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Operation Varsity Blues [1] [2] was the code name for the investigation into the 2019 criminal conspiracy scandal to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The investigation and related charges were made public on March 12, 2019, by United States federal prosecutors.
Although UCLA and UC Berkeley, for instance, are banned by their board of regents from considering SAT and ACT scores, they then instead use AP and IB exam scores for admissions decisions.
U.S. News & World Report rates UCLA "Most Selective" [137] and The Princeton Review rates its admissions selectivity of 98 out of 99. [138] 149,815 prospective freshmen applied for Fall 2021, the most of any four-year university in the United States. [139] Admission rates vary according to the residency of applicants.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute over whether preferential treatment for minorities could reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating the Constitution.
The University of California admitted the largest, most diverse class of Californians for fall 2024, with gains in low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students.
Early decision (ED) or early acceptance is a type of early admission used in college admissions in the United States for admitting freshmen to undergraduate programs.It is used to indicate to the university or college that the candidate considers that institution to be their top choice through a binding commitment to enroll; in other words, if offered admission under an ED program, and the ...
The UCLA Bruin Success Scholarship will provide about 1,000 students from families with the greatest financial need an additional $2,500 per year — up from $2,000 when launched last fall.
UCLA was one of several universities named in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted by the United States Department of Justice. On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, UCLA men's soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of many coaches across the country charged with racketeering and conspiracy, and is alleged to have taken over $200,000 in bribes.