What Are My Chances At University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello there! I aspire to attend University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I know my resumé isn’t very impressive, but I’d really appreciate it if you would chance me at this amazing university. Thanks in advance!

Overall unweighted high school GPA: 3.98 (It’s not too great because I took high school level courses in 7th and 8th grade, and I was pretty irresponsible and careless at the time, so my grades suffered.)
ACT composite score: 29
I am in the top 15% of my class, ranking at 6/39.

In terms of classes, I have taken AP World History, AP Human Geo, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Computer Science, AP English III, AP U.S. History, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP English IV, and AP Biology (12 AP classes total).

Extracurriculars:
ALA Girls State - I ran for Governor and won
Quiz Bowl - 9th and 10th grade; in 9th grade, we were state runner-up champions
STEM Festival - I won 2nd place in Biology in 11th grade
National Honor Society - 10th - 12th grade
Student Council - 11th and 12th grade; I was class representative in 11th, and President in 12th
Volunteering - I’ve volunteered at hospitals during 10th - 12th grade, and acquired over 200 hours.
Science Olympiad - I’ve won three awards during 10th - 12th grade
Yearbook - 11th, 12th
National History Day - 9th, 11th, 12th; I have advanced to state competition in all three years.

Major:
I plan to go for a Biology major.

With all this, do you think I have a good chance at being accepted into UCLA? I’d love to hear any opinions on this.

(Note: I am not a California resident)

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Sorry to disappoint you, if 3.98 is your “weighted” GPA, then UCLA is a reach for you!

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If you do get in could you afford 55k a year?

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What are your ACT and SAT scores? What scores did you get on your AP exams? Is there something unique about you (for example, 1st generation college student) ?

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@uclaparent9 3.98 is my unweighted GPA, not my weighted.

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@JackM82 yes, my family earns enough money to afford tuition and other fees.

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@fearforthefuture My english score was 33, my math score was 29, and my science & reading scores were 27, so my composite was 29. My school is a strictly ACT based school, so I was not able to take the SAT. Unfortunately, there is nothing too unique about me.

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Match/low reach

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3.98? Boo hoo. Go cry me a river, will you? For reference, UCLA only uses sophomore and junior grades. Your GPA suggests that you probably have a 4.0 those two years. Now that grades (the most important factor, mind you), are out of the way, your ACT score is sorta low, I suggest getting it up to 31+. Stop the pity party. You have a good chance of getting in, just nail your essays and you’ll be okay.