<p>Today, I recieved a supplemental Application from UCLA and I was just wondering how many people recieve this and how much can this increase my chance of acceptance? </p>
<p>The questionaire has two parts to it: An Essay Response Section and a Supporting Information Section.
The Essay response section has two essays (Limit 600 words per essay):
1. Share more detailed information about extraordinary talent/skill or academic achivement. (I plan to elaborate on my great success in the Discus Throw)
2. Describe any special circumstances that may have affected your ability to achieve academically. (I plan to elaborate on my father's accident.)</p>
<p>The Supporting information section just asks you for your Fall 2010 Grades and what you have planned for Spring 2011. </p>
<p>A little about me:</p>
<ul>
<li>I have a 3.6 UC GPA, 28 ACT</li>
<li>I come from a low performing school that is under program improvement</li>
<li>I have taken 16 Semesters (8 classes) of UC approved honors classes (7 AP's, 1 Honors). More Specifically I took 4 AP Classes and 1 Honors classes last year while this year I am taking 3 AP Classes. </li>
</ul>
<p>Ethnicity- Middle- Eastern</p>
<p>Personal Information-
In 2007, my father was run over by an 85 year old lady at work while he was taking a break. He was disabled for over a year. As a result, our family income severely fell and both my mother and father both fell into depression. </p>
<p>UC Essays -
Prompt #1- I talked about my perserverence, how hard learning English in elementary school was because there were no ESL teachers in my district who spoke arabic and about my father's accident. Emphasized how they made me become a stronger person.
Prompt #2- I talked about how volunteering at the hospital and working in my school after school homework center has influenced my decesion to become a doctor. </p>
<p>Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I got this questionnaire today as well. I don’t know what to make of it. It gets me slightly worried. How do we treat this? As an extra supplement? A real college app? I’m slightly confused.</p>
<p>Same here. I knew I was borderline from the start, but my sister (who’s graduating UCLA this year), said it’s a good thing. That they haven’t said no yet and that I get to fight for my spot.
From what I’ve read, people (on other parts of CC) have said about 50% of people that get the supp. form get in (which is so much better than our previous chances!)</p>
<p>UC gpa: 3.47
ACT comp: 32
*I had an extremely poor freshman year, but brought my grades up really high after that.
*A very strong essay. I was surprised by it haha. Family issues, etc.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how to tackle the prompts this time. Like the normal app? There’s a lot of aspects to cover, especially in the second one. I’m just thankful I have really high 1st semester grades for this year. Still nervous and scared…</p>
<p>how do you check if u got one of these questionaaire? is there anyway how you can log into the UCLA account? because i dont have an account, how do u make an account?</p>
<p>The supplemental questionnaire is an augmented review that was first started by Berkeley as part of the holistic review process. UCLA adopted the holistic review process a few years back and with it the augmented review process. </p>
<p>Much like Berkeley’s augmented review process, UCLA’s questionnaire may be prompted by talent, disability, and/or borderline academic performance. At this point (end of January), UCLA would have split the applications into three piles: accepted, denied, and additional information required. The questionnaires are issued to those applicants where additional information will inform the admission decision.</p>
<p>UCLA’s questions tend to be overtly broad. You will need to go back and review your UC application to determine what aspects of your background have prompted the questionnaire to be issued. Regardless of reason, you will need to carefully fill out the questionnaire as this could be the final piece of information to determine your admission outcome.</p>
I’m confused by that… UC GPA does not include freshman year grades. Did you compute your UC GPA for only courses taken summer after freshman year through summer after Junior year?</p>
<p>Dang it. I got a questionnaire too. Am I really considered borderline?</p>
<p>Stats</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT 2- Chemistry 790 Math 2- 780 Biology M 750
AP: Chemistry, Biology, Japanese, Envi Sci, all 5
UC GPA- 4.3~4.4 I think.
unweighted GPA at school is 3.93, weighted 4.86</p>
<p>I do research, finalist at LA County
1st place at a science fair at The Aerospace Corporation
Internship at The Aerospace Corporation. Actually am conducting research there in a micro engineering lab. Working with lasers.
Ballet dancer- offered spots in selective professional schools for year round training. Turned down so I can study.
Captain on Ocean Bowl- 3 years
Co Captain of Science Bowl- 1 year</p>
<p>Sorry, I was writing that as two separate points. My UC gpa is a 3.47 for 10th/11th, but something that may have helped me be put into the borderline pile is the fact that my freshman year was pretty low but years after that were a lot better so it shows a change in work ethic, etc. I just got Cal’s today and am still doing my UCLA one. Gahh</p>
<p>My stats: 28 ACT equivalent to 1970 on SAT.
GPA: 4.0 (not weighted)
Took like the hardest class available at my school. And it’s one of the top schools in my state. I’m also one of the top students in my class. I am taking Organic Chemistry and AP Physics C class. I have yet to receive a B and hope I do not receive any for my second term (trimester). :/</p>
<p>I’m out of state.
I’m 1st generation college student.
Pretty “good” life story essay
Excellent extracurricular activities (like programming for my school over 2010 summer and doing a chemistry research with my teacher about graphene). Also I’m in the SGA, president of two clubs, vice-president of junior civitan.</p>
<p>The only stat I lacked was my standardize testing score.</p>
<p>Little JC: It was the 28. The non-athlete, non-URM (by that I mean low income, single parent, 1st generation, huge life hurdles) accepted into UCLA will typically have a higher ACT than that. </p>
<p>That’s EXACTLY what augmented review is for… an OK ACT with great grades whose file needs a more careful review. Your particular application ready might not be familiar with your outside-of-CA high school and needs time to verify that your great GPA is not the result of having zero competition at a school where, let’s say, only 30% of the kids go on to college.</p>
<p>@DunninLA: The school I go to is a residential math and science high school. It has a 100% graduation rate and like 99% of the people go off to college… one person ruined it… But it is DEFINITELY competitive.</p>
<p>Also I’m sure they are aware of the fact that not every student are extremely competent in the idiotic standardize testing scores? Scores that do not really judge a student’s full potential.</p>