*OFFICIAL* Truth about UCLA tricks 2011

<p>The information gathered over this terribly stressful period seems to show that some UCLA tricks could possibly be indicators, and others... not so much.</p>

<p>The purpose here is to make clarifications for future UCLA transfer applicants who are eagerly awaiting their decisions</p>

<p>*Note: Everything below was seen at different times among different students, so it is clear they were not all done at once</p>

<p>From what i have seen:</p>

<p>Indicator</p>

<p>-Housing application message
-"Application unavailable for 2011" = Accepted
-"Unsure of enrollment status" = Rejected</p>

<p>Indicators in question</p>

<p>-Financial aid / Document tracking
<em>Seems like almost everyone who submitted a Fafsa were able to view this.</em>
**A few people who were able to see both, were rejected*
**A few people who couldn't see anything, were accepted*</p>

<p>-MyUCLA - major appearing and disappearing
-Those who were able to see this at some point were accepted</p>

<p>False indicator</p>

<p>-Being able to log on MyUCLA / Summer session student
-Access to MyUCLA was given to anyone who tinkered around with the summer schedule and registration</p>

<p>-UCLA official email
-Access given to anyone who tinkered around with the summer schedule and registration</p>

<p>-Alumni scholarship call/email
-Email and/or phone call about the alumni scholarship had nothing to do with admissions status. Some people who received the call/email were denied</p>

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<p>If anyone would like to post unique divergences from the discovered trends, please feel free to post here. </p>

<p>Also, if anyone can think of other indicators/False indicators, post as well.</p>

<p>There were many people who were rejected and had no financial aid summary. I think they process fin aid if your borderline and then the other things should be used for confirmation.</p>

<p>Invitation to the Open House was definitely an indicator. They review their own applicants by department. If you pass Portfolio review (or the supplemental app for your department) that is the hardest part. From there, your file is basically checked over for coursework requirements etc by Admissions and “unless you did something very weird on your application” (read: lied through your teeth), you’re fine.</p>

<p>*Kavin Buck, UCLA Arts Director of Enrollment Management and Outreach</p>

<p>I was invited as a Design Media Major, but the open house was for all Freshman/Transfers to the School of Arts and Architecture.</p>

<p>

People keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means.</p>

<p>I was an exception to all of the above. I could not: see financial aid document tracking, my major, login to MyUCLA (auto-signout), etc. Furthermore, when accessing the housing application I got the apparent kiss of rejection “unsure of enrollment status.” Yet I was still accepted, albeit a day after most decisions were posted (I had a 24 hour pending period).</p>

<p>There will always be exceptions to the general trend. But I agree, the OP is mostly accurate.</p>

<p>Bump…</p>

<p>I seem to contradict some of these indicators as well.</p>

<p>I saw my major on MyUCLA then it went white.
I saw “applications unavailable for 2011”
I can fill out the housing application and submit it right now.
I did not see financial aid or doc tracking.</p>

<p>I was rejected.</p>

<p>What are you stats UCLAhopee?</p>

<p>Major: Chemistry (got denied)
Second choice: Anthropology (showed up on MyUCLA)
GPA: 3.4
TAP: Yes
IGETC: Yes
Prereqs (Anthro): 3/4 complete (1 is not offered anywhere)
Prereq GPA: 4.0
ECs: Great work experience, internship as a lab technician for a medical device company
Essays: Strong (did not go into detail about the compelling reasons behind my initial failure my first year because i didnt want to seem like i was begging for pity)</p>

<p>What a rollercoaster this has been. At first i thought i was rejected with the ucla tricks (saw unsure of enrollment status, and “summer session student” on MyUCLA)</p>

<p>Then i thought i was accepted:
-the day of admissions my major appeared on MyUCLA and i was receiving the “applications are unavailable”)</p>

<p>Then, the next day i was able to completely access the housing application and submit it if i wanted to.</p>

<p>Then, i received my rejection letter that night.</p>

<p>it seems that this year, UCLA is sooooo strict with pre-reqs.</p>

<p>Yeah, im expecting to hear two things.</p>

<p>a) GPA wasn’t competitive enough
b) Missing a prereq (which according to assist, really is not offered anywhere, especially around me)</p>

<p>I call in a couple hours to find out</p>

<p>uclahopee-appeal and find out. I understand that UCLA is your choice. Be polite over the phone when you talk to them. Do not lose hope.</p>

<p>I’ll definitely be polite and understanding, because none of this is even remotely their fault. i just need to know why!</p>

<p>i’m really scared that ill get the generic:</p>

<p>“you werent competitive enough”</p>

<p>in which ill be tempted to call back continuously until i get a real answer haha</p>

<p>uclahope- what was that missing pre-req? How far is the closest community college that offered that pre-req from where you live?</p>

<p>it was Anthro 33</p>

<p>I checked 5 different community colleges</p>

<p>Saddleback
IVC
OCC
Mira costa
palomar</p>

<p>none of them had it. thats withing a 1 hour driving radius from where i live.</p>

<p>Those are not truth… I am sorry</p>

<p>I could not see fid summary, major, I could not even log into myucla</p>

<p>but I got accepted on monday. my housing also said “Unsure of enrollment status”</p>

<p>so I hope people next year do not listen and rely on that false statements.</p>

<p>I guess i should have noted better that things changed at different times for different people.</p>

<p>your housing application could have changed moments before you got accepted, or even before you checked. </p>

<p>But yeah, it sucks we didnt get significant enough evidence to completely reject everything.</p>

<p>UCLAhope-tell them that.</p>

<p>@Pin</p>

<p>I was planning on it, until i was told by several anthro majors that UCLA knows the course is not available, because it isnt available anywhere, which makes sense.</p>

<p>I just want it to be 1:00 already!</p>