chance a hopeful out of stater :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Going to my senior year of high school
White
Female
Out of State</p>

<p>Grades/Classes</p>

<p>10th Grade:
AP World History-A (4 on exam)
Chemistry Honors-A
Algebra 2 Honors-A
English 2 Honors-A
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Journalism Honors-A
Debate Honors-A
Class Online: AP Micro/Macro-A(3/4 on exam)
I also retook AP Human Geography. When I took it in ninth grade, I got a 3 but I took it in 10th grade and got a 4.</p>

<p>11th Grade:
Class Online: AP Art History-A (5); AP Statistics (4); AP Biology (4)
AP US History (5)-A
Pre-Calculus Honors-A
Spanish 4 Honors-A
Journalism Honors-A
Debate Honors-A
AP Lit-A (5) </p>

<p>12th Grade Schedule:
AP Physics
AP Calculus AB
AP Lang
AP Psychology
AP Spanish
Journalism Honors
Debate Honors</p>

<p>SATs:
Best Individual Scores: Math-710 Writing-770 Critical Reading-730
Best Total Score: 2200</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Literature-730
US History-750</p>

<p>Hooks:
Come from a really competitive public school. It's nationally ranked and is similar to LaGuardia in New York City. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
*Assistant Editor for Newsmagazine
*President of Debate Team (also have done well at national competitions)
*Raising Money to Buy Coats for Children Club (Historian)
*Student Government (Treasurer)
*Religious Education Kindergarten Teacher for 3 years
*Therapy Dog Handler. Visit the library and lets little kids read to my dog :)
*President of School's Therapy Dogs Club</p>

<p>Now my main problem is my freshmen year grades. I really messed up and am worried they will ruin my application. </p>

<p>AP Human Geography: B/A (3 on exam but I retook to get a 4)
English Honors: A/A
Spanish 2 Honors: B/B (I had a really hard teacher)
Film A/A
Creative Writing A/A
Biology I Honors A/A
Geometry Honors A/B</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are? Thanks in advance :)</p>

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<p>Looks good to me; you have an excellent shot of getting in, as far as I can tell. ECs, test scores, courseload, grades are strong. UCs don’t take into account 9th grade, and I don’t think they superscore (only consider individual sittings). Write solid essays, the only thing you might end up having to worry about is receiving a decent financial aid package (as an out-of-stater) once accepted!</p>

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<p>UC-Dreams Thanks!! I would love to go to UCLA :)</p>

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<p>UCLA does not superscore. However, given your other qualifications, UCLA is a match.</p>

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<p>What is it you will get at UCLA that you can’t get at a large public in your state or a state with reciprocity agreements for much less?</p>

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<p>mikemac- I really want to work in the entertainment industry and UCLA has the connections.</p>

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<p>Good news is that you’re on target for UCLA.</p>

<p>But because UCLA attracts thousands of strong applicants like you, there is no doubt the deciding factor will be writing an excellent personal statement that allows the reader to understand why and how you stand out of the crowd of all the other out-of-state applicants.</p>