<p>I was just accepted as a media arts major to UCLA, I like the school but Im afraid I’m not smart enough to keep up in such a competitive environment found at UCLA.</p>
<p>Throughout my high school career I maintained mostly Bs and a few As each semester, finishing with a 3.7 with AP and honors classes. My SAT score was 1950. </p>
<p>I am an art major so I won’t be taking any math or science classes that are very advanced, but I am concerned that even the classes considered as medium or easy difficulty will be too hard for me. </p>
<p>Is it possible to get an education at UCLA that fits my character and doesn’t crush me with it’s work load?</p>
<p>Honestly, I felt the same when I first got accepted so I know where you’re coming from. You got accepted for a reason and if the admissions people didn’t think you could do it, they wouldn’t have let you in because they don’t want people to drop out. If you start out taking easier GEs, you’ll get the hang of studying and you’ll figure out a routine that works well. I’m not gonna lie, school is hard here but not impossible. There is more than enough help if you seek it out.</p>
<p>Most newly admitted students feel this way. Just learn to adapt to the new learning environment and you’ll be fine. There are a lot of resources to help you succeed, remember UCLA wants you do to well!</p>
<p>I feel the same way! I got in as an acting major - 3.84 uc gpa, 1840 SAT
I’m so scared I won’t do well in my GEs but I would never turn down UCLA for the world, it’s been my dream school since I was a child</p>
<p>If you really want to go to UCLA, go to UCLA. You don’t need to worry about hyper competitive pre-med students, especially since you’re not a science major/pre-med.</p>
<p>What i dont understand is that how can a university be competitive when your already admitted to the university? In UCLA classes do they only let the top X number of students in a class get an A?</p>
<p>Could someone explain how other students could affect the difficulty to get high grades?</p>
<p>GENERALLY, ucla students receive high marks on their exams setting curves fairly high, therefore not much of a curve if at all.
professors at ucla aren’t going to be handing out tests that are gonna be a cakewalk, the pace of classes will be rigorous along with the content expected to be learned.</p>
<p>Here at UCLA, every class I’ve taken has made it difficult for you to fail, but you still have to do really well to get the A. So if you’re fine with B-s, Bs and B+s, you should have no problem at UCLA.</p>
<p>You will do fine. I had a higher gpa in college (U of M) than in hs, probably due to the fact that the courses were way more interesting. Don’t worry! Congrats on your acceptance out of around 70,000! They certainly saw something in you. You should be very proud!</p>
<p>Ah, thanks for answering my question. But in that case, competitive is not really that right word, because it implies you are competing AGAINST someone else for a grade, you are in fact competing against the professor, so id say rigorous is a better suited word to describe UCLA</p>
<p>“Throughout my high school career I maintained mostly Bs and a few As each semester, finishing with a 3.7 with AP and honors classes. My SAT score was 1950.”</p>
<p>You are an above average student and should not be intimidated by anyone whatsoever. You should be proud of yourself. The fact that you are already thinking about how to succeed tells me that you are on top of things. You know already that college requires that you put in your best.
Congratulations on a job well done. One more thing, that you are an art major does not mean that you are any less intelligent than a science major. This is where your passion lies. Please follow your dream and excel!!! Walk tall because your are an achiever.</p>
