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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Atlanta Public School
African American Male
Less than $30k income
GPA: 3.42
Living in Atlanta,GA
ACT: Hopefully a 31-32
Around top 25%
HUGE UPWARD TREND (Sophomore year dip in grades - death in family, will be explained)
Live with a single parent
1st Generation in college</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP world
AP Govt
AP econ
AP calculus
H. World lit
AP Statistics</p>

<p>UCLA Transcript (Took classes over the summer)
Biological Threats To Society: B
Sociology: B</p>

<p>A part-time job since Freshman year
President of FBLA
Vice-President/Founder of Psych. Book Club
Chess Club
French Club
Cultural Diversity Club
Math Team
100+ hours of volunteer.
Great Rec's & Essays (Including 1 from a known Georgetown Professor)</p>

<p>I scored an 8000 on that little point thingy for UCSD</p>

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<p>Take the SAT as well as the ACT, and submit both. Your GPA is less than desirable, so you will need to write a damn good essay. Take this with a grain of salt though - you're only top 25% at the moment you really want to make sure you get into the top 5%. Out of State admission is insanely tough, but best of luck to you (flopsy will put in his chance).</p>

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<p>Eh kind of impossible for me to go from top 25% to 5% at this point.</p>

<p>I took the SAT, not very good, my ACT was much better.</p>

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<p>Hrmm, what part is screwing you up on the SAT? Just wondering. </p>

<p>I was a pretty decent test taker in the old days. I scored the same on the ACT/SAT on conversion scale.</p>

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<p>You need to understand that admission to UCLA and UCB out of state is as hard as an Ivy, and you will not get a URM preference. You'd be much better off looking at other good colleges.</p>

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<p>Even though I already took classes at UCLA?</p>

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<p>Yes, even though you took classes here. Plenty of people take classes at UCLA. You're going to have try extremely hard. And there will be no recommendation letter unless they specifically request it.</p>

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<p>i thought UCLA encourages black ppl to come nowadays...</p>

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<p>you play basketball?</p>

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<p>It doesn't mean that they get an advantage.</p>

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<p>oh...............</p>

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<p>bashi:</p>

<p>UCLA: Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>Atlanta Public School
Less than $30k income</p>

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<p>there's already some chance thread floating around, but you're a reach</p>

<p>taking summer courses at ucla only means you were either rich enough to fork over the money to do it or found someone to fork over the money for you (i doubt its seen any higher than someone who took summer courses at a local community college)</p>