How important is the SAT to UCLA?

TiaWNPP
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:23:07 +0000

Well, I have a full ride and I met the committee who gives out the full rides, so trust me, GPA and your class rank is the SOLE indicator of whether or not you will get in.



Ummm no. How else would you explain the UCLA admits who got only decent grades but were from intensely competitive schools, where the top tier of their graduating class all got into ivies, but they still got into UCLA? Or, people who didn’t do that well in sophomore or junior year of high school because of a family emergency, but still got in because they included an explanation in their application? I know a few people who fit both cases.

Yes, class rank and GPA are very very important. No, they are not the SOLE indicator of whether you will get in.