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Well, my overall non-weighted GPA is only 3.28 because, I don’t know why, but I never considered my grades until Junior year when I started getting 3.83’s. I’m applying for colleges in November and I do have 100% certain back up schools but I want to know what others think about getting into UCLA, my dream school.
I only took about 4 Honors classes because honestly? I was too lazy to apply for anything and even if I did think about doing it, I never actually did anything about it which only came back and bit me in the ***.
Well, as I’ve said, I have a non-weighted GPA of 3.28. My SAT Reasoning Test score is 1910. I got 610 on my Math 2c and I’m planning on re-taking it as well as U.S. History as my second subject test. I volunteered at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center under my uncle’s department, Pulmonary Neonatology, and am going to be published by the end of this year or by early next year in a recognized pediatric medical journal. My uncle, the Neonatology department head, has promised to write me a recommendation and copy and sign enough for every college I’m applying to as well as promising to do his best to get me into UCLA. On a scale of 1-10, what do you think my chances of getting into UCLA are? I’m not overly hopeful and I do realize that my GPA, lack of AP classes and the fact my SAT Subject Test isn’t particularly high will seriously bring me down.
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UC admission evaluation is based on a variety of factors. All UCs favor factors such as the rigor of your HS curriculum (number of UC-approved honors/AP/IB/CC courses completed), excellent weighted and unweighted GPA, and demonstrated leadership abilities. You are also compared to your peers, meaning your academic and extracurricular achievements are viewed in context of students in your HS who applied to the UCs this year and 3 years prior. Given the number of factors considered and the complex data involved, it is essentially impossible for anyone to accurately predict your chance.
UCLA is academic achievement oriented, meaning excellent grades and fantastic test scores are essential to be competitive.
UCs do not review recommendation letters.
???are you joking (no offense) my best friend had a 4.7 GPA and didnt get into UCLA (although he managed to get into Berkeley). the average GPA for UCLA is 3.9
however, for the other UCs, you have a shot at:
Riverside
Merced
Santa Cruz
sorry :/
but the other UCs that i listed are good too….especially SC
good luck
I agree with Lina about your chances at different UCs.
Be sure to mention in your essay that are having an article published, give the correct academic reference for it and offer to send a copy upon request.
It’s fine if your uncle does his best to get you into UCLA.
However, if he writes any letters of recommendation for you, he should disclose in them that he is your uncle.
If he does not disclose the relationship and the admissions office finds out some other way that he is your uncle (and there are ways they can do this even if his name is different), your file will go to the recycle bin.
Each letter should be freshly printed on the computer. Never use photocopies of a letter. The inside address of the letter should specify the university to which it is being sent. The letters must be sent directly to the university by the person who wrote them, not by you. They should be on the official letterhead of the writer’s organization, unless the writer is filling out a university’s form instead.
Look carefully at the letter requirements of each university. Some may prohibit letters from relatives, in which case your uncle should not send one.
Have at least one extra letter sent by a non-relative to all universities to which your uncle sends one. Some universities will toss your uncle’s letter as soon as they read that he is your uncle, even if they don’t tell you that in advance, so you need the extra letter sent to replace it.
Is this fair? Yes it is. How many people get a volunteer position like yours if they don’t have a highly placed uncle?
I don’t know whether or not your article would be published anyway if your uncle were not in his postion, but most admissions departments will wonder about it, especially if your uncle is a co-author or if they put two and two together and see that the article comes from your uncle’s hospital, if that is where it does come from.
I’m sorry if this was not pleasant reading, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Non-disclosure of the relationship of your uncle will be considered dishonesty by most admissions offices and if that happens, it will go on your permanent record.
You are lucky to have a helpful and influential uncle. Don’t abuse your privilege.