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I'm from the UK how can I go to UCLA?

I was just wondering if it's possible to go to UCLA if your from England, to study English Literature. I'm two years away from starting uni and want to get some information before I even consider it. I'd really appreciate it if anyone knows if I'd even be allowed to go there and study. I'm currently doing my GCSE's at the mo, and my A-Levels starting in September for 2 years, if that helps. Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

JAKstriked

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You can. Go to the website and look for international students/applicants. It will cost more and of course it's usually more difficult to get into due to extra tests etc.

Reply 2

roughy_ruff

Start working on your SATS or ACTS !

Reply 3

nutterbutter

Yes, as someone said before, go visit their website for information on international students.

Jut be aware that while it is usually harder for international students than domestic students for most Universities, the UCs are really hard on it. They are a university system for California students first and foremost and are willingly admit that they accept Californians over other domestic students that might have better scores and etc., and are tougher about than other state university systems. While in-state students are usually admitted for meeting certain criteria, out of state and especially international students that go way beyond are often rejected. Just be aware of this.

Reply 4

lucho22

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I'm going UCLA on EAP exchange for a year - I only pay my home university fees so the financial aspect won't be as tough. This really is the easiest and cheapest way to go to UCLA.

Reply 5

cutout1029

Hey there,
I'm an American student (about to apply to UCLA, actually!) and if it's any help, you can apply to UCLA - except it'll be extremely difficult to get in. It's gotten to the point where their out-of-state acceptance rate (students admitted who aren't California residents) has reached about 8%... lower than even Harvard's overall admissions rate. From my understanding + wild unsubstantiated rumors, the UC system will soon deny admission altogether to students outside of California. I'm not sure if/when this is going to happen, but by the sound of it, pretty soon - so it may be a hit or miss for you. However, it's still worth a shot!
If you'd like any other suggestions as far as "public ivies" go (that's what we call good public schools like UCLA), try UNC (university of north carolina) at chapel hill, UTA (University of Texas at Austin - if you can get into the honors program there, you're set for life!) or the University of Michigan.
Best of luck, and feel free to email if you have any other questions :smile:

Reply 6

menaa-x

You can probably apply there if you want to study there for the full degree, if not then look at some UK Uni websites, they let you take a year abroad and it might include UCLA :smile:

Reply 7

devil09

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cutout1029

out-of-state acceptance rate (students admitted who aren't California residents) has reached about 8%... lower than even Harvard's overall admissions rate.

Source, please. Berkeley admits 16% of international applicants and 18% of OOS students. I find it difficult to believe that the admit rates at UCLA are lower.

Reply 8

ILIGAN

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^ That figure was true for this year and last year's. But the years before that, Berkeley's admit rate for international is something like 6.5% - 8%

Reply 9

ZHguy

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Original post by Siobhán/Siobs

I was just wondering if it's possible to go to UCLA if your from England, to study English Literature. I'm two years away from starting uni and want to get some information before I even consider it. I'd really appreciate it if anyone knows if I'd even be allowed to go there and study. I'm currently doing my GCSE's at the mo, and my A-Levels starting in September for 2 years, if that helps. Thanks :smile:

Did you get in? What SAT's and A-levels did you get. if not, then where did you go?

Reply 10

vaudevillain

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Original post by nutterbutter

Yes, as someone said before, go visit their website for information on international students.

Jut be aware that while it is usually harder for international students than domestic students for most Universities, the UCs are really hard on it. They are a university system for California students first and foremost and are willingly admit that they accept Californians over other domestic students that might have better scores and etc., and are tougher about than other state university systems. While in-state students are usually admitted for meeting certain criteria, out of state and especially international students that go way beyond are often rejected. Just be aware of this.

To be fair, UCLA has one of the more generous intl admit rates for schools that are considered "top tier" but that's because it's really expensive and intl are one of their main sources of money. I'll try finding the application information pages from when I was applying but rest assured it's not 8%, it's 20something.

Reply 11

Siobhán/Siobs

OP

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Original post by ZHguy

Did you get in? What SAT's and A-levels did you get. if not, then where did you go?

Thank you for all your replies! Can't believe how long ago this was now!
I didn't end up getting in to UCLA, though not for lack of trying. I did however still do an honours degree in English literature and am considering a masters.
Everyone was pretty accurate with the rates of admission into UCLA, while my grades were good, I wasn't considered an excelling student so that made the whole application process a bit more tricky!
I think it's something that you really need to get a head start on though (I thought I was getting one at 16) but it seems that it's something you have to prepare for years and years before. I wish I had known at a younger age that's what I wanted to do, but unfortunately I didn't figure it out till later.
On a more positive note, with my degree I do qualify to study my masters in the USA, so that will definitely be something to consider!

Reply 12

Shamoo28

Original post by Siobhán/Siobs

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Hey, i was reading this thread and found myself to be in the exact same place as you
My parents were really adamant on getting me to california and i thought it wasnt a bad thing at all (the beaches and lifestyle you know :3 ) but when i started my application i found it to be so absurd that they have so many high requirements! Getting good grades in A levels is obvious, but i found the SAT to be impossible :frown:

and the fact that i didnt do well in IGCSE's backfired as well, so i had to do around 4 or 5 a levels in order to compensate according to my college counsellor :/ on top of that i was a private student, because i am really into sports and had a difficult schedule, and yet can you believe that they don't recognise private students? I had to list myself as a home schooled student and list my parents as the teachers whereas ive been self studying all along. The problem here was that my dad had to write a detailed report on my progress at home and how i am as a student. However, his english is poor and he had no idea how the CIE system was. Thats when i started to think that this really must be a sign from God that USA is not the right place for undergrad
Hopefully it'll be a lot easier to apply for postgrad!

P.s. Im really sorry for the rant but i had to get it out of my system :colondollar:

Reply 13

BTgolf

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