URGENT: Worth applying to UCLA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm applying already to UC-Berkeley and UC-Davis, but I'm out-of-state (Maryland), so I'm kind of confused as to whether I'd even have a chance at UCLA (and whether its worth the $60 application fee or not)...I'm going for computer engineering (or EE/CS, whatever you want to call it).</p>

<p>SAT: 760 Math, 730 CR, 720 Writing
SAT IIs: 800 MIIC, 770 US-H, 760 Physics
APs: Stat - 5, Calc AB - 5, US-H - 5, Eng. Lang - 4, Comp Sci A - 4
APs To-Be-Taken: Calc BC, Eng. Lit, Physics C (both parts), Macroecon, Microecon (self-study), thinking about self-studying Government...kind of going to depend on where I go to school (and if I can get credit for it or not)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.85 Cal-weighted...3.54 UW (but my rank is 24/475 b/c I've always taken the toughest courses)</p>

<p>My GPA would be my biggest detractor I think...although an upward trend will help, right? Unweighted, I had a 3.3 for 9th and 10th grade, but a 4.0 (straight As) for 11th grade and I have straight A's through 1.5 quarters this year.</p>

<p>ECs: 3 years varsity golf, FIRST Robotics club, Ski Club, 30 hrs/week work
Hook: I've been building and maintaining my own PCs and home network/server for 3+ years now...run Linux on my home PC, am working on my Cisco and A+ technical certifications...not really a "hook" but as much of one as I have, and I wrote my long essay on this.</p>

<p>Anyway - how rare would it be for someone OOS to be rejected from Berkeley but accepted to UCLA? I think Berkeley is my #2 choice right now (behind Cornell...wouldn't mind staying on the east coast), but UCLA would be a close 3rd (maybe tied with U. of Washington) if I could somehow get in I think...So, SHOULD I APPLY? I'm already applying to 9 schools (but I'm kind of giving myself a few options on both coasts just incase):</p>

<p>Cornell ED, Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, U. of Rochester, Syracuse, CU-Boulder, Washington, UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis...should UCLA be added to this list?</p>

<p>Note: this is also in the UCLA forum, I just thought I might get more responses here...Thanks!</p>

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<p>If there is a chance you would attend UCLA if you were admitted, apply. It cant hurt.</p>

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<p>Berkeley is harder to get into than Cornell and UCLA...</p>

<p>I'd say Berkeley is a reach school for you and Cornell is leaning to match.</p>

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<p>yea sure, apply to UCLA.</p>

<p>although your gpa will hurt you, you never know what'll happen</p>

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<p>Flippy, UCLA and Cal have similar OOS admissions rates, so I don't know how accurate your argument is.</p>

<p>live- if you feel like UCLA is worth it, then I would apply. After all, $60 is worth getting a definite answer for a question that you may wonder your whole life.</p>

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<p>i agree with UCLAri.</p>

<p>good stuff man</p>

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<p>UC-Berkeley and UCLA admit, what... 5 out of state students a year? I'd say those are the biggest reaches on your list, just because you don't live in CA.</p>

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<p>Sure it's a reach, but only because you're in Maryland. UC GPA is pretty good and a 2210 SAT is great! Give yourself a chance.</p>

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>Thanks for all the replies...I ended up applying to UC-Davis, Berkeley, and UCLA.</p>

<p>Like most people here said, it's worth a shot. There was someone from my school who graduated last year that got into Berkeley with a similar schedule and stats, so that's what prompted me to go for that...and I may as well take a shot at UCLA since its the same app and everything. I do think it would be very strange to get deferred or rejected from Cornell ED and then accepted to Berkeley and/or UCLA, but stranger things have happened... If I went just for Berkeley and got in I'd be thrilled but would end up angry at myself for not also going for UCLA (to have a few different top-notch options). I also figured that considering UCLA is only 40% white and close to 60/40 Female/Male, that being a white male could even help me for once...probably not but it was just something I used to justify applying. Thanks again for the responses.</p>

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<p>live-,</p>

<p>In the past few years, UCLA, Cal, and Cornell have had similar admit rates, so your strange scenario isn't so strange.</p>

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<p>live-:</p>

<p>Actually, for Fall 2004, UCLA is actually 34.5% white and 56% female/44% male... Just thought you should know the real statistics...
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ITU0607.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ITU0607.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>