how to get into ucla (the only video you need to watch) | gpa, essays, extracurriculars, leadership 

I did literally everything you talked about in this video AND GOT IN!!! UCLA is my dream school. Thank you so much Kevin!!

As a member of the UCLA Bruins family, I wish all the best of luck to anyone applying here!! Let's go Bruins!!

Do they really only see 11th and 10...OMFG THANKS GODDD MY FRESHMAN YEAR GOING SHIT RIGHT NOW

My SAT scores weren’t the best and I still got into UCLA this year. I think my PIQS helped me a lot and they also requested supplements so I think that helped too. I had a pretty good gpa and my extracurricular activities were also pretty good. This year, UCLA was even more competitive than ever before and I’m very grateful to have gotten in.

One of the very few video that is short and honest, thank you

I got in!!

wow thank you! so many things I didn’t know

Man I never knew u post this vid till now But this helped out a lot thx!

Hi I'm Kevin Wei, and I'm a recent UCLA graduate. I'm here to help students and parents learn more about earning admission into a University of California school. Drop me a message at KevinWeiConsulting@gmail.com

Can't wait to see the new series!

All my life I have focused on my passion in film making and grew my skills into becoming the man I am today representing the nation TWICE as a videographer and media director, winning as a national finalist for film making, winning in the top 10 of the nation for a digital video production competition, owning my own film business, and making two huge award winning short films with one being entered in the largest high school film festival in the world.... And I can't pursue this in my dream college because I failed a science class.... Ok.

I just became a freshman this year I am taking one honors class and one AP class I hope that I get in when I’m a senior

4.8 🤣nah

im just a highschool freshman and im still getting prepare

If you transfer to a different school between sophomore and junior year what are you’re best tips for standing out?

I need to work on my ECs, I think my grades are pretty good so far. I have a 4.0 U/W and 5.0 weighted. I take 5 Honors classes and 1 AP. I think I should work on my ECs. I guess I'm involved, but I should try to take on leadership positions.

Why am I watching this video, I already got in and am so thankful for that

Why am I even on this lol, I'm a freshman in high school with terrible grades -

what if you take Dual Credit classes instead of AP classes ? Dual Credit is supposedly better than Ap classes in Texas . Dual credit is classes we take at a community college . Do those help with anything ??

Hi! I’m in 8th grade and this is my dream school, i’ve always wanted to go here. I might wanna do architecture or business maybe medical? Who knows. I’ll try to check back every year until college! Wish me luck :)

Hi, I’m in 10th grade and I really want to get accepted to UCLA so badly. Next year I’m taking a diversity of English classes and AP Biology. I’m also taking human anatomy and physiology and algebra 2 and US History. I get A’s in all subjects but history. Do you think those classes are good enough to get accepted to UCLA plus extracurricular like debate and sports like varsity dance and Tennis. Should I do more or am I in the right path?

Mathematically it is highly unlikely you can get a 4.6 GPA if you only aim at the 75th percentile. More likely you need to aim at the 95+ percentile.

i really want to get into UCLA, but i have really bad grades due to mental heath problems from family problems. I’m a junior and i want to turn that around. But if i get really good at golf, can i get in. What can i do to get in with bad grades??

Hi I’m in 8th grade I want to go to the nba and ucla is my dream I’ll keep you guys updated every year

How to apply UCLA for foreign students？Is it really challenging ？

Its crazy hearing people have a dream school when you were never there yet like.....wish I felt that way about something I'm not sure about let alone what even want to do in life just hearing you need at least 36 honor classes is crazy my highschool only had like 5 like where does one even start if it's been 5 years since any type of schooling

my school doesn't offer honors classes, only ap. And only allows us to take 6 period a day. I signed up for 3 ap next year but my councelor said that's a lot so i changed to 2...

so this is going to be kinda long haha but i moved from a different country back to the US the summer before my sophomore year.. not to mention my freshman year school was academically challenging and it was virtual, I ended up with 4 b’s. my sophomore year was difficult bc of moving.. i took all ap and honors but ended up getting 4 b’s. junior year i intend on getting all a’s and that will mean my combined 10th and 11th grade gpa (since ucla uses only these grades to calculate gpa) will be around a 4.3, which is not in the 75th percentile but i would say it’s a good gpa. also honors classes at my school do not carry any extra weight for your gpa. i have some extracurriculars and am in the process of pursuing more that i’m passionate about over the course of the next 2 years. sorry for the rant but any advice for an out of state student that’s a rising junior and who’s dream school has been ucla for years? 😁😁

I did well freshman year but fucked up sophomore year quarantine smh

I'm a junior in high school and I'm only taking one ap class this year. I was planning to take lots of ap classes senior year, but now I have no idea what to do because they don't look at 12th grade. Anyone have any suggestions, I kind of feel like I'm screwed now

Can you do a video on how to get into UCLA Grad school?

Hi i am a sophomore in HS and i didn’t do that well in my first semester of sophomore year. if i get REALLY good grades from now to senior year with a mixture of Honors and AP classes as well as exceptional scores, do i stand a chance of getting accepted?

Do you think I'm good with my Eagle Scout, Leadership at an all-organic food kitchen for disadvantaged people, a 3.82 unweighted gpa, and 3, maybe 4 AP classes (Psych, Econ, Gov, and I might take AP bio as I really liked regular biology.) That's my plan.

Im so nervous, for now i really want to get into Ucla but im barely going to be in middle school still im so anxios about getting in

I am in middle school and it is my DREAM SCHOOL

Okay so Im in 10th grade and Im starting to take AP classes in beginning of February I want to graduate early but if your school has IB classes do you recommend doing those classes instead of the The collage courses

I did very bad in 10th grade but I didn’t fail any classes, I just didn’t get straight A’s or B’s. But I’m currently in 11th and have been getting straight A’s 😭 I’m screwed

You said they see 10th and 11th. In that case I scored a 75% in 10th. Is there any chance they'll accept that?

What if in my school the only AP class in the 10th grade is AP biology

I don’t know if I can go to UCLA. My stats are good but i don’t think they are UCLA good. I feel like i need to do more but I think it’s too late now since i’m a Junior and it’s approaching Spring.

idk if you're still replying to comments, but first semester of 10th grade i had shitty mental health and got two Bs- one in an honors class and one in an accelerated class. But I got an A in my AP class. However, my mental health improved a lot. In second-semester corona started. The B's were in STEM subjects and I want to go into a stem major. Do I still have a chance? If I write about my improved mental health and what I learned from it, will it be a plus in my application? will it excuse my two B's?

I had a 2.1 gpa with no extracurricular activities and got in

Hi I am from Barbados and I really really really would love to go to UCLA but I am not to sure they would pick me. Do you have any advice for Caribbean kids that would love to attend UCLA

hope i get in omg

World record breaker-Ok.

How do I get the unweighted GPA if I live in Spain and take the IB

Would these stats apply if you are a high school student from Florida?

wait they don't look at 12th grade? what if you're an international student who takes a levels? which is basically 12th and 13th grade after formal education? like following the Cambridge system?

Ughhh my freshmen year is gold my sophomore year though I have a couple of Bs and B+s. I’ll try extra hard junior year

I got only 70% in my 10th grade but Improved it in my 11th grade and got over 85% Tell me what are the chances

One day I’m going to UCLA

or just go to a community college, skip the ACT, SAT, extracurriculars, and all those high school honors and AP courses, and then transfer.

Hey, Do you think that being an eagle scout could help in a college application?

36 honors classes, when there’s only 8 classes a year.... what

Sir currently I am working at India's largest bank and pursuing my masters in economics, I am pretty much interested in taking admission at UCLA in order to pursue my Ms in finance, can you plz guide me on how can I make sure that I get into UCLA ?? what kind of academic profile they are looking for ??

Oh thank god you said tenth and eleventh cause my freshman year is nothing special

WAit but thw thing is...i messed up on my 10th grade, I failed Chemistry but me and my family did have a family emergency and death at the time which took a toll on me

the requirement u said is too high I think. That's like for ivy schools.

Is class rank required in the application? My school just canceled class rank recently.

I go to a massive school where nearly every AP is offered. I took 1 this year (AP gov where I will probably finish with an A-). I’m taking three next year (APUSH, English, and German) and plan to take 4 senior year. I’m a straight A student who only participates in a couple extracarriculars. Do you think I have a good shot at getting in or should I take more AP classes and extracurriculars?

do you have to get straight a’s and is it really hard

i have a 36 act and a 4.45 gpa but i have like barely any extracurriculars at all........ yikes

can you do a video about worldwide applicants?

What are some tips for out of state students? And is it possible to get scholarships as out of state

I have a question about my stats. After junior year I will have a 3.83 uw and a 4.61 weighted gpa. Both are 10-11 gpas. I'm at the top 25% for weighted but not for uw. Also for honors course I would have take 38by the end of senior year(17 AP's and some honors), this is the most rigorous course load at my school. How would this be looked at for my unweighted being low and my weighted being high. I'm top 5% in a class of 500 from a competitive school that sent around 25 kids to ucla and UC Berkeley this year.

I found out that you need a 3.9 GPA in junior college to get in. I wouldn't stand a chance.

Hi if I get C/D in my A levels and get good score in sats like 1200/1400 will they select me?

i have an unweighted gpa of 4.0 and weighted 4.67 out of 5 my school is super competitive but i am 22/496 i have taken mostly aps and some honors and have had straight As throughout high school i got a 1470 on my sat but i super scored a 31 on my act however for extracurriculars i am worried bc i have been in clubs since freshman year but i’ve never had any leadership positions…how important is this? do i still have a chance of admission?

You should have 4.3 or what u said in High school or u should make it in UCLA????...........

I’m a year ahead in math. Grade level is algebra, I took algebra last year and am now taking geometry. It’s not geometry honors, but does it still count as an advanced class?

Im an immigrate and i really want to go to college there! Is it impossible for me to go there since im an immigrate or do I still have a chance?

Pretty much everything stated here then some... I got accepted to UCLA ...However, I chose Stanford my dream school ....Goes to show how extremely UCLA selection process is

So for freshman year it doesn't really matter?

What if my school offers 3 ap classes but only allows you to take one?

Opinions?!?!?! I got all A’s freshmen year but they were prep classes. Then I started taking honors classes and wasn’t used to it. So I got a C+ I’m english and a B+ in math the first semester of sophomore year. I got all A’s second semester tho. Now I’m a junior taking 2 AP’s and 3 honors and getting all A’s but I’m so worried. Senior year I’m taking 3 AP’s and honors. I’m hoping it’ll seem like I’m improving. From going from prep, to honors with eh grades, to all A’s in honors, and then to all A’s in AP’s and honors. Can I hear people’s opinions please

4.6 to 4.8 HOLY CRAP

My freshman year weighted gpa is a 4.06 Im not sure if this is good, but im going to try harder the next 3 years.

What about if you live In Australia

Hello im from Bangladesh and Im in 10th grade ...can u please say if I can get an admission with 100% scholarship after two Years

I’m fucked then, I have shit grades in my 9th, 10th, 11th, I’m now going into 12th. Lovely

Hi! I'm currently a junior in hs and I'm dual enrolled - so I will complete an Associates in Liberal Arts and also an Associates in Biology. These don't bump my grade like AP, and I'm not taking any courses at high school. Would UCLA view this as positive? I am also involved in swim/waterpolo/track, and am founder & president at one club at my hs and one at community College. Ucla is my dream, so any feedback or insight would be rlh helpful!

What in world is he talking about 36 Honors/AP classes for 10-12 grade? Even if that's by semester that means 6 honors/AP every semester for 6 semesters - virtually impossible. Most CA schools don't even allow you to take that many if they are even available.

I got in with a 3.0 gpa and a 900 SAT. But I play football.

how can you have 36 honors classes?? from freshmen to senior year because 7x4 is 28?? there’s no possible way??

Not sure why I’m watching this since I was already admitted 😅

Well I am in incoming 10 grade and I only got honors Spanish and I almost got into ap history and I am worried

is being class president or on stifle counsel hood on an application?

CLASS OF 2025!!!!!!!!!lesgoooo bruins!!

Will UCLA see college clases that you took in high school ?

My stats: -5.0 weighted GPA, 4.0 Unweight GPA, 1220 SAT (but am hoping to retake if COVID allows),my act got canceled (trying to schedule another one), have taken only honors and AP classes since my freshman year, Never gotten below a 90, I am in colorguard, HOSA, NHS, Book club, theater, debate, and a Certified Nurse Aide Program, am currently valedictorian of my class with a size 519, and I spent two years in a leadership position of squad leader and one as media team. I’m an out of state student And have already started the personal insight questions. How good of a chance do I have to get in?

Title says 2020 but uploaded in 2018🤔

What if my quarantine grades are trash? As a junior😬

as a senior i ahve no clue why im watching this

So is the GPA calculated for only 10th and 11th grade?

Im in my junior year. Its too late for me already lol

also in highschool if you don’t take AP classes will you probably not get in

watching this after completly fucking failing 10th grade first semester :p

Imma junior and im only in 1 AP class(english), could i still get a 4.6 GPA with one AP class?

I am super nervous since UCLA is my dream school and I have been wanting to go there for years. My GPA is solid at 3.8 but not many AP's since my school doesn't offer many of them, my SAT scores are 1450+, and I am out of state. What more can I do to increase my chances of attending UCLA. What tips do you have specifically in extracurricular and overall to improve my chances? I am currently a junior in HS. How do I show them I am worthy given the current circumstance we are in? I am super stressed out because I really want to go to UCLA.

i have a 3.9 weighted gpa so goodbye any chance i had at getting in lol