UC admissions policies

[loseyourname]

Originally posted by ckBejug I SO should have bown this off for a drive in the mountains.

I agree.

[Dan]

hahaha. UCLA sucks ***. I was considering applying to grad school there, but f*** no.. it's not even worth paying the application fee.. Geez... who do these people think they are? UCLA is f*ing overrated. Seriously. One of my neighbours' son went to UCLA and they put stickers all over their car, like it's some f*ing big deal.. chedes martig... oh well..

As for the mall-ish aspect of libraries, etc., welcome to big universities, where half the student population attends university just to "show off", and dress up like they're going to some xxxxtail party.... Whatever happened to traditional scholarship!!! UGH!!! f*ing twits.

So it will be grad school in Britain for me! Either U of Glasgow, U of Aberdeen, U of Manchester, or U of Liverpool. I haven't decided yet.. but yeah, at least they look and sound like they're a bit more sane...

[ckBejug]

Admissions policies aside, can I take a moment to say how much I dislike UCLA? I THOUGHT I wanted to go there for grad school, but this school is terrible. I'm sure it's a fine school and the education is great, whatever. It sucks. A LOT. I got here this morning for this academic decathalon thing and I've felt out of place and lost and completely uncomfortable all day. I SO should have blown this off for a drive in the mountains. Next time, I will!! The school is too big and impersonal and there are too many people around and the bookstore is like a freaking mall and I happen to hate the campus right now. Everything is piled up on top of eachother and maze-like. I'm lost and I feel like crap. So, to add to my sucky day I have to now figure out how to get out of here without completely going MAD because I've been going around in circles for the past 20 minutes. ARGHHHHHHHHHHH. At least I found a computer. Ha, I'm ragging on stupid Fucla from the campus link computers on the campus. Take that you stupid campus!!



I hate ucla! How do you do it mousey??? How is it that you go to school here.. Bleh. El sucko!

[Dan]

Hahhaa, as I had guessed.... utter BS!!! telling them why you should be accepted does not make you a good candidate, no matter how well-written your 'personal statement' is... let me tell you what MY personal statement would be like: I should be accepted because I have good marks in BOTH high school AND SAT, and I think I will succeed at university!!

Don't give me that 'extracurricular activity' BS... because it's BS. unless you're applying for a scholarship that assesses your extra-curricular merits, it should have no bearing whatsoever on acceptance into university. yeah, person X plays the violin. Well, guess what, unless person X is majoring in music, it really doesn't matter if he's a genius at playing violin......

We're not talking about what happened. We're talking about what should NOT happen.

Dan, u don't know what a Personal Statement is? How old r u?

I thought it was something along the lines of what you said, but I had to make sure before jumping to conclusions. I come from a British education system, and the terminology is quite different for us. I've written a personal statement once, actually, when I was applying for undergrad studies at an American university. I got admitted, but rejected their offer (although they took off 75% from my tuition)... As for how old I am, I'm going to turn 21 in 2 months, and I'm done with my 3rd year of university, considering applying for grad school, and faced with the same problems of affirmative action....

[SagGal]

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Lose ~ lol. u get offended from sarcastic responses. that's the difference. haha


Dan ~ a personal statement is something that high school seniors write, providing reasons why they should get accepted to a UC and other information is also included there. There is a 1000 word limit and this yr, it was three questions that the students had to answer. Personal Statement was changed last yr so these were the essay type questions students had to answer with some of 200 and 600 word limits.
Question #1: How have you taken advantage of the educational opportunities you have to prepare for college?
Question #2: Tell us about a talent, experience, contribution, or personal quality you will bring to the University of California.
Question #3: Is there anything you would like us to know about you or your academic record that you have not had the opportunity to describe elsewhere in this application?

hard to believe that someone with a 520 got into UCB, yup, well it happened. If SAT's were the only thing that mattered, ppl wouldn't be so worried about extra curricular activites(clubs and etc.) now would they. Dan, u don't know what a Personal Statement is? How old r u?

[Dan]

Originally posted by loseyourname I don't know how it works in Canada, but here in the states we have something called grade inflation, in which teachers are pressured to give higher grades in order to make the school look better. Part of the point of the SAT is to level the playing field between students who attended high schools that gave ridiculously easy A's and those who attended very difficult schools.

lol.... hmmm, well, i don't know how the system works in Canada either, as I didn't attend high school in Canada. But, i think the education system in Ontario (if not all of Canada) has gone down significantly due to the massive amount of immigrants and the consequent lowering of standards (lame, eh?)...

As for what you said about the levelling out, you might be right, and i see the logic in it. but i mean, no matter how easy the high school gives As, i mean, they're not giving As to those who would normally get Fs, right? so i don't see how they would get 520 on the SAT.. anything below 1100 is way too low for university. maybe they should try kindergarten.

[loseyourname]

Originally posted by Dan 520 on SAT and an A average in high school? i think not. that'd happen only if one sleeps through the entire test..

I don't know how it works in Canada, but here in the states we have something called grade inflation, in which teachers are pressured to give higher grades in order to make the school look better. Part of the point of the SAT is to level the playing field between students who attended high schools that gave ridiculously easy A's and those who attended very difficult schools.

[Dan]

there is no way on earth someone's gonna get 520 on SAT when one has an A average..... only people who get Ds will get 520 on the SAT. jesus, it's not that hard, eh.... as for personal statements, what-the-f***ever that means..? sounds like BS to me. anyhow, while high school performance is not a marker of success at university, it is the only thing (along with coherence of results in other tests) that can distinguish one student from the other... not all thoe who get As in high school succeed at university. and the reason they require SAT (or other such tests) is to see whether your results correspond to the marks on your transcript.. 520 on SAT and an A average in high school? i think not. that'd happen only if one sleeps through the entire test..

[loseyourname]

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Originally posted by SagGal I know someone who got into UCB with a 520 because his personal statement was really good, GPA was very close to 4.0. Something like 3.8 or. 3.9. And had a lot of extra curricular activites and volunteer work. That counts. SAT's don't mean xxxx when u got all of that extra stuff. Watch your mouth lose, i'm so frikkin serious about that! damn

What the hell are you going to do to me, little girl? I guess I better watch out, huh?

This isn't what we're talking about here. This thread is aimed at people who get in because of special consideration being given to minority students after affirmative action was made illegal in the state of California.

Now don't go yelling at me about cursing at you four days after telling me to cool off and not take the personal insults I get from forumers so personally. Take your own advice.

[SagGal]

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Originally posted by loseyourname You my entire point. A person who scores a 520 on the SAT does not deserve to get into UC Berkeley while another person with a 1400 is denied admission. That is unfair, plain and simple.........

wtf is ur problem? just cuz u don't agree don't mean u gotta be an xxxxxxx.
now for the part about ppl with a 520 getting into UCB and someone with a 1400 not getting in, that rarely happens but sometimes it is fair. I know someone who got into UCB with a 520 because his personal statement was really good, GPA was very close to 4.0. Something like 3.8 or. 3.9. And had a lot of extra curricular activites and volunteer work. That counts. SAT's don't mean xxxx when u got all of that extra stuff. Watch your mouth lose, i'm so frikkin serious about that! damn