<p>Hi! I'm going to be a senior this year and I'm a mess with the whole college thing.. So I would really appreciate if a few people could chance me for UCLA (and UCSD if you're also familiar with it)! </p>
<p>I'm the average white girl from Jersey. So I'm nothing special there.</p>
<p>Course wise, I have been in every honors class available to me. Besides AP Art, our school only has 6 AP courses and you can only realistically take about 2 a year the way our schedules are set up. I took AP Bio and AP History as a junior (passed both tests). I'm taking AP English (yay!) and AP microeconomics this year. I've only ever gotten one B in high school and that was in AP Bio. </p>
<p>I'm 4th in my class (of only 174, but still. Top 2ish percent!).
About a 3.8 unweighted GPA.
Definitely over a 4.0 for my weighted GPA.
SAT: 1800
ACT: 27
I know my test scores are definitely not where they could be but I have only taken them each once so I'm hoping I will do better.</p>
<p>Extra curricular activities:
-Theatre club (PR officer last year, President this year)
-International Thespian Society President
-Cappies critic (Basically a program where we review shows. I was selected for publication in a local newspaper!)
-Went to Girl's State and was one of the finalists for Girl's Nation!
-NHS
-50 something volunteer hours at a local hospital
-Program for teens with autistic siblings (forget the name of it. about 20 volunteer hours as a part of the program)
-Babysitting (2 out of the 3 children are severly autistic.)
-CCD teacher at my local church
-Choir (Approximately 200 hours each school year)
-Phone girl at a local pizza place
Apart from what I previously listed, I have about 130 volunteer hours total. </p>
<p>I can't think of anything else I do off the top of my head. If you want to know anything else, just ask! Thanks!</p>
<p>Increase those standardized test scores, write compelling essays, and you would have a decent chance at both UCLA and UCSD. UCSD, as I last heard, goes on a point system for admissions (not holistic). You receive points for parts of your application and are rejected or accepted based on your score (try searching online for posts about this… a chart is up somewhere).</p>
<p>Yep, definitely improve upon those test scores and it wouldn’t hurt to do well on a subject test or two either. You’ve taken almost all the toughest courses at your school (idk if taking a community college class would be worth it at all for admissions purposes, I don’t think you have to, you already seem very occupied with activities and high school classwork), your rank is solid, ECs look good, and grades are fine. It seems like you are quite enthusiastic/proud of some of your extracurriculars, perhaps you can relay these passions in your essays</p>
<p>Low reach with your current test scores. If you raise them, it would be a match or high match depending on your major</p>
<p>UCSD is now holistic.</p>
<p>For fall 2013, the out-of-state admit rate for UCLA is relatively high (33%) compared to the admit rate for California high school students (17%) but you are competing at the same level as California students when it comes to your gpa and test scores.</p>
<p>Consider UCLA’s “Profile of Admitted Freshmen for Fall 2013”: </p>
<p> 94% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had fully weighted GPAs above 4.0 in 10th 11th grade with the average being a 4.4 GPA.
89% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had unweighted 3.70 4.0 GPAs in 10th 11th grade with a 70% admit rate for students with unweighted GPAs of 4.0.</p>
<p>UCLA lists the following as “Most Important” for its selection of students:
- Rigor of Courses taken at your High School
- Academic GPA
- Standardized Tests (SAT or ACT)
- Personal Statement Essay</p>
<p>Looks like you got the “Rigor of Courses” and “Academic GPA”.</p>
<p>Boosting your SAT score would make you a more attractive candidate for admission.</p>
<p>As for extracurriculars, be aware having a laundry list of activities is NOT necessary. UCLA is looking for depth and commitment in a few extracurriculars. In fact, showing substantial leadership in the few extracurriculars your committed to will make you a stronger candidate.</p>
<p>Finally, because UCLA attracts thousands of strong applicants, 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>
<p>Do you have any information about how important subject tests are?</p>
<p>To UCLA, your high school grades are the primary predictor of college success and, as such, UCLA is looking to admit these students first.</p>
<p>That why grades are the most important factor to increase your chances to be admitted to UCLA as a freshman. </p>
<p>Your SAT subject exam test scores, extracurricular activities, student ranking, number of AP classes taken, school size and quality are all important factors but is only likely to add value to your application if you have consistently performed at a high-level academically demonstrated by your GPA.</p>