how DID UCLA transfer admissions get so much more selective in such a short time?

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<p>am I misreading something? a mere 2 years ago, transfer students admitted to UCLA for fall 2009 found it much easier to get into impacted majors?</p>

<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2009 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_mjr.htm)</p>

<p>average gpa of admitted students in many impacted majors for college of arts and sciences 09 was 3.7 </p>

<p>a mere 2 years later, it’s 3.9! what a jump!</p>

<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2011 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof11_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof11_mjr.htm)</p>

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<p>Simple answer: Budget cuts</p>

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<p>^ Not sure what budget cuts have to do with transfer selectiveness </p>

<p>UCLA received 16,792 transfer applications in 2009 and 19,997 apps in 2011. Both years the number of applicants accepted was around 5,400. </p>

<p>More applicants + same number of spots = a more selective transfer process.</p>

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<p>Everyones getting smarter</p>

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<p>I say all of those contribute to a campus to become selective, but also reputation among international plus researches contribute to society.</p>

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<p>It’s interesting because Philosophy, an unimpacted major, has hardly changed in 9 years.</p>

<p>3.54 → 3.60</p>

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<p>UCLA is the most popular school in the country. Those are just transfer profiles. Add the freshman and international applicants and the number of applications approach almost 50k a year!</p>

<p>So with increased popularity for the same amount of spots breeds selectivity.</p>

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<p>I may be wrong but I think it has a lot to do with the recession.
More people are going to school because they can’t find jobs and because they feel a degree will boost their chances of finding jobs in this bad economy.
Also, I would assume since people are budgeting more because of the recession, some people have to cut out the idea of private schools.</p>

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<p>I definitely agree with and understand all the reasons noted…and I’ve guessed most of them myself, I think what shocked me though was just how quickly the standards rose - someone whose stats were ok for 2009 could easily be rejected for 2011 </p>

<p>I remember reading back in 2007 about a psych major transfer who got in with a 3.5 whereas that’s extremely unlikely now unless you have some amazing ec’s</p>

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<p>You’re both right. There are more applicants which indeed makes the transfer process more competitive. But if the state allocated adequate funds, it wouldn’t really be a problem. But since it isn’t, UCLA has to recruit more OOS students. Raising the GPA might just be a way for them to justify rejecting more in-state students.</p>

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<p>UCLA receives the most applications in the nation.</p>

<p>[10</a> Colleges That Receive the Most Applications - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2011/10/06/10-colleges-that-receive-the-most-applications]10”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2011/10/06/10-colleges-that-receive-the-most-applications)</p>

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<p>If there weren’t budget cuts, more spots would have been created</p>