<p>hi im new to the board and i was wondering do you have to be in honors or AP classes to get into UCLA if u have a 3.9 in College prep classes</p>
<p>in CA, "college prep" classes are basically the nice words for "non-honors." They mean that you didn't take rigourous classes. So your chances are iffy for ucla. In other public schools, they mean the same as honors. Beleive me, in my school college prep mean "slacker" classes.</p>
<p>For fall 2005, the average admitted domestic freshman presented the following characteristics: </p>
<p>4.25 GPA (weighted).
1,345 on the SAT I.
674 on the SAT II writing.
688 on the SAT II math tests.
19 honors/AP/IB/CL courses. </p>
<p>Stolen from their website. Of course, at our school the maximum number of IB/CL classes you can take is 14. So heh.</p>
<p>The average GPA for admission to UCLA in recent years has been around 4.2 using the UC calculation. It is greater than 4.0 due to higher weight being given to honors and AP class grades. If you do not take honors or AP classes, the highest GPA you can achieve is obviously 4.0. This puts you at a serious competitive disadvantage for admission. Also, the UC adcoms look at the strength of your schedule. If you are taking less than difficult classes, you will likely be rejected.</p>
<p>amaka022:</p>
<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCLA: Slight Reach</p>
<p>My daughter had an unweighted GPA of 3.9 and change, weighted something like 4.3, with many A's in AP classes. Her grades and standardized test scores qualified her for the UCLA Honors Program--but her application was rejected. We're Calif. residents, too.</p>
<p>Berkeley accepted her (why one and not the other big UC?). But she rejected them in favor of NYU. :-)</p>
<p>"he UCLA Honors Program--but her " - sloparent</p>
<p>what is the honors program?</p>
<p>Freshman qualifications: <a href="http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/honors/freshman.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/honors/freshman.html</a></p>
<p>Sloparent, it is very surprising that your D would not be admitted to UCLA with the credentials she had unless there were weaknesses in other parts of her application. If the SAT 2 scores were less than an average of 700, or she had a weak personal statement, that could've hurt her chances, but otherwise it seems to be a mystery. Another potential problem is if she declared a very popular major on her application.
Interestingly, my niece was rejected from UCLA and admitted to Cal and NYU. She wanted to go to NYU, but her parents weren't so keen on the idea! Good luck to your D.</p>
<p>kidsdad: It was a mystery, especially since she got into Cal. Her application was very strong on all fronts. She had a few friends who also got into one or the other and not both, so it made us wonder if there was a coordinated effort somewhere in the UCs!</p>
<p>But we are absolutely thrilled about NYU. It's an excellent choice for her, and we have been very impressed with the faculty, administrators and students we have met. I hope your niece is happy, wherever she attends.</p>
<p>I hear the competition is pretty stiff. My baby cousin just got rejected from UCLA, she's a csf honors student from Canyon and took a pretty heavy courseload. I'd say, take the AP courses and hope for a strong GPA. But don't get down if you're not accepted to LA because there's always hope for transfer from either another UC or CCC.</p>