<p>Quick question. I got accepted to USC with a Dean's Scholarship, but UCLA is my top choice. Which school is more difficult to get into (and by how much)? Also, based on my admission/scholarship, are my chances good for UCLA? Thanks!</p>
<p>I know I might get flamed for this but...</p>
<p>I'd give a very slight edge to UCLA in admissions difficulty. They're both very comparable in difficulty of admission, but UCLA seems slightly more selective. (I am not basing this on % admitted, either.)</p>
<p>I'd say you have a very good shot at UCLA if you were accepted to USC with a Dean's Scholarship.</p>
<p>thanks! :) i'll hope for the best</p>
<p>Not always.</p>
<p>From this thread. In the first few pages, there was a case of a student got accepted to UCLA but was rejected at USC.
My guess is that UCLA does not differentiate between 9/10th grade honor classes while USC or most private schools do.</p>
<p>My guess is that OOS UCLA is harder, in-state USC. Just due to proportions.</p>
<p>But I'm just guessing.</p>
<p>That student was from CA.</p>
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<p>And there have been cases of students accepted to Harvard but not UC Riverside.</p>
<p>From what I've seen, UCLA seems a tad more selective. Though, again, on the whole, they're both very comparable in selectivity.</p>
<p>your chances are obviously good, but it depends more on your test scores. For example, if you are a NMF and a decent gpa, acceptance to 'SC is pretty much assured. But, the UCs don't consider test scores as much, and a 3.6 + 2200 can easily be rejected.</p>
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But, the UCs don't consider test scores as much, and a 3.6 + 2200 can easily be rejected.
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<p>UCLA considers test score as "very important" category. Only UCB puts in "important" category.</p>
<p>well, my UC gpa is around 4.13 and my SAT scores are 2330, math2: 790, and bio: 740. I wasn't a national merit finalist though, just honorable mention.</p>
<p>ColumbiaStudent:</p>
<p>You are missing the critical point: USC is test-score happy, & considers test scores more important than gpa, at least for high scorers.</p>
<p>OP: if your essay was good, you should have an excellent shot at UCLA. But, like all math-science types, a strong humanities-lit subject test score would be of more help, if only to differentiate you from the high-scoring math-science crowd.</p>
<p>Honestly, UCLA is just a better school than USC (and I'm not a student at either school). On the west coast SC is good, but on the EC, everyone just knows it as a wealthy fb school. </p>
<p>UCLA is projected to admit 20% this year. USC admits around 27%. Also keep in mind that legacy/minority status carries a huge weight at SC, while at UCLA, connections and ethnicity have no bearing on admissions, so everyone is on an even playing field.</p>
<p>hah yeah i guess but i'm a white female with no legacy so it didn't really affect me/give me an advantage or anything. and yeah, ucla is my top choice- i'm only considering usc because i love socal and la in general and its a good school.</p>
<p>My worthless two cents:
You have a pretty good shot at UCLA. Selectivity is about the same between the two, though I'd give the edge to UCLA (USC's marginally better test scores notwithstanding, since as a private institution they're free to pick and choose/manipulate reported information).<br>
With that being said, admissions are often a crapshoot. It's not uncommon for students to get into Cal but not UCLA or for students to get into UCLA but not SC. Either way, you're definitely a competitive applicant. Good luck.</p>
<p>The edge UCLA has over USC is because its' more affordable. It's yield is higher than USC.</p>
<p>I'm a UCLA grad. I can only go by recent published statistics, not the way it was thirty years ago (where USC would have been ranked around 100 - 150).</p>
<p>It appears it is about equally difficult to get into each. UCLA will put more emphasis on GPA and USC on test scores (the test scores are the first thing people talk about along with % admitted, and makes a big difference in the USNWR ranking criteria).</p>
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The edge UCLA has over USC is because its' more affordable.
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Uh... that would be ONE of many reasons.</p>
<p>Being a Californian and seeing who gets into these two schools, I would have to say that I think that UCLA is a little bit more competitive. Don't get me wrong, both are excellent schools and I really want to go to USC (Fight on!) However, I think that UCLA seems to put more on statistics.</p>
<p>USC: the University of Second Choice (first choice being UCLA). =p</p>
<p>I'm not so sure USC puts more emphasis on test scores. My D does not have a stellar SAT and was accepted with a Trustees interview. She's not the only one. Evidently there are many with much higher scores who were not considered for the merit scholarships. Though my D has a very high GPA, I think USC very much looked at the ECs, essays, awards and so on. I have been under the impression that UCLA is more numbers based (including the SAT scores), but I might be wrong.
In any case, to the OP, I have no doubt you have great chances for UCLA.</p>