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USPS! But it was a special delivery lol. Also I live pretty close to campus, so it may take another day or two if you're farther away.
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***The Official UCLA Class of 2021 Interview/Acceptance Thread***
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I just got it today as well.
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I'm an OOS applicant and I received an interview invite last Friday, December 9th, for January 20th. Anyone have any idea how many seats are still available? Are they expecting a class size of 88? How was the interview process? Any qualms about the school? I've already been accepted to University of Utah and University of Maryland so any information about UCLA would be awesome.
If there are any current UCLA d-students on here, how is the atmosphere at UCLA?
Congrats to those of you that were accepted!
If there are any current UCLA d-students on here, how is the atmosphere at UCLA?
Congrats to those of you that were accepted!
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Stats and ECs?
Yes please haha
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Declining my interview here hope one of you gets it
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Congratulations! They keep the classes set at 88 (sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances, the classes will be 1-2 students less than that). I don't know how many seats are left, but around this time last year, the class "wasn't close to being full," though we didn't really know what that equated to haha if you interview in January, you have just as good a shot as anyone interviewing pre-December
Living situation: all kinds of food, every kind of market you'll need, and lively environment all within walking distance of the school and grad housing. Beach, museums, hikes, pretty much any activity you'd want to do, all within a reasonable driving distance (30 min-1 hr)
Faculty: amazing. This first quarter has been a blast due to the people teaching the courses. The anatomy department is just the best. Everyone who meets this trio loves them
Students: smart and humble. Usually the two don't really go hand in hand, but I've been blown away, not just by the caliber of students I've met, but how sociable and grounded they are
Facilities: ehhhh...could definitely go for an upgrade, but I can't complain, considering we've had everything we needed and nothing has malfunctioned (yet). The med school is getting a brand new building that will be ready next year though, so you'll pass by that every morning and stare in jealousy and admiration. It's beautiful *cry*
Some upperclassmen have said that you get progressively more jaded as time goes on. I'm still not entirely sure what this means, so I guess we will see in a few more years
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oGPA: 3.95
sGPA: 3.94
BCP: 3.95
19 AA/ 20 TS/ 21 PAT/ QR 18/ RC/ 19
Extracurriculars include an 8 day service trip to Panama, 2 leadership positions (a chair position and as treasurer for 4 semesters), ~360 hours in a polymer research lab (did not publish), ~60 hours of shadowing 2 general dentists, ~100 hours of shadowing in a hospital.
Other than being a foreign born national, this list basically covers my app. I sent out my secondary app sometime in late August.
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Thank you for a sincere response. I was astonished to hear back from any schools after December 1st, let alone UCLA! I am excited for the interview and to see the area. I will consider it to be a brief but well deserved vacation, even if its only going to be a 2 day trip. Do you know of a quieter part of town that most students live in and if so do you know any details about those areas (price, distance, etc.)?Congratulations! They keep the classes set at 88 (sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances, the classes will be 1-2 students less than that). I don't know how many seats are left, but around this time last year, the class "wasn't close to being full," though we didn't really know what that equated to haha if you interview in January, you have just as good a shot as anyone interviewing pre-December
Living situation: all kinds of food, every kind of market you'll need, and lively environment all within walking distance of the school and grad housing. Beach, museums, hikes, pretty much any activity you'd want to do, all within a reasonable driving distance (30 min-1 hr)
Faculty: amazing. This first quarter has been a blast due to the people teaching the courses. The anatomy department is just the best. Everyone who meets this trio loves them
Students: smart and humble. Usually the two don't really go hand in hand, but I've been blown away, not just by the caliber of students I've met, but how sociable and grounded they are
Facilities: ehhhh...could definitely go for an upgrade, but I can't complain, considering we've had everything we needed and nothing has malfunctioned (yet). The med school is getting a brand new building that will be ready next year though, so you'll pass by that every morning and stare in jealousy and admiration. It's beautiful *cry*
Some upperclassmen have said that you get progressively more jaded as time goes on. I'm still not entirely sure what this means, so I guess we will see in a few more years
Btw I've heard a lot of students say that about upperclassmen at other schools as well. I've heard between 3 and 4th year the atmosphere really changes. Eitherway, that's another battle haha
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I received one email, prior to receiving invitation for an interview, in august letting me know they "acknowledge receipt of [my] AADSAS application." Also they asked for me to submit a personal history form and the application fee. Other than that I did not hear from them until December 9th, although on AADSAS my case was listed as under review throughout that time.
hmm okay. I emailed Noemi back in September asking if she had received the personal history form and fee and she said she got the fee but not the personal history form (even though I submitted it in August) so I resubmitted it to her and she said shed process it. Nothing since then. AADSAS says "Received/Application Complete"
Really? Your AADSAS had UCLA's status saying "Under Review"? Did you ever monitor when it switched to that status? Because I just checked mine and it only says "Received/Application Complete". I finished my Personal History Form and sent it in during August and I called and said they received it. What does everyone else's AADSAS status say?
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Same as yours: Received/Application Complete
Have you received an interview invitation from them? Because I called Noemi and she told me today that no matter if students get interviews or not, the status on AADSAS should say "Received/App Complete" because they never will put the "Under Review" status for any applicants. So that is confusing me lol
Any idea of how many of the 88 spots are still available? I went through SDN and saw 6 people were accepted (and that's just people who post on SDN).
Status at Received/App Complete since the first week of November.
oGPA: 3.86
sGPA: 3.82
BCP: 3.93
22 AA/23 TS/20 PAT
California resident
Still hoping for an interview!
Status at Received/App Complete since the first week of November.
oGPA: 3.86
sGPA: 3.82
BCP: 3.93
22 AA/23 TS/20 PAT
California resident
Still hoping for an interview!
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Not yet...Still waiting.
I know a couple of friends who aren't on SDN who were accepted as well. I wouldn't worry too much. From the dental students I know from UCLA and by looking at last year's thread, even in the January and late February interviews there were still spots available and the average GPA/DAT was lower than both of ours. You still have a good chance, I wouldn't worry too much... even though trust me, I feel your pain
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I'm sure you'll hear about an interview soon. Your status had just "recently" changed. We have similar stats with me having a 20 PAT and 3.96 GPA and I'll be attending UCLA this fall
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Do we just need to put the deposit down for now? When do we receive items for Hep B tests, background checks, etc.?
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I believe paperwork and requests for the tests and checks come Summer 2017. We had all summer to prep the documents required for matriculation.
Congrats!! Did they contact you today?Greatest early Christmas gift ever! Got an interview for early February
I really hope the class isn't full by then.
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Thank you! They contacted me on 12/19. My status on AADSAS has been marked "Received/App Complete" since 10/10.
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IS or OOS?Greatest early Christmas gift ever! Got an interview for early February
I really hope the class isn't full by then.
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Greatest early Christmas gift ever! Got an interview for early February
I really hope the class isn't full by then.
Stats and ECs?
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3.5 GPA(Both my overall and science GPA)
23AA/23TS/19PAT
~100 hours shadowing, ~100 hours volunteering, and A LOT of work experience.
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I think I was reading somewhere that the percent of OOS interviewees that are later accepted is nearly 100%. This is just a statistic, and statistics are often skewed, but just something to possibly relieve some stress. Rock your interview to they point where they can't reject you.
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I would like to know if i can apply to UCLA with an 18 AA and 2.9 gpa? Plus, I am OOS.
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The average GPA is a 3.7 and an average of 23 AA. You might need some extreme extra-curricular activities and be able to adequately explain why your GPA and AA are on the lower end of the stats of their typical applicants.
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Thx. I have 1610 hrs of ECs.
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For those of you who received an acceptance call on Dec 1, do you remember what the response deadline Noemi said was?
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I think it was 30 days.
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Does anyone know when we can start applying for on-campus housing? I'm looking into weyburn or hilgard.
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Do people know the chances of being accepted if you've been offered an interview?
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If it's OOS, I read somewhere that it was around 100% as long as you're not a complete weirdo. Just be yourself and treat it like a conversation.
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It's very/fairly high. They interview with the intention of accepting. You'd have to really rub the faculty the wrong way to not get an acceptance.
I second what the previous poster said - be yourself. You'll be ok
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I applied for the starting class of 2017 with a ~3.9 gpa, 19 AA, and 20 TS and was offered a post-december interview. I don't believe my application is crazy by any means, but eitherway DM if you would like any additional info.
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Yes, I am an OOS applicant
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Congrats! The most applied to school in the country, very biased towards in state applicants, and you got an invite. You should be proud! What are your ECs?
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It was such a big surprise to receive an interview invite from UCLA, I couldn't believe it! I have ~375 hours in a material science lab, a couple semesters as a treasurer for an honors organization, ~100 hours of dental shadowing, and ~100 hours of medical shadowing. These are the major points on my app.
Thank you for your support, best of luck to anyone else applying !
Hello from UCLA!
To answer a few questions on here:
Yes, we are trying to accept more out-of-state applicants this year and in the future.
No, the class is not full, but it is very close to full (this is very different from previous years - this year and in the future we will be more aggressive with our invitations for interview and acceptances)
Yes, UCLA considers all areas of the application; however, we highly consider students with competitive GPAs and scores to ensure that the very difficult first year does not eat them alive.
Yes, if you receive an interview, we are very interested in having you attend UCLA. Being approachable and involved/interested throughout the interview process (I cannot stress this one enough) will most likely score you an acceptance. That being said, we in NO way accept "100%" like was stated above (or even close to it).
No, UCLA is not for "specialists only". We graduate many very successful generalists.
The class of 2021 is looking great and we are excited to invite them to the bruin family next year. A few more interviews will go out soon and I hope to see some of you here.
Best of luck with your dental endeavors!
To answer a few questions on here:
Yes, we are trying to accept more out-of-state applicants this year and in the future.
No, the class is not full, but it is very close to full (this is very different from previous years - this year and in the future we will be more aggressive with our invitations for interview and acceptances)
Yes, UCLA considers all areas of the application; however, we highly consider students with competitive GPAs and scores to ensure that the very difficult first year does not eat them alive.
Yes, if you receive an interview, we are very interested in having you attend UCLA. Being approachable and involved/interested throughout the interview process (I cannot stress this one enough) will most likely score you an acceptance. That being said, we in NO way accept "100%" like was stated above (or even close to it).
No, UCLA is not for "specialists only". We graduate many very successful generalists.
The class of 2021 is looking great and we are excited to invite them to the bruin family next year. A few more interviews will go out soon and I hope to see some of you here.
Best of luck with your dental endeavors!
The "last" set of interviews will not be for awhile because the last set is always for the waitlist that UCLA creates. We have interview dates set up through the beginning of March - most of those seats have not been filled.
Hello there! Thank you for being so helpful to us pre-dents. I have two questions I am hoping you may be able to answer for us!
1) Approximately how many seats are still available as of now?
2) For the last 1-2 years, on average, how many waitlist students have been able to get off of the waitlist and actually enroll?
Thank you again
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