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Get the inside scoop on UCLA admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
They seem selective on test scores. I modified my essays for other schools for UCLA and got in through the first round. I didn't request any int...   READ MORE
Current Student
The application is fairly straightforward and I would say that the interview and your GMAT scores seems to be weighted most heavily. The school w...   READ MORE
Alumni
From what I researched, the admission process was typical of most universities. It contained a standard application that required essay answers fo...   READ MORE
Current Student
Best admissions experience of all programs considered, including Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Wharton. Online application was much easier to deal w...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
UCLA is in a tri-quarter system. For the first 2 quarters, you have to take 4 mandatory classes in each quarter unless you waiver out of them dur...   READ MORE
Current Student
The coursework is very rigorous and time-consuming. I found that I was doing much more work than most other programs. Most professors are excell...   READ MORE
Alumni
In my opinion, the academics were not as challenging as I would have like it. I choose the school on two factors, the AACSB accreditation and the ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The quality and breadth or course subject matter is top notch and are not terribly difficult to get into given the high number of classes to small...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Job search is extremely tough but it's comparable to other schools. Lots of students are here to search for entertainment internships and jobs and th...   READ MORE
Current Student
All the top companies visit the campus. If you are a qualified candidate you should have no trouble landing a great job. I interned on wall street a...   READ MORE
Alumni
Campus recruiting was almost not existent. The employers that did appear seemed geared to the local community and not nationally recognizable. Careers...   READ MORE
Current Student
Campus recruiting effort is lacking. This is not surprising given the entrepreneurial focus of the school and student body. Prestige in Californ...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Extremely safe neighborhood and beautiful Santa Monica is right by the school. Most students choose to live by the beaches (Santa Monica, Manhatt...   READ MORE
Current Student
Quality of life is very high. Because the school is newer than most top 10 business schools, the facilities are by far the best of all schools I ...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
Quality of life is unmatched. UCLA campus is amazing, non-technical facilities are excellent and living in Santa Monica cannot be beat.   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Lots of places to hang out since you're next to West Hollywood, Brentwood and Santa Monica. So many parties thrown by students that you'll never ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The class is extremely social and Los Angeles beaches and nightclub are visited frequently. Every Thursday the school sponsors a "beer bust" in t...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
From speaking with friends at other MBA programs, it is abundantly clear that the social life and my fellow classmates are unmatched.   READ MORE

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