<p>i want to make sur i get into ucla
okay pepes my GPA is a 3.5 im a freshman i have no ap classes yet but i will have two next year i did 5 hours of community service and was rewarded by the national health department i was in the junior cadet class i love reading political science books and love tennis do i have a chance from now oh yeah i was ranked 176 out of 1376 freshman's also African American</p>
<p>not with that grammar</p>
<p>And how do you get an award from the national health department for doing 5 hours of community service?</p>
<p>5 community service hours.</p>
<p>The adcoms will bow down to you.</p>
<p>FIVE community service hours 
In your freshman year?
That’s more than the average CC User gets over all four years!</p>
<p>Basically guaranteed acceptance</p>
<p>Find an EC you love and throw yourself into while maintain (perhaps bringing up; idk much about UCLA) your GPA.</p>
<p>But first, befriend the Shift key and the period on your keyboard.</p>
<p>Haha, guys, seriously, stop being mean.
You worry a bit early in terms of that. I was like you in freshman year, and that motivation unfortunately wore off. Do not let this happen to you. Do what you like to do, since that’s how you do your best. Don’t worry about what colleges will like. Do ECs that you enjoy for your sake. They want a student who do well in certain things, not try everything and be horrible at them. Do you want to be stuck with that certain EC that you hate for 4 years? Ew…
Do keep your grades up, take AP classes, and enjoy your high school years. Take PSATs and get ready for that SAT; that determines A LOT. Did you see the prep book? Yeah, start early, haha.
UCLA is more academic oriented. They focus more on your academics, but if you can do ECs and still get high grades, go for it! Berkeley wants well-rounded students. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>smileYO</p>
<p>You can’t do anything to make sure that you get into a school as selective as UCLA. Follow the advice everyone has given you, and you’ll be on a good track to do so. But don’t assume that if you do the right things you will absolutely be admitted.</p>