Reading My UC Essays + My Transfer Stats: Accepted into UCLA, UC Berkeley, and more w/ a 3.43 GPA
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2020
- This video is primarily for my fellow non-traditional students with gap years + W's transferring from community college, but this is also friendly to incoming first years! Best of luck to everyone applying - open up this description for video TIMESTAMPS:
First Essay about UNIVERSITY READINESS: 1:50
Second Essay about LEADERSHIP: 6:16
Third Essay about a SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE: 10:04
Fourth Essay about COMMUNITY SERVICE: 12:51
Withdrawals on coursework, gap years, my stats, other (non-UC) college decisions: 15:23
IG/Twitter: @alecsaagbayani
Hi everyone, I just want to put an update on this video to say that I won’t be accepting anymore essays or PIQs to review since I currently work in UCLA admissions!
I’m incredibly proud of the people I’ve helped and truly hope this video continues to help since I’ve made the decision to keep it online. ❤️
Very instructive video. I am in my mid 50s and finally decided to transfer to a UC school. I had way too many units from several community colleges, received 6 associate degrees (two AD-Ts ), Honors Program with UCLA TAP certification, Pathway to Law School certificate, 3.7 GPA in my major. I didn't think I would submit my application on time because it took me a long time to enter all my courses and grades from several schools. I was also worried because I had some Ws. Finally, on the last day of the deadline (which by the way was extended to Dec.1), I finished my application and submitted by 11 PM! I got accepted to UCLA and UCB and waitlisted at UCSB (probably because UCSB does not like older students). If I can do it, anybody can!
Thank you so much for this. It has really helped me through my applications. Your writing style is impeccable.
Thank you for making this video. Your experiences and the perseverance you've shown through it all is both empowering and inspiring. I am currently in the process of applying to the UCs as a transfer for next year. Fingers crossed that I make it in.
Thank you so much for this! I was feeling so lost with this application and your advice helps a lot :)
Thank you so much, I'm truly glad to hear that my insight helped! Best of luck with your applications! ❤️
Thank you sooo much! I just got into UCLA, UCB while referring to your responses. Can't wait to see more in the future!!!
Anything to help a fellow Marauder out 😁
love your enthusiasm and clarity! thank you so much. ☺️
Very happy my insight helps!!! You're welcome!
Alexa, I am a first generation Filipino parent watching this video 1 year after you’ve posted this and I just had to pause to say how proud I am of you and your accomplishments despite the difficulties and challenges you’ve faced. Your family must be so proud. God bless you, your dreams and your family and may He continue to protect you, and direct and guide your steps. You are a blessing and an inspiration to many.🙏❤️ (I will be sharing this video with my daughter who’s currently a HS Junior.😊)
Wow!! This video really helped get started on my apps! I've been procrastinating for the longest time ever thank you so much for sharing this with us🥰
Glad to help! The earlier you start, the better - TRUST ME. Gives you time to have your responses read over by other people!
Thank you so much for this video. You’ve given me a lot more confidence and I am glad to have come across your video as I too also have a similar situation with gap semesters and a lot of W’s.
this makes me so happy to hear, thanks for watching my story and best of luck to you with applications!
this is the best one so far imo.. Im a psych major with second major in philosophy as well, so this was super helpful. fingers crossed for all of us to get in!
Thank you so much and best of luck, I’m rooting for you!!! 🤍
As an adult transfer applying this semester, this was very helpful! Thank you for sharing and thank you for addressing the additional comments/ activities sections :)
You’re very welcome! This video was made to help everyone, but specifically my fellow nontraditional transfer students so I’m very happy to hear it was helpful for you ☺️
Thank you! Love seeing a transfer student with an average gpa getting into a good school! 25 here and looking to transfer next year! Thank you for the video! :)
Thank you so much! You got this, good luck next year ❣️ I’m happy this video helps people in general, but I’m especially happy when my fellow non-traditional transfer students out there find something in it. We’re here and we can achieve it all - I’m glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
@@alecsaagbayani Do you think you could do a video on the different classes that you took in community college that you think might’ve helped you get accepted? Or maybe I could just dm you? Lmaooo I’m sorry I’m just so interested. I’m done with all of my Gen Eds, and I even finished four of the required lower division classes for my major, (communications), but I don’t know if it is necessary to take classes like Statistics, Microeconomics, and Anthropology, rather than additional Communications courses. Any advice would be amazing! Thank you so much again! ❤️ 😄
@@Daytondailysorry for the late reply! It's been crazy since I'm going through midterms, but as far as classes to take, are you a student transferring from a California community college? If so, you can go to "assist.org" and it will tell you what classes you need to take so that you meet your needed course requirements specific to the major you want to transfer into! Each school has different requirements so make sure you check out what each school needs.
If you are transferring from out-of-state, I know there's another website to reference, but I forgot the name. If this is your case or applies to anyone else who's reading this, I would definitely follow up with a guidance counselor to confirm you're taking the classes you need!
If you have any more questions feel free to reach out :)
I need an update! How'd it go?
You seem like such a humble being! I’m glad there’s more people like us
I also just got rejected from csulb with a 3.0 😂
@@tiffanysilva9643 CSULB missed out okay??? Tuh!
I just turned in my apps over a month ago and I applied as a psych major to UCLA! My GPA is a 3.79, but with psych being an impacted major, I hope my essays pull through! Congrats btw!!!
Thank you! I wish you the best of luck with getting in 💙💛
@@alecsaagbayani Update!!! I got in for psychology! Thank you for sharing your story girl. It truly helped a fellow transfer out! #UCLABound 💙💛🐻🥳
@@karlamora3886 AYYYYYE!!! Omg, welcome to the Bruin fam - congratulations!!! Glad my video was helpful, reach out to me anytime if you have any more questions and need advice with classes as a fellow psych major! ☺️🎊💙🐻💛
Hi
My kid want to do psychology also could you tell us what helped you
Hello all! If you don’t know already, the UC application deadline has been moved from Monday 11/30 to Friday 12/4!
If you’ve sent me your essays for feedback and thoughts, I’ll try and have them all done before the new deadline. I’ve been busy with school and work myself, and more people reached out to me than I thought so please be patient with me! I truly want to help as many people as I can.
I remember not having any resources going through the transfer process as a nontraditional transfer student and I know having just one person for feedback could have made a difference for so many other people out there the way it did for me. Especially when you’re marginalized and access to these resources that can help you better succeed in higher ed just don’t exist for you. That’s why I wanna try and help as many of you as I can, it’s hard w/ my schedule but I know it can make all the difference and that alone makes this all worth it. That said, I hope you all don’t stress out too much on your essays and that you be kind to yourselves. Thanks for taking the time to read up to this point. 🤍
Your personal essays were very inspiring
@@pearlhay5033 I’m touched, thank you for your kind words! I hope you found my advice helpful and good luck with applying ☺️
I want to like to say that you are very a sweetness girl
These essays are incredible!!
They really are wtf. Mine are nowhere close
I got so excited when I heard you transferred from Antelope Valley College! I go to AVC currently and I’m writing my applications right now for next fall :) great video it’s very helpful to hear all your responses 💗💗 Go Marauders ✊
That is awesome! Good luck to you 🤍
Girl im watching ur video and when u said AVC HA I go there!! Doing my app rn ur helping so much!
Ayyyeeeee, go Mauraders!!! Wishing you the best of luck, I’m really glad my video helps ☺️
This makes me feel so much better honestly! I applied to UCB, UCLA, and UCI for fall 2021. I am also a non traditional transfer student with a few gaps and W's so it gives me hope. My transfer GPA is currently a 3.52 so we will see! I am hoping that my institutional GPA (3.7) will help show an upward trend in my grades since I've been back in school.
I'm rooting for you!!! Best of luck when decisions come out! :)
Hey, how did it go?
@@selam482 hey! I got rejected from UCLA but got accepted to Berkeley and UCI! I will be attending Berkeley in the fall :)
@@helloimlc8452 that's amazing! Congratulations
@@selam482 thank you so much!! :)
Admissions purgatory seems so real! This video shows you can still attend your dream school! #ProofOfConcept #RoadLessTraveled
Wow! Thank you so much!!! *crying*
Thank you for watching! :)
Thank You and congratulations!
When you read your prompts you look so animated like a Disney princess
I tried to read them with as much expression as possible so it didn't sound boring for y'all HAHAHA
This is gold. Thank you so much Alecsa.
glad my video was able to help in some way! best of luck to you!
Thank you for this. I'm in community college studying computer science. This gives me hope that I can get into a top university as a non traditional student
Thank you for sharing and the tips are very helpful! I hope I get accepted once I transfer.
Thank you and good luck!!! Wishing you the best with your transfer journey! 💕
Great job! Im feeling a lot more confident now. Im a transfer student too!!
Best of luck applying, I'm really glad my video helped! :)
omg I copied and pasted exactly everything you said into my uc applications and I got into every UC!! thank you so much!!1!!!
VINCENT PLS don’t encourage ppl to be plagiarizing 💀 happy to have helped though ☺️
wait is this serious? lmao
@@briananotbriana yes! and now I'm simultaneously attending all the UC schools :)
@@VincentsVideos This was hilarious. Seriously, thank you for the laugh because I bet we're all super stressed at this point.
@@VincentsVideos wait for real??
Hi Alecsa! First of all my name is Kim and I’m currently a community college student in Northern California. This year Im applying for transfer so I stumbled upon this video and I noticed how skilled your writing style is! I’ve started drafting my own essays for my application but I noticed that my writing can definitely use some improvement. Do you happen to have or offer any services for UC PIQ support? I would truly appreciate you tremendously as it’s my dream to get into UC Berkeley and UCLA too💕. Thank you so much and congratulations for recently graduating!🎊
thank you for this
Love!
Hi! Were you able to take any the lower divisions for Philosophy? Many of the CC’s don’t have courses that articulate. So I’m curious is this hurt your application??
Just got off the waitlist with a 3.5 gpa!!! im so excited!!!! Any advise????
Hi! What do you think the chances are if I don’t have many leadership experiences? How am I gonna write the essay regarding leaderships 😭😭😭😭😭this stresses me out a lotttt
GOAT WITH THAT GPA
I have that exact GPA rn and I think my essays are gonna carry me at this point. do you give feedback on essays?
Hey! I’m more than happy to look over and give feedback, just DM me on one of my socials so I can give you my email to send it over to. This goes for anyone else who reads this comment ☺️
I'm planning on applying as a transfer to UCLA as a sociology major for fall 2022 out of state with a 3.46 gpa, do u think I have a chance?
How did it go !
What major were you when you transferred to UCLA
Hi, Just wanted to know how difficult is it to get into UCLA as an out of state international student. I am in my first year right now studying computer science at University of Maryland and am currently trying to complete my pre reqs. I want to transfer to UCLA for Computer Science in HSSEAS. I am currently maintaining a GPA of 3.95, do you think I have a chance?
I've personally done some research about admit rates across all applicants before, transfer students from California Community Colleges have a higher chance of getting admitted versus students transferring out of state or other UC's. Computer Science is a competitive major, but if you keep your GPA up, I'm sure you have a shot.
@@karlamora3886yes! Exactly as Karla said, California Community colleges get priority status for admissions into the UC system since they are local. Generally speaking with some exceptions, that means UCs will be looking at the folks with GPA's at the higher end of the spectrum when they consider someone out of state. That said, you definitely have a shot with your GPA, but it's my opinion that it will ultimately come down to the essays that are going to make or break you!
@@alecsaagbayani Thanks a lot for the advice. Will make sure that I make a bang on essay for UCLA :)
@@karlamora3886 Thanks for the help!!!
@@kaanssar best of luck! If you need a someone to look over essays, let me know!
you look gorgeous
U r so pretty
Do you think i can get accepted in atleast one UC without applying for TAG
Did u get in?
got waitlisted & its been a year, attended a different UC. been depressed ever since:0:)
@@wohzey2229
Did any of the UCs ask for letters of recommendation from you?
Hi! I'm super sorry for the late reply as I haven't checked on this video in so long, but the answer is no, I was not asked for any letters of recommendation. No section of that even exists on the application so you only worry about listing your grades, your extracurricular/work experience, and the PIQ's/essays!
Go Tigers
Where you in the Honors Program at community college or did you take a few Honors courses at CC. Do you think taking Honors courses had given you a boost in your chances of getting into UCB and UCLA?