Hey guys! Was anyone else’s SIR fee waived? I’m a uc-uc transfer and did not ask for it to be waived. It’s awesome, obviously, but I’m just curious if this is common…
@lcj1994 STEPS TO VIEW FAFSA AWARD AMOUNTS
log in to status check/decision page> click next steps(on left) >admitted student checklist>activate ucla log in ID and password> DO PREVIOUS STEP > then go to back to check list page> click number 2 which is view fafsa reward> then go to view award/scholarship letter
The amount “total” includes loans usually of $8,000 so make sure you are all aware of that. Grants and scholarships as well as health grants are free money.
and lcj I pm you if you need additional help you could call me and I can explain.
I’d love to trade my $0.00 aid for your $15K
rejected as a 3.8 mathematics of computation major! not surprised though, was missing 4 prereqs. i just applied for the heck of it
Yeah, I see where our finaid, grant and loan offers are, but I can’t find where we actually accept those offers. Anyone know where that is? I need to accept one of the loans but there’s no actual option to do so anywhere that I can find…
@UCLAme @luckie1367
I’m glad I helped! Congrats to you guys again and I hope to see you at school this fall!
Accepted for asian American studies as an OOS student.
GPA:3.65
Plan on auditioning for music as a double major if I go.(currently go to a music conservatory, double major with intl affairs)
waiting on cal. But idk. Haha maybe I’ll stay where I am.
Anyone who was pending yesterday get their admissions today?
WAITLISTED! Kind of disappointed because I thought my application was very competitive!
UC GPA: 3.82
IGETC:Yes
TAG: No
Major: Psychology
Pre-reqs:Completed all Spring 2014
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCI, UCSB
Accepted: UCSB, UCSD, UCI (Regents), UCD (Regents)
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: UCLA
Pending: UCB
Activities: Tutor and TA for physiological and intro psychology, international club, badminton.
Awards: 2 CCC scholarships, dean’s list, Awards from work
Work history: Assistant manager at food chain, teller at a bank, jamba juice, kfc, jc penney.
Essay: It was informal but it came from the heart. I talked about how I worked 2 jobs and went to school full time for 4 years. I also talked about my TA and research experience and how I want to be a professor and a researcher.
not me @waitinggame31
congrats to everyone
Hey guys. I’m new to the whole financial aid world since my parents paid for my time at a community college out of pocket. I wanted to know how do I go about taking out loans? My estimated cost of attendance is around $54000 but I’m getting $11,598 in a grant. But then I’m also gonna live in an apartment in the Valley area so do I even factor in the amount they have for housing and meals?
@waitinggame31 i have not received any decisions yet. What about you?
haha i guess we’re all in this together @stephchrista @waitinggame31
OOS resident here. I got practically no aid just loans even though my family makes next to nothing 
I’m still shocked that I got in. I didn’t think my GPA was good enough. What exactly does Bruin Day entail? Is it just like a big tour?
@fullload you need to wait until you accept the offer I believe then you can accept the aid. If you have already SIRd then I would give them a call. It is the provisional award that you are looking at so the final award may differ and may not be ready just yet.
I am looking to you guys for some advice, considering I have been lurking your comments for some time now!
Should I appeal my application decision?
I was rejected from UCLA as a pre-sociology major.
UC Transferrable GPA: 4.0
IGETC Certified
Graduated high school last January a semester early
Finishing my associate’s degree this spring in social and behavioral science
Worked full time job at a cancer radiation center as a therapist aide for the past year and a half (@ UCLA affiliated office)
Part time job at a salon for the past year
Certified medical assistant
All prereqs completed with A’s
Statistics only one in progress
Volunteer hours in ER
Volunteer hours tutoring
Essays seemed good to me and on topic, nothing to amazing
Accepted to UCSB.
Thank you so much, I truly look forward to your opinions!!
@anikom15
It’s basically a collection of events aimed at informing prospective students about the opportunities that UCLA has to offer academically, socially, and occupationally. Further, there are all kinds of tours scheduled on that day that you can go to(I strongly recommend the housing tour. It’ll show you what life is like in dorms and you’ll learn about on-campus dining). There’s also general campus tours and tours of certain other areas on campus.
There’ll also be workshops of various kinds on that day. All of you guys who plan on going to Bruin Day should attend a few of them; you’ll learn more about them if and when you decide to go, no RSVP necessary, of course. Financial aid workshops, workshops about tutoring, work-study, and so on.
Bruin Day is also a great opportunity for free food, so enjoy that too lol
If you can make it to UCLA on Bruin Day, I strongly recommend that you do so. Bruin Day was very much worth it for me. If you choose to bring family(Which I strongly recommend, because they have events for families of admitted students and workshops/info for them too), you’ll make them very happy when you’re with them walking around campus; it’ll make it really sink in that you got into a really good school and they’ll be even more proud of you. 
@anikom15 I too would like to hear about Bruin day and what it’s all about