I am a rising junior in high school and UCLA is one of my top choices. I am stressing out over whether I will be able to get in. I have a 3.75 UW GPA and a 4.8 W GPA. I am a 2 year Varsity Cheerleader and I am the Beta Club historian. I am in the National junior honor society. I am also in the school newspaper, Student Council, the National Society of Black Engineers, Junior Iron Dukes, Bio Moto, and our school AoiT program. I am taking AP courses now and I have an A in that class. My junior year I am allowed to get involved in the National Honor Society and the National Technical Society. I am taking an ACT Prep Course and will be taking the ACT in the coming months. The first time I took the ACT as sophomore I scored a 30. I know I need to get my ACT up but that other than that can I get into UCLA ? I am also doing an internship at NASA.
Well, from what I’ve seen, you certainly should apply. I’m actually a rising senior myself and only have a slightly higher UW than you and I’ve seen people like myself get denied and people with less credentials than either of us get in. Take a chance, but always have a back-up when applying to a highly competitive college like UCLA. That NASA internship helps!