Anyone feel they got tufted by UCLA? - Page 2

kal7 · 04-24-2008, 01:01 AM

I'd be curious to find out, actually.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:03 AM

I agree that when I said 4 missing pre-reqs should be instant denial. But 2 missing pre-reqs isn't that big.

How would I be able to find out about this? They will not release that information because it's an invasion of privacy.

red-kyokushin · 04-24-2008, 01:03 AM

i did...10 char

Ektaylor · 04-24-2008, 01:13 AM

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Again, I will tell you that the top UCs will accept applicants missing pre-reqs and it does not mean autodenial.

There may be cases in which an applicant is missing one prereq, but four prereqs is out of the question.

As I said in the previous thread:

It has always been their policy, the upper-tier UCs, to auto-reject those who do not have the majority of their prereqs completed. The reasoning is in their concern to keep under-division classes open for underclassmen.

Unless you have completed those prereqs as of now, or can somehow convince them that you will complete them in summer, I doubt you will have any success in an appeal.

I am not saying I agree with this policy, I am merely a messenger.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:18 AM

Did you read anything here Ek? I'm missing 2 pre-reqs. Not 4.

I'm not shooting the messenger, I'm just saying that I definitely feel tufted because I can guarantee that there are applicants admitted with lower stats than me and have same missing pre-reqs.

carwatha · 04-24-2008, 01:23 AM

It sucks that you got rejected with such a high GPA, but Tufts syndrome usually applies to private schools' freshmen admissions process. It makes no sense for UCLA to practice it with CCC transfers - actually, with almost any transfers at all.

Ektaylor · 04-24-2008, 01:23 AM

Oh, I don't know where I got 4 from. Anyway, the only reason I can see for your rejection is the missing prereqs, unless you have some other theory.

Furthermore, UCLA is not going to tuft a 3.9GPA out of a CCC, due to high inclination of CCC applicants to enroll in a UC; which only leaves UCB to recruit from the UCLA potential enrollees.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:29 AM

I know it usually applies to private schools. However, UCLA is regarded more as a #2 pick school in California for transfers, when compared with UCB. I don't want to offend any Bruins lovers, but that is generally the truth in most people's eyes. If it was not tufts, it is impossible to explain why I was rejected. I'll just chalk it up as a coin toss. I called heads, but UCLA landed on tails.

Ektaylor · 04-24-2008, 01:31 AM

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it is impossible to explain why I was rejected

You really are not weighting the importance of prereqs as much as you should; this is why you got rejected.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:32 AM

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You really are not weighting the importance of prereqs as much as you should; this is why you got rejected.

You're not weighing the fact that people with lower stats than me are admitted with missing 1-2 pre-reqs at UCLA is common.

Guyy · 04-24-2008, 01:32 AM

i would have been more surprised if i had been admitted.

Ektaylor · 04-24-2008, 01:34 AM

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You're not weighing the fact that people with lower stats than me are admitted with missing 1-2 pre-reqs at UCLA is common.

Yes, but those are extremely rare, and any evidence thereof is bound to be anecdotal.

You were not tufted by UCLA, you were rejected due to your prereq situation.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:37 AM

I didn't know that the word common was a synonym for rare...

Like I said, I could probably troll for a good 30 min and pull countless admits with missing pre-reqs. So, I'm sorry not rare.

At no point did I say I was tufted. I only said I feel like I was tufted. My prereqs situation is abysmal, since there are many applicants who make it into UCLA without all of their requirements.

changusmc · 04-24-2008, 01:42 AM

- Admitted
- English
- 3.7 gpa
- TAP, HITE and Honors, Member of Student Government, tutoring job throughout year
- all prereq's done except one Spanish class
- worked on essays for about a week

admitted
Biochem
3.7
Pre-req: not complete, missing 3 at least
Essay done in a week before submission
units: 9X sememster

- admitted
- CIVIL ENGINEERING
- 3.51
- extra curricular - NONE
- not completed pre reqs - missed like 3 pre reqs
- essay quality - i'd say a 4.5/5
- transferring from cal state!!!

- admitted
- philosophy
- 3.9
- extra curricular - not much
- did not complete pre-reqs
- essay quality - pretty good

No TAP

Admitted
Philosophy
3.4
IGETC Completed
TAP Completed
Pre-Reqs not completed yet
Essay: I thought my essays were stellar, to be honest.

Decision: Admitted
Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.9
IGETC: Completed by this semester (Spring 08)
Prereqs: missing one (political theory)
Units: 82 transferable units
Essays: Very good, I think
Extra Curricular: Volunteer activities in India and Vietnam
Theory FA Summary: No (didn't submit FAFSA)
Theory myUCLA: Yes

I would say that this was about 1/5 of the admits into UCLA, and that's just from one thread. I'd also like to note that there are people who completed their pre-reqs with very high stats that also get denied from UCLA.

Ektaylor · 04-24-2008, 01:42 AM

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I could probably troll for a good 30 min and pull countless admits with missing pre-reqs. So, I'm sorry not rare.

I would like to see that.

And if you do from last year, keep in mind the contracted acceptance rate this year in comparison.

EDIT - Beat me to it, lol. Also, keep in mind, that if a CCC does not offer the course, or there are scheduling conflictions, the UC adcom will take that into account; otherwise, if the prereq was simply not taken without a proper excuse it is counted against the applicant.