UCLA Secondary

[littlemisspiggy]

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Does everyone receive a secondary app from UCLA?

 

[xximjohnxx]

I'd like to know this too...

 

[segura11]

same question...

 

[nicolee4111]

I received a secondary app from UCLA yesterday... I'm not sure what's being asked about it from this thread tho

 

[jeffity]

I received a secondary app from UCLA yesterday... I'm not sure what's being asked about it from this thread tho

The question is if everyone who applies to UCLA receives a secondary application. Or if only those who they screen and deem qualified received the secondary application.

 

[littlemisspiggy]

The question is if everyone who applies to UCLA receives a secondary application. Or if only those who they screen and deem qualified received the secondary application.

👍

 

[Gar20]

Are you guys from batch 1?

 

[b0110]

I didn't apply to UCLA but I've always wondered this about other schools.

 

[debyeh77]

i'm from 2nd batch and i haven't received a secondary yet 🙁 freaking out....

 

[dantemac]

Mine took a while. So did my rejection letter. So be patient

 

[nicolee4111]

So... not everyone who applies to UCLA will get a secondary application? Sorry I'm a bit confused still

 

[jeffity]

The wording is weird on the site. It was downloadable in the past. There's even the 2010-2011 app still up. Maybe they are completely screening now. Or maybe they just are just screening for minimum requirements and sending out secondaries in small, controlled batches.

 

[b0110]

The wording is weird on the site. It was downloadable in the past. There's even the 2010-2011 app still up. Maybe they are completely screening now. Or maybe they just are just screening for minimum requirements and sending out secondaries in small, controlled batches.

I'm sure if they are screening, its for minimum requirements (cut-offs) and sending out secondaires in small, controlled batches.

 

[Kahr]

I wouldn't worry too much about UCLA's secondary, as it clearly doesn't protect you from the worst case, rejection.

Has anyone tried calling UCLA admissions to clarify? Might do the trick. 🙂

I didn't apply to UCLA but I've always wondered this about other schools.

Some schools do it for everyone (Western comes to mind), some only for those they don't intend to reject outright and possibly will interview (UW comes to mind), some will have you do one at the interivew (NYU, OHSU...), and some won't even have a secondary.

 

[Predent1771]

Be very patient. I would say UCLA is one of the slowest schools when it comes to reposes, filling their classes etc. But in my experience almost all of the schools send secondaries out to all the complete applications. It is their only way to get $. Be prepared the UCLA secondary is pretty extensive...one of the longest ones I saw! GOOD LUCK! Just relax it is still very very very early.

 

[ushaseos]

Be very patient. I would say UCLA is one of the slowest schools when it comes to reposes, filling their classes etc. But in my experience almost all of the schools send secondaries out to all the complete applications. It is their only way to get $. Be prepared the UCLA secondary is pretty extensive...one of the longest ones I saw! GOOD LUCK! Just relax it is still very very very early.

Well that is good to hear. I called them today over an unrelated matter and they were very nice on the phone at least. I'll call them tomorrow about secondaries and hope I don't stumble into a grumpy admissions worker.

 

[Member902507]

Yea, I would like to assume each school tries to extract every last penny out of you for applications...

 

[Member902507]

Mine took a while. So did my rejection letter. So be patient

I'm sorry man, that's horrible. Did they at least give you a reason why? And which batch were you in?

 

[1122334455]

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[xximjohnxx]

To the first batchers that already received a secondary.

I know that the secondary is in paper format...

But, do they ask that you pay in check? or can you pay online?

AND! is it still $60.00 or do they ask for more?

They send you an email with attached pdf.
It's still 60 dollars. pay in check

GL!

 

[jeffity]

Is it at all similar to the old one?

 

[titandragon79]

Yes.

 

[Sunspear]

Speaking from experience last year, I got the UCLA secondary fairly early (after applying in the first batch). Then, I didn't hear anything from them until I got a rejection letter from them in, like, mid-April, I think. They were the last school I had heard from.

 

[OMF_HNS]

Just got the 2ndary email today!
2nd batch.
Darn gotta write another essay. and pay more. yay...

 

[chickensoupdr]

A quick question about the supp application...

If your response is longer than the given space (ie. Dates of Attendance for undergrad college), what are we supposed to do?

I don't want to upload a PDF with responses that are cut off =/


Thanks in advance

 

[ttpharm]

A quick question about the supp application...

If your response is longer than the given space (ie. Dates of Attendance for undergrad college), what are we supposed to do?

I don't want to upload a PDF with responses that are cut off =/


Thanks in advance

It says you can add an extra form next to the page if its too long.

 

[pinkestdream]

The answer is no, not everyone who applies receives a secondary. I am a reapplicant and my first time applying I didn't receive a secondary invitation from UCLA (very poor stats 🙁)

Did a post-bacc, improved my DAT scores, was part of the second batch this year, and received my secondary on July 17th. Hope this is my year! Good luck, everyone! 👍

 

[jwnichols21]

Question about this part of the UCLA Secondary:

Have you ever been convicted or plead nolo contendre (no contest) to any offense, misdemeanor or felony in any state, the United
States, or a foreign country? (except violations in traffic laws resulting in fines of $200 or less)

Does this mean we have to report a speeding ticket if I paid over $200 for it? Seems silly, especially when I did traffic school to have it removed from my record.

 

[circa86]

Question about this part of the UCLA Secondary:

Have you ever been convicted or plead nolo contendre (no contest) to any offense, misdemeanor or felony in any state, the United
States, or a foreign country? (except violations in traffic laws resulting in fines of $200 or less)

Does this mean we have to report a speeding ticket if I paid over $200 for it? Seems silly, especially when I did traffic school to have it removed from my record.

did you kill somebody with that speeding ticket? then no.

 

[bluesprite13]

Question about this part of the UCLA Secondary:

Have you ever been convicted or plead nolo contendre (no contest) to any offense, misdemeanor or felony in any state, the United
States, or a foreign country? (except violations in traffic laws resulting in fines of $200 or less)

Does this mean we have to report a speeding ticket if I paid over $200 for it? Seems silly, especially when I did traffic school to have it removed from my record.

I would include it because they specifically mentioned to include anything above $200.

 

[jwnichols21]

Sigh. I don't understand why they'd want to hear about this? Additionally I'm unsure if it even still counts as a ticket considering if it's off my record. Any other advice?

 

[Vaheb]

Sigh. I don't understand why they'd want to hear about this? Additionally I'm unsure if it even still counts as a ticket considering if it's off my record. Any other advice?

Call the school to get a direct answer!

 

[circa86]

everyone and their grandma has a speeding ticket. stop being so literal with these instructions and use some reasoning

 

[jwnichols21]

everyone and their grandma has a speeding ticket. stop being so literal with these instructions and use some reasoning

With this application process, you are left with no choice but to be extremely literal. Considering instructions tend to be vague in other parts of the process, UCLA's specificity with this question lends one to assume you should report anything lying within the description. I guess I'll just call the school on Monday to confirm.

 

[ushaseos]

I guess I'll just call the school on Monday to confirm.

As with everything here, its all speculation. The UCLA folks will tell you what they must. Honestly though I think its unimportant enough that they won't really care.

 

[jwnichols21]

As with everything here, its all speculation. The UCLA folks will tell you what they must. Honestly though I think its unimportant enough that they won't really care.

UCLA doesn't answer their phones, but I decided to write it anyway.

Additionally, do you guys think the 5MB rule means they won't take a file that's greater than that? Or were they just trying to give us advice for how to upload. My large PDF is coming out to way more than 5MB, and I printed in grayscale.

 

[bluesprite13]

Make sure you save the scanned copy in greyscale, too. After I did that, the file size got a lot smaller.

 

[hizawov]

Still wondering if everyone gets a secondary, I would like to feel special ;(