UCLA prospective students

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@PriyaDesai graduated from UCLA in 2020 ...

Hello,

I want to become a psychiatrist in the future, but I'm not quite sure if I should pick neuroscience or psychology as my major for UCLA when I begin to apply. What's the difference between the ...

Hello, in my freshman year I took an online AP Environmental Science and IM3 course to pass more requirements. I was told beforehand that it would show as a Pass/Fail grade because of the pandemic in ...

I would like to know how do you transfer from a particular college/university/community college to UCLA ? I mean, what exactly is the process and what all are the requirements.

Hello, since UC does not look at 9th grade, could someone tell me what the middle 50 percentile GPA range is? Or is the GPA range listed in Collegevine the actual range when 9th grade is disregard?

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I have a pretty good overall GPA but I'm not sure if mine is as stellar when looking specifically at 10th and 11th grade. And do the UC's recalculate GPA? I was a bit confused about that as well.

I guess what I am technically asking is, Can someone be admitted to UCLA with a 1300 SAT score and around a 25 on the ACT? I know they aren't perfect scores and UCLA is a dream so their 12% rate is sl...

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last time, I had asked if a major in Communications was worth it or not, and I received many responses. Reading these, I decided that my second major option was Business Economics, however, I ...

UCLA has always been one of my dream schools but I'm unsure if my application is strong enough. The only problem I have is classes, in my country high schoolers can't choose their classes and both APs...

I hate to admit this but my UW GPA is trash and I mean barely over 3.0. I had a really tough time freshman and beginning of sophomore year and it really upsets me because I have worked my butt off sin...

I read that honors program is only for the college of letters and science, and since that's where I want to be, how can one apply for the college honors program. Is it during the UC application or whe...

I cam here five years ago, went to middle school and didn't really thought about college, I tried to volunteer, participate in school clubs, which only lasted for days because of both family responsi...

Hello, I am a Junior right now and currently interested in pursuing a medical career. I was wondering if anyone has any experience in undergraduate studies pursuing med school? If so, how did you like...

I'm a high school sophomore (rising junior), so I have a lot of time till admissions come, but I figured getting this answered sooner rather than later would be better.

I've recently realized that I ...

So I applied and got accepted into a vocational school for biotechnology, Will that look good if I apply for UCLA?

Like I do not have a 3.0 GPA. So i was wondering

1. Is UCLA Very Selective

2. Is UCLA Test-Optional

3. What grades are needed in High School to have a good chance at UCLA

I plan to retake the ACT and aim for a 30+, but in case I don't reach that goal, would my 28 ACT score be too low to be accepted? Or will my GPA (Roughly 4.1 currently. I am a Junior) be high enough t...

I would like to major in Business, but am unsure on whether or not I would like to apply to this school.

Hey,

I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particu...

What exactly should I be puting on my UCLA Waitlist form? Should I be treating it like a letter of continued interest and write in a letter format?

My first semester I had a high weighted gpa that fell significantly in the course of a month because I lost three family members, and school became harder to focus on. I want to get into UCLA more tha...