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I don't know anything about UCLA or their interviews, but I suggest that you consider removing some of the details from your post- anyone from UCLA's admissions could easily tell who you are and that you are trying to get inside intel on the interview. Probably doesn't look good.

Void wrote:I don't know anything about UCLA or their interviews, but I suggest that you consider removing some of the details from your post- anyone from UCLA's admissions could easily tell who you are and that you are trying to get inside intel on the interview. Probably doesn't look good.

u r right. thanks for the advice.

My only experience is that UCLA, and to a much greater extent UCI, will "interview" applicants with weird backgrounds/sketchy academic histories/C&F issues for the purpose of ripping them a new one for 10-15 minutes and then accepting them. This has happened to myself and enough people I know to where I think it's fair to make an honest assumption about how this works; these schools can't afford to lose someone with your numbers, but they want you to know that they have the upper hand in scholarship negotiation -- and that you're lucky to be there.

Do it and get it over with. Don't let them psych you into anything.

I had one post-acceptance last year.... basically wanted me to convince them that I was actually considering them before they offered me any scholly $$$. Almost every question involved the T14 that was in my home state/my UG school and why I would consider UCLA when I could just stay put. It was a really odd conversation tbh.

twentypercentmore wrote:My only experience is that UCLA, and to a much greater extent UCI, will "interview" applicants with weird backgrounds/sketchy academic histories/C&F issues for the purpose of ripping them a new one for 10-15 minutes and then accepting them. This has happened to myself and enough people I know to where I think it's fair to make an honest assumption about how this works; these schools can't afford to lose someone with your numbers, but they want you to know that they have the upper hand in scholarship negotiation -- and that you're lucky to be there.

Do it and get it over with. Don't let them psych you into anything.

thank you both very much. I wouldn't say that my numbers are that great as to be one of those "can't afford to lose" kind of applicants, I would say that it's because they want to know about me more.

dsn32 wrote:I had one post-acceptance last year.... basically wanted me to convince them that I was actually considering them before they offered me any scholly $$$. Almost every question involved the T14 that was in my home state/my UG school and why I would consider UCLA when I could just stay put. It was a really odd conversation tbh.

thank you both very much. I wouldn't say that my numbers are that great as to be one of those "can't afford to lose" kind of applicants, I would say that it's because they want to know about me more. Anyway I will try my best to prepare.