Current Frequently Asked Questions

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<p>(I'm not quite sure why I'm doing this, since I'm probably not going to end up at UCLA. I guess helping people like this takes my mind off the impending MIT decision...)</p>

<p>People have been asking the same questions over and over again, and most of us are misinformed. This is mostly about the likely letter, since that's most of what I've been seeing people panic about recently.</p>

<p>Q: Does anyone know the date UCLA freshman decisions are coming out?
A: No. We only know that they will be released in mid-March. Stop asking.</p>

<p>Q: (This isn't a question.) Decisions are coming out March 16/March 23/etc. <doesn't offer="" any="" proof="">
A: Stop trolling. See the question before this.</doesn't></p>

<p>Q: What is this likely letter people keep talking about?
A: It's an email invitation to the Engineering Open House for freshmen potentially enrolling this Fall.</p>

<p>Q: Are likely letters only sent to Engineering (including Computer Science) applicants?
A: Yes. Biology is not an engineering major, nor is English, or Music, or Theater. You will not receive a likely letter, regardless of whether you were a strong candidate or not, if you applied to a major that is not in the School of Engineering.</p>

<p>Q: I was invited to apply for a Regents scholarship, but did not receive the likely letter (as an engineering applicant). What gives?
A: It means only that you were not one of the strongest applicants in the engineering applicant pool. Whoever decides to invite you to apply for a Regents scholarship may not share the same the opinion of you as whoever admits you to the School of Engineering.</p>

<p>Q: Does getting the likely letter mean I've been admitted?
A: Almost certainly, yes. There are no reports of anyone who has gotten the invitation and not gotten in. Also, reason it out - why would they send someone an invitation to an open house that only accepted students can attend if they were rejected? I don't think UCLA has any interest in torturing applicants like this.</p>

<p>Q: If I didn't get a likely letter as an engineering major, does that mean I was rejected or waitlisted?
A: No. Likely letters are sent to only the strongest candidates. They are not sent to all the candidates that will be admitted. If you didn't receive a likely letter, please don't freak out. It definitely does not mean you have been rejected or waitlisted.</p>

<p>We can also use logic. (I'm a prospective CS or Math major, what do you expect?) The logical equivalent of "if likely letter, then admit" is "if reject/waitlist, then no likely letter". This certainly does not imply "if no likely letter, then reject/waitlist", because if it did, a lot of math would not work and we might not be sitting here typing right now.</p>

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<p>^ Great Post! :D</p>

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<p>Now that, was boss.</p>

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<p>Thanks for this clarification post.</p>

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<p>Makes me wish I’d applied to engineering as second choice major :/</p>

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<p>Lol you didn’t cover most of the questions people have. Also you can’t stop people from worrying and asking.</p>

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<p>These are the questions that I’ve seen the most (and also the ones that annoy me the most). Your experience is probably different from mine, and I’m sorry that I didn’t answer some questions that many people have.</p>

<p>And we can try to reduce the amount of worrying or stress, even if we can’t get rid of them. :)</p>

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<p>Well dont get annoyed! Its an online thing and you cant control people. In life, you cant control people either :)</p>

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<p>^ You seem incredibly anxious to go to UCLA with an account name like “newyorkmydreams.”</p>

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<p>Q: Does anyone know the date UCLA freshman decisions are coming out?[Admission</a> Decisions - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Applicant/Decision/default.htm]Admission”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Applicant/Decision/default.htm)
Definitely March 23rd X)</p>