UCLA tends to favor students with rigorous HS curriculum (high number of a-g and UC-approved honors/AP/IB/CC courses), excellent weighted and unweighted GPA, and stellar SAT/ACT scores. You are also compared to your peers, meaning your academic and extracurricular achievements are viewed in context of students in your HS and the general applicant pool in the year you apply. Given the number of factors considered and the complex data involved, it is essentially impossible for anyone to accurately predict your chance.
UCLA is very academic achievement oriented, meaning excellent grades and stellar test scores are essential to be competitive. You can see the profile of admitted students to UCLA at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ad... This will give you an idea of how competitive you should aim to be for admission to UCLA.
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