<p>what would my friend have to do to get into ucla with these scores out of state?<br>
is this possible? please provide advice as to how he can do this. he has good ec's and good letters of reccomendation, and is a well-rounded applicant except for test scores. will they consider this at all?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>why is it always a "friend"?</p>
<p>because it truly is my best friend of ten years who i sincerely hope has any shot of making it. he's like my brother</p>
<p>I think 880 is WAY to low.</p>
<p>Out-of-state? It's extremely unlikely. UC admissions are a huge number-game, and due to the budget crisis, the competition for out-of-state applicants is fierce. They use a formula based on SAT I and SAT II scores (something like 2[3 SAT IIs] + SAT I) that's used to admit students that fall within a certain range.</p>
<p>Although they will consider essays and ECs, they won't read letters of recommendation even if you send them, and as a CA resident, I've gotten the impression that scores are very important, and even moreso for out-of-state applicants. I think someone once said that for out-of-staters, you could get into HYPS, and still get rejected from UCLA. </p>
<p>It's always worth a shot, though... He can still take the December SATs and hope for a sharp increase to improve his chances, but I don't see admiission happening unless maybe he has a huge hook.</p>
<p>Uhh, I'd recommend taking some Kaplan courses. I took them 2x for each SAT. First time I took the Kaplan course, I went from a 900 on the preliminary test to a 1110 on the SAT. Second time I took the course, I got the exact same on the 2nd SAT (1110). Only difference was that my first SATs = 600 math / 510 verbal. Second SATs: 610 math / 500 verbal. So, best math and best verbal = 610 math / 510 verbal for a grand total of 1120. Pretty low, but hey, my HS transcript more than makes up for these scores.</p>
<p>yeah 880 is quite low, esp b/c of the UC's budget cuts. they are getting SO competitive</p>
<p>hell naw he cant get in</p>
<p>UCLA: Super Reach (out of state)</p>
<p>Your friend probably cannot get into UCLA as an out-of-state applicant with an 880 SAT I score and a 21 ACT, when the average out-of-state admit is 1400+ and 31+, respectively.</p>
<p>880? No, not possible.</p>
<p>Well, his chances are very slim. He should probably try to get into one of the other UC schools that he has a better chance at getting into. After a year he can try and transfer into UCLA, if he keeps up his grades...there won't be any standardized tests to worry about by then.</p>
<p>SAT score-- very harmful but if he's prominent in other areas, why note give it a shot. You never know...</p>
<p>ACT of 21 = SAT of 980-1010</p>
<p>But still no chance. Rejected period.</p>
<p>a fair chance.</p>
<p>Maybe his chances would be better if the SAT was 800. Then he could throw up the prayer and hope that the score was just for one section of the SATs. But otherwise... no, your buddy is hosed, unless his parents buy a gym for the school.</p>
<p>I know someone with 3.6 GPA, 1070 SAT I, little or no EC's, that got into UCLA last year. But 880, still seems too low.</p>
<p>880 is too low, unless you are Shaq. He needs a 1000 minimum, they are very stats oriented.</p>
<p>sorry, unless ur SATIIs are like total to 2200 and the APs are all 4/5 with a FEW 3s. better luck somewhere else. lower UCs fair chance, cal state, CC transfer. If u applying to UCs, go for santa cruz, riverside and merced first. lowest UCs, transfer later? otherwise, dnt waste the $55.</p>
<p>sorry, unless ur SATIIs are like total to 2200 and the APs are all 4/5 with a FEW 3s. better luck somewhere else. lower UCs fair chance, cal state, CC transfer. If u applying to UCs, go for santa cruz, riverside and merced first. lowest UCs, transfer later? otherwise, dnt waste the $55 unless he has MASSIVE special circumstances.</p>
<p>NO WAY...</p>
<p>Unless he's been proven otherwise brilliant or a super-star athlete. UCLA won't care at all about your EC's or letters of recommendation with SAT scores that poor. You would have to make it up with very high SAT 2 scores and a very high GPA as well. It wouldn't be so bad if your "friend" *cough cough was in-state but the fact that he is puts him at a disadvantage from square 1. Tell him to retake the SAT 1. I'm sure he'll do better.</p>