<p>I paid like about 200 bucks for editting my essays on EssayEdge.com.
hopefully this will work...:/</p>
<p>I was rejected from UCLA
G.P.A.:3.74/U.C. G.PA.:3.82
Major: Biz Econ</p>
<p>I was missing the second course of the calculus sequence, which I planned to take during summer. I also worked fulltime throughout my time at J.C. and had really good EC's and essays (I've been an English tutor for awhile.)</p>
<p>I don't know why I got rejected, but i don't think there is some conspriacy theory behind it. My rejection indicates one thing and one thing only: there were more qualified applicants than myself for a limited number of spots.</p>
<p>^wild guess says its cuz of your second course of calculus. Probably too many ppl with too good stats that have completed all pre-reqs.</p>
<p>"According to a Frontline special on the process of evaluating UC candidates for admission, the process is not random, but selective, highly selective. Unfortunately, it is true that many well qualified candidates don't make it into schools they deserve. "</p>
<p>here is a case.
my friend</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
All pre reqs completed
presidents of 2 different clubs.
ECs and volunteers
good essay.</p>
<p>rejected from UCLA today. I am sure that UCLA is highly selective, that only those with Harvard stats got in.</p>
<p>exillo, don't mean to diss you, but if you don't have a higher stats than some of those rejects, i found it rude to bash them on this thread, a REJECT thread.</p>
<p>personally I am not rejected from UCLA.</p>
<p>ok, to all those people who claim that missing 2 or more classes is an automatic rejection to UCLA engineering, i like to know one thing. Today, i talked with one of my other friends who got into UCLA for mechanical engineering. I asked him how many classes he was missing and he told me 3. I was completely shocked with what he had told me because i thought that it would've been an automatic rejection. His GPA is 3.76 which is very close to mine. SO, with all this admissions BS, I am pretty sure that it is all randomness. </p>
<p>now exilo, you can sure as hell tell all of us rejects that we are being sour grapes. As far as I know, I am being sour for what has happened. All I care about know is being admitted to Cal for their engineering program. And yes exilo, Cal is MORE academically superior than UCLA. Higher caliber of students apply to Cal than they do to LA and you know that it is a fact.</p>
<p>how good an essay or any other type of type of literature depends on the person who is reading it. people may marvel at poetry, but i can't stand the stuff myself. same thing could be said about essays. </p>
<p>i could write on my essay that i've taken SAT prep courses, did a bunch of ec's, and had the highest gpa in my school. to the reader, that could mean..."oh, this person's a rich bastard with enough free time to prepare." </p>
<p>another person could write that they have two kids, they're financially disadvantaged, work 40+ hours a week, and gets a 3.whatever...the reader could interpret that as..."gee, this person got a 3.xx in spite of all that drama in their lives..."</p>
<p>if i assumed that there are 13000 applicants and only 3200 who will get accepted...to me that means most of those 9800 (other deserving people) are gonna get rejected. i don't know about statistics, but that seems like an awfully high number. we rejects just happen to be one of the unlucky ones.</p>
<p>also, i just love how people are comparing gpa's...so and so has 3.4x while i have a 3.8x...who cares? it's easy to belittle those who have lower gpas without knowing their circumstances. what i would like to know is how you compare with those with higher gpas? what is your excuse?</p>
<p>in the end, it's not the end of the world. with the exception of ucsf and ucm...all of the schools in the uc system are tier 1 schools. you can't go wrong no matter what school you attend. about the only difference is prestige. take a look at bill gates or check out the alumni for less prestigious schools. you'll see people who have succeeded in life regardless of the school they attended. if you need prestige as a crutch in life, i pity you.</p>
<p>i am a ucla reject, but i will still succeed in life. what about you?</p>
<p>^well said, porcupyne</p>
<p>Morning lilomui! You can't sleep either? :)</p>
<p>I completely agree porcupyne......</p>
<p>It's definitely not random. GPA's are not all they are looking at apparently, judging from the amount of people who were rejected with excellent GPA's. You insist on comparing stories, GPA's, etc, in some desparate attempt to justifiy you're own position that it's random, meanwhile bash UCLA (which I feel you have a right to vent, of course).</p>
<p>Secondly.....and I've been wanting to say this for a long time. For those who don't get into Berkeley, you have my apololgies.</p>
<p>However, for those who have been rejected from UCLA and have used this time to go on a bitter diatribe about their Admissions department.....I have one question. If UCLA is so inferior in your estimation (only since April 27th, post rejection has this been the case) and Berkeley is superior in everything academic and otherwise, and more selective and discriminating in the long run, then HOW the hell do you think you'll be able to get in? Begs the question.......logic doesn't back that assumption/contention/concept.....</p>
<p>I am hoping to see some UCB acceptance here in this thread. Post them when the time comes.</p>
<p>Regardless, I still hope you get in.....lol. I'm just so surprised no one brought this up....</p>
<p>"I paid like about 200 bucks for editting my essays on EssayEdge.com.
hopefully this will work...:/"</p>
<p>Is that really a good idea. I thought about having friends edit my essay, etc, but I decided I didn't want a cookie cutter essay. I wanted something that gave the impression that I was a real person, who may not write like someone with an MS in English. I am not saying that your essay won't be good, hell, it'll probably be a lot better than mine!, but, isn't it important that it is your own, not something that was yours before someone doctored it? </p>
<p>jmo. Sorry to all who were rejected from LA.
-A</p>
<p>"now exilo, you can sure as hell tell all of us rejects that we are being sour grapes. As far as I know, I am being sour for what has happened. All I care about know is being admitted to Cal for their engineering program. And yes exilo, Cal is MORE academically superior than UCLA. Higher caliber of students apply to Cal than they do to LA and you know that it is a fact."</p>
<p>Hi, Mosharma. Let me start off by saying i'm sorry you didn't get into the Chem E program at UCLA. </p>
<p>We all know that for ChE UCB is superior, but you make the school! I was accepted to UCLA for ChE and although it wasn't my first choice, I am very honored to have been accepted. I have a similar gpa to yours (3.73), but our circumstances are different i'm sure, and you can't just go by gpa. UCLA is a top school and they have the professors and facilities to help me reach my potential. That is all that you can really ask for in a school. Yes, I would love to go to Cal, and i'm crossing my fingers that i'll get in... but if I don't I am not going to be angry about it because I know it is competitive. Instead I will choose from the schools I was admitted to and I will make the best of my education. </p>
<p>I am sure you were admitted to some great schools with your gpa (3.7something) in a difficult major. You will do excellently if you focus your mind on taking advantage of what is offered to you where you end up going. If that be Cal, GREAT! I wish you the best! But, if not, just know that you still have just as much chance to do great things as you would have at Cal... and, like I tell myself, there's always grad school:) </p>
<p>So, good luck.
Angela.</p>
<p>Essay's are subjective and in a way so are EC's.</p>
<p>Balckdream, a person doesn't need a 4.0 to show common sense and recognize this fact. But I did apply with a 4.0 and some EC's and what I felt were powerful essay's. But just because I thought they did the job well doesn't mean they did...it just so turns out they did the job that I wanted...so I'm good with that.</p>
<p>But when people start coming in here spouting off that they have a 4.0, did this, did that, had the best essay's ever! Well you have to remember there are many, many, many people with outstanding GPA's but express themselves poorly when writing...the reverse is true for some student's that have lower GPA's but are fantastic at writing. That is why many people with lower GPA's were accepted.</p>
<p>If you can't see this point I don't know how to make it any clearer. People like to say the process is random because they think it absolves them of any personal responsibility in the process and they can spout off that those that got in were just lucky. Luck, is an insult to your intelligence and to those that put forth the effort to gain admittance.</p>
<p>he had an awesome essay</p>
<p>Prove it.</p>
<p>Ever hear: You can't please all of the people all of the time.</p>
<p>Here is an example. I went to the Getty Museum in LA. A wonderful place to visit, but as I was looking at these works of art considered to be some of the finest in the world by those that know, I couldn't help but be bored with them. I ended up spending more time appreciating the architecture of the Getty itself and not the artwork within its walls.</p>
<p>The point being, just because you think your friends essay was "awesome", doesn't mean it was. It is subjective.</p>
<p>Are you kidding? Why are there people who got accepted that are on this thread *****ing about anything. You can pretend you aren't here to gloat and so on, but honestly then, what are you here for? Many of those who were rejected had stats similar to those of people accepted. They don't know why they were rejected just as you will never know precisely why you were accepted over them. Nobody is trying to downplay your accomplishments, we are just trying to figure out what happened. If the adcoms are smoking pot, maybe we all need to follow their lead because it sounds like some of you guys really need to chill out.</p>
<p>o.O</p>
<p>This rare for me...I'm speechless. But you are right on one point..why do I bother posting to this thread...I'm tilting at windmills here.</p>
<p>tilting at windmills?
u sure you're not an english major? :)
very unique expression indeed!</p>
<p>i agree with nkased. some mysteries will never be solved... that's why if you're determined enough, you will appeal.</p>