<p>Hey,
Im only 16 years old but im starting to look out for uni's in the US. Im from Belfast Northern Ireland but i want to go to college in the US to play soccer. One of the uni's im really interested in is UCLA, but im really doubtful that i will get a chance to go there because im an international student. You guys have any tips?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Generally: </p>
<p>3.8 unweighted GPA
2100 SAT ++
700 SAT IIs ++
AP Exams : Scores of 4-5</p>
<p>Okaaay, but over here we have a completley different academic system. We do GCSEs and A levels instead. Would the be comparable to SATS etc?</p>
<p>Just curious - </p>
<p>what other schools are you looking at and what are your criteria? There are better schools out there with nearly the same admit rate that are more receptive to international students. </p>
<p>UCLA</a> Undergraduate Admissions and look up what's required of students generally and especially from international students.</p>
<p>I was looking at Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Duke, and Notre Dame. I want to go to a uni which is NCAA division I in soccer. I want to study crimonology or business or sports studies. I havnt really got any idea because im completley new to all this and i dont know what courses are available etc thats why i was asking for help. Thanks anyway for the link much appreciated :D</p>
<p>mne-lin, which schools are better than UCLA with nearly the same admit rate that are more receptive to int. students?thanks in advance.</p>
<p>i think the key would be talking to coaches and trying to interest them into recruiting you for your soccer skills instead of trying to get into the college with grades</p>
<p>Gary 007-you can find a lot of information for student-athletes and int. students-athletes here:</p>
<p>UCLA</a> Bruins - Academics</p>
<p>browse each file.it is very interesting.</p>
<p>The best way for you is to contact the coach and he can give you all the neccesary information,what scores on the SAT test you have to get and what grades you need to have.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help ppl!</p>
<p>pacman1: generally, private schools. i know usnwr isn't the best or whatever but you get an idea of the top25-30 schools. publics are supposed to serve their state residents (UCLA & California). i dont know about what diff. it would make with admissions if you're a recruited athlete.</p>
<p>mne-lin, is it disadvantage to be in public school in terms of finding a job?is it much better to be a ND,NU or Rice Univ. student than to be a UCLA or UVA student in terms of finding job.?</p>
<p>Well, if you search for threads involving private schools versus public schools, you can find out the general advantages and disadvantages of going to both. </p>
<p>Not necessarily in terms of jobs - possibly in terms of networking. For example, it's going to take more effort and gunning to get in connection with alums from UCLA and other large state universities than from places like Cornell or in the more extreme example, Harvard where there are distinct alumni networks (UCLA has one but not nearly as strong in terms of active communication). UCLA's Career Center is trying to serve 25,000 undergraduates and of course, graduate students. It takes planning, advance scheduling of appointments, etc. and a great amount of diligence and persistence to follow-through. Such is the nature of state universities. At private institutions, that tend to be smaller, there is more individual attention and the offices and resources are not as strained. As an international student or an out-of-student, you're wasting your money for something you'd have to bust your tail for that, with similar efforts at a private institution of similar or better quality, you would go beyond. You get what you pay for - as an in-state student, that is. </p>
<p>That and there is more geographical diversity with the top private schools. My friends at UWashington know out-of-state students and it's like "Why are you here?" It's not so much the case at UW but OOS students usually get surprised looks. </p>
<p>I'm not bashing top public universities - they're fantastic... moreso for in-state students than OOS students (such as yourself). It's a different ballgame if you're a recruited athlete where costs are dampened by scholarships and heck, your motivations for wanting to play sports at a division I school. </p>
<p>Things at large universities involve gunning and it's just a whole lot easier at the smaller places. Classes (introductory classes not included) will provide more access and the general liberal arts focuses (rather than the scattered GE requirements) will provide a more consolidated approach.</p>
<p>Before this is mentioned - I know places like USC have introductory classes. People reference this all the time. Look at general classes in departments such as History, Sociology, and especially Political Science sans the seminar classes (however many there are relative to the classes available as whole sans graduate school courses). They're heavily congested! For history, you're going to graduate with all lecture courses! Same thing with Sociology especially if you make an effort to avoid people like Maurice Zeitlin. </p>
<p>Hell, there are majors that aren't limited or "impacted." Look at Stanford. You could switch from English to Engineering in a heartbeat. Not at UCLA or Berkeley. Some majors (e.g. Communications, Business-Economics, etc.) are more popular than others. Face it, people are not trying to major in World Arts and Cultures, Scandinavian Studies (heck, 2 people graduated within the last 5 years or so), or LGBT or Native American Studies. You're not going to have the same accessibility at these large schools. You be a gunner - but why should you need to be and what's the point? Prove self-worth and persistence? There are better options to invest your energy than that! </p>
<p>Does it prepare you for the real world? Run and gun attitude? Yes sure it does... if you can make it through and not fall through the cracks. Why bother if you can invest your energy wisely? </p>
<p>There are some things that I don't like about UCLA that consistently bother me. And most likely others as well. (Especially enrollment issues and getting the classes you want - this is a huge issue at the school.) Overall, I love it though and there are more positives than negatives. </p>
<p>Choose what works for you - to each his own. Sometimes I regret it and wish I had chosen a medium-sized school. You gotta have a gunning attitude - sure, in the real world too but should it be this difficult here? I don't know...</p>
<p>Oh and if this is an issue - you'll receive much better financial aid or equally bad financial aid from private schools. This was my experience when applying - I chose UCLA anyway since it wasn't the biggest issue in the world and I would manage reasonable debt (not something insane like $125K, $100K, $75K, or heck, even $50K). For the quality of education I'm receiving? Not the best decision I've made. I'm trying to get out of here ASAP though to lessen costs.</p>
<p>And to offset the general negativity. Here's a MAJOR reason why I love this place: </p>
<p>French – MTWRF 9-9:50am; 10-10:50am; 11-11:50am; 12-12:50pm
History 141A – TR 9:30-10:45am
History 191N – W 4-6:50pm (Cosmopolitanism & Colonialism)
Honors 83W – TR 9-10:50am; R 3:00-4:50pm (Politics and Rhetoric of Literature)
Philosophy 166 – MW 10:00-11:50am (Philosophy of Law)
Political Science 40 – TR 2:00-3:15pm (Introduction to American Politics)
Scandinavian 19 – M 3:00-3:50pm (Short, Short Stories of Scandinavia)
Russian 124T – MW 12:30-1:45pm (Russian Literature – Tolstoy)
Theater 110 – TR 4:00-5:50pm (History of the American Musical) </p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>Course galore! Isn't that awesome? Heck, I could take individual courses on Nabokov, Tolstoy, Doestoyevsky, Pushkin (possibly) or on Woolf's "Crisis of Consciousness" in Mrs. Dalloway or study the linguistics of Scandinavian languages or study Mexican Literature or trafficking and globalization or something as obscure as Afrikaans History and the impact of the Dutch in colonial times. Or possibly, the politics of dictatorship of East African or West African countries and the failure of the Congo to be colonized or take a seminar on Mugabe in South Africa. It's really that awesome - major benefit of going to a huge renowned university with overall v. strong departments. :-)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot.Will I have some advantages in planning and scheduling appointments in Career Center and getting the classes that I want as a student-athlet in UCLA?or student-athletes and studetns are equal in this area?</p>
<p>I am afraid that it will be tough to get summer internships,network and get classes that I want.Have you got any opinions or suggestions to this please when I am student-athlete?many thanks.</p>
<p>Perhaps I'm not being clear enough. </p>
<p>Student athletes have a lot of advantages over normal students. They have special tutoring and counseling. </p>
<p>What are your intended majors or careers? Internships are less important for some paths than others. </p>
<p>You will have plenty help at UCLA if you're a student-athlete. Focus firstly on getting in.</p>
<p>The Career Center is strictly for internships, after-college prospects, employer presentations (they do come - Disney, Deloitte, PWC, others) and have info. sessions or try to recruit, career or internship fairs, resume critiques, mock-interviews, pre-professional advice, etc. </p>
<p>Your actual counseling will be through a special program called AAP designed for low-income and minority students or generally, Murphy Hall (an administrative and bureaucratic monster) for general academic counseling.</p>
<p>I will major in Business/economics.In my career I would like to be in business world-IB.I am doing research before my freshman year because I would like to do all things right so that to have good chance to be successful in business world.I think internships will be very important for my career.So what should I do in my freshman year to get summer internship?Can special tutors help me with this?</p>
<p>Do a thread-titles search on the main forum for i-banking. Countless topics on this issue.</p>
<p>thanks.so UCLA should be a good start for me,right?</p>
<p>Certainly. Utilize College Search & Selection from here.</p>