UCLA questions

Transfer Students
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<p>I have been reading the threads on this board, and everyone keeps saying how hard it is to transfer to UCLA if you are out of state. </p>

<p>44 credits
3.57 GPA at a CC in the Midwest
URM</p>

<p>I believe that I can raise my GPA up to 3.7ish pretty easily. If I were to attend UCLA I would be interested in the Chinese program, Asian Humanities, or possibly comparative literature. Would I have a realistic chance of being admitted?</p>

<p>Thanks Prue</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof06_mjr.htm#SEAS[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof06_mjr.htm#SEAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You have a shot at it. I don’t know just how much the out of state factor will work against you. Glad I am in California applying to Ucla.</p>

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<p>Also UC’s do not “officially” consider URM status. Although I am sure if you put it in your essay…</p>

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<p>All of your majors have a high acceptance rate with a relatively low number of applicants. Being OOS though, I’m not too sure about your chances. In any case, you should write a superb essay if and when you apply expressing how you want to be in UCLA. This will probablly help more than anything, since you have an acceptable GPA for your intended majors.</p>

<p>Edit: What is URM?</p>

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<p>Under represented minority.</p>

<p>Goes against prop 209.</p>

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<p>Underrepresented minority.</p>

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<p>black/hispanic/native american</p>

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<p>URMs are not even considered for the UC system. It is strictly gpa, sat and essay</p>

<p>ps. wait a minute, prue isnt even a urm…ur azn! u are wayy too over represented in all the UC systems!</p>

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<p>THey do not consider SAT’s for transfers either.</p>

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<p>Just because hes interested in asian studies doesn’t mean he’s asian.</p>

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<p>yeah i know, but i meant in general lol Actually, it probably does. Because i have never heard of a hispanic or black interested in azn studies. C’mon now, we would probably be interested in our own race.</p>

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<p>Um mojojojo69, I am not asian. My mother is russian german and my father is Irish, african amarican, and native american. I am just interested in asian culture. Oh, and I am a girl.</p>

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<p>well, your not a URM unless u can prove what tribe you come from in your application.</p>

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<p>She doesn’t need to prove anything because it will not help her gain admission anyway.</p>

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<p>yeah, thats true, but she shouldnt have mentioned it in the first place :-&lt;/p>

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<p>“Um mojojojo69, I am not asian. My mother is russian german and my father is Irish, african amarican, and native american. I am just interested in asian culture. Oh, and I am a girl.”</p>

<p>how are you URM exactly?</p>

<p>oh and 3.57 OOS is reach</p>

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<p>because the african/native american.</p>

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<p>citan, lol! thats where i was going with the conversation. Shes not full out African-American, Hispanic, or native american. Shes like 10% of each</p>

<p>Im sorry but 10% black isnt a URM…cuz then everyone can claim to be a URM, since everyone is a % of everything!</p>

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<p>OK I was wondering that about the OP as well…I thought you had to be at least half to be considered a URM. Except for Native American I think that is like 1/34 or something.</p>

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<p>blah blah blah WHO CARES. Honestly, if you got it flaunt it. ABUSE that crap because if you don’t, somebody will. but then again UCLA doesn’t take AA into account so it doesn’t matter.</p>