UCLA: 2013 Transfer Decisions CLS ONLY

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ *] UC GPA:
[ *] Major GPA:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] TAP?:
[ *] Pre-Reqs Completion?:
[ *] IGETC?:
[ *] How many units complete by spring 13'?:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Personal Statement(1-10):
[ *] Awards if any:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Gender and Ethnicity:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: </p>

<p>[ *] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to:
[ *] SIR (Which school and why): </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>[<em>] UC GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Major GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Intended Major: Bizecon
[</em>] TAP?: Yes
[<em>] Pre-Reqs Completion?:Yes
[</em>] IGETC?: Complete
[li] How many units complete by spring 13’?: 77</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track&Field/ X-Country 2 years in H.S ,MUN Vice-chair, connect program two years,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Server at local Seafood restaurant for 2 years, 3 years private tutor, Internship at Nissan.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hrs of communiy service with keyclub (5 years and treasurer), Volunteer tutor
[</em>] Personal Statement(1-10): 7
[li] Awards if any: MUN award, entrepreneurship reward, Dean’s list 4 times, etc. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] Gender and Ethnicity: Asian Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: P.S
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: GPA</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: Accepted: UCI, UCSD.
[</em>] SIR (Which school and why): Waiting for USC & Berkeley </p>

<p>Good luck everyone!</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] </p>

<p>[ *] UC GPA: Approx. 3.45
[ *] Major GPA: N/A
[ *] Intended Major: Linguistics and French
[ *] TAP?: No
[ *] Pre-Reqs Completion?: Took four semesters of French, but it wasn’t an official prereq
[ *] IGETC?: Yes
[ *] How many units complete by spring 13’?:90+</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Student Trustee) (Student Senate Representative to Academic Senate) (Chancellor Search Committee)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: On campus worker
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local non-profit, helped to sort clothing, distribute clothes to those in need.
[ *] Personal Statement(1-10): 8, but it was very disjointed because it got edited into one essay by my main editor and I had to triage it a bit.
[ *] Awards if any:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] Gender and Ethnicity: Male, Caucasian
[ *] Income Bracket: 0
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My leadership experience was exceptional
[ *] Weaknesses: A low GPA, it also took me many years to finish my IGETC
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I overcame a lot of adversity and showed great leadership.</p>

<p>[ *] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: UCSC, UC Davis accepted, Berkeley rejected
[ *] SIR (Which school and why): Almost one hundred percent sure I will SIR to UCLA, but I am waiting on some possible hail mail admission to Stanford. </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.65
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): ALL (included the recommended ones) complete in the spring
Intended Major: Microbiology
TAG?: no, UCD-UCLA
IGETC?: no, finish UCD’s GE though</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): nothing really (mostly from high school) but i do work at a lab.</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: female
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):Most likely YES. Depends on the date. </p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): decent GPA, finish all my pre-req and GE, and lab job</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ *] UC GPA: 3.8
[ *] Major GPA: 4.0
[ *] Intended Major: Psychology
[ *] TAP?: No
[ *] Pre-Reqs Completion?: ALL
[ *] IGETC?: done
[ *] How many units complete by spring 13’?:105</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Pre-Health Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: secretary, sales associate/cashier, babysitting, hostess
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: doctor’s clinic, methodist hospital, OT/PT clinic
[ *] Personal Statement(1-10): 7/10
[ *] Awards if any:</p>

<p>Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Gender and Ethnicity: female, Asian
[ *] Income Bracket: 30k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): </p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: high GPA, all prereqs done
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: same as strength</p>

<p>[ *] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: accepted to UCLA, UCI, UCSB
[ *] SIR (Which school and why): not sure yet</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA:3.49
[</em>] Major GPA: 4.00
[<em>] Intended Major: Art History
[</em>] TAP?: No
[<em>] Pre-Reqs Completion?: Yes
[</em>] IGETC?: Yes
[li] How many units complete by spring 13’?: 80</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Member of LAVC Honors Society Tau Alpha Epsilon
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Two small, temporary jobs.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None at the time I sent in my application.
[</em>] Personal Statement(1-10): 7/10
[li] Awards if any: President’s/Dean’s Honor List for a couple semesters in a row.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Gender and Ethnicity: Female, Filipino
[</em>] Income Bracket: Low Income
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college, low-income, experience in general history and studio arts.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: All pre-reqs and IGETC completed, personal statement, major GPA.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Possibly GPA, lack of extracurriculars, job/volunteer experience.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I wanna think the studio art and general history experience made me stand out a bit from the other art history applicants but I can’t be too sure, haha…</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: Accepted to CSUN, UC Riverside and UCLA
[</em>] SIR (Which school and why): UCLA because of it’s close distance to home, prestige and good art history program as well as museums on its campus.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: The URSA financial aid summary trick worked for me! I saw it a few days before admissions came out and voila, accepted! Congrats to everyone else who got accepted and good luck to the applicants of next year. :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted

[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.82
[</em>] Major GPA: 4.00
[<em>] Intended Major: Art History
[</em>] TAP?:No
[<em>] Pre-Reqs Completion?:I don’t know. I think I’m missing 1.
[</em>] IGETC?:Yes
[li] How many units complete by spring 13’?: 96</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): AGS (Committee Director), Model UN, and a few others,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 9-month Internship at Political Consultancy Firm, Campaign Staffer,
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: BSA (Eagle Scout), Docent and educational programing volunteer at a museum,and 100+ hours.
[</em>] Personal Statement(1-10): 6.5/10 I started on it the night before the deadline. I’m sure it could have been better; however, it summarized my interest and experience.
[li] Awards if any: 2 honors, 4 scholarships (all on campus)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other [ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Gender and Ethnicity: Black Hispanic Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Contributed research and design to an exhibition at LMU</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection [ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded candidate, at least for CC.
[</em>] Weaknesses: 3 W’s and a F that I all retook for A’s. Yo-yoing grade trend.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: “easy” major.</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: Accepted to Cal, UCSD (International Relations), UCSB, UCI, and UCSC.
[</em>] SIR (Which school and why): UCSB. I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I want to go there because they offer architectural history as a concentration. I didn’t find Cal’s class list interesting. I’ll have to visit Berkeley to make my final decision.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: I don’t what I’m going to do.</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size] </p>

<p>[ *] UC GPA: 3.91
[ *] Major GPA: 4.0
[ *] Intended Major: Bizecon
[ *] TAP?: Yes
[ *] Pre-Reqs Completion?: Yes
[ *] IGETC?: Yes
[ *] How many units complete by spring 13’?: 70ish?</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Social Chair for ISA… nothing too special
[ *] Job/Work Experience: few part time jobs here and there
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: few here and there
[ *] Personal Statement(1-10): 7 ish?
[ *] Awards if any: President awards</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Gender and Ethnicity: Male, Japanese
[ *] Income Bracket: 100k~200K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): TAP, started from the bottom and worked myself up.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: EC
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: TAP/GPA</p>

<p>[ *] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: UCI, UCSD, UCLA, UCB
[ *] SIR (Which school and why): Between LA or CAL, but leaning towards LA</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.87
[</em>] Major GPA: 3.87
[<em>] Intended Major: MechE
[</em>] TAP?: Naw
[<em>] Pre-Reqs Completion?: All for the MechE major.
[</em>] IGETC?: Yup
[li] How many units complete by spring 13’?: 83</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robo captain in high school, math tutor for my college’s mathematics dept, PTK.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None
[</em>] Personal Statement(1-10): 8/10.
[li] Awards if any: Nothing</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup. Didnt receive any :confused:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Gender and Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100k</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: My gpa was pretty high, especially considering that my gpa in HS was horrible. Also, i took ochem, so i was overqualified for MechE
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not that many ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Probably my gpa and a my math tutoring. Also, having ochem made me a good applicant cuz you dont need it for MechE</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] What other colleges did you get accepted/rejected to: Accepted to UCD/UCSD/UCI. Waiting for USC!
[</em>] SIR (Which school and why): I am probably going to SIR to UCLA, but my first choice is USC for biomedical engineering. USC doesnt let me know till june 3rd so im prob going to have to sir to ucla just incase usc rejects me.</p>