UCLA Art History Major Transfer Case
Profile:
- She/Her, Korean International Student (F-1 Visa Holder)
School:
- Santa Monica College (2 years)
Credentials:
- 3.92/4.0 GPA
- Official Art Club at SMC
- Totally 40 hours Volunteer activities
- Completed additional courses related to target major
- Obtained an official English proficiency score (TOEFL IBT: 84)
Explanation of the Admission Process:
- Waitlist in regular decision
- Three weeks off preparation for an appeal application
- Four times meetings with assigned consultant during this period
- Received an acceptance notification for weeks after the deadline
- Completed the transfer process to UCLA under the guidance of assigned consultant
Admission Results:
- UCLA: Waitlist – Accepted
- UCB: Waitlist – Not Accepted
- UCSD: Accepted
- UCI: Accepted
- UCSB: Accepted
Consultant Comments:
- The factor that had the greatest impact on this student’s acceptance to UCLA was taking additional major-related courses even after submitting the regular application.
- The consultant began developing the overall plan with the possibility of a waitlist in mind from the early stages of handling this case.
- As a result, both the consultant and the student were able to hand the initial admission results without any panic situations and effectively proceed with the appeal process according to the planned manual.
- Recently, several unpredictable factors have started to emerge in the traditionally structured UC admission process. Therefore, being proactively aware of and preparing for these aspects has become a crucial factor in achieving successful outcomes.