@CharlieEcho35 You will do great!!! Focus on the acceptances!!! My son (in state) was. rejected Civ. eng. from USC too. 4.46 gpa, 1550 SAT, 800/physics sat, 740/math sat2…it’s rough out there.
I’m trying to get him excited about the places where he was accepted. And remember, you can ALWAYS transfer! Both of my brothers did into UCLA, (one from CC, and the other from Cal state Humbolt) and I did into UCSC! from CC! The possibilities are endless when you are young!!! You might find you love your school, though!
Okay @10s4life - D accepted to Engineering. Now it is decision time. She is hearing stories of how competitive UCLA is once you are attending and that the pressure never lets up. What is your take on UCLA students’ competitiveness once attending?
@MomElena That must be from the pre meds lol. Of course there are competitive people but the overwhelming majority of people aren’t. The school encroaches collaboration from the start. I do all of my homework in groups and it’s never cut throat. We help each other on homework’s, projects and other work. Most don’t care about grades in engineering cause the curve works out in the end and everyone is able to get an internship/job. Plus the dorms have all kinds of majors and you’ll meet so many people outside of your classes. Most of my friends aren’t engineers and they haven’t found classes competitive either.
@letsgorams I receieved that email too, but I can’t access my award letter. When I sign in with my logon ID, it says, “Our records indicate that you do not have access to use MyUCLA at this time…”
@MomElena Best way to describe the environment is a more studious UCSB. Everyone works hard during the day/during finals week and weekends/nights it’s a lot of fun.
hey @10s4life, I was looking at my PAL and on the view information page it said that the estimated family contribution for me is $27,000, but then when I go to the “View My Award” Page, my Estimated Cost of Attendance/Net Cost is around $34,000. It doesn’t show any money offered to me by UCLA, so I was just wondering if you know which estimate is more accurate or if UCLA will show me any actual award after I submit my SIR. I’ll call the Financial Aid & Scholarships later on, but I just figured id ask on here too. Thank you in advance!!
Same here @mbelle it shows expected family contribution at a lower amount than total Net cost. I’m out of state so it’s a lot more than the Expected family contribution amount. I’m so confuse…
@xenonpulse Are you logging in with your UC login credentials? Don’t. In the PAL email, there are two links: one is to log in to access your PAL and the other is to create the account for PAL. I can PM you the link to create the account. Then you will be able to access it.
The first estimate, the lower one is you cost of tuition. The second higher one is tuition plus form & extras. I could be wrong but this is what I’m looking at with my D’d financial aid.
Does anyone know if the learning and environment is friendly? I am planning to go into the medical field, and I have heard a lot about how hostile the peers are in a lot of schools. I’m wondering if UCLA is like that too.
