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FRESHMAN YEAR:
BIOLOGY
ENGLISH 1 HONORS
SPANISH 1
JOURNALISM 1
HONORS WORLD HISTORY
GEOMETRY

SPORTS:
BADMINTON

CLUBS:
SPANISH
LATIN
ART
FRENCH

OTHERS:
NEWSPAPER (COPY-EDITOR)

GPA: 3.9 (SPANISH KILLED IT!!!)

By Icarus (Icarus) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 07:04 pm: Edit

The following is a quote from the UCLA admissions website:

"Primary importance is placed on the GPA since this number already represents performance on a select set of courses and is the single best academic predictor of college-level performance. Strength of the curriculum is next in importance. A strong GPA accomplished through a weak program is not very meaningful. SAT II scores weigh more heavily than SAT I or ACT scores. Additional academic strength can be found in AP tests completed with scores of 3, 4, or 5. Each of these represents a course completed at the college level. The student will be awarded course credit and placement in a higher-level course at UCLA where appropriate." (UCLA Undergraduate Admissions)

Hope that helps. I'm going to UCLA next year, btw! Coincidentally, i also took both Spanish and Latin for all four years... and i know that is a good thing to have on your transcripts. Good luck!

By Roxy_Foxy (Roxy_Foxy) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 08:30 pm: Edit

It's kind of early to tell...but if you're a Cali resident and you maintain your grades, get nice test scores, etc. you should be ok

By Uclaismyway (Uclaismyway) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 09:53 pm: Edit

yea; i am a cali resident. Anyone have any suggestions to improve my academic/extracurricular images?

By Uclaismyway (Uclaismyway) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 07:54 pm: Edit

anyone?

By Icarus (Icarus) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 11:34 pm: Edit

Do some volunteer work. Do it in whatever interests you, what you are passionate about. For me, i volunteered at a hospital and shadowed several doctors [friends of the family, so that helped ] and I became active in my church. Colleges like to see community involvement and such, not just school clubs. But at the same time, don't do those things just as a resume-builder. If you aren't into anything like that, don't do it - stick with what you enjoy.

I also agree with Roxy, its early to tell, especially since UCLA doesn't count Freshmen grades.