<p>I am currently a high school junior, I have a 3.9 GPA, taking 2 APs and one honors class this year, the rest of my classes are college prep. I don't have any extracurriculars so far, but I do plan on joining 3 clubs, taking up a job, and volunteering at a hospital &/0r clinic. I am looking at UCLA as one of my goal schools to get into, but what are my chances of getting in? I don't have any ECs like most applicants do... Any advice?</p>
<p>my advice is to basically be a president of ONE club. my friend got into ucla because he was a club president…but the club died once we left high school. however EC are not the only thing to be worried about. you have to have at least a decent SAT like i had 1600 and im asian…like downright straight blood asian from my motherland hahah. so english wasn’t my forte. and good ap scores. like mine was all 5’s</p>
<p>so basically EC officer at least president is good
good SAT score
good AP score
and volunteering helps
work…doens’t really apply here id have to say.
it helps to be a minority like black hispanic etc but if u arn’t, u can’t change that hahaha</p>
<p>gluck and keep up the hard work. id suggest Ms. Sun’s page. she helped me a lot!
[Ms</a>. Sun’s UC Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://askmssun.livejournal.com/]Ms”>http://askmssun.livejournal.com/)</p>
<p>actually work helps more than volunteering</p>
<p>All you need is a 4.38 weighted GPA and a 2030 SAT and you should be set. :)</p>
<p>Or you could be like me: Just dump along through high school, have not a stellar GPA, but destroy the ACT and SAT. I was class rank 150 or so out of 400 kids at a crappy public school, but I got a 35 ACT, and a 2250 SAT to save my lazy ass.</p>
<p>Or get in like me: have a 3.5 high school gpa, party hard your senior year and get a 1.8 gpa final semester, then go to a community college for 2 years and work hard, then transfer as a junior</p>
<p>Since for some reason I can’t quote people, i’ll do it like this…</p>
<p>@ noxfinite : I am planning on doing a lot of volunteer activities, however in ONE I know I will become the office at least next year. I also plan on getting a job, volunteering at a hospital and clinic, & i’ll take classes & study extra hard for the SAT. Sound like a plan? lol.</p>
<p>@ skiboyne : Ho Lee She Yat -_- ! How did you even bust up with a score like that?!</p>
<p>@ bravesucia : No way. Community college is a NO NO. Goodluck with your studies though</p>