Does anybody know how competitive the UCLA nursing program is? Also, would a 1390 SAT be so low for this program that my application is not seriously considered especially since I am applying from Out of State?
UCLA had a 2% acceptance rate for Nursing Fall 2018 (most recent data) with 3038 applicants and 51 admits.
UCLA does not breakout their admission stats by major but below are the 25th and 75th percentiles for OOS admits.
25th percentile::
Unweighted GPA: 3.91
Fully Weighted GPA: 4.42
SAT: 1440
75th percentile:
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Fully Weighted GPA: 4.83
SAT: 1540
UCLA Nursing is highly competitive.
Just from hearsay. Supposedly if your SAT score is above 1300, with weighted gpa above 4.1, ucla would consider you as a qualified candidate. The rest of the admission croteria is based on extracurricular activity and essay. No difference between a student with 1600 sat vs one with a score of 1350
@afklin That would be false. Ucla has no mins or cutoffs. The difference between a 1590 or 1600 is negligible though.
@10s4life My daughter took an accelerated pass/fail summer trig class between sophomore and junior year so she could take AP Calc junior year. She passed and it’s on her transcript, but she did not receive credit nor does it go towards her GPA. I realize it will have to be reported, but since it is called “accelerated” I don’t know if UC would want to count it as 2 semesters or 1, and what her final grade even was. She is a junior so she has time before applying next fall, but this is something we should clarify with the high school? If it was considered a full year course and grade? Because as of now it does not show up on her transcript as anything other than a pass with no credit. Thank you!
@SouthShoreC thats tough one. Because it is only 1 summer it would most likely count as a semester not 2. Also since it’s pass fail you can’t put a grade on it. There might be. A pass fail option on the application but I can’t recall of if memory. That class would show up under additional coursework or “notes”. It won’t count under the math section for A-G requirements because it prob isn’t on the course list and doesn’t have a letter grade. You’ll have to send the transcript that has that credit and class name on it. Not too big of a deal cause AP Calc trumps that.
@10s4life Thanks! I will probably follow up with admissions down the road, but that helps!
Does she have letter grades for Algebra, Algebra2 and Geometry courses which are the minimum UC Math requirements?
You can also look up the a-g Math courses for her HS on this link: https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist
@Gumbymom Yes, she has letter grades for Algebra, Algebra 2 and Geometry, so she definitely went in sequence before taking AP Calc. We can actually calculate the grade she got for her pass/fail summer course (93) but on the official transcript it only says “pass”. So if she were to put “A” for the summer course on her application, it wouldn’t be validated when they see her official transcript. She is only a junior so she hasn’t created an account on the UC platform yet. Maybe it will be clearer once she does? We are not familiar with it yet.
She can’t be the first one this has happened to, I might just have to give them a call. We are out of state, so that is probably why it’s a little trickier for me to get a clear answer. I can find a close match on the a-g course list, but being out of state and with no letter grade on her transcript it’s a bit tougher, unless you have seen this before? Thank you for your help, I have already read so many of your useful comments!!
From the UC website if the class is an a-g course:
The University of California does not accept pass/fail grades for freshman admission.
So even if the course is considered an a-g course, it will not be accepted by the UC’s. I would still call to find out if it even needs to be reported since non a-g courses should not be reported on the UC application.
@Gumbymom oh yes, that helps. I will call to see exactly how they want her to report it. TY!
-Your SAT would be one factor affecting acceptance.
-Can your family afford $65k per year to attend UCLA. There is no financial aid for nonresidents. None.
-Did you complete a year of visual/ performing arts coursework??A number of nonresidents aren’t aware that California’s public universities require a year of coursework in the arts.
You seem to be focused on very expensive schools, as well as future medical school. Coming to California for your undergrad will be very expensive; Medical school will run your family another $300,000 with no available scholarships.
Have you discussed any of these costs/finances with your family?
You alone can’t afford this since you will need big money ? to attend these schools you are targeting…