Questions about admissions to UCLA and UCI as a language major.

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Hello everyone! I am currently a UC transfer applicant for Fall 2019 and planning to pursue my studies in the Japanese Language. I have a couple questions in regards to my chances of getting admitted to either UCLA or UCI for this major. Is it true that non-impacted majors like mine could increase my chances of gaining admissions to these universities? If not, what are the likely chances with my academics? Also is the School of Letters and Sciences from these universities competitive or not?

For my academics:
GPA: 3.61
So far, I haven’t done much curricular activities for my major besides Japanese tutoring for one semester and study abroad in Japan for a couple months. Recently, I have passed my Japanese Proficiency Test (N4) in February (Sadly, I wish I could put it in my UC application to put more emphasis in my major background)

As for my UC prerequisites:
For UCI, I have done all the prerequisites for Japanese Language and Literature which was displayed on assist.org. However, there is no UC prerequisites from my cc (LAPC) to UCLA. Will this affect my admission to UCLA? Despite I have done four semesters of Japanese and shown my background for my major in the UC application? Overall, I have applied to eight different (UC/CSU) schools and got accepted to CSUN, CSULB, SFSU, and UCSB. I am really curious to see if I could get admitted to UCLA or UCI for this particular major if possible.

If someone can answer these questions, I will appreciate it!

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Oh wow a fellow Japanese major!
I also applied to UCI and UCLA for Fall 2019.

Major: Japanese Language & Literature
GPA: 3.72
TAG: Yes
IGETC: Done
Major pre-reqs: Done after Spring 2019
Accepted: UCI, UCSB, SDSU
Pending: UCSD, UCLA, UCB

I do think it’s true that our admission chances our higher for us since our major is not as competitive. I actually took JLPT as well ( Passed N1). Emphasized it in one of my essays but I do wish we could have included it in the application as well. My only extracurricular is working part time.

I think you should have a good chance for UCI since you finished your prerequisites classes. Will you complete your IGETC by Spring?

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Hi friend! Wow my dude congrats with your UC admissions. I’m hella jealous by the fact you got into UCI! ? Also answer your question, yes i will be done with my IGETC by the end of this spring. Even though we got 18 more days until our UC results gets released, the waiting game is honestly torturing me. ?Hopefully i could get into one of these schools and I hope the same way for you too!

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That’s great you finished! Counselors have always told me the most important thing was finishing your IGETC and major requirements so I believe you’ll be accepted into UCI as well. Especially since you were accepted to UCSB already. Hope you get an update soon