UCLA: GPA, Essay, or Activity?

Sweetny007
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:46:12 +0000

Here are my two cents to the OP: The thing about extracurricualrs is they are supposed to display commitment to a cause. If you sign up for a bunch of different activities in your last semester the school will see that for what it is. It would look like you were just trying to create a laundry list to get in their school. Which is what you would be doing. It would be much more benificial, IMO, to just stay the course. Take the courses you need to and get a high gpa. Extracurricular wise it is going to be tough to beat kids who have years of activities. Doing the extracurriculars can’t hurt you but it won’t help you as much as you think. I am applying for the same major this fall. I think your focus should be gpa and essay.