UCLA Supplemental Questionnaire

Sounds like UCLA started sending out supplemental questionnaires. Read on for general advice and how to get more help.

Get the guidance you need on how to best complete your supplemental questionnaire by signing up for my LOR/Questionnaire Service. I will review your UC Application, provide an analysis of the potential triggers, and counsel you on the best strategy for answering the questionnaire.

The campus appears to be using the same questionnaire as last year and the questions are broad in scope (one about talent and/or achievement and one about special circumstances and/or educational preparation program). You will need to go back and review your UC Application to determine what aspects of your background prompted the questionnaire to be issued. Make sure you take the time to carefully think through and respond to the questions. This is likely the final piece of information UCLA needs to make the admission decision.

UCLA Supplemental Questionnaire Guideline

For the talent and/or achievement question, you want to stress your accomplishments and give as much background information as possible – this is particularly important if your talent and/or achievement is rare and/or requires some explanation to those unfamiliar with it. Be sure to provide contextual information (for example, explain what the “region” is for a regional award you received and spell out city names and/or any acronyms). If the pursuit of your talent and/or achievement has impeded your academic/school performance, you will want to address that as well.

For the special circumstances part of the second question, you want to address any obstacles that have prevented you from achieving your full academic potential. Identify and address issues that may concern UCLA, such as discrepancies between grades and AP exam scores, or fluctuation in grades.

For the educational preparation program part of the second question, you want to provide details about the program(s) in which you have participated, such as the selectivity of the program or if there was an extensive application process, what you learned in the program (academic/non-academic skills, soft/people skills, etc.), and how the program prepared you to succeed at UCLA.

If you have not received your fall grades, you should still fill out the grade report form but enter the grades as IP (in-progress).

You may also want to review the June 2024 Annual Report on Undergraduate Admissions Requirements and Comprehensive Review here, where UCLA explained how the “Augmented Review” process is utilized and provided admission stats of students who received such requests.

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