FALL 2016 UCLA OFFICIAL TRANSFER THREAD

Just signed up for a UCLA tour for January, 20th. I applied as economics major. Holla at me if you are going to be around!

@Clayton Thanks for the reply!

@UCMtoUCSBHopeful
UCLA will, I’m sure.

And good luck with UCSB!

Hey guys! What do you think my chances are for getting into UCLA as a psych major for FALL 2016?

GPA: 3.67

MAJOR GPA: 4.0

TAP: Yes

EC: Psychology Club, Phi Thetta Kappa, Psi Beta Honors Society, Volunteer at AbilityFirst (an organization that helps with children with developmental disabilities), and an internship this summer to be a Clinical Care Extender where i will be working in a hospital assisting doctors and nurses, singing, Youtube channel.

SCHOOL: Citrus College since fall 2014

Pre reqs: Will be completed by end of spring 2016.

Previous work experience: Nordstrom sales associate, Bebe sales associate, Waitress at two different restaurants.

Personal Statement was really good as well, talked about struggling with social anxiety and how i have overcome it.

@sbccstudent19

As I look at the 2014 Profile of Admitted Transfers By Major, I notice Soc had an acceptance of nearly 41%. Out 878 applied the number that were accepted was 358. However, the average GPA that applied was 3.38, the average GPA that was accepted was 3.71. I haven’t look at the 2015 numbers(Not sure if they’re out yet) but I don’t believe they would change that much.

For history, the percentage(s) were more favorable.

412 applied, 267 got it. The average GPA that were admitted was 3.62(My GPA was a 3.83 going into a history my application).

I wouldn’t worry too much, with your GPA, you should be able to get in. I honestly knew I would be accepted, my grades were above the average(I believe 2013 history majors had a GPA of 3.71), my paper(s) were solid, so, it was a bit anti-climatic after the dust settled.

Here is the link that I used…

https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm

P.S. UCLA’s History Department is fantastic.

I was under the impression that UCLA never actually evaluated students under their alternative major. There was only the potential for them to consider it if the student appealed or something along those lines? Could be wrong. I would love to be wrong, but that it just what I’ve read in older threads.

@sbccstudent19

Either way, I would say that applying under Sociology was a good idea because History is one of the few impacted majors that accepts double major applications from students of other departments. You can add history after transferring. You cannot add Sociology. So if you really want to student Sociology then it would be better to commit to all or nothing than not get the major that you wanted.

We essentially the same exact stats, except I am a 4 year student, so it will be interesting to see what the results will be come April.

Major: Philosophy
GPA: 3.90
EC: Multiple jobs. I’ve been working the same job for the past year and a half, alternating between part-time and full-time.
IGETC: Complete
Pre-Req: 2/4 (4/4 by end of Spring)

Major: Psychology
Gpa: 3.33
IGETC: done
TAG: UCD
EC’s: Working full-time, volunteered on research project in Honduras.
Applied to: UCD, UCSB, UCSC, UCB, UCLA, UCSD, SFSU

Chances? Suggestions?

@Tik1127 - Thank you for comment to my post. I have completed my Soc pre-reqs with a 4.0 but I have one more History class I am taking in the spring (2/3 completed but A in both). If I don’t get in for Soc., do you think it will it hurt my chances for history if I am taking the last pre-req in spring before transfer?

@TheVisionary - Have you heard of TAP before? With completion of the Honors Program at your CC through UCLA’s Transfer Alliance Program, students can obtain priority consideration in admission to majors in the College of Letters and Science and the option of an alternative major if denied first choice major. So that’s why I put Soc. for 1 and History for 2! Hopefully we both get admitted!

@Psychologygirl44
TAP helps a great deal. @luckie1367 got into UCLA with a similar GPA and was TAP-certified. Your ECs are also top-notch, and I presume your personal statement is pretty good if you’ve worked on it a lot. I think you’ll get in.

@Cheolf
You’ll most likely get in. I applied to the same major and got in a couple of years ago. Applying with a 3.9 GPA for philosophy will make you insanely competitive.

@sperry11
A decent shot at all except UCLA and UCB. UCSD may be hard for you with that GPA, though, but you may still get in. Good luck with every school you applied to.

@sbccstudent19

I honestly believe you will get in with your GPA for soc(And History). If your paper(s) are good then it should be smooth sailing. Your GPA indicates that you are ahead of the curve. As for missing a pre-req for History, if I am not mistaken, I believe you can update your application with your updated grades down the road, it gives you that option. Just schedule an appointment with one of your CC counselors. When I applied, I was done with everything, I made sure no loose ends were left untied. But again, you are given that option to update your grades in the grades sections of your grades.

Chicano(a) Studies Major
Transfer Undergrad (Junior)
Returning Student (After 25)
3.15 GPA + On Campus EC’s (Leadership Roles)
Raised by Single Parent, Only Child, Low Income, Mexican Background
I Work Full-Time
Tangible contributions to Student/Community Organizations.
Strong Personal Statement (Full of substance relevant to the Major)

I submitted, but like most applicants, found I made a mistake.

I did not list my EC’s or awards but DO mention them very specifically in my personal statement.

Applied to UCLA & Berkeley.

What are my chances of being accepted?

@ricardomata83

Honestly, not good at all. Your GPA is lower than UCLA’s “average GPA applied”. I would have applied to Davis, SB, and Santa Cruz as well.

And I haven’t really heard of other people making that EC mistake. That’s pretty big. I’m sure if you reviewed your application or started earlier, you would’ve caught that. Try contacting them, and seeing if you could fix it. Or when you update your grades, mention that mistake.

Hopefully your Personal Statement will kill in admissions.

@ricardomata83 Chicanx Studies applicants in fall 2014 had an average applied GPA of 3.19, your GPA weighs in right around there. UCLA does read personal statements for admission purposes, so you def stand a chance!
https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm

@solostish
Hi,
I joined philosophy club at my CC, and I mentioned this in my personal statement. However, the EC section of my app did not allow me to list my participating in philosophy club at my CC. Did I mess up somehow? Thanks!

Does anyone know when the profile of admitted transfer students for Fall 2015 will be released?

It should’ve been released back in Nov. I don’t know what’s taking them so long.

@Cayton Would you be able to provide any insight on the philosophy department at UCLA? I used to be dead-set on Berkeley but over the past month or so UCLA has been appealing to me more and more.

  1. How are grades typically distributed? Are curves utilized?
  2. How do the classes at UCLA compare to what you experienced in CC (in regard to rigor)? I'm aware that this would be comparing two different types of classes (lower division vs upper division), but I'm still curious.
  3. What types of classes have you enjoyed the most?

Thank you for your time.

@JacobfromCA

No. I don’t see how that could’ve been messing up. As long as you mentioned it, it counts.

@Cheolf
There are no curves in UCLA philosophy, but it seems that the average grade earned is around a “B.” A “B+” isn’t hard to get if you put in some effort, but an “A-” requires substantially more effort, and an “A” a little more effort still. Those kinds of grades are attainable, but slacking off even a little will make it very hard to get an “A” or an “A-”.

The classes here are much more rigorous than typical CC classes, but I found that I was fairly prepared for UCLA philosophy because I took a few classes with one of the harder philosophy professors at my CC. I would say that the classes are significantly harder than your average(in terms of difficulty) CC philosophy class and are probably only a little harder than the hardest philosophy classes at a CC. I guess I can only speak for myself and my experiences, though.

You have a 3.9 GPA at your CC, so you’ll most likely do just fine at UCLA. Right now, I’m maintaining a 3.75 GPA here and I didn’t have CC grades as good as yours. If you don’t slack off with studying and reading, you can easily maintain a 3.7+ GPA here. Also, remember to work hard on papers(Don’t do the reading necessary for the paper the night before or something) and go to office hours with professors or TAs if you need any help. I’ve found that the philosophy professors and TAs here make a lot of time for their students and are very easy to approach(Even the most “famous” professors make time for undergrads, surprisingly). Make good use of their time, though. Don’t waste their time on questions that could’ve been answered by doing the readings. With that said, they’ve always been willing to help me whenever I needed to ask questions on anything in the course – confusing aspects of the readings, tips for how to write assigned papers, and so on.

My favorite courses here have been the ethics classes, since ethics is my favorite branch of philosophy. I’ve taken medical ethics, meta-ethics, ethics of friendship(This is probably my favorite ethics course that I’ve taken here), environmental ethics and I’m taking bioethics right now.

My favorite courses that weren’t ethics-related are probably philosophy of science(This is a fun, but tough class, beware), Hobbes(A course that’s all on Hobbes, with supplementary readings from other philosophers. At the upper-division, there’s a lot of classes that focus on just one philosopher, e.g. “Kant”, “Leibniz”, and so on.). I also really liked this metaphysics class I took last year. It covered personal identity, free will, and abstract objects.

Here’s UCLA’s philosophy course catalog: http://catalog.registrar.ucla.edu/uclacatalog2015-16-607.htm

If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m on this website fairly often and respond to PMs quickly.