<p>I asked people to chance me for communications earlier and they said I should retake the SAT. Now that I have what are my chances?
I live in the state of Washington. I go to a pretty big school that typically has a few kids go to Ivy league type schools.</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.7 in all IB classes, Four years of spanish
SAT: 2070 (superscored)
Reading: 740
Math: 620
Writing: 710</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Basketball (2 years, junior senior)
Varsity XC ( 2 years, frosh soph)
Varsity Track (all 4 years)
Between the summer of sophomore and junior year I was in a play that my school took to the world famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
Was in a select choir that went to Japan freshman year and Washington DC in 8th grade
Worked twice as a camp counselor
Worked construction one summer
Leadership:
3 years in the school newspaper (copy editor junior year, editor-in-chief senior year)
Volunteering to help put on local communtity races
Served as a page twice for the State Legislature</p>
<p>UCLA doesnt use superscored sats, they just take ur highest in one sitting. You have very similar stats and ECs as me (a little tooo similar....) and I got in, so just work on those essays</p>
<p>Err. Are you a transfer? I'm assuming you're not, since you mention HS stats and mention the SATs. If you're a first year, being chanced for comm is irrelevant. You cannot be accepted directly into comm. You would have to apply and be accepted undecided or for another major, and then apply to comm at the end of your freshman or sophomore year and get accepted from there, once you complete GEs and pre-reqs at UCLA. Anyone who told you to re-take the SATs to get a better chance of admission for comm doesn't understand how the major works. </p>
<p>Once you're accepted to UCLA, you need a high gpa and completion of lower div classes for the major to have a good shot at admission. ECs may or may not have any impact, unless they demonstrate a specific interest in some aspect of the field. Sports, social clubs, etc are not taken into account and if an EC is to be considered, it should be one you participate in as a UCLA student. Don't list HS ECs or activities on the comm app.</p>
<p>Yes, you can definitely apply to the Daily Bruin Newspaper and get some hands on experience. However, the Communication Studies application does not ask for any ECs and is more based on your completion of requirements and a high GPA is ideal.</p>