<p>Evilcow asks, “What is the deciding factor in admission?”</p>
<p>Because of the large number of applicants, grades are absolutely the most important factor to be admitted to UCLA as a freshman. Especially your academic performance in 10th & 11th grade. </p>
<p>See UCLA’s Profile of Admitted Freshmen for Fall 2013 [Profile</a> of Admitted Freshmen - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/frosh_prof.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/frosh_prof.htm)</p>
<p> 94% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had fully weighted GPAs above 4.0 in 10th 11th grade with the average being a 4.4 GPA.
89% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had unweighted 3.70 4.0 GPAs in 10th 11th grade with a 70% admit rate for students with unweighted GPAs of 4.0.</p>
<p>UCLA sees grades as the primary predictor of college success. So if a high school student is meeting these marks in 10-11th grade years and has a decent SAT or ACT test score (>1800+), that student will be seen as a strong applicant for UCLA.</p>
<p>However, because UCLA attracts thousands of these “strong applicants” there is no doubt the “deciding factor” is writing an excellect personal statement.</p>