@hopefullgal perhaps the second one was sent based on your talent during your audition. I only got 1 letter which said the following…
APPLY FOR A UCLA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Dear_______,
Since 1936, a select group of distinguished Bruins have had the honor of being known as Alumni Scholars. We invite you to apply for one of UCLA’s most prestigious scholarships, offered by the Alumni Scholarships Program. Out-of-State Scholarships provide an outstanding opportunity for highly accomplished students from outside of California to help fund their UCLA education.
This is a wonderful opportunity to possibly receive a merit-based scholarship ranging from $4,000 to $20,000, and to be a member of the esteemed Alumni Scholars Club. Being an Alumni Scholar is more than just receiving a scholarship. Scholars are involved in campus events and organizations, increase their connections to the university, build their leadership skills, and stay involved as alumni.
Please visit https://alumni.ucla.edu/scholarships/prospective-students/ for full details.
Deadline to apply: Friday, Feb. 26, 11:59pm
We look forward to receiving your application.
Go Bruins!
Alumni Scholarships
I also got a reminder, which im sure eveyone who got the first email gets.
Honestly, i have no idea how UCLA does undergrad admissions because i doubt a 3.8UW/4.33W/33 ACT is considered “being at the top” for a competitive major like life sciences.Maybe EC’s/essays are also taken into account.
But from what ive read on past threads ( http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/1458538-ucla-alumni-scholarship-invitation-p1.html ) , i think it is sent to the top 5% of applicants and those applicants usually have a 70% acceptance rate.
Good Luck!