<p>I heard that if you get an e-mail from UCLA about scholarship information,
;then, it means that your chance to get into UCLA is high.</p>
<p>Did anyone hear about this sort of thing?
or it's just a rumor?</p>
<p>It seems to be my experience that that is the case.</p>
<p>Edit: It is the case when it is an official e-mail from the financial aid office. Sorry for being unclear earlier!</p>
<p>Does GPA matter?
Do you think is there any criteria of sending those e-mails to particular ppl?</p>
<p>Does GPA matter for what? Admission? Of course GPA matters.</p>
<p>I think that the e-mails are just sent to people who are flagged for whatever reason. I don’t know why.</p>
<p>lisaloverboy-
what kind of email? i also received one noting that I should keep a lookout for putside/private scholarships during this transfer process. and then a link to the sallie mae foundation.</p>
<p>It seems like no one knows for exact sure, thus you should wait for a real acceptance letter before going out to celebrate. Congratulations though, it probably means that your chances are quite good.</p>
<p>That’s good to know. And of course, I need to keep levelheaded as my major is impacted. But VERY good to know! :)</p>
<p>“It seems to be my experience that that is the case.”</p>
<p>UCLAri really? I know you’ve been around while, but why do you say that? Seems everybody was getting those emails around here…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/451312-ucla-applicant-sallie-mae-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/451312-ucla-applicant-sallie-mae-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Maybe you mean the regents..or alumnae??.</p>
<p>i didn’t get any scholarship info… darn!</p>
<p>This is a common technique used by many schools to encourage the applicant while also allowing the school to measure the student’s interest in the school. At some universities, if you don’t fill out the scholarship application, then the school assumes that it is not one of your top choices and will reject or waitlist you.</p>
<p>shrinkrap- the people that usually use CC tend to actually care about their academics [!] and are a bit more informed than those who don’t. but who knows really…</p>
<p>Yeah, but some sources on CC are more reliable than others…</p>
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<p>Admission to specific colleges at UCLA matters. Major does not. Major plays no bearing on admission. This is one of the biggest misconceptions amongst applicants-- YOUR MAJOR HAS NO BEARING ON ADMISSION. Only the college you apply to has any bearing.</p>
<p>shrinkrap,</p>
<p>Ah, yeah… I should’ve been clearer. If the e-mail is specifically about FINANCIAL AID, and is from the fin aid office, then it’s usually a sign. Otherwise, no. In many cases, including mine and my fianc</p>
<p>“I like to think that I’m half-reliable…”</p>
<p>that’s what I thought, but I just wanted to clarify</p>
<p>Questioning me? Pfft. </p>
<p>How intelligent of you.</p>
<p>Errr…what’s your take on getting financial aid info by snail mail?!? …</p>
<p>joking…</p>
<p>UCLAri- REALLY? wow. and i thought i was semi-in tune, lol. thanks so much for this info. i’m applying as a communication studies major which is under The College of Letters and Science and that was something i always wondered about. the whole simultaneous admissions thing.</p>
<p>icy9ff8-
how would ucla know whether a student has applied to such suggested scholarships anyway [like the sallie mae one]?</p>
<p>UCLAri- One last thing… my email was short and from the FAO. I almost took it lightly.</p>
<p>Woman.Of.Troy,</p>
<p>This is straight from UCLA’s admission site:</p>
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<p>Oh, and what was the e-mail specifically about? About FAFSA and filling it out, or what?</p>