<p>Pretty self-explanatory… I was so tired of doing college apps at the point that I got the request that I just didn’t do it. The supplemental forms are technically optional, but I’ve heard you’re really supposed to do them if you want to get in. I didn’t want to go to UCLA all that bad, but in hindsight I should have sucked it up and done it… Oh, well. But considering that I’m still waiting on Berkeley, and I actually did the supplemental materials request for Berkeley, I’m kind of actually hoping not doing the supplemental forms was the reason I got rejected from UCLA. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I did one for UCLA. Just for my own curiosity are you low income? </p>
<p>No way to know for sure. But most optional stuff for colleges is something you should really do when there is a competitive situation for admissions.</p>
<p>you should visit <a href=“http://landofpoco.blogspot.com/”>http://landofpoco.blogspot.com/</a> they seem to have advice if you want to reapply to UCLA</p>
<p>I would say that your choice to ignore their request for more info immediately put you on the reject list. It showed them that you weren’t that interested in ucla.</p>
<p>Exactly. What desie said.
Optional means if you want a chance of admissions, you will do it. </p>
<p>If you don’t really care, then why did you apply?</p>
<p>I heard over and over from my guidance counselor that “optional is NOT optional” </p>
<p>If they ask for more info, they are looking for a reason to admit you. If you don’t give them that info, they don’t have the info necessary to accept you. So they will reject you.</p>
<p>@iamnotready Yeahhh I am low-income… Wow, what was I thinking… Thanks for the replies, all. </p>
<p>@SamuraiLandshark I dunno why I didn’t care that much about UCLA. I know it’s a great school. But it was never my top choice since, from what I know about it, I wouldn’t fit in very well with their culture (more sorority/fraternity- and sports-focused than I prefer). But probably the reason why I wasn’t that revved up about it was that I never really researched it, if you want an honest answer. And it was easy to apply to UCLA because I wanted to apply to Berkeley, and there’s only one app for all the UCs. Also, I suffer from depression and have not been doing great, so when I got that supplemental materials request I just wanted to put it off… and I did. </p>
<p>It sounds like you are just dealing with not getting in, but in truth you didn’t really care if you did. When you hear of the acceptances at any school it is easy to feel left out of the party. But you said twice that you didn’t think it was a great fit for you. UCLA is a great school but it is not a great school for everybody. Things happen for a reason and you will end up where you are supposed to be. So move on from this one. If you really wanted it you would have done everything you could, but you didn’t want it 100%. That’s ok. Look forward to your adventure somewhere else. Good luck!</p>
<p>Good luck! Things will work out. UCLA wasn’t the school for you! </p>
<p>Good luck! Things will work out. UCLA wasn’t the school for you! </p>
<p>It is often easy to apply to schools we are not really interested in - UC app just means a new checkbox to check and fee to pay. I wish everyone had the time and inclination to go through their list and research and carefully think through where they are applying. </p>
<p>To the OP, this school wasn’t a right fit. If had received admissions, but not really into it, wouldn’t have attended. </p>
<p>To someone else, that is their dream school. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you, avemeru! Hope you hear good news, soon! </p>
<p>I don’t think it would’ve completely changed your decision. I made a thread about the Supplement decision and majority did not get in. I spent so much time of that week perfecting my responses with a UCLA graduate (English degree) and they were perfect. I did not get in. I will try appealing but I still feel like it was meant to be. </p>
<p>@bruin2018, just my personal take here on personal statements and supplement responses in general. Grammar and syntax do not matter. Excuse me for saying this, but I do not know why anyone would want to get their personal statements/supplements proofreaded. It does not matter; it is your story that matters. I did not get any of my essays proofreaded because I felt it would take away from the genuineness of it. Admission officers aren’t looking at the essays for flawless writing, they are looking at it for the overall message you are trying to send to them. </p>
<p>@iLoveUCs What I said had nothing to do with syntax or grammar or having someone proofread it. The UCLA graduate actually helped me analyze my own self and my past to get down to the nitty gritty of what I wanted to tell/show UCLA. I learned a lot about myself writing my supplement and I was extremely happy with my response because it was very personal/genuine and I showed UCLA everything I had wanted to. It actually wasn’t written flawlessly & I did send the overall message. You don’t have a clue about my personal situation and you haven’t read my statements so excuse me for saying this but your “personal take” is misread & ignorant. 
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<p>@avemeru, What I was trying to say was that responding wouldn’t have completely changed your decision. Ultimately, you should have responded to prove to them that you deserve a spot but evidently, you are not guaranteed anything. </p>
<p>^^I am thinking that last post was a joke? Proofreaded? lol. Good one.</p>
<p>@iLoveUCs I actually believe the opposite, it’s not so much about what you say just as long as you show them you can write clearly and effectively, which includes proper grammar/syntax. That being said, I also didn;t have anyone except CC people read mine either haha. I guess it’s just preference</p>