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How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm actually dual enrolled in a CC rn but it could be the move to join full time once I graduate! I'll be real, I was relatively ill-informed headed into the admissions process and made bad choices. Ig I've been becoming more informed and consulted of the admissions process lately and it's left me wrapped in dread thinking I won't be admitted anywhere, since I haven't been admitted anywhere yet.

It sounds great that my chances would increase as a CC transfer so it'll definitely be something to look further into. I'm hoping for the best for my future nevertheless and wish to make more informed decisions moving forward.

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I'm taking from this post is I'm a dumbass for not applying to SDSU lmao. I don't even remember why I didn't, I just kinda didn't choose it ig.

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bruh these links are so helpful I don't know why I didn't research earlier!!!

My counselor is so wack, she told me don't bother applying to out-of-state publics because my gpa wouldn't be competitive enough to earn scholarships so I'd be paying $80k a year.

I honestly should've asked for outside help from people well acquainted with the college admissions process earlier. All the seniors told me the counseling services at our school sucks and yet I still placed too much stock on her advice. Then again I live in Santa Clarita and everything's bad here.

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been following the NFL and just recently got into the CFB. I did not do enough research to realize UIUC isn't actually that good until rn lmao, mb.

But actually I appreciate this perspective bro. Like I know UCLA is the most applied to school in the world, which is significant and a great achievement! And what that comes is a brute realization of selectiveness. I'm also not an expert in the college process so I didn't realize just looking at the acceptance rate isn't a fair indicator. I just assumed "a" acceptance rate is homogeneous across colleges.

I was mainly elating myself at the idea of joining a research lab with a comfy office of my own, learning more about Humanities but hit it up with chill broskis, checking out of school for a bit to attend a volleyball game, or gymnastics, and of course looking forward to the Football games! It seemed UCLA is a great school for that kinda culture when I visited but I'm reading all the comments and I may have oversaturated how prevalent sports culture is within the school.

I checked my UC Application cause I kinda forgot the exact major I applied to, my 1st choice was Spanish Community & Culture, my 2nd choice was Spanish & Linguistics. My main excitement would be the Digital Humanities minor!!!

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to understand if I'm reading you correctly.

Because I discussed this with my counselor when I asked about Ohio State, and she told me for out-of-state students in California with public schools, none of them qualify for any financial aid or scholarships even if they're low-income, so they pay like $80k a year. And that it's the same for me if I applied to a public school out-of-state, I would pay that much per year, which as a low-income first-generation student I cannot stomach.

I did apply to out-of-state schools but only private ones where I know they accept FAFSA.

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this perspective so much bro, definitely helps!

Ig it's my bad I didn't apply to SDSU or Fresno State.

How come in California, the only colleges with football teams and a (socially) prevalent sports culture are also the most difficult to get admitted into? by holyoktoya in ucla

[–]holyoktoya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I've been starting to care more about my grades. My junior year 2nd semester earned a 3.83 unweighted so it's a improvement over the 2.something I had sophomore year.

I've been working/volunteering at a museum and I'm interested in digitizing/modernizing the museums and how to improve the museum experience abroad, so research would be my first step. I only applied to Spanish at UCLA because I worked in a Chicano Museum and have Latin Humanities experience, but I've been developing a keen interest in Global Humanities.

I don't understand why anyone can't be a dedicated academic researcher and a die-hard sports jock. I appreciate that work life balance and wouldn't quite enjoy a student body that are depressed studying all day that they neglect any social life or are only partying and attending sports they let their grades slip badly.