UCLA Class of 2027 Official Thread

[doomam3]

As other mentioned you do compete with the opportunities available to you in your own school and your performance is evaluated relative to your peers. Our kids attend a top public in an affluent area of LA and we have every AP class under the sun. Counselors are very accommodating with DE as well, so 4.8+ weighted UC GPAs are pretty common around these parts.

But despite the AP/DE buffet and high GPAs, our school never beats the published acceptance rate at UCLA and only get about 27-29 out of 300+. So while a 4.7/12APs is great, in context here its only above average.

You can see the results by HS here.

Admissions by source school

There was an interesting discussion on this topic a few years back here on CC.

2018 UC-Berkeley select public HS admission rates

@Undercrackers I think that there are a few take aways here. First, I think that you are right. It is likely slightly harder for the same student to get an admission to a top college coming from a more select high school than from a mediocre high school. (Most likely the explanation is due to colleges wanting diversity. Which I recognize, may be controversial. But, personally, I support.) Second, your example may not be typical. On average, a student from a more select high school is better prepared for a top college. (That is basically how I interpret the statistics in the paper.) Third, it is very personal from one student to the next. Yes, your child may have thrived being one of the bigger fish in a smaller pond. For another child this can be very different. Having friends that are more academically interested around oneself can make a big difference for their interests, hobbies, personal habits, etc. So, I congratulate you on your D and how you raised her. However, that may no…