<p>From UCLA's own Admission Website:</p>
<p>We anticipate that the online notification site for freshman applicants will be available by March 15. From that point, decisions will continue to be released on a rolling basis. </p>
<p>We will begin notifying transfer applicants in early-May. From that point, decisions will continue to be released on a rolling basis.</p>
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<p>So there you have it, Bruin hopefuls; check March 15 to see if they've begun releasing your decisions.</p>
<p>EG..where have you been man? This is 24 hour old news. ;)</p>
<p>Sorry...I just returned from visiting Georgetown last week and I'm trying to catch up. Sorry if this is a little late.</p>
<p>how did u like georgetown in comparison with ucla?</p>
<p>I loved Georgetown University; I dislike the distance from home, however. My experience was also tainted because we decided to rent a car (the worst idea in the world) and it was snowing while we were attempting to drive to our hotel. I love the fact that Georgetown students were warm and welcoming; something I didn't quite see at UCLA.</p>
<p>However, I love UCLA as well; I attended there in the summer, as you may know, and I love the atmosphere, Westwood, and of course, it's approximity to my family (about an hour or so depending on 405 traffic and the 10 or 15 or the 210). </p>
<p>So, it's a toss up. I hope I get into UCLA...and I have to wait from Stanford.</p>
<p>EG..I'm telling ya man..don't go to Stanford...you'll pay more and be less happy I suspect. Stanford is the antithesis of UCLA socially...I have lived up here for 5 years, and I think the campus is beautiful but the rest of the area is snoozeville.</p>
<p>Well, should I be accepted to Stanford, I will visit Stanford for sure and make my own assessment. I'll see if I like or don't; I know that Palo Alto is not exactly the best place to have fun, but SF is not far so I won't be out of a metropolitan; if it's a little boring, I'll live. But before I can discuss any of that, I have to see if I'm accepted. The same statement applies to UCLA. Guess I can't enjoy Westwood as a UCLA student if I'm not accepted, huh? :)</p>
<p>I just read this article from CC Stanford:</p>
<p>Kinda harsh; I hope it's not like that.</p>
<p>But as I mentioned previously, let's not think that far ahead.</p>
<p>EG,</p>
<p>Nice article and incredibly well written for a high-schooler. </p>
<p>If course not everyone's experience is not going to be the same, but people shouldn't fool themselves about the altruistic nature of universities. Yes, they are there to educate and create the future leaders of the world/America.</p>
<p>But, at the end of the day, they are business and it's all about the marketing. They know if you are good enough to be accepted in the first place, you are probably entertaining offers from other schools. And at $30-40k a year, per student, that is a lot of revenue to potentially lose.</p>
<p>I am just looking at this from a financial perspective with regards to which school you choose. And I would ask you, to ask yourself, the question I would consider: Is Stanford seven times the school UCLA is? How about six? Five, four, three...twice as good? No. So why should I pay that much money when I am in the fortunate position to attend an equal caliber school for a fraction of the cost.</p>
<p>Again, it's all about marketing. Many of us have been conditioned to think that only private institutions offer the best services and the best recognition...that simply isn't true. You know that. But Stanford is mindful of the currency of their name and the take advantage of it as any business should.</p>
<p>So what's that point of my diatribe...don't be sucked in by the marketing. Think about where it is you want to live and what it is you want to do. Look beyond the supposed elite nature of a school like Stanford and be as objective as possible. Don't try to make the square peg fit in the round hole just because you want to make it work...in the long run, if you go to Stanford based on name alone, that is why many people do, you will be miserable, and $140k in debt versus $24k.</p>
<p>My concern with UCLA is that I won't graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>I noticed that transfer students have gone from late April into early May now...</p>
<p>It's a terrible feeling, I applied to 9 schools with UCLA being (by far) my top choice, and by all rights they will be the last school that I'm going to hear back from.</p>
<p>What do they mean by rolling basis? Until when?</p>
<p>My only concern is what if the colleges you got accepted to expect your Statement of Intent to Register before you actually find out if you got in to UCLA. How does that work? Any help you guys can give me would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>Call them and explain the situation. I contacted a school this morning that wants an SIR returned by May 1st. I talked to somebody there and they gave me an extension until June the 1st, because I'll still be waiting on UCLA at that point.</p>
<p>hey UC<em>hopeful... are you in any way related to UCI</em>hopefull? or is it just a coincidence you have somewhat similar usernames, lol</p>
<p>just a coincidence, hehe.</p>
<p>thanks allena... do you guys know if UCLA's rolling basis is only for the month of June then?</p>
<p>Rolling basis means that they won't release all the decisions on one day, but within a few days.</p>
<p>oh. haha. thanks!</p>
<p>So they notify only by mail?</p>
<p>Nope, you're first notified online by logging into UCLA's admission page. Snail mail takes awhile to receive.</p>
<p>@eiffelguy</p>
<p>unless you double major, switch majors 2 yrs into school, or something crazy like that, you'll probably graduate in 4 years at UCLA (though the exact time depends on your major of course). they actually are trying to push to get everyone to get out in 4 years because they really need to free up space. They instated a policy in recent years in the L&S college called "expected cumulative progress," which is basically a system that forces you to take a set amount of units each quarter so that you will graduate on time. you So, that shouldn't be a worry when considering UCLA I think. And you're a bright guy, so you should definitely make it through ok.</p>