Are these classes good for getting into like UCLA?

Question

I'm trying my best to get accepted into UCLA medical school, though I'm not sure if I have a good chance of getting into the school with these classes:

Sophomore*:

-English 2 (H)
-French 2
-Biology
-PE2 (Cross country, soccer)
-Geometry
-World History

JunioR:
-Chemistry
-AP English 3
-alg.2/trig
-french 3
-AP US history
-Sociology/Psychology (optional, should I take it?)

senior:
Ap eng. 4
Ap. french 4 (lit)
pre-cal (H)
Ap gov./eco.
Ap psychology
Ap physics

*Also for my sophomore year, will it be better to skip French 2 and do Art history (ap)? or just skip ap art history and do ap french 4? I want to get into ap psychology in Junior, but my high school req. is to take an AP class before Junior. AP art history is the only AP class I can take right now. But that means i can't take french 4 AP (unless I take summer school for french 2?). *sigh* With my Math and Science classes, it will be tough.

Answer 1

Since UCLA Med school is a graduate school, I am assuming you mean that you are trying to go to UCLA as an undergraduate.

If that is the case, then your schedule probably couldn't look any better.

Unless you really like art, I would take French 2 instead of Art History AP. Ultimately, taking French AP will benefit you more because not only will you get college credits, but, if you are good at French, you will probably want to take the French SAT IIs (SAT IIs are required for UCLA).

If you do take any summer classes, try to get ahead in math. There are tons of high school students that finish up calculus these days, so if you can get ahead in math, it will make for a better high school transcript.

Don't take anymore AP and honors classes as you can handle. You don't want your homework load to overwhelm you. It may be better to take a few regular classes, and use that extra after school time to join a sport or get involved in another extracurricular activity. UCLA gets a lot of 4.0 students who take AP classes, so they llike to see those extracurriculars too.

Remember that bad grades, even if it was in an AP class, never look good on an application. I am sure that after your junior year, you will have a good feel as to how many AP classes you can handle your senior year.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Sounds alright. If you get high grades, UCLA will think those were sufficiently challenging.

I'm confused about the med school part. UCLA Med School will just toss your app into the trash and tell you to come back in 4 years.

If you want to go to med school eventually and want to be some kind of science major at UCLA, I'd beef up on the science courses. It's a little skimpy. Not a huge deal. They still might take you (especially if you get good scores on a science SAT II subject). Plus, you don't need a science major to get into med school, as long as you take all the med school prereqs.

Answer 3

I got into UCLA with a 3.7 GPA. SAT score of 1950. No extracurriculars, just football and track. I am a good writer so my personal statements were pretty good.

Answer 4

You say you are trying to get into medical school? These are high school grades. If you are trying to get into UCLA as an undergraduate, high school courses don't count at all. Assuming you do well in them, these courses seem fine (although I'm surprised you are only getting to pre-calculus as a senior).

Answer 5

Yes, those classes are very good
Keep it up because Iam trying to get into UCLA too, summer school would also make up for your work, hope you do good.
Take Care