<p>What is the lowest GPA you have heard people getting in with into the School of Arts/Architecture (specifically, Design/Media Arts)?</p>
<p>The department says portfolio counts the most, but do you think they still expect a 4.0?</p>
<p>3.5 uc GPA, 1970 SAT I's (instate applicant) -- any hope?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>It looks like the school of Arts, Theatre, Film, and TV has a lower average incoming freshman GPA than the rest of the campus - </p>
<p>For 2005, average incoming HS GPA for Arts was 3.78 versus the average for the entire campus of 4.13.</p>
<p>mpebbles:</p>
<p>UCLA: Reach</p>
<p>work hard on your portfolio and supplementary statement...there's always hope but it's also kind of random.</p>
<p>Admissions next year is predicted to be more competitive than even last year, so wtih your GPA, you will need to score VERY well on your SAT and have work experience with architecture to have a real shot</p>
<p>every year it gets more and more competitive...it sucks man...back in the days when ucla barely started, it must have been open admissions lol..</p>
<p>So, does anyone know of anyone getting into Arts with less than 3.78 GPA?</p>
<p>Yes, I know a friend majoring in theater whose GPA in HS was below a 3.78, and whose SAT is probably lower than yours, but I believe her portfolio was pretty impressive. She's Class of '10 btw, so when she got in, it was probably less competitive.</p>
<p>If 3.78 was the average then there must be plenty below it.</p>
<p>i'm going to ucla arts next year and i have a gpa of less than 3.78...
you should just really work hard on your portfolio, your essays, and have extracurricular activities pertaining to your intended major! i think that's what helped me get in...</p>
<p>What's your race? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>all you need is to be UC eligible and you can get in. I got in to the Arts school for next year and i have way less that 3.78. Trust me.</p>
<p>I got into to the studio art department with a 3.0
i came from a catholic school though </p>
<p>i had a 2.7 all of sophmore year</p>
<p>ha</p>
<p>Thank you for the info everyone. This is very helpful. </p>
<p>I have posted this for my daughter, by the way. (Your generation has to work so much harder to get into college these days. Back in my days, UCLA and Berkeley were a super safety for people with a 3.5 gpa and zero ec's.)</p>
<p>She does not have any hooks, except for being a gifted artist. She has art related EC's and a few awards. She did not study for the SAT's, so maybe she should try again after studying.</p>
<p>She is deciding if she should go to colleges with good art programs like UCLA or go the art school route.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if some of the other UC's have a program similar to UCLA's Arts? Santa Cruz? Most of them seem too theoretical from what I have seen on their websites.</p>
<p>don't worry about gpa. i know a guy who got 3.2 and got in for art. Your portfolio is seriously 95% of the decision. As long as you meet the minimum requirement you should be fine. Especially for art...for music, i heard that grades matter a bit more.</p>
<p>S who graduated in 2005 was accepted OOS into Design|Media Arts with a 3.06 GPA UW. He was a NMSF, though.</p>
<p>My son is finishing his junior year at D|MA. It's turned out to be a pretty unique program in terms of design (or at least the courses he's taken have been--there may well be other tracks.) The graduate programs that are similar are MIT's Media Lab program, where a lot of his professors were trained, and NYU's Media Design Lab. I'm not sure there are any undergraduate equivalents to what they do--in the UCs or anywhere else. I don't think he's done any actual drawing since freshman year, but he sure takes a lot of computer classes. One way to tell if your daughter will like this is for her to check the department's web page at <a href="http://www.design.ucla.edu%5B/url%5D">www.design.ucla.edu</a>. Under the education menu at the top, click on undergrad classes. The classes whose names are in red offer links to the students' projects. (It's great--I see more of my son's homework now than I did when he was in middle school!) Most also have syllabi and other information about the class, too, and you can go back to past quarters and see even more work.</p>
<p>I second those who have told you that D|MA admissions is largely about the portfolio--my son's high school grades were good, but not as good as most of those UCLA admits. Good luck!</p>
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