Student A Gets Accepted to UC Berkeley!

UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, and more

Student A is a student from Los Angeles who started working with InGenius Prep during the summer before her senior year. She had low standardized test scores; however, with our help, she was accepted to every single school to which she applied, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Davis!

Application Persona

The family-oriented girl who won’t be stopped from helping her community

High School Location

Los Angeles

GPA

4.58, weighted

SAT

1030

Areas of Interest

Medicine

Extracurricular Activities

Volunteers of America - Los Angeles
Member of Church Youth Group
Internships
Basketball and Volleyball
Special Needs Network
Member of Junior and Senior Committee
Associated Student Body

The Challenges

Student A’s SAT score was 410 points below the average score of students admitted to UC Berkeley, 340 below the average UCLA score, and 260 points below the average UC Davis score.
Student A did not have a demonstrated academic interest.

How Did InGenius Prep Help?

We paired Student A with a Former Admissions Officer from Stanford and a Graduate Coach from Stanford Law School.
In the beginning stages, Student A and her counselors brainstormed numerous topics for her personal statement. Student A created several outlines to flesh out her ideas and get her creativity flowing.
Upon brainstorming and receiving these outlines, Student A’s counselors explained to Student A that these topics were too emotional. Instead of making admissions officers want to accept her, these topics would make the admissions officers feel bad for her. After many conversations, Student A and her counselors decided to write about a formative experience that occurred through her main extracurricular activity.
Student A’s counselors created a working document that looked exactly like the UC application to edit her honors & activities list. They ensured that every section was strategized and perfect.
Student A’s Former Admissions Officer performed a Final Review of her entire application, checking for grammar, spelling, content, tone, structure, and school fit. Once the application could not be further improved, she pressed submit!