doing math homework and I get to a problem I don't understand I skip it. When...
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Additional Essay Details
8 Words
Explain a trait you are most proud of
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General Admissions Advice

My favorite course thus far, and why
40 Words
My favorite course has been my introduction to programming class! It was...
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Most popular extracurricular activities at my college
11 Words
Biking around campus...
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5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
6 Words
studious, energetic,...
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What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling
19 Words
I did not know what a...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
49 Words
I decided on UC Davis because of its rank. It was a good rank and...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.11
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest ACT
27
 
ACT Score Details
 
ACT Prep
Highest SAT
1290
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
1800
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score1800
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details7 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesMath Team
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers

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