<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>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>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>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>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>