<p>are ECs more important for certain majors than others for CC to UCLA transfers? i am trying to apply to Biz Econ next year and my lack of ECs are worrying me.</p>
<p>since Biz Econ has more of a "vocational" focus than most other majors at UCLA, will ECs be weighed in more heavily for transfer students? or should I just try to maintain my 4.0 and finish TAP?</p>
<p>UCLA, in general, really is attracted to applicants with ECs. they are a comprehensive review sort of school, so they look at EBERYTING. they also like a student body that is INVOLVED, hence why ECs reflect your willingness to not only take opportunity of your major, but to be involved.</p>
<p>that said - your 4.0 and the fact that you have TAP is pretty swell as is. ECs are great - but not as important as grades. i’d just recommend making your personal statement as strong as possible; so what if you don’t have ECs, prove otherwise your strengths. </p>
<p>do you have a job, btw? 'cause usually that will make it “explainable” to them as to why you don’t ECs; why do ECs, when you have a job, etc etc.</p>
<p>Nah, no job. I had a job one Christmas season while I was at CC but thats it.</p>
<p>do ECs that are unrelated to your major help at all? I would love to get an internship in Accounting but those are kind of hard to get, so I might have to look for something more general. </p>
<p>And yeah…I’m not exactly looking forward to writing the personal statement. I’m horrible at resumes, cover-letters, or anything that has to do with self-promotion. i want to write something that isn’t cliched so I guess I need to start thinking of ideas soon…</p>
<p>Just write: I’m poserbruin and I’m aweeeesome lol
Anw, why don’t you do accounting internship? It is quite similar to BizEcon so I think that will help a lot</p>
<p>i think my biggest problem with getting internships and stuff like that is that i don’t have any people that could write me a letter of recommendation. i mostly just go to class, do the work, and leave. I should probably work on having more of a relationship with my professors next semester so this won’t be such a problem.</p>
<p>I was thinking of doing some kind of volunteer accounting work for a non profit or something. Anybody know of any opportunities like that in the LA area?</p>
<p>ECs pertaining to your major are best -'cause it just shows you’ve been getting involved as to your major. accounting internship is a fantastic idea. and definitely start doing office hours, getting to know your professors. you’ll be doing it a lot at UC.</p>
<p>it’s hard not to be cliched in your PS. i’d recommend going with a story as to answering the prompts, rather than just putting it out in bland sight. not like, “Once upon a time,” but just like… if you were talking to someone. i’m sure there will be a PS thread sometime soon, so you can get ideas from applicants then; past applicants and now admitted people will join in, as well, to give their two cents. good luck!</p>
<p>hmm thanks for the information, good stuff. and i’m applying this november (not sure why i typed “next year”) so if i’m gonna do ECs I need to get on that right away, in addition to the personal statement.</p>
<p>So I guess while we’re on this topic…</p>
<p>My plan is to transfer to UCLA as a linguistics & computer science major (single program). My EC’s: Alpha Mu Gamma (National Foreign Language Honor Society), Phi Theta Kappa (two year college honor society), Alpha Gamma Sigma (another two year honor society with a little more prestige than PTK), secretary of the German club, and I have a part-time job on campus in the Modern Languages Department as an assistant.</p>
<p>Is this good enough? Haha.</p>
<p>i was gonna join Phi Theta Kappa and got an invite but i went to one of the meetings and it seemed like a huge waste of time. are there any benefits to joining?</p>
<p>Nope! It looks good on paper… that’s about it… although they do provide opportunities to do volunteer work and such which also looks good on paper… but you can do the same thing with AGS.</p>
<p>TL;DR: Do AGS and PTK if you can.</p>
<p>Hah, three different admissions officers told me that UCLA doesn’t care about ECs unless you’re borderline or the major is heavily impacted and competitive. I was advised to focus on GPA and completion of pre-reqs.</p>
<p>This was during a program hosted by the UCLA CCCP.</p>
<p>Edit: I see you’re trying for Econ. Yeah, in that case: ECs will set you apart. It’s one of the most impacted majors, right (along with Psych and Sociology)?</p>
<p>yes, Business Economics…very very impacted. Average admit GPA was 3.94. 3.94!!! </p>
<p>@annikabirnbaum
I just looked at some college’s PTK website and it seems like there are a lot of scholarships offered to PTK members. That definitely might be an incentive for me to join.</p>
<p>asph it is an impacted major. had a transferring friend get a rejection while having a 3.92 gpa</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m seeing that looking at the profile for admitted students. Damn, y’all is crazy. Impacted majors in general are crazy. I’m struggling to hold a 3.89 for an engineering major here. I see a Berkeley EECS/UCLA CS rejection in my future.</p>
<p>@poserbruin yeah, I honestly encourage everyone to join. It’s an EC you don’t have to do much for and they send you notifications on scholarships that might appeal to you, plus internship opportunities.</p>
<p>@Everyone else - yeah, that’s why I switched majors from CS&Engineering to Linguistics & Computer Science. More up my alley, plus unimpacted… I think. Ha.</p>
<p>if it didn’t mean staying at CC for another year I would no doubt apply as as Mathematics-Econ major (avg admit of 3.5), Pretty crap how the only major i’m interested is one of the most impacted at UCLA.</p>
<p>Here’s the deal with the EC and how you can get the EC’s you need by the time you transfer. And yes, you will need them, especially for an impacted major like Bus Econ. First, find a soup kitchen or food bank near you. Get the number, call them up, ask when you can come in to volunteer. The reason I choose those two options is that kitchens and food banks are usually open daily, which means there will be plenty of spots to fit in with your schedule. You can probably land 15 hours a week of volunteer work. </p>
<p>Then go online and find a local CPA and call him/her up. Say you’d like to volunteer your time for an internship. Set up an appointment and pour your aspirations out on the desk. I work for a CPA right now so I know there’s ALWAYS “bottom of the totem pole” office work that needs to be done-- filing papers, taking calls, entering data, scanning, faxing, stuffing envelopes, applying postage. Any CPA firm is itching for someone like you. You can keep that at around 5 hours a week, to complement your 15 hour week volunteer work for a total of 20 hrs. Multiply that by 15ish weeks from now til November and you’re looking at a guy who gives two ****s about his community and his major-- exactly what the UC’s want in an applicant. Come fall, you’ll be more than ready to compose a pithy and genuine PS regarding your experiences. Good luck.</p>