2012 Official UCLA Transfer Decisions Thread

JessP123 · April 21, 2012, 1:00am

ACCEPTED!!!
Major: Anthropology
Gpa: 3.33
Major GPA:3.7
Igetc: Finishing the math pre req in the spring
TAP: NOPE.
Essays: I think they were pretty good.
Extra curriculars: TONSS

I literally cried so much & I’m still shocked I got in. UCLA has always been my dream school. Congrats to everyone that was accepted & for those of you who werent… don’t give up <3

ucbecon999 · April 21, 2012, 1:04am

Decision: Accepted
Decision Date & Time: April 20 5pm

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 4.0
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: done by end of spring
[] Intended Major: business economic
[] TAG?: no
[] IGETC?: yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): so so
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 year full time
[] Volunteer/Community service: no
[] Personal Statement: pretty strong
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: CCC
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: make
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): waiting for UCB
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: decent GPA i guess[/li][/ul]General Comments: congrats to all of you who got admitted. waiting for my regents and achievement award scholarship to decide which school to go.

Ravous · April 21, 2012, 1:34am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.83
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed:All of them
[] Intended Major: Psychology
[] TAP?: Yessir
[li] IGETC?: Complete[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not too much, some band.
[] Job/Work Experience: Employed at time of application
[] Volunteer/Community service: No.
[] Personal Statement: Pretty good!

[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yess
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:Poor
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1 Year transfer
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):Prolly
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: 1 Year applicant, GPA
[] Weaknesses: 1 year applicant lol, packing units in one semester
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too smart
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

scheist · April 21, 2012, 1:55am

Decision: Accepted
GPA: 3.4
Major: Philosophy

Cool, was not expecting this at all!

Good luck to everyone!!!

ChenJiaXing · April 21, 2012, 2:20am

Decision: Accepted

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Decision Date & Time: 4/20; 5:49 PM

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.6
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Done by the end of Spring 2012
[] Intended Major: Chinese
[] TAG?: No.
[] IGETC?: Yes.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: None.
[] Personal Statement: Average.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: CCC
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): High chance.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Competitive GPA.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of work experience.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Non impacted major. Or maybe because I’m awesome.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck peoplez~

Stockholm2UCB · April 21, 2012, 2:23am

Decision: Accepted
Decision Date & Time: April 20

UC GPA: 3.8
Major Pre-reqs Completed: 4.0
Intended Major: anthropology
TAG?: no
IGETC?: yes

Extracurriculars: pres. Anthro club, spoke at 2 university conferences, interned at a non-profit
Job/Work Experience: part time since I was 17
Volunteer/Community service: mentor at the International Rescue Committee, traveled to New Orleans to help rebuild homes in 2010
Personal Statement: I had it read by my counselor and the admissions director at UCB, both said it was strong

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
State: CA
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Mexican/Filipino
Gender: male
First generation
Attending Transfer Admit Day? : waiting for UCB

Weaknesses:I went to culinary school for one year before CC and received a D in a non transferable course. I used my highschool Spanish courses to satisfy my IGETC, in which I received a C.

General Comments: I was never able to login into MyUCLA or URSA while everyone else was posting that they were seeing changes, which worried me. Guess it wasn’t indicative.

fistsoffaith · April 21, 2012, 2:38am

Decision: Accepted
Decision Date & Time: April 20

UC GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Completed: 4.0
Intended Major: Political Science (International Relations)
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes

Extracurriculars: None.
Job/Work Experience: College tutor and administrative assistant for the Honors Program.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an organic farm for one quarter, and, before working there, did one volunteer event with the Honors Program.
Personal Statement: Wrote it a few days before it was due, had my boss look at it once, made a few changes, submitted it without caring much for it.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
State: CA
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks: Meh. None, I guess.
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Doubtful.

Strengths: Perfect GPA, enough Honors classes to be labeled an “Honors Scholar”, a large amount of work experience,
Weaknesses: Terrible, terrible high school transcript (a lot of NC’s before dropping out).
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academic achievement and not a lot of wasted time.

education2012 · April 21, 2012, 2:55am

I hope this information helps next year’s transfers!

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.58
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: completed 0 prerequisites.
[] Intended Major:International Development Studies (Pre)
[] TAG?: no
[] IGETC?: yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): pretty much none.
[] Job/Work Experience: lots of past work experience. no job currently.
[] Volunteer/Community service: LOTS of community service.
[] Personal Statement: very strong and honest, but wrote about a Berkeley specific major in one of them.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.A
[] School Type:CCC (Santa Barbara City College)
[] Ethnicity:caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: n/a
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Overcame strong personal obstacles.
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strong upward trend.
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t finish any prerequisites and also wrote about another school in my PS. Not a very competitive GPA for the major either.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall I wasn’t a very strong applicant. I applied to UCLA because I didn’t want to look back and regret not applying…but I didn’t research anything about the major I applied for and chose not to do any prerequisites. UCLA is a fantastic school, and whoever was admitted is definitely a strong applicant and deserves to be there, but I really have my heart set on Berkeley. To whoever is reading this for next years applications, if UCLA is where your heart is set on, be sure to do ALL the prerequisites![/li][/ul]General Comments: So proud of everyone who has been admitted! Such a strong and smart group and UCLA made some great choices! To whoever hasn’t been accepted, keep your head up! We’re all going to end up exactly where we’re supposed to be!

AB12345 · April 21, 2012, 3:04am

god i wish i was a philosophy major. :/

Lilyyyyy · April 21, 2012, 3:08am

same here! :(

Objection · April 21, 2012, 3:18am

Decision: Accepted
Decision Date & Time: 4/20/2012 @ 5:49 PM

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.93 after jan. update
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Complete this spring.
[] Intended Major: Political Sciece
[] TAG?: You mean TAP? Then yes.
[] IGETC?: Complete this spring.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:

CC Honors program
(VP of Interact Club; 3yrs in HS);
WASC committee (HS)
(Co-founder, VP, & secretary of Robotics Club; 2yrs in HS)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Internship at an investment firm
House sitter/pet sitter
[] Volunteer/Community service:
CSULB’s Carpenter Performing Arts Center
SPCALA
Poll worker
Youth shelter (HS)
[] Personal Statement: I SPY NESSIE! THAR SHE BLOWS!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeup
[] State: Californyyyaaaaannnnn (~nyanyanyanya)
[] School Type: CC
[] Ethnicity: I eat d’ems rice eberyday.
[] Gender: Une fille
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen, Imma supposin’.
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day?: Probably not.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Variety of EC’s & volunteer work.
[] Weaknesses: Not enough EC’s in CC.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I believed in the heart of the cards. True story.
[/ul]General Comments: To everyone admitted, congrats! I hope you have fun if you SIR and attend. To those who didn’t, I hope you got into a school you still wanted to attend. If all else fails, believe in the heart of the cards and every challenge along the way with courage you will face. Yeup.

mmsiphone · April 21, 2012, 3:24am

Decision: Accepted

Decision Date & Time:5:00pm 4/20

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA:3.83 (UC Intercampus Transfer from UCSB)
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: all 5
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] TAG?: Intercampus, no
[] UC Reciprocity: Yep
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): basically none
[] Job/Work Experience: basically none
[] Volunteer/Community service: basically none
[] Personal Statement: good. one was solid, one was eh
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah, didn’t get any
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA!
[] Country (if international applicant):'merica
[] School Type: UC
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): no
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): yeah why not
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, especially since it was garnered at a not-too-shabby UC
[] Weaknesses: ECs. They were awful.
[li] Why you think you were accepted: GPA, prereqs, UC background[/li][/ul]General Comments: Don’t bother with the “tricks”, future transfer students. I did it at the very beginning and got none of the ‘good’ indicators. Freaked me out for a week. Not worth it at all.

olivia724 · April 21, 2012, 4:10am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.7 overall, 3.9 from last three years of CC
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Yes
[] Intended Major: Art History
[] TAP?: Yes
[] IGETC?: Yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yes. Club officer, several internships.
[] Job/Work Experience: Some
[] Volunteer/Community service: Yes, longterm involvement with several nonprofits
[] Personal Statement: I wrote about the obstacles I have overcome with my family life to return to community college and finish undergrad in one essay; in the other I wrote about my planned course of study and career prospects
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Community college
[] Ethnicity: Mixed (half white, half hispanic)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Based on my mom’s income, lower income
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think I demonstrated ability to come back to school and succeed after personal traumas; my GPA was strong; I had good extracurriculars including internships related to my major
[] Weaknesses: I had a C- in a math class
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Last year I applied and didn’t get in because I didn’t have a math credit I needed. This year I got in, but I also got into Columbia University School of General Studies, so I will probably be going there. I am still honored to have gotten in, though, and if I do not attend I’m glad I will be making room for someone deserving from the waitlist!

Hellolily · April 21, 2012, 4:26am

Decision: Accepted

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Decision Date & Time: (4/20 5pm
)

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.72
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: si
[] Intended Major: psychology
[] TAG?: nope
[] IGETC?: after spring
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): big sister
[] Job/Work Experience: worked since senior year of hs, currently a secretary
[] Volunteer/Community service: big sister
[] Personal Statement: awesome haha
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[] State (if domestic applicant): ca
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: cc
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): ■■■ yes!!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essay, explained a c i got that i didnt really deserve, extracurriculars [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! thanks to everyone on this board who is so helpful!

belELAY12 · April 21, 2012, 4:37am

decision: ACCEPTED!
major: computer science
gpa: 3.95
major gpa: not sure (never calculated it) but 3.9+
completed all prereqs: yes
IGETC: current uc student, so i have uc reciprocity

i’ve waited two years for today!! UC-UC transfers are possible!! congrats to everyone who was accepted!

Fubintien · April 21, 2012, 4:59am

Decision: Accepted

Decision Date & Time: (4/20/2012 5:15pm)

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 4.0
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: All
[] Intended Major: East Asian Studies
[] TAG?: No
[] IGETC?: Completed Fall 2011
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked & Lived in Taiwan / Full Time Job During CC
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some after HS.
[] Personal Statement: Strong
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: CCC
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low-mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Independent older student, returning to school after a short gap.
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Prolly
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: High GPA, good major preparation
[] Weaknesses: Had an F on transcript from a semester at an OOS university a few years ago.
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Good preparation for my major, in life and school[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all that got in today! This is the result of 2 years of very hard work for me. Definitely feels good to have the validation.

ohyeaa10 · April 21, 2012, 5:00am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: Approximately 3.65 (3.74 at CSU, 3.5 at CCC)
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: All by spring except third physics course (taking during summer)
[] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
[] TAG?: No
[] IGETC?: No
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Personal Statement: Decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: CSU (first year) -> CCC (second year)
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low to middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Duh
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Determination
[] Weaknesses: Slightly lower GPA than last years avg admit
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I was accepted because I put all of the time, research, and dedication into transferring from a CSU to a CCC to a UC. I made sure I completed as many pre-reqs as I possibly could as quickly and efficiently as possible, and I was honest in my personal statement. I expressed my passion for my major, and tried to convey my determination as best as I possibly could. It took a lot of effort and will to be able to go from a CSU to a CCC to UCLA, and I tried to emphasize that and use it to my advantage.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone!! If anyone has any questions about transferring from a CSU to a CCC to UCLA (or any UC really) feel free to ask, I’d be more than happy to assist you! It’s definitely possible!

I can’t believe this is really happening, I’m a bruin! :)

chaoticgame · April 21, 2012, 5:22am

Decision: Accepted

Decision Date & Time: (4/20 5:00pm)

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA:3.49 (including winter 2012 grades)
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed:All
[] Intended Major:Chemistry/Material Science
[] TAG?:no
[] IGETC?:finished by winter 2012, but have not got certified yet
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):I put a lot on my app, including being a volunteer in local clinic, 10 years of piano, talents in arts…
[] Job/Work Experience:no
[] Volunteer/Community service:was a volunteer in my local clinic when I was in highschool(in china)
[] Personal Statement:strong—emotional & honest interpreted my life experience
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:no, i’m an international student studying in a CCC
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):China, see above
[] School Type:CCC
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: well, I pay 10 times more tuition fees
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):probably 04/27, you know why…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I changed my major from Architecture to Chemistry (*?!) after being two years in my CCC…but finished all of the prerequisites for Chem in two semesters. I showed my feelings of losing my dear friend when I was in junior high school, and losing my beloved grandma last year, who was dead from cancer, which throw me into a major that can truly improve human’s life.
[] Weaknesses: I have 2 C’s on my transcript: macroecon and art appreciation…and a D for English 1A! I explained that I took those classes right after I got in my CCC, but at that time I had a hard time understanding the lectures—it was my first semester being in my CCC, and before that I was in China…ya it was second language problem lol…
the worst thing was, I got a B for my general chem 1…and it was the only B that I got for last semester, with 4 A’s for Electromagnetism, Calculus 3, Italian 1 and an IGETC class.

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in:)
I hope my stats helps the next year applicants. No worries if your grades once sucked! UCLA wants to see your fully potential!!Show them that you can do it!
I finally can have a good sleep…

Lifeiyang · April 21, 2012, 8:05am

(Pick one
Decision: Accepted

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Decision Date & Time: Noon, Sat 21st (Beijing time)

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.68
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Not many; all offered
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] TAG?: UCLA has TAG?
[] IGETC?: Finished last year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International club (VP then P), AcaDec, One theatre thing, Foreign exchange student in H.S to China. Now back in China.
[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress for 2.5 years, now a kindergarten teacher
[] Volunteer/Community service: unpaid tutor for six years.
[] Personal Statement: I used 200 less words than the max: this year I went simple and basic…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: CCC
[] Ethnicity: Euro American
[] Gender: Lady
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope, parents are both docs. Dad’s an immigrant, though?
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Is it after July? Cause I get home in August
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Foreign exchange!
[] Weaknesses: GPA is not hot, only completed the very minimum units (67 sem)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied for fall 2011 and was rejected by every school but UCSC, for having not met the minimum units (counselor and my error: 59 units instead of 62.) DO NOT DO THIS. Most people are too smart to have to, but it had to be said. I think I got in because my ECs show I know what I want to do and that I’m trying for it. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Seriously, those who got in, you are amazing! Those that were rejected: Don’t be too worried; perseverance leads to rewards, always.

jacquean · April 21, 2012, 12:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Decision Date & Time: (4/20/12)

Objective:[ul]
[] UC GPA: 3.3
[] Major GPA: 4.0
[] Major Pre-reqs Completed: all(finishing last prereq currently-spring semester)
[] Intended Major: Anthropology B.S
[] TAG?: TAP
[] IGETC?: yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honors Program @ CCC, some in High school
[] Job/Work Experience: barista for 1 yr, hostess for 6 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Big Brothers & Big sisters club in HS, Key Club in HS
[] Personal Statement: i thought they were ok. 7/10. had ucla admissions edit it one of them though
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant):ca
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: CC
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): maybe because i want to do something that will change third world countries and wrote about it.
[] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): still deciding
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: see hooks,and definitely TAP
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:TAP and unimpacted major
[/ul]General Comments: good luck!

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