The UCLA Preparation Program at UBridge@SMC is designed to support academically gifted students in transferring to this excellent university.
Students study for two years and then apply to transfer with third-year status, fully prepared to succeed in a challenging academic environment.
SMC Highlights
- #1 in transfers to UCLA for 2019/20 Academic year
- Most students sent at nearly 600
- Best admissions rate at 30%*
- UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) member school
- TAP students have a 2.5x better chance of admission to UCLA than regular applicants**
- Close to UCLA – 6.5 miles (10km)
Key information
- Two-year credit transfer program
- Transfer to third year of UCLA, or another elite university
- CollegeCare® for UCLA
- Priority admission to UCLA
- Stats show that average two-year college GPA for admitted students is 3.6/4.0, plus a minimum TOEFL of 83
CollegeCare® for UCLA
In addition to all the regular benefits of CollegeCare®, UBridge offers our students the individual advice and guidance that you’ll need to transfer to UCLA, or another elite university.
- Elite university mentor
- Transfer assistance
- Life at UCLA talks
- Application assistance
- Applicant molding
- Help arranging additional tests
- Parent updates every 2 weeks, formal reports 2x per semester
*UC Infocenter, for schools sending 200+ students – **UCLA undergraduate admissions website historical data