ucla out of state

futureCaligirl
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:31:44 +0000

This is going to be a looong post ;)…so keep reading.

Both my friend and I got into LA from out of state this year. We have similar stats, so here’s what we basically had:

SAT I: 1500+
SATII: 750+
course taken: 9+ Aps, the rest honors.
Awards: national merit semi-finalist, AP scholar w/distincton, leadership awards…
leadership/community service: president/founder of clubs…lots of volunteering
GPA: our UC GPA were slightly lower than average because we both got a couple of B’s in AP classes.
Essay: pretty good but nothing too special

Here’s some advice i’d give you:

SAT IIs count twice as much as SAT I.

Also get involved at school/in your community. Note that the UC application ONLY ALLOWS you to put a LIMITED number of EC’s. So be sure that you devote more time/energy to a couple of special ones. Here’s what I mean. Don’t join 20 different clubs just to become a member with no major contribution/distinction. On the application, you only have room to put down around 6/7 EC’s, so it doesn’t matter if you join 20 clubs. INSTEAD, run for office in a couple of the clubs, or found your own club. Also…show COMMITMENT to these clubs by joining for more than 2 years. You may also want to choose activities that are related to you intended major/interests.

On the application, be sure to mention any special circumstances/problems you’ve had to overcome. If you are applying for engineering, you may need to have better stats than us…I’m not really sure. =)

Hope this helps! Good Luck! :)