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Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else

Mick
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10-30-2013, 01:10 PM

(10-30-2013, 11:59 AM)71Bear link Wrote:IMO, Mrs. Mick is right on the mark.Â If the kid was recruited, it is a waste of time to fill out the essay portion of the app.Â The transcript is what matters....

That was made clear to us on both our UCB and UCLA tours...that the UC system is a numbers game, more so than the typical private institution, and with the large numbers of students admitted in any given year, it certainly makes sense to me.

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Mick

10-30-2013, 01:10 PM

(10-30-2013, 11:59 AM)71Bear link Wrote:IMO, Mrs. Mick is right on the mark.Â If the kid was recruited, it is a waste of time to fill out the essay portion of the app.Â The transcript is what matters....

That was made clear to us on both our UCB and UCLA tours...that the UC system is a numbers game, more so than the typical private institution, and with the large numbers of students admitted in any given year, it certainly makes sense to me.

Audaces fortuna iuvat

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Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Mick - 10-30-2013, 10:21 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by stupac2 - 10-30-2013, 11:45 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by fullmetal - 10-30-2013, 11:49 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by 71Bear - 10-30-2013, 11:59 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by TreeWeird - 10-30-2013, 12:53 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Mick - 10-30-2013, 01:10 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by FarmBoy - 10-30-2013, 01:29 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Roberton3 - 10-30-2013, 04:14 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by sinclairchang - 10-30-2013, 06:10 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Oasis - 10-30-2013, 06:21 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Bruce Wang - 10-31-2013, 01:13 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Roberton3 - 10-31-2013, 08:42 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by FarmBoy - 10-31-2013, 09:03 AM

Related: new take on K.al's academic debacle - by Redrum - 10-31-2013, 10:28 AM

Yeah, but ... - by Kathy - 10-31-2013, 11:59 AM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Mick - 10-31-2013, 12:21 PM

Re: Applying to the UCs vs everywhere else - by Oasis - 10-31-2013, 12:49 PM

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