<p>So I got waitlisted for UCLA, which was BEYOND surprising for me since I did NOT think I would make it this far... But I have a question about the waitlist optional information. When it states "You may provide your fall semester grades, your spring course schedule, and/or any additional information you wish to provide" What information should I be including for the " any additional information you wish to provide"
Extra Curriculars I have participated in after I submitted my application? Family circumstances that I didn't include in my application? I have really no clue where to start since the statement is so broad!</p>
<p>When you apply in November, you don’t submit fall grades but now you can.
Show your spring schedule as grueling as all the other semesters meaning you’re not taking a lot of Mickey Mouse classes.
Have you received any awards or done anything worthwhile (academic, music, sports, volunteering, work,etc) since November? Or maybe you forgot to put something down that was important?
It’s broad but you will need to narrow it down. It’s your second chance to shine. Is there anything you can tell them that makes you stand out? </p>
<p>Admissions is a hit or miss. Great students get admitted and not so great students.
Not getting admitted or wait listed to a certain college doesn’t mean you are not a great student but admission officers only see what you present them on paper through your essays, transcripts, SATs, etc. They don’t know you so the only way to get to know you is what you tell them.
You have to come alive and they can only piece you together with all the information presented. Remember - admissions officers/readers are human and they make mistakes too.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank You so much! that was extremely helpful!(:</p>
<p>I just have one more question, so it is better to write more about myself in this case than it is about how the school will cater to my needs and why UCLA is right for me lalala like the traditional waitlist appeal?</p>