How hard is it to get into UCLA theatre school?

cam3ra_on
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:12:50 +0000

This reply is a little late, but I will still answer…

“I want to double major in theatre and psychology but in the application they only consider one major.”

I’m a student at UCLA majoring in Theater, with an emphasis in Acting (so I had to go through the whole audition/interview process).

To basically answer your question, you CAN NOT double major if you are a theater major at UCLA. They will not allow it and they make that clear when you are admitted into the program, for it is very intense. You can, however, minor in psychology. They will let you minor.

“…So should I apply as a psych major first and then try to get in the theatre program later?”

I would say no. The chances that you will be admitted into the theater program as a junior (they will only accept transfers at the junior level) are HIGHLY unlikely, for they only let a handful of people in as transfers.
For the Class of 2012 (which I am a part of), we were told that approx. 2,000 people applied for acting, musical theater, directing, design, theater studies, etc. Of the 2,000 theater applicants, approx. 80 people were accepted. That makes it a 4% acceptance rate. Of the ~80 people accepted, 63 people decided to come to UCLA.

I hope this helps!