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Welcome to another month! That means it's time for our monthly update on retiring sets. Not many changes this time around, but there were a lot of sets added to the database!
As always, we owe a massive thanks to ZombieYeti from the BrickHound Discord for providing this valuable data. If you're looking for real-time in-stock/deal alerts for Lego.com and other sites, make sure to check out his server.
This information is scraped directly from Lego's website, and all dates are subject to change. ZombieYeti is currently developing a website to host this data and offer real-time updates. In the meantime, here is a list of every set and their corresponding retirement date as per LEGO's system!
FULL LIST ON GOOGLE SHEETS HERE <--
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Due to Reddit's character limits, we can't include everything here, but the full spreadsheet contains every set.

• CHANGELOG FOR APRIL:

Theme	Set #	Set Name	Old Date	New Date	Change
Creator	40646	Daffodils	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2023	-2 years
Icons	40516	Everyone is Awesome	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	+1 year
Promotional	60369	Mobile Police Dog Training	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	+1 year
Minifigures	71038	LEGO® Minifigures Disney 100	N/A	Aug 31, 2023	NEW
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40624	Alex	N/A	Dec 31, 2023	NEW
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40625	Llama	N/A	Dec 31, 2023	NEW
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40626	Zombie	N/A	Dec 31, 2023	NEW
Indiana Jones	77012	Fighter Plane Chase	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Indiana Jones	77013	Escape from the Lost Tomb	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Indiana Jones	77015	Temple of the Golden Idol	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Jurassic Park	76957	Velociraptor Escape	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Jurassic Park	76958	Dilophosaurus Ambush	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Jurassic Park	76959	Triceratops Research	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Jurassic Park	76960	Brachiosaurus Discovery	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Jurassic Park	76961	Visitor Centre: T. rex & Raptor Attack	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Mario	71423	Dry Bowser Castle Battle	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Star Wars	75346	Pirate Snub Fighter	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Star Wars	75358	Tenoo Jedi Temple	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Star Wars	75361	Spider Tank	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Star Wars	75363	The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter Microfighter	N/A	Dec 31, 2024	NEW
Duplo	10998	3-in-1 Magical Castle	N/A	Dec 31, 2025	NEW
Icons	10317	Land Rover Classic Defender 90	N/A	Dec 31, 2025	NEW

• RETIRING IN 2023:

Theme	Set #	Set Name	Retirement Date
Minifigures	66733	Minifigures - Series 24	Apr 30, 2023
Classic	11015	Around the World	Jul 31, 2023
Creator	31123	Off-Road Buggy	Jul 31, 2023
Disney	10780	Mickey and Friends Castle Defenders	Jul 31, 2023
Disney	43203	Aurora, Merida and Tiana's Enchanted Creations	Jul 31, 2023
Dots	41962	Unicorn Creative Family Pack	Jul 31, 2023
Mario	71404	Goomba's Shoe	Jul 31, 2023
Mario	71407	Cat Peach Suit and Frozen Tower	Jul 31, 2023
Mario	71409	Big Spike's Cloudtop Challenge	Jul 31, 2023
Mario	71412	Big Bad Island	Jul 31, 2023
Mindstorms	51515	Robot Inventor	Jul 31, 2023
Minecraft	21187	The Red Barn	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71738	Zane's Titan Mech Battle	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71754	Water Dragon	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71756	Hydro Bounty	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71759	Ninja Dragon Temple	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71762	Kai's Fire Dragon EVO	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71770	Zane's Golden Dragon Jet	Jul 31, 2023
Ninjago	71773	Kai's Golden Dragon Raider	Jul 31, 2023
Technic	42129	4x4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck	Jul 31, 2023
Minifigures	71038	LEGO® Minifigures Disney 100	Aug 31, 2023
Architecture	21054	The White House	Dec 31, 2023
Art	31203	World Map	Dec 31, 2023
Art	31205	Jim Lee Batman Collection	Dec 31, 2023
Art	31206	The Rolling Stones	Dec 31, 2023
Art	31207	Floral Art	Dec 31, 2023
Avatar	75571	Neytiri & Thanator vs. AMP Suit Quaritch	Dec 31, 2023
Avatar	75573	Floating Mountains: Site 26 & RDA Samson	Dec 31, 2023
Brickheadz	40540	Lion Dance Guy	Dec 31, 2023
Brickheadz	40541	Manchester United Go Brick Me	Dec 31, 2023
Brickheadz	40542	FC Barcelona Go Brick Me	Dec 31, 2023
Brickheadz	40554	Jake Sully & his Avatar	Dec 31, 2023
City	30638	Police Bike Training	Dec 31, 2023
City	30639	Dog Park and Scooter	Dec 31, 2023
City	41723	Donut Shop	Dec 31, 2023
City	41726	Holiday Camping Trip	Dec 31, 2023
City	60253	Ice-Cream Truck	Dec 31, 2023
City	60313	Space Ride Amusement Truck	Dec 31, 2023
City	60314	Ice Cream Truck Police Chase	Dec 31, 2023
City	60315	Police Mobile Command Truck	Dec 31, 2023
City	60317	Police Chase at the Bank	Dec 31, 2023
City	60318	Fire Helicopter	Dec 31, 2023
City	60319	Fire Rescue & Police Chase	Dec 31, 2023
City	60320	Fire Station	Dec 31, 2023
City	60321	Fire Brigade	Dec 31, 2023
City	60322	Race Car	Dec 31, 2023
City	60323	Stunt Plane	Dec 31, 2023
City	60324	Mobile Crane	Dec 31, 2023
City	60325	Cement Mixer Truck	Dec 31, 2023
City	60327	Horse Transporter	Dec 31, 2023
City	60330	Hospital	Dec 31, 2023
City	60332	Reckless Scorpion Stunt Bike	Dec 31, 2023
City	60333	Bathtub Stunt Bike	Dec 31, 2023
City	60335	Train Station	Dec 31, 2023
City	60338	Chimpanzee Smash Stunt Loop	Dec 31, 2023
City	60339	Double Loop Stunt Arena	Dec 31, 2023
City	60341	The Knockdown Stunt Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60342	The Shark Attack Stunt Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60343	Rescue Helicopter Transporter	Dec 31, 2023
City	60346	Barn & Farm Animals	Dec 31, 2023
City	60348	Lunar Roving Vehicle	Dec 31, 2023
City	60349	Lunar Space Station	Dec 31, 2023
City	60350	Lunar Research Base	Dec 31, 2023
City	60351	Rocket Launch Centre	Dec 31, 2023
City	60353	Wild Animal Rescue Missions	Dec 31, 2023
City	60354	Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions	Dec 31, 2023
City	60355	Water Police Detective Missions	Dec 31, 2023
City	60356	Bear Stunt Bike	Dec 31, 2023
City	60357	Stunt Truck & Ring of Fire Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60358	Cyber Stunt Bike	Dec 31, 2023
City	60359	Dunk Stunt Ramp Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60360	Spinning Stunt Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60361	Ultimate Stunt Riders Challenge	Dec 31, 2023
City	60371	Emergency Vehicles HQ	Dec 31, 2023
City	60382	Vet Van Rescue	Dec 31, 2023
City	60385	Construction Digger	Dec 31, 2023
City	60388	Gaming Tournament Truck	Dec 31, 2023
City	60390	Park Tractor	Dec 31, 2023
City	60393	4x4 Fire Truck Rescue	Dec 31, 2023
City	60394	ATV and Otter Habitat	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11014	Bricks and Wheels	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11018	Creative Ocean Fun	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11019	Bricks and Functions	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11021	90 Years of Play	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11022	Space Mission	Dec 31, 2023
Classic	11031	Creative Monkey Fun	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	30641	Panda Bear	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	30642	Birthday Train	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	30644	Vintage Car	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31111	Cyber Drone	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31118	Surfer Beach House	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31127	Street Racer	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31128	Dolphin and Turtle	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31130	Sunken Treasure Mission	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31131	Downtown Noodle Shop	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31132	Viking Ship and the Midgard Serpent	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	31143	Birdhouse	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	40461	Tulips	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	40469	Tuk Tuk	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	40568	Paris Postcard	Dec 31, 2023
Creator	40646	Daffodils	Dec 31, 2023
DC	76181	Batmobile: The Penguin Chase	Dec 31, 2023
DC	76220	Batman versus Harley Quinn	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	10777	Mickey and Minnie's Camping Trip	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	40521	Mini Disney The Haunted Mansion	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	41168	Elsa's Jewellery Box	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43187	Rapunzel's Tower	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43189	Elsa and the Nokk Storybook Adventures	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43194	Anna and Elsa's Frozen Wonderland	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43196	Belle and the Beast's Castle	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43197	The Ice Castle	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43198	Anna's Castle Courtyard	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43199	Elsa's Castle Courtyard	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43202	The Madrigal House	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43204	Anna and Olaf's Castle Fun	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43207	Ariel's Underwater Palace	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43208	Jasmine and Mulan's Adventure	Dec 31, 2023
Disney	43209	Elsa and the Nokk's Ice Stable	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40377	Donald Duck	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40378	Goofy & Pluto	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40476	Daisy Duck	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40477	Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey & Louie	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40550	Chip & Dale	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40553	Woody and Bo Peep	Dec 31, 2023
Disney / BrickHeadz	40622	Disney 100th Celebration BrickHeadz	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41801	My Pets Bracelet	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41802	Unicorns Forever Bracelet	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41803	Extra Dots series 8	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41805	Creative Animal Drawer	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41806	Ultimate Party Kit	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41807	Bracelet Designer Mega Pack	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41808	Hogwarts Accessories Pack	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41809	Hedwig Pencil Holder	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41811	Hogwarts Desktop Kit	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41947	Mickey and Friends Bracelets Mega Pack	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41948	Cute Banana Pen Holder	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41950	Lots of DOTS - Lettering	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41951	Message Board	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41957	Adhesive Patches Mega Pack	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41959	Cute Panda Tray	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41960	Big Box	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41961	Designer Toolkit - Patterns	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41963	Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Stitch-on Patch	Dec 31, 2023
Dots	41964	Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Back-to-School Project Box	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10411	Learn About Chinese Culture	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10872	Train Bridge and Tracks	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10882	Train Tracks	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10899	Frozen Ice Castle	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10930	Bulldozer	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10938	Dinosaur Nursery	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10944	Space Shuttle Mission	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10948	Parking Garage and Car Wash	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10949	Farm Animal Care	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10955	Animal Train	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10956	Amusement Park	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10960	Belle's Ballroom	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10962	Buzz Lightyear's Planetary Mission	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10963	Spider-Man & Friends: Funfair Adventure	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10964	Bath Time Fun: Floating Red Panda	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10968	Doctor Visit	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10972	Wild Animals of the Ocean	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10973	Wild Animals of South America	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10974	Wild Animals of Asia	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10976	Santa's Gingerbread House	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10977	My First Puppy & Kitten with Sounds	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10978	Creative Building Time	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	10979	Wild Animals of Europe	Dec 31, 2023
Duplo	30648	Whale	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	30633	Skate Ramp	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	30634	Friendship Flowers	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41443	Olivia's Electric Car	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41677	Forest Waterfall	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41696	Pony-Washing Stable	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41697	Turtle Protection Vehicle	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41699	Pet Adoption Café	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41703	Friendship Tree House	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41704	Main Street Building	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41705	Heartlake City Pizzeria	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41707	Tree-Planting Vehicle	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41708	Roller Disco Arcade	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41711	Emma's Art School	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41712	Recycling Truck	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41713	Olivia's Space Academy	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41714	Andrea's Theatre School	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41715	Ice Cream Truck	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41716	Stephanie's Sailing Adventure	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41717	Mia's Wildlife Rescue	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41718	Pet Day-Care Center	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41719	Mobile Fashion Boutique	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41720	Water Park	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41721	Organic Farm	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41722	Horse Show Trailer	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41729	Organic Grocery Store	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41732	Downtown Flower and Design Stores	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41733	Mobile Bubble Tea Shop	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41735	Mobile Tiny House	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41741	Dog Rescue Van	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41742	Cat Hotel	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41743	Hair Salon	Dec 31, 2023
Friends	41751	Skate Park	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	75968	4 Privet Drive	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	75969	Hogwarts Astronomy Tower	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	75979	Hedwig	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76386	Hogwarts: Polyjuice Potion Mistake	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76398	Hogwarts Hospital Wing	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76399	Hogwarts Magical Trunk	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76400	Hogwarts Carriage and Thestrals	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76401	Hogwarts Courtyard: Sirius's Rescue	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76403	The Ministry of Magic	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76406	Hungarian Horntail Dragon	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76408	12 Grimmauld Place	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76409	Gryffindor House Banner	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76410	Slytherin House Banner	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76411	Ravenclaw House Banner	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter	76412	Hufflepuff House Banner	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter / Brickheadz	40495	Harry, Hermione, Ron & Hagrid	Dec 31, 2023
Harry Potter / Brickheadz	40560	Professors of Hogwarts	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	30643	Easter Chickens	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40426	Christmas Wreath 2-in-1	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40522	Valentine Lovebirds	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40523	Easter Rabbits Display	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40570	Halloween Cat and Mouse	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40571	Wintertime Polar Bears	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	40575	Year of the Rabbit	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	80110	Lunar New Year Display	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	80110	Lunar New Year Display	Dec 31, 2023
Holiday	80111	Lunar New Year Parade	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10255	Assembly Square	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10265	Ford Mustang	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10266	NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10270	Bookshop	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10273	Haunted House	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10276	Colosseum	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10278	Police Station	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10289	Bird of Paradise	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10290	Pickup Truck	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10292	The Friends Apartments	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10293	Santa's Visit	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10299	Real Madrid - Santiago Bernabéu Stadium	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10306	Atari 2600	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	10497	Galaxy Explorer	Dec 31, 2023
Icons	76989	Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck	Dec 31, 2023
Ideas	21325	Medieval Blacksmith	Dec 31, 2023
Ideas	21326	Winnie the Pooh	Dec 31, 2023
Ideas	21329	Fender Stratocaster	Dec 31, 2023
Ideas	21331	Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone	Dec 31, 2023
Ideas	21337	Table Football	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76943	Pteranodon Chase	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76945	Atrociraptor Dinosaur: Bike Chase	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76946	Blue & Beta Velociraptor Capture	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76947	Quetzalcoatlus Plane Ambush	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76948	T. rex & Atrociraptor Dinosaur Breakout	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76950	Triceratops Pickup Truck Ambush	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76951	Pyroraptor & Dilophosaurus Transport	Dec 31, 2023
Jurassic Park/World	76956	T. rex Breakout	Dec 31, 2023
Lightyear	76830	Zyclops Chase	Dec 31, 2023
Lightyear	76831	Zurg Battle	Dec 31, 2023
Lightyear	76832	XL-15 Spaceship	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71374	Nintendo Entertainment System	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71406	Yoshi's Gift House	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71413	Character Packs Series 6	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71414	Conkdor's Noggin Bopper	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71415	Ice Mario Suit and Frozen World	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71416	Lava Wave Ride	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71417	Fliprus Snow Adventure	Dec 31, 2023
Mario	71418	Creativity Toolbox	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	10781	Spider-Man's Techno Trike	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	10784	Spider-Man Webquarters Hangout	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	10790	Team Spidey at Green Goblin's Lighthouse	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76187	Venom	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76193	The Guardians' Ship	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76206	Iron Man Figure	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76207	Attack on New Asgard	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76208	The Goat Boat	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76209	Thor's Hammer	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76211	Shuri's Sunbird	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76212	Shuri's Lab	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76213	King Namor's Throne Room	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76214	Black Panther: War on the Water	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76215	Black Panther	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76216	Iron Man Armory	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76225	Miles Morales Figure	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76226	Spider-Man Figure	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76230	Venom Figure	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76241	Hulk Mech Armor	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76242	Thanos Mech Armor	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76243	Rocket Mech Armor	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76245	Ghost Rider Mech & Bike	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76253	Guardians of the Galaxy Headquarters	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76255	The New Guardians' Ship	Dec 31, 2023
Marvel	76256	Ant-Man Construction Figure	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21164	The Coral Reef	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21170	The Pig House	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21172	The Ruined Portal	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21177	The Creeper Ambush	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21180	The Guardian Battle	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21181	The Rabbit Ranch	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21183	The Training Grounds	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21184	The Bakery	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21185	The Nether Bastion	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21186	The Ice Castle	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21188	The Llama Village	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	21190	The Abandoned Village	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft	30647	The Dripstone Cavern/The Stalactite Cave	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40624	Alex	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40625	Llama	Dec 31, 2023
Minecraft / BrickHeadz	40626	Zombie	Dec 31, 2023
Misc	40174	LEGO Chess	Dec 31, 2023
Misc	40382	Birthday Set	Dec 31, 2023
Misc	40584	Birthday Diorama	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	30656	Monkey King Marketplace	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80008	Monkie Kid's Cloud Jet	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80030	Monkie Kid's Staff Creations	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80032	Chang'e Moon Cake Factory	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80033	Evil Macaque's Mech	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80034	Nezha's Fire Ring	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80035	Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80037	Dragon of the East	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80038	Monkie Kid's Team Van	Dec 31, 2023
Monkie Kid	80039	The Heavenly Realms	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	30649	Ice Dragon Creature	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71757	Lloyd's Ninja Mech	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71760	Jay's Thunder Dragon EVO	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71761	Zane's Power Up Mech EVO	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71763	Lloyd's Race Car EVO	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71765	Ninja Ultra Combo Mech	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71766	Lloyd's Legendary Dragon	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71767	Ninja Dojo Temple	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71768	Jay's Golden Dragon Motorbike	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71769	Cole's Dragon Cruiser	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71771	The Crystal King Temple	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71772	The Crystal King	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71774	Lloyd's Golden Ultra Dragon	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71775	Nya's Samurai X MECH	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71776	Jay and Nya's Race Car EVO	Dec 31, 2023
Ninjago	71781	Lloyd's Mech Battle EVO	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30435	Build Your Own Hogwarts Castle	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30509	Yellow Yoshi's Fruit Tree	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30510	90 Years of Cars	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30560	Pineapple Photo Holder & Mini Board	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30584	Winter Holiday Train	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30590	Farm Garden & Scarecrow	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30646	Moana's Dolphin Cove	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30651	Quidditch Practice	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30652	Doctor Strange's Interdimensional Portal	Dec 31, 2023
Polybag	30657	McLaren Solus GT	Dec 31, 2023
Promotional	40393	LEGOLAND Fire Academy	Dec 31, 2023
Promotional	40534	LEGO House Chef	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76900	Koenigsegg Jesko	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76901	Toyota GR Supra	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76906	1970 Ferrari 512 M	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76907	Lotus Evija	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76910	Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro and Aston Martin Vantage GT3	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76911	007 Aston Martin DB5	Dec 31, 2023
Speed Champions	76912	Fast & Furious 1970 Dodge Charger T	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	30654	X-wing Starfighter Polybag	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75288	AT-AT	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75292	The Razor Crest	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75300	Imperial TIE Fighter	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75301	Luke Skywalker's X-wing Fighter	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75309	Republic Gunship	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75312	Boba Fett's Starship	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75317	The Mandalorian & The Child	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75318	The Child	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75320	Snowtrooper Battle Pack	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75322	Hoth AT-ST	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75323	The Justifier	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75324	Dark Trooper Attack	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75326	Boba Fett's Throne Room	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75327	Luke Skywalker (Red Five) Helmet	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75329	Death Star Trench Run Diorama	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75330	Dagobah Jedi Training Diorama	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75332	AT-ST	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75333	Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75334	Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75335	BD-1	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75336	Inquisitor Transport Scythe	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75338	Ambush on Ferrix	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75339	Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75342	Republic Fighter Tank	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75343	Dark Trooper Helmet	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars	75344	Boba Fett's Starship Microfighter	Dec 31, 2023
Star Wars / Brickheadz	40539	Ahsoka Tano	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	30655	Forklift with Pallet	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42096	Porsche 911 RSR	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42107	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42111	Dom's Dodge Charger	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42117	Race Plane	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42118	Monster Jam Grave Digger	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42122	Jeep Wrangler	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42123	McLaren Senna GTR	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42125	Ferrari 488 GTE 'AF Corse #51'	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42127	The Batman - Batmobile	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42128	Heavy-Duty Tow Truck	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42131	Cat D11 Bulldozer	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42132	Chopper	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42133	Telehandler	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42134	Monster Jam Megalodon	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42135	Monster Jam El Toro Loco	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42137	Formula E Porsche 99x Electric	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42138	Ford Mustang Shelby GT500	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42139	All-Terrain Vehicle	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42140	App-Controlled Transformation Vehicle	Dec 31, 2023
Technic	42144	Material Handler	Dec 31, 2023

Demographics

• Type of School: public, large
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none

Intended Major(s): Political Science, Psychology, Economics
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.65 ish (i haven’t calculated my gpa in a hot minute cuz i needa protect my peace 😭😭😭), school doesn’t do weighted
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 7 APs (AP Psych, AP English Literature, APUSH, AP US Gov, AP Microecon, AP Stats, AP Envi Sci), Honors English, 2 DE

Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT I: 1380 (730RW, 650M)
• AP/IB: AP Psychology (3)

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. student council
2. education initiative about an undercovered topic, had partnerships throughout my area to distribute materials
3. competitive year round sport — also taught sport to kids
4. newspaper editor
5. mid-level position for a well-accoladed student organization
6. business summer program
7. a few other things but they were v low commitment

Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.

1. two recognitions i received for my sport

Letters of Recommendation
got letters from two humanities teachers, a coach and my counselor
Interviews
chapman (current student) 10/10 could not have gone better. my interviewer and i rly clicked
Essays
personal statement was about my experience with managing my mental health and how it created barriers throughout my life. and how learning how to cope broke those barriers down
wrote a COVID supplement on how i had terrible mental health and just didnt wanna ask for help so i suffered academically but in senior year i learned how to manage and cope, and also wasn’t afraid to be vulnerable and ask for support. ik a lot of people say dont submit stuff like this but i felt it was necessary
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:

• Temple (17.5k/yr!) (EA)
• Chapman (14k/yr)
• Indiana University (2k/yr) (EA)
• Ohio State (13.5k/yr) (EA)
• Fordham (20k/yr)
• Rutgers
• George Washington (spring admit)
• American
• San Jose State
• San Francisco state
• UC Riverside

Waitlists:

• UC Santa Cruz
• UW Madison

Rejections:

• UIUC (EA)
• UC Berkeley
• UCLA
• WashU
• UC San Diego
• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• Boston University
• UC Santa Barbara
• San Diego State
• University of Michigan
• Case Western
• Cal Poly SLO

Additional Information:
i wont lie and say i’m not disappointed. especially with the area i’m in, so many of my peers are getting into super exclusive colleges. but i’m also not gonna beat myself up because i know what i’ve been through in high school made it harder to get a perfect gpa and high test scores and crazy ECs.
i hope anyone who had similar results or stats to me understands that this process isnt a reflection on you! at the end of the day it matters what we do with the education and how we carve out our careers. neither of my parents went to great colleges but now theyre thriving in their careers 20-30 yrs later. your journey isnt always linear!
anyway i just wanted to post my results because i dont see a ton of representation for people with similar stats to me on this sub. i would also love to hear any opjnions on these schools especially for my major because i don’t know how i’m gonna make this decision in a month lmao. it’s really important to me that my school is well rounded (because i think i want to do a data sci or statistics minor!) and has good networking and campus opportunities so if u have any insight lmk

Trying to sell Santa Barbara Bowl tickets.

Demographics

• Gender: female
• Race/Ethnicity: east asian
• Residence: southeast asia
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none :/

Intended Major(s): economics, econometrics
Academics

• GPA/Rank (or percentile): 4.21 UW
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 5 APs (scored 5s on all except for one)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP Psych, Normal English, AP Chinese, Multivariable calculus, Advanced Economics (a course to take after I completed AP Econ)

Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT/ACT: 1530 (730 R&W, 800M)
• SAT II: SAT Chinese with Listening 800
• AP/IB: 5 on micro, macro, stats, calc bc & 4 on env sci

Extracurriculars/Activities: (list here)
1) research assistant with a professor from a local university here
2) foundepresident of a website that hosts competitions for students
3) president of a club that provides economics help to people interested in studying economics
4) fundraising manager of a women empowering organisation
5) math and english tutor for children from underprivileged families
6) track and field mentor for middle school students
7) director of marketing for a club that promotes energy conservation
8) summer program at one of the UC schools
Awards/Honors:
1) 2nd place in an international math olympiad
2) NCH essay competition economics category finalist
3) AMC 12B top 5%
4) HK international science olympiad - silver award
Essays/LORs/Interviews: (briefly reflect/rate)
Essays: 7/10 for common app, wrote about an experience that I encountered when I first moved during elementary school & how it changed my perspective of my surroundings. 8/10 for supps
LORs:
- Econ teacher 9/10: hosted a schoolwide competition together and he knows about my passion for economics. pretty close.
- Calc BC teacher 7/10: I usually went for help during study blocks. pretty close as well but not sure how good of a writer he is.
Decisions

• Acceptances: UVA (EA), UC Irvine, BU, UIUC, UC Santa Barbara, Purdue, UC Davis, Northeastern, UW Madison (EA)
• Waitlists: CMU, Boston College, UCSD, Wake Forest
• Rejections: Emory (ED), USC (EA), Uni of Notre Dame, UCLA, NYU, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Tufts

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Any suggestions of where I should go to??? My top choices rn are UVA, UC Irvine, BU and UIUC.

TLDR; If you can come show support Tuesday 9:00AM at 105 East Anapamu St, SB (board hearing room) it could potentially help a lot of current/future students and families from becoming homeless.
So I originally posted a couple weeks ago about CBC/Sweeps evicting like 240ish units, many of them 3-4 bedroom. These units are diverse--full of families, students, elderly, section 8/low income, multiple pets, etc. Many people have been here for 30+ years with multiple generations of family members. I took my original post down because it was cited in an article that didn't represent our community with respect.
Basically, landlords use the term "renovation" in order to get past California rent caps, as well as to evict lower income/section 8 tenants. Currently, they don't need to prove they're going to actually do anything or that it's even necessary. This then has a snowball effect on the rest of the IV/Goleta/SB area.
One person mentioned that this renoviction would likely be 5%+ of all IV rental units, and 30% of low income housing on the southern coast of SB county. This means that not only will housing be even more difficult for us students to find, it will also be so much more expensive. Many students will be evicted in the middle of spring quarter or finals week. But, worst of all, we are looking at 1000+ people that will no longer have homes, many of whom are disabled and have no where else to go. Also, keep in mind, this isn't the only place in IV this is/has been happening to.
The city of SB has recently passed an emergency ordinance on renovictions because this problem is so rampant. Unfortunately, this doesn't apply to IV as we're unincorporated, so we need a county wide ban.
This Tuesday (4th) starting at 9:00AM there will be a meeting for residents to give public comment to the county. I know a lot of us have class (I definitely do) but if anyone is willing or able to show up, give public comment, or even just coordinate a carpool it would be greatly appreciated. The more people we have to fill the hearing room the better.
The location is: County Administrative Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, 105 East Anapamu St, Santa Barbara.
A lot of people in the four buildings will be graduating this spring and/or weren't planning on renewing their leases--so I feel it if maybe some people don't care. We're just trying to get as many on board as possible to help current/future students and families who may not otherwise know they have a choice. Okay, sorry for the essay. If anyone can help DM me or leave a comment please. Also sorry for any spelling/format errors--this isn't my forte.

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Asian
• Residence: East Coast
• Income Bracket: 250K+
• Type of School: Public Competitive
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): None

Intended Major(s): Computer Science or Data Science (depending on school)
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.9
• Rank (or percentile): N/A
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 15 APs
• Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Lit, AP Macro/Micro, AP World History

Standardized Testing

• SAT: 1580
• AP Scores: 8 5's, 2 4's

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. AI Researcher at T10: tested neural networks on spatial concept, published paper in peer-reviewed journal as first author
2. Bioinformatics Researcher at T20: researched mechanisms of oxaliplatin drug resistance, paper pending publication in cancer journal
3. Founder + CEO of International AI Education Non-profit: provides online AI curriculum, pretty good impact metrics (users, countries reached, etc.)
4. Director of Regional CS Education Event: raised 20K+ from sponsors, managed team of 20, authored articles, solid impact metrics (users, hours served, views)
5. Internship Program at T10: applied machine learning to chemistry, presented/published research
6. Curriculum Developer + CS Instructor for International School: planned weekly lessons, taught underserved students live through Zoom
7. Web Developer + CS Lead for Humanitarian Organization: improved website, formed partnerships, attended national leadership summit
8. Founder + President of AI Club
9. Co-President of Programming Club
10. VP of Tech Honor Society

Awards/Honors

1. USACO Platinum
2. 2x AIME Qualifier (score of 7)
3. 2x Facebook Hacker Cup Round 2 Qualifier
4. Top 15 in USA at Google Kick Start
5. CodeForces Candidate Master
6. 2nd at FBLA States, National Qualifier

Letters of Recommendation

1. AP Calc BC Teacher: (8/10): Did well in his class and participated a lot. Got to know him well.
2. AP Lang Teacher: (7/10): Did well in his class and talked with him about sports.
3. Research Mentor (9/10): He liked me and told me he wrote a strong letter.

Interviews
I received interviews from MIT, Yale, Princeton, and Penn. They all went pretty well (8/10).
Essays
Personal Statement: 9/10. Spent a long time on it, and I thought it was pretty unique.
Supplements: 8/10. The general quality of my supplements didn't vary much between schools although I think my best essays were for Stanford and Caltech.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:

• Caltech (RD)
• Penn (RD)
• UT Austin Turing Scholars (EA)
• Vanderbilt (Crescere Aude Scholarship) (RD)
• Georgia Tech (Deferred EA -> RD)
• UMich (EA)
• UWashington (Purple & Gold Scholarship) (RD)
• UC Davis (Provost Award) (RD)
• UC Santa Barbara (Regents Scholarship) (RD)
• UC Irvine (RD)
• Purdue (EA)
• In-State Safety (EA)

Waitlists:

• Cornell (RD)
• CMU (RD)
• Brown (RD)
• UCLA (RD)

Rejections:

• Stanford (RD)
• MIT (RD)
• Harvard (RD)
• Princeton (RD)
• Yale (Deferred EA -> RD)
• UC Berkeley (RD)
• Duke (RD)
• Northwestern (RD)
• UIUC (EA)
• UC San Diego (RD)

Additional Information:
Overall, I'm happy with my results. Right now, I'm deciding between Caltech, Penn, and UT Turing, and am leaning towards Caltech. I'm not sure exactly what I want to do in the future, but I've been thinking about quant or startup. I still want to go to grad school to get at least a master's though. If anyone has opinions on this, please let me know down below!

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Asian
• Residence: Southern California
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): Low income? 2 siblings attending undergrad currently.

Intended Major(s): Computer Science to all schools (I know what I got myself into lmao)
Academics

• GPA/Rank (or percentile): UW: 3.756 W: 4.4 (Never cared until Junior year unfortunately)
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 14
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Enviro Sci, AP Literature, Korean 4 Honors, Statistics, History/Econ

Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT/ACT: 1530 SAT (Studied and took it on the last two attempts available in Senior year. Terrible idea but it worked out.)
• AP/IB: 5 on all exams except Physics cuz I slept through that exam(literally)

Extracurriculars/Activities:
Co-Founder of a non-profit that I run with my late friend's dad. Fundraising 20k all by myself doing solo door-to-door fundraising campaigns. We've provided 4 scholarships this year with the total value of $6500. Financially support local mental health clubs and organizations. (Yes I realize this was very inefficient but the people I've met along the way made it worth the time and effort)
Founder and President of our school's first eSports organization. CIF Champions in our second year. Had multiple teams across multiple titles. Had a whole content creation team where we streamed our games with commentators, posting weekly videos alongside our social media manager.
Software Developer Intern at a pretty well known invoicing company. Built a receipt scanning and data implementing AI Algorithm. Worked with product management team to push out updates.
Data Consulting Internship at a startup where I worked with the management team and startup clients to deliever data engineering solutions and projects to stakeholders.
President of Computer Science Club. Did weekly meetings where I taught students of all grade levels simple python coding and even used Scratch for those who struggled. Eventually organized Hackathon with local community colleges and other high schools.
President of my choir team. I've been in it for 8 years by now and have done solo performances for 7 years in a row. (lost the streak due to covid). Performed with the likes of the Vienna Boys Choir during our Vienna trip. (This was what I was best at tbh, I actually had the talent to perform)
Social Media Account where I posted my own JDM content. Uploaded across three social media platforms and put it on a strict posting schedule to minimize wasted time. Around 2M+ views, 50k followers.
Founder and President of Video Games Club. Essentially a non-competitive alternative to the esports team as not everyone was able to participate in such high level matches. Nothing crazy.
Secretary of this volunteering organizaton. I didn't do much except help organize meetings and take notes.
Awards/Honors: President Volunteer Service Award Gold and that AP thingie (all in all zero awards lmfao)
Essays/LORs/Interviews: Some of them focused on my journey of computer science through high school. Like how I spent hundreds of hours during quarantine playing CSGO, but eventualy found out how to edit game files to add stupid things in there and just messed around (obv on a private server or else it ain't possible). And from there went to this Berkeley precollege program, then internship, then focused more on clubs and whatnot. The other half of my essays were about my best friend that I lost from the struggles of mental health. I always work late at night, 2, 3, sometimes even 4 am, but whenever I opened my common app essay about him I just started breaking down. It was hard but I got through it and I feel like I was able to convey my story that was straight from the heart. I only mentioned him for like 2 sentences so don't go crazy about that in the comments. I focused a lot on the nonprofit throughout the essay.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)

• Acceptances:
  • Georgia Tech (RD) (29k/year)
  • Northeastern (RD) (FULL RIDE!!)
  • Purdue (RD) (Transfer Offer)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RD) (Presidential Scholar) (17k/year)
  • UC Santa Barbara (RD)
  • Cal Poly Pomona (RD)
• Waitlists: (list here)
  • Drexel University (RD) (?)
  • UC Riverside (RD) (???????)
• Rejections:
  • CSU Long Beach (RD) (This really scared me in the beginning)
  • University of Washington Seattle (RD)
  • UC Irvine
  • UC San Diego
  • UCLA
  • UC Berkeley
  • Brown
  • Yale
  • Stanford (RD) (my delusion can only take me so far...lol)
  • USC

I'm torn between Georgia Tech and Northeastern. I know the coop program at NEU is exceptional but the prestige that I have been chasing for so long is at Georgia Tech... Please let me know your thoughts in the comments!!
For not trying AT ALL during freshman and sophomore year, I consider this a success. Praise be to God for He has blessed me with all that I need.

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Asian
• Residence: Bay Area
• Income Bracket: Upper-Middle Class
• Type of School: Competitive Private; Multiple Ivy/HYPSM admits every year
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): None

Intended Major(s): Computer Science
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.99 UW, 4.65 W
• Rank (or percentile): not disclosed but likely top ~7%
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 1 Accelerated, 6 Honors, 13 APs
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: E & M, AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Random Elective, Orchestra

Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT I: 1590 (790RW, 800M)
• AP: APUSH (4), Chinese Lang & Cult (5), Calc AB (5), Lit (5), CSA (5), Physics C: Mech (5), World History (5)

Extracurriculars/Activities
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.

1. Table Tennis (2021 U.S Open and 2022 Nationals Participant) (9-12)
2. Piano (no awards but repertoire ~dipABRSM level) (9-12)
3. USACO (11-12)
4. Federal District Court Externship (10)
5. CS Club (Member 9-11, Officer 12)
6. Personal Projects + MOOCs (i.e CS50) (10-12)
7. AP Physics Teacher Assistant (12)
8. School Orchestra, 1st Violin (9-12)
9. Anime Club (Member 9-10, President 11-12)
10. ~50 hours volunteering at a food bank (9-12)

Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.

1. USACO Silver
2. R16 in a junior event @ 2021 U.S Table Tennis Open
3. AP Scholar with Distinction
4. NHS Member
5. CSF Member

Letters of Recommendation

• AP Physics Mech Teacher (7-8/10): fairly solid relationship after being a Teacher Assitant
• WHAP Teacher (6-7/10): was quite active in his class and had some good conversations with him but likely was still fairly standard
• AP Calc AB Teacher (4-6/10): had to scramble to ask her for a rec b/c I didn't realize Cornell Engineering required a math rec; not entirely sure if she remembered me💀
• Table Tennis Coach (9+/10): built a very strong relationship with him over the years

Interviews

• Princeton (7/10): First Interview, generally went ok; focused more on my non-CS ECs and talked for quite some time, although didn't strongly connect on anything
• MIT (8/10): Interviewer did EECS, so I talked a lot about ECs #3, 5, and 6; also seemed quite interested in my other ECs; did stumble through a few questions tho
• UPenn (7/10): Had some moments of shared humor and was seemed interested in my story, but didn't last as long as the other two

Essays

• Common App essay (8/10): Started working on this in the summer, felt like I had a relatively unique topic that allowed me to display different sides of myself; more about personal life and not too EC focused
• Supplemental essays and UC PIQs (7/10): Usually spent a couple of days for each school, spread out over the entire semester, decent but nothing special

Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:

• University of Washington (OOS, Direct CS) (RD) (likely commit)
• New York University (Tandon) (RD)
• University of California, Davis (RD)
• University of California, Santa Cruz (RD)
• University of California, Merced (RD)
• Santa Clara University (RD)

Waitlists:

• Carnegie Mellon University (SCS) (RD)
• Vanderbilt University (RD)
• University of California, San Diego (RD)
• Unviersity of California, Los Angeles (RD)
• University of California, Irvine (RD)
• University of California, Santa Barbara (RD)

Rejections:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (RD)
• Stanford University (RD)
• Princeton University (deferred REA) (RD)
• Columbia University (RD)
• Harvard University (RD)
• Yale University (RD)
• University of Pennsylvania (RD)
• Cornell University (RD)
• University of Cambridge (no interview) (RD)
• Imperial College London (no interview) (RD)
• University College London (RD)
• University of California, Berkeley (RD)
• Northeastern University (RD)

Pending (will likely withdraw):

• University of Waterloo (RD)
• National University of Singapore (RD)
• Nanyang Technological University (RD)
• University of Edinburgh (RD)
• King's College London (RD)

Did shotgunning ultimately hurt me? Maybe; perhaps I could have dedicated a bit more time to each essay. A little disappointed with HYPSM/Ivies, but still very happy with UDub CS; Go Huskies!

This sub really supported me after my failures in the ED/EA round and helped me fine-tune the kinks in my application. Looks like things finally worked out in the end!
Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Pakistani
• Residence: Indonesia
• Income Bracket: No financial aid
• Type of School: Private
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): None

Intended Major(s): Electrical engineering
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.04 on a 4.3 scale (1 B in honors math 9th grade, 1 B in IB English 11th grade)
• Rank (or percentile): N/A (school doesn't rank)
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: Full Ib Diploma,
• Senior Year Course Load: Full IBDP

Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT: 1540 (780 M, 760 R&W)
• ACT: N/A
• AP/IB: 43/45 IB predicted (7 in HL Physics, Chemistry, SL Indonesian and Econ. 6 in HL Math Analysis and English LL)
• Other: N/A

Extracurriculars/Activities
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.

1. Algae air purifier: Researched algae microbiology to improve JKT air quality. Created economical (<40$) Algae Air Purifier w/ HEPA filter. 28pg paper. Patent pending. Reduces carbon dioxide in a small room by 40%. Sponsored by a Fortune 500 company. Distributed to 10 lower-income households.
2. Quantum Mechanics Research: Under the supervision of 2 Oxford professors, wrote a 30-pg research paper on the applications of quantum mechanics in modern society. Deep-dived into category theory, linear algebra, quantum computing and more. Submitted to T20 journals and conferences.
3. Founder & President of Tech & Engineering Society. Helping peers explore STEM fields, namely data science & machine learning. Wrote research papers on nanotech & pollution. Hosted expert (FAANG) & T20 alumni interviews.
4. Lead Intern & Tour Guide. Indonesian electrical museum. G20 (that one yes) delegates came to the museum, and I toured them around. Translated 150+ exhibits in the museum. Held renewable energy competition with 200+ participants.
5. Intern. Interned at Nokia and a Pakistan cables company. Research 5G at Nokia, and worked in the lab at the cables company.
6. Data Science Cricket Research. Principal component analysis model for cricket league, 85% accuracy. A large cricket team in one of the biggest leagues in the world utilized my 30-page paper in the development of their team. Submitted to Journal of Sports Analytics.
7. FoundePresident. 5000+ followers, 100k impression Instagram account. brings unreported Asian issues to light. News organizations use our stories and repost them.
8. President. President of a service club that raised 1.5k+ for cancer research. Wrote and published storybooks. Held awareness webinars. // President. President of another service club that uses technology and engineering to improve the lives of our partner communities. Past projects include water filtration systems, solar panels, hydroponics, and more. Completely replaced water systems in 2 villages and implemented aquaponics in a new partner community.
9. Elected to class council 9th grade, chosen by school admin to be on the service board since 10th grade. 1 of 9 students. Bunch of responsibilities that I am too lazy to type out.
10. Created chemistry blog/khan academy imitation. 5000+ visitors, aimed to help people ace chem class from 10th grade to the ib diploma.

Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application

1. CREST Gold Award (awarded by the British Science Association for the Algae Air Purifier.)
2. Gold Medal—British Physics Olympiad
3. Global Top 150: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Physics Bowl. School Top Scorer.
4. Distinction–University of Waterloo Fermat, Hypatia, Galois competition. Bronze Medal—SASMO. Bronze medal—TIMO.
5. School Award for Outstanding Service

Letters of Recommendation

• LOR - Math Teacher. not bad. 8/10
• LOR - English Teacher. Fire, 9/10.
• LOR - Physics. Fire, 10/10
• LOR - Counselor. 7/10, decent.
• Additional LORS... Oxford professor would say 8/10. Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. Student, 8/10. Museum supervisor, 9/10.

Interviews
Cornell: Lasted about 30 mins. Just decent, doesn't matter for admissions. No rating.
Penn: Around an hour, great interview, 8/10
Duke: Only around 30 minutes, he only asked me about myself and things I wanted to elaborate on my application. Still really cool, around 8/10.
Dartmouth: Amazing amazing interview, it was soooo good. 10/10, in my opinion.
Essays

• I feel like all my supplements were around 8-9/10. Idk tho lol.
• Common App Personal Statement — It was good. 8-9/10.

Acceptances:

• UIUC [Electrical Engineering]
• UC Santa Cruz [Elec Eng with $50k total scholarship]
• UC Davis [Elec Eng]
• University of Toronto (2 stupid majors, still waiting on my computer engineering results)
• Carnegie Mellon [Electrical & Computer Engineering!!!!!]
• UC Berkeley [Engineering Math & Stats]
• Dartmouth College!!!! [whatever major I want LOL]

Rejections:

• Cornell Engineering ED
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UPenn
• Northwestern
• Duke

Waitlisted:

• UCLA
• UC Irvine
• University of Michigan

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Final Thoughts & Advice:
Well, clearly, this whole application process is so random. I didn't get admitted into any UCs except Santa Cruz, Davis, and Berkeley, so who knows what's going on there. Getting WL at Irvine was also strange, but oh well. Ensure you apply to enough schools, but ensure your essays are in tip-top shape—they must be genuine!!
I'd like to mention that using Chat GPT for general research on schools is an underrated tactic. It genuinely helped me figure out the vibe and idea behind all of these schools and saved me countless hours of research. Definitely use it, but don't abuse it (Chat-GPT essays are GARBAGE).
There are a couple of things I wish I had done differently during this application season and in high school in general.

1. GPA: Your GPA is vital to you getting through their initial filters, and if you look at almost any college's common data set, they value GPA to the max. On a 4.3 scale, my GPA was actually below average for many of these schools, and this was due to 2 Bs in Math and English. An engineering major having a B in math isn't exactly a good look, so it is imperative that you are acing the classes your major is directly related to.
2. EC List: I believe your EC list is as important as your essays. Framing a good EC list is terrifying, to be honest, and in my ED/EA round, my ECs came out as pompous and over the top. Reframing everything for the RD applications helped me come across as more genuine and a real human. Don't fluff up your hours!!! Nobody can work 18 hours a day, and AOs will be extremely suspicious seeing so many hours but a disproportionate amount of impact.
3. Essays: Be genuine. Don't try to act like you're writing a paper for your final English exam. This isn't going to be graded on a scale of 0-100 for formality and grammar, but the AOs will be grading your personality, who you are, and how you'll fit into their next class. If your essays aren't realistic, truthful, and clear on why you want to go to that school, you won't have much success.

As for where I'll commit, I have no clue yet. Check back in a month, and I'll have updated this post. Feel free to drop your thoughts; deciding between CMU, Berkeley, and Dartmouth is not something I am looking forward to.
Useful Resources:
Boutta drop all my bookmarks!!
How to make all your essays Ivy Caliber
Sparky Prep's Essay Guide
College Essay Guy
College Essays Guide
"Why This College" essays
Comprehensive Masterdoc on College Admissions
College Application Guide By Random Human (greatest thing I've ever read)
Senior Year Application Timeline
College Admissions Resources Masterdoc
How to write good letters of rec
Hacking the college essay
A2C Wiki for essays
Crash course to living away from home
Packing list for college

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Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Chinese
• Residence: Bay Area
• Income Bracket: $200k+
• Type of School: stock competitive public bay area school
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none?

Intended Major(s): cs...
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.94, we don't do weighted
• Rank (or percentile): NA
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: ~10 APs?
• Senior Year Course Load: a school-mandated gov course, apes, ap psych, ap stats, mvc/linalg, cp english

Standardized Testing

• SAT I: 1590

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. usaco.guide content manager
2. did wharton data science academy for 2022 summer
3. "cs department manager" at this org called bri, tutored coding & hosted a small hackathon
4. opportunity x school division leader, taught some kids @ under-resourced schools stem
5. internship at this company called axonne where i made a system verilog to python translator
6. counselor @ my school's cs club, stock leadership position
7. led a team of friends through some game jams
8. research internship at the "franklin internship research program," did some stuff on recommendation engines (probably useless)
9. taught chinese kids english as part of this org called shin shin youth group
10. maintained a small discord bot, 20+ servers & 200+ users (shameless plug for the server here)

Awards/Honors

1. usaco gold/plat (only rd schools saw plat bc i got it this december lol)
2. merit semifinalist (probably useless)
3. aime
4. advent of code top 100 (2021/2022, you can ctrl+f "kevin sheng")
5. ap scholar (useless ik)

Letters of Recommendation
gonna be honest idt the rec letters helped or hurt me
Interviews
i had 1 interview & it was with penn (my ed)it went pretty well, the interviewer said i'd "thrive at penn" lmaoi signed up for nwu interviews but they didn't have enough space lol
Essays
i have no clue how good my essays were. the common app was about this kid i had to tutor and how i became a better teacher bc of it. it filled the word count, i guess.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:

• ucla (prob going here)
• georgia tech (ea -> defer -> acc)
• umd (ea)
• purdue (ea, 2nd major data science lol)
• umass amherst
• uiuc (rd, stats + cs)
• stony brook (my safety)
• UC WERCED
• riverside
• santa cruz
• irvine

Waitlists:

• umich (ea)
• uwm (ea)
• uva (rd)
• davis
• santa barbara

Rejections:

• northeastern (ea)
• usc (ea)
• upenn (ed)
• cornell (rd)
• duke (rd)
• northwestern (rd)
• hopkins (rd)
• SJSU LMAO
• berkeley

Demographics

• Gender: M 🚩
• Race/Ethnicity: Asian 🚩
• Residence: Bay Area 🚩
• Income Bracket: No need-based aid
• Type of School: Large, public, competitive
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): N/A

Intended Major(s): Computer Science 🚩(exceptions: CSE for Ohio State, UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Merced; Math+CS for UIUC and UCSD; EECS for UC Berkeley)
Academics

• GPA (UW): 3.933 for EAs, 3.944 for RDs
• Rank (or percentile): Top 9% (UC ELC - No official rank though)
• # of Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment.: 3 Honors, 10 AP classes + 1 self-study AP, 5 DE (Post-AP Math/CS courses)
• Senior Year Course Load: APPC Mech + APPC E&M, AP Gov + AP Micro, AP Spanish, AP Lit, DE C++, DE Linear Algebra, Art elective

Standardized Testing

• SAT I: 1520 (720RW, 800M)
• AP: 5's on five AP exams between 10th and 11th grades, taking six more senior year

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. CS-related executive role at major international NPO (11-12)
2. Medium-level leadership role at same NPO as above (9-12)
3. Low-level leadership role at same NPO as above (9-12)
4. 2 multiyear research projects w/ universities in Europe (one was computational physics and the other was computational biophysics) (10-12)
5. Science fairs (good at regionals, mid at states, didn't qualify for ISEF) (9-11)
6. Wrote and published independent bioinformatics research paper (first author) (10-12)
7. Member of debate club (10-11)
8. Member of robotics club (9)
9. Member of programming club (9)
10. Random hobby just to show the AOs that I touch grass sometimes (9-12)

Awards/Honors

1. International: 1st place in a major debate invitational
2. National: 3X PVSA
3. Regional: Science fair award
4. Regional: Science fair award
5. Regional: Science fair award

Letters of Recommendation
(Briefly describe relationships with your recommenders and estimated rating.)

1. Counselor (9/10): One of the few students in my school to get the counselor LOR written by the principal. We had an interview/conservation where I talked a lot about my ECs and DE classes, and they had an access to a giant questionnaire where I put in details about ECs and my dreams and aspirations and stuff
2. AP Statistics Teacher (9/10): Gave them a resume for info and requested certain things to be emphasized in the letter. They also were the teacher mentor for my 11th grade science fair project.
3. Honors English Teacher (8/10): Gave them a resume for info and requested certain things to be emphasized in the letter.
4. Research mentor (5-9/10): No clue tbh. We worked together frequently (2-4 times a week) but it was online via Zoom. It was also their first time writing a LOR for a high schooler.

Interviews

• Stanford (7/10): First interview. I wasn't the most confident/prepared, but it went ok. We talked about ECs #1, 2, 5, and 10, the interviewer's experiences at Stanford and how they helped him in his career.
• Duke (9/10): Went much better than the Stanford one. My interviewer's major + career was related to ECs #2 and 3, so we mainly talked about that, in addition to a bit about #10. I also had a chance to ask about student organizations at Duke.
• Didn't get interviews for Cornell, Harvard, or Columbia💀

Essays

• Common App essay (8/10): I wrote 2 versions (completely unrelated to each other). I worked on the first version for like 4 months, eventually decided it was bad, and started the second version 2.5 weeks before the November 1st REA/EA deadline 💀. It wasn't the best but I thought it was alright. Made it very personal/specific, unique topic, but not too quirky. Also connected it a tiny bit to EC #10. But yea I'm so glad I didn't stick with the first version LOL.
• Supplemental essays and UC PIQs (9.5/10): Put a ton of time into these, pretty decent (with the exception of the Stanford essays), focused on the specific experiences/offerings for why majoschool essays, started in early September.

Decisions
Acceptances:

1. Safety: Arizona State University (Rolling) w/ 62K Presidential Scholarship
2. Safety: The Ohio State University (EA) w/ Honors program, 52K Presidential Scholarship, and 14K [other] scholarship
3. Target/Reach: Purdue University (EA)
4. Reach: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (EA)
5. Reach: Georgia Institute of Technology (EA 2)
6. Target: University of Maryland College Park (EA) w/ 50K President's Scholarship
7. Target: University of Wisconsin - Madison (EA)
8. Safety: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (RD)
9. Safety: San Diego State University (RD)
10. Safety: San Jose State University (RD)
11. Safety: University of California, Santa Cruz (RD)
12. Safety: University of California, Merced (RD)
13. Safety: University of California, Riverside (RD)
14. Target: University of California, Irvine (RD) w/ Honors program
15. Reach: University of California, San Diego (RD)
16. Reach: University of California, Los Angeles (RD)

Waitlists:

1. Target: University of Massachusettes - Amherst (EA)
2. Target: University of California - Davis (RD)
3. Target: University of California, Santa Barbara (RD)
4. Target: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (RD)
5. Impossible: Carnegie Mellon University (RD)

Rejections:

1. Impossible: Stanford University (REA) ~ lmao
2. Impossible: University of California, Berkeley (RD) ~ k but this hurt fr
3. Impossible: Columbia University (RD)
4. Impossible: Harvard University (RD)
5. Impossible: Cornell University (RD)
6. Reach: University of Michigan (EA deferred to RD)
7. Impossible: Duke University (RD)

Deciding between UCLA CSE and Georgia Tech CS! Go Bruins and Jackets! :)

I’m in between two masters of public admin programs- cal state San Bernardino and university of Redlands. I’m between the two because they’re both close to home so I don’t have to pay rent.
CSUSB is legit less than half the price of U of Redlands. With my scholarships, I could go to school for a reasonable price. I did undergrad at uc Santa Barbara so I’m kinda like it evens out if I go to csusb?
CSUSB has a horrid reputation but it’s accredited, the faculty seems awesome and their program seems comprehensive. I just don’t want their misguided bad rep to be detrimental to me. But i also don’t wanna be in major debt.