how to get in UCLA (it's not that hard): GPA, SAT, extracurricular, essay hacks 

Where are all the future UCLA baby bruins at?!!🐻💙💛

Just got accepted into UCLA’s Class of 2025 and I cannot emphasize this enough! My AP scores were horrendous and lets not even talk about my SAT score (though, we were lucky enough to get exempted from that 😂). However, I had so much to show for my extracurriculars and essays! I made sure to connect my passions to my extracurriculars, and then connecting it back to what I can bring to the school. Don’t be afraid to talk about your struggles, but make sure to also explain how you have overcome them! Sell yourself as an individual! There’s no format to the essays, so be creative with how you describe yourself! There’s about 2-3 people reading your application, so put in all the effort you can to convince them to choose YOU out of all the other candidates. P.S. This is coming from a person who wrote all her essays the night they were due. Don’t be like me HAHAHA 😂

1. Take an honors course. 2. Chose one extra curricular that you are very good at. 3. Be a leader. Example leader of a club . 4. Have a personality. 😂

2019 Me: There is no hope 2020: No SAT or ACT required Me in 2020: so maybe there is hope

This gave me sooooo so much hope. I’m sitting at my desk crying while I rewrite my 4th piq for the 5th time and this..whew. Thank you for the much needed break, and the inspiration, and helping me breathe NORMALLY again

In the end it’s just pure luck of the draw. My friend had a 4.6 gpa and some of the best essays I’ve ever seen. He got his eagle scout, was a club president, won 2 speech medals, took 9 ap/honors courses and he was rejected. That was this year without sat or act

“It’s too late to unaccept me now” 😂😂😂

Ok yes if I don’t get accepted it’s “their loss” but like it’s my loss too-

this gives me soo much hope 😭💗

you want to know how to get to UCLA… take the 405 freeway, exit Sunset Blvd going east, it’l be on your right

I found this video while searching ucla vids, and I've never been so entertained or laughed so much while watching a college admissions-related video. Thank you so much for the information & hope, I really wish to become a ucla bruin in the future 🥺

girl omg i love the way you present your content

you fr actually gave me so much hope TT

Thank you soo much for this video! Not only was it informative but very funny!! ll be applying in the fall! Trying my best to get in!

I love how she likes and comments to all . She is nit rude at all . Love zoeunlimited ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much for this video! You have no idea how much this calmed me down 🥺❤️ lots of love

explained everything in damn good and funny way, loved it ....and encourage your confidence to accept it.

this calmed my anxiety...thank you

Girl , you are really deserved for the UCLA.

U rock. Im very happy you took a chance and they took s chance with you!

some solid advice!! :)

This is so inspirational thank you

The thumnbnail expression is everything🌝✨

I just like to watch your videos, it’s refreshing

Great content keep grinding 🙌❤

I don't usually comment, but I must say this video is amazing. UCLA is my dream school, and I've realized from this how important personality is. Speaking of which, this was a pleasure to watch and I laughed multiple times. THANK YOU!

you gave me sm hope thx 😊 🥺

I seriously love youuuuuu...

played at 1.25x lmfao she sounds like TALKING now

Enjoyed watching this 🔥

This is my dream school and I get soo scared I won’t get in and I’m a sophomore currently but thank you for the hope you gave me :)

You are so pretty omg

Thanks for the lil hope u gave me ugh💫

im so grateful FINALLY someone whose school did IB :')))

Both my parents attended UCLA in 1981. They had 3.0 and 2.9 GPAs in high school. The acceptance rate for UCLA in 1981 was over 70%. I submitted my application and was rejected. My GPA was a 3.5 with honors classes, and plenty of extracurriculars. I got into CSUN, a school with an acceptance rate of 45%. CSUN is part of the CSU system, considered to be inferior to UCs in every way despite numerous statistics suggesting that CSUs prepare undergrads better than UCs do. It really stung to be rejected from the school that both my parents went to, but over time I’ve begun to accept that the world changes. 40 years can be a very long time, and what is and isn’t possible for a hard working student can change. From numbers alone, me getting into CSUN in 2022 was more impressive than a 1981 UCLA admit, because I was going up against a much lower acceptance rate. Maybe in 2062, CSUN will have an acceptance rate of 10% too. I guess there’s no way of knowing for sure.

I love ur personality

alternative possibility for your admission: subscribers you’re technically an influencer that’s an obvious indicator for what schools look for.

gIRL I SEE U BLOWIN UP 😩😩😩😩 SO DESERVED❤️❤️ but where were you when I was in high school I cri I needed u

I got accepted into a private school where people that got accepted into Harvard (my roommate was one), Yale etc. went to. Meanwhile, I got rejected from a state school (nothing wrong with community or state colleges either). Did just fine in the private school. Was always on the honor roll. Just shoot your shot. They don't just consider academic achievements. Worst case, you get rejected. You never know how it will turn out. Don't be afraid to apply!

I love like how she’s holding a curling iron as a multi purpose mic

You remind me of a Disney character!! I LOVE IT!

0:00 to 4:04 "78% gpa, 1390 SAT, Essay was trash. UCLA accepting me was a miracle. I think it's because they saw my POTENTIAL. Then I graduated top 5% and completed 4 yr degree in 3 yrs there."

you gave me HOPE-sincerely UCLA c/o ‘25 💙💛🐻

Sent in my application to UCLA and UC Santa Barbara on the extended deadline of Dec 4. Hope i get into one of them 😬

Thank you for the video !

Pretty good advice for life in general, some of which can also be applied for resume creation and job hunting. I particularly like your advice on extra curriculars, quality and not quantity. Also, I think it should be noted that even if you can't be an officer in an organization it pays to at least be an active member, part of being a good leader is being a good follower, don't just join an organization so that you could put it down on paper and not get involved. I would like to ask, if you could do it all again would you have still picked UCLA or would you have gone somewhere else? How was business economics anyway upper division economics looks terrible to me.

oml I'm bursting out laughing, you delivered each line perfectly

well youre seriously doing a great job but for international applicants on the other hand,we gotta take 20 APs, 8 subject tests, a 4.0 gpa and still get rejected 😭

ok, so there's hope for me 😩

You're right it is easy to get in to UCLA with just decent HS record.... I TRANSFERRED from a mediocre CalState , and my brother got in by transferring from City College

Those SAT scores were better than mine! I'm currently a 4th year MIMG major. By the time someone reads this I will have graduated. Hehehe

Watching this as an international student in her junior year and I'm currently sobbing.

would about 4 or 5 AP classes work? I'm aiming for schools like UC San Diego or UC Irvine. My school doesn't offer honors or IB classes, and only allows us to take 6 period per day. I'm a sophomore rn, and haven't take any ap so far.

UCLA! I’ll coming soon!!!

just got off the waitlist with a 3.5!

Here's my story. US Texan HS Senior with a current gpa of 4.21, top 10% of the class i.e, 87/895 rank, is an IB student, take part in some of the clubs, do Martial Arts outside of School,.......and in this Oct SAT, i got 1100. And boom!! My life is over and it has gone in vain. My Asian parents with just this SAT score considered all the decisions they had made to immigrate to US, futile. And they aren't really happy with me being in top 10% either. They still want me to be in at least top 7%( not gonna make any difference) and... I... Just.. Don't know anything anymore. I know i shouldn't complain too much. It was my decision to give priorities to my Scl works than SAT cause it's optional now. They simply wanted a good score in SAT. Yeah. I'm gonna have to take another test and do better than this. Still, wanted to write it out somewhere. Thanks for reading.

I’ve gotten straight A’s so far in High school (I’m a junior) and this semester I took a class for P/NP and I don’t think imma pass. I’m so glad that I took it for P/NP Bc it won’t affect my GPA but I’m scared that it’ll look dumb on my application Bc I got straight A’s in everything else. Any insight? 😭

Nice video, thanks for your sharing👍👍👍

好厲害>

i'm a junior and my only hope for getting into a school is whatever i'll write on my essays because i've never taken an AP or honors class. here's the thing i'm homeschooled with a Cali school but i'm living in mexico right now. and when i first enrolled in this school i didn't know about those classes at all. in my sophomore year my mental health was on the ground and by the grace of God i passed my classes. then in my junior year(rn) i took a college class and that was pretty cool because i got a glimpse of how it'll be. i know that i wouldn't have passed any AP or honors courses if i had taken them bc of how bad my mental state was. now i'm thinking about taking two honors classes for my senior year but i'm not sure, do you think it's too late? maybe it'll look dumb on my transcript?

The moment I saw the title I definitely clicked, a 12th Grade student right now in the Philippines and is now looking for colleges that offer Scholarships, but as a child UCLA ring a bell.

I am not first but still early 🐰 love you queen (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

yayyy i got in

Notification squad ✌️

I love the dramatic thumbnail It's so cool (｡･ω･｡)

i wanna cry, i missed the deadline for the applications🥺🥲

I didn’t have such a great experience touring UC Berkeley, UCLA please don’t let me down🙏

I appreciate you 😂

WOO I HAVE A SHOT

Me who's living somewhere in Asia: oh okay👁👄👁

Hiii zoeee

Ohhh girl you are perfect 🤣😄

what was ur weighted vs unweighted gpa?

I'm ready to study!bcuz I can :)

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I'm so close to applications in the fall and I'm hoping to get into UCLA 😭 Right now my GPA is a 3.28 Cumulative and I'm taking 1 AP class and I'm so scared that my GPA won't go up 😞 I also forgot to mention that I'm a club officer, I've won leadership awards, I currently have 6 A's but struggling in 3 classes, and I'm preparing to take the SAT in the fall. I'm in 3 extracurricular activities at my school and I'm really working hard to raise my gpa before applications. So I'm really working hard for all of this but hopefully I raise my gpa to a 4.05 😭

I really want to study at UCLA it's my dream.. but my parents may not allow me to 😭 plz pray for me 😭😭 tnx Zoe for this video I guess I can get there💜💜💛

I messed up and got two D’s on my first semester in my sophomore year...there is no wayyyy i’m getting into a uni. bruh and I also think my heart is about to burst because my report cards are coming😭😭

Write a good essay. I think they like that.

I’m a grade 10 student from Taiwan and I wanted to become a pro in Valorant, I wonder if there’s an esports application in UCLA to help me get in the school easier

I had a question if anyone can answer actually: I'm by no means the best swimmer on my team, but I've been on the swim team since I was 10, and both my teammates and coach have guaranteed that I'll be captain by senior year of I stick with it. Is it worth staying even though I don't have any awards?

Hi!! My aim is to get into ucla , but how many percent should I get in my 12th grade

I'm a new subscriber 🙆❤️ I love your content and videos ✨😌 Love you Sister,🙆❤️ Stay safe💘

not me watching this an hr before the admission decisions are released

Anyone know how SAT is gonna work for UC's and possibly other colleges for 2022 applicants?

manifesting rn

I took a college class and got college credits last school year (sophomore) and am looking to take more I better be good

Alright y’all, I’m applying this year as a transfer😭😭 PRAY PLEASEEEE

I like you already😂

Bruh your so goated

Nobody: The extreme urge to knit 10 sweaters for homeless kittens:

Am I cooked? 2 English honor classes 2 APUSH AP world 3 years of Korean LOTE Extracurriculars: Honors society 3 years, Interact club 1 year, helping homeless, park community service 20 hrs

UCLA has always been my dream school so I really hope I can get in this Fall. By chance, can i be admitted in UCLA with IGCSE O level and toefl scores?

Did you say “Canada” once? You seemed like an international person. I would like to watch a video that you tell us where have you lived in your life and what was the experience like back then.

What’s your major though? I want to do cs so it’s even more harder ;-;

I don’t blame you, us IB students get all the shit sometimes 😐

Ignore my GPA but this is my stats, and my classes weren't the most rigorous and put the honors not honors because they only weight CL/IB/AP/A levels but here it is GPA: 4.0/4.12 if the college courses are weighted then 4.3-4.4 W Major: Biochemistry -PreMed program SAT: None all cancelled Classes Advanced: Hon Physics, AP Chem, AP Gov, Honors Microbiology, College Molecular Biology (DE) College Psychology(DE), Trig- PreCalc (Senior ) Math, and College Composition 1 (DE) second semester Senior year, Statitsics (DE) Regular: English1-4, Accelerated Algebra - Algebra 2, Human Geography- US History, Biology, and Chemistry Awards/Honors: - High Honors 9-11 -Congressional Global Award of Excellence -Top 10/ Academic Achievement Award -Recognition Award from my Physics teacher -National Honor Society (12) After school activities: -NHD research project (11-12) was heading to state but got canceled due to Covid -Science Club (11-12) -Math Team (11) -Key Club (12) -NYLF elected Award -Did a lot of volunteering activities (community based) -Did job shadowed at local hospital for a total of 24 hours (Junior Year) LoR - Biology Professor -Psychology Professor -AP Government and Politics teacher -AP Chemistry -English 4 Contemporary and Literature Please ignore my gpa, you can see that I'm not in full IB schedule

I found twi exo planets in a nearby galaxy which may be habitable if the ammonia concentration decreases. Also, I discovered how to shrink tumors by bombarding it with nuclei. Furthermore, i published 14 apps in the appstore. I have a 4.3 unweighted gpa and a weighted gpa of 5. I rank -1 in a class of 1250. Is this enough to get into harvard?

I’m not even close to graduation lol 2026 but like I’m tryna get into UCLA women’s basketball I already play basketball but like I’m short but good/alright at the same time so like I don’t even know lol but I’m still growing

Does this work with any college/Uni because I want to go to Oxford or Harvard 😭 luckily my essays are amazing bro