Am I a favorable UCLA applicant?

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Hi there! I’m a Northern California resident and it’s been my lifelong dream to attend UCLA. I’m a second semester junior and I’m eager to know if I could be a favorable applicant for UCLA as of right now. Here are my current stats, extracurriculars, etc…

ACADEMICS
Sophomore year: 4.0 (one weighted AP and one unweighted Advanced class with As in both)
Junior year: 4.5 (three weighted classes with As in all plus As in all other classes)

EXTRACURRICULARS, ETC.
-President of Drama Club at my high school
-President of Theatre at my high school
-President and founder of the Glee Club at my high school
-President and founder of the Arts Representation Club at my high school (to ensure that the arts are represented on our campus)
-Member of Theatre 4 (highest level of theatre at my high school)
-Awarded Best Actress and Best Monologue for theatre at my high school
-Awarded Student of the Year last year at my high school
-Member of Playwriting club at my high school
-Member of Link Crew (high school leadership program)
-Improv team at my high school (with leadership position in that program)
-Founder of a local charity initiative in which I collect costumes for underprivileged theatre programs in California
-Each summer, I camp counsel for children’s theatre in my town
-I made a petition reaching 3,000 signatures, promoting arts in my community and attempting to prevent a change in our school district that would affect our arts programs negatively
-Will be directing a play at my high school during my senior year next year
-I was bumped up to work with the seniors and juniors on their play at my high school while I was a sophomore
-I’m a member of CSF (California Scholarship Federation)
-I have a local photography business and I’m building my portfolio

Do I have a good chance, or chance at all of getting in if I keep up the hard work?
Please give any insight/advice/predictions! Thank you so much and GO BRUINS!

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Potential major? And have you taken any standardized tests yet?

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I’d like to apply as a Philosophy major and Theatre minor. I took the ACT and wasn’t particularly pleased with my score so I’m retaking it and shooting for a 30-32.

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Depends on your standardized test scores.

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I’m shooting for a 30-32 on the ACT. :slight_smile:

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Shooting is different that actually getting it. Come back and update us about your score. We will be happy to chance you then :slight_smile:

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Also at the end of Junior year, calculate your UC GPA capped weighted and Fully weighted using this link:

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

HS course rigor such as UC approved Honors, AP, IB or DE courses. Note not all HS designated Honors courses are weighted by the UC’s. Only UC approved Honors courses which you can look by your HS on this link:

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist

Some UCLA statistical data from 2018:

2018 UC capped weighted GPA averages:
UCLA: 4.23

2018 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT:

UCLA: 1340-1540

25th - 75th percentiles for ACT:
UCLA: 31-35

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Major isn’t accounted for when applying for any major in L&S. Minors are declared after you declare a Major typically your second year.