<p>I'm a resident in California. I'm currently a Freshman in highschool (Mark Keppel High)... And I've a 3.5 GPA, in the Cross-Country Team, and Track Team. What would I need to do to get into UCLA?</p>
<p>You are a freshman, so enjoy your life.</p>
<p>Take AP/IB classes...as many as you think you can handle & do well in.
Try to get involved w/ some activities that you are passionate about.</p>
<p>And....</p>
<p>Come back in 2 yrs! :)</p>
<p>Haha! I knew I wasn't giving enough info. :(
But I heard that its easier to get into UC schools if you live in CA. Is that true?</p>
<p>definitely easier. freshman doesnt count. Don't worry about it. come back in 2 years like what stambliark said. Don't over do your self with the AP's..dey cap it i think around 8 semesters of honors/ AP's.</p>
<p>OH forgot...ENJOY YOUR LIFE.</p>
<p>"Freshman year doesn't count" - maybe not as a direct admissions factor, but in terms of getting into the classes (the "honors track"), it's very important.</p>
<p>If someone would have told me how important getting into tough classes was back in middle school or even freshman year, it would have saved me a whole lot of grief.</p>
<p>^ renindetroit..i understand what you mean. I meant his GPA does not matter. of course freshman counts in order to get into AP/Honors. im saying dat the GPA has no effect on the admission chances. oh yea..me too, i wish someone told me that middle school and freshman was necessary to get into honors. its all good now</p>
<p>CT666:</p>
<p>UCLA: Reach (with a 3.5 GPA, anyhow)</p>
<p>flopsy..its kinduh early to tell.</p>
<p>Is a "reach" good?</p>
<p>Ummm... Reach means you're probably not getting in... But anyways, as rExRuN467 said, it's just speculation this early in your high school career. Is that GPA weighted or unweighted?</p>