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{'authored_pages': [{'url': '/test', 'title': 'test'}], 'subtitle': u'', 'secure': 0L, 'tags': [], 'absolute_url': u'https://www.newmediawire.com/news/ucla-releases-data-for-fall-1999-freshman-class-3064337', 'site_id': 270L, 'cover_url': '', 'open_new': 0L, 'content_type': u'releases', 'related_pages': [], 'date': datetime.datetime(1999, 4, 2, 7, 0), 'thumbnail_sizes': u'', 'albums': u'', 'default_file': None, 'categories': [], 'description': u'UCLA announced today that approximately 9,800 prospective freshmen havereceived letters of admission for fall 1999. This compares to 10,830 whowere admitted in 1998. Despite the decrease in the number of students admitted for fall 1999,the percentage of underrepresented students remained steady. This year,underrepresented students comprise 14 percent of this fall\'s admitted freshmanclass, compared with 12.9 percent in fall 1998."We have admitted a superb group of students who have excellentacademic qualifications," said UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale. "Weare delighted to invite these outstanding young scholars to UCLA and willwork very hard to encourage them to enroll at our university. "While I\'m relieved that there has been no decline in the numbersof underrepresented students, there is still a lot that needs to be doneto ensure that all segments of our community are adequately representedin the student body," Chancellor Carnesale added.Students admitted for fall 1999 had an overall grade point average (includingall honors and advanced placement courses) of 4.24, an increase from lastfall\'s 4.17. The raw grade point average (without honors) was 3.78, comparedwith 3.73 for fall 1998. The median SAT score of admitted students was1,330, surpassing last fall\'s median score of 1,321. Moreover, admittedstudents took an average of 17.4 honors and advanced placement courses,compared with 16.6 for fall 1998."Each year, the academic quality of the students who apply to UCLAincreases, which makes the admissions process all the more difficult,"said Rae Lee Siporin, UCLA\'s director of Undergraduate Admissions and Relationswith Schools."The fact that so many students applied to the university is evidenceof the high quality of education that students will receive at UCLA,"said Carnesale, in reference to the 35,600 applications received by UCLA-- the highest number of any university in the nation.Of the nearly 9,800 students admitted, UCLA expects to enroll about4,000 students for the fall freshman class. This represents an increaseof 150 over last year\'s freshman target. The deadline for admitted studentsto indicate their intent to register is May 1. Last fall, 40 percent ofthe admitted students decided to enroll at UCLA.Because of UCLA\'s increasing popularity among the nation\'s top youngscholars, the university was forced to admit the smallest percentage ofstudents in recent years. Said Siporin: "Universities often admit four to six students forevery one who ultimately comes. However, we\'ve had to admit fewer studentsthan in the past because we are among the top choices of many students."UCLA will admit 1,000 fewer freshman applicants this year, making itextremely difficult to draw close comparisons from year to year. Additionally,the number of students who declined to state their ethnicity or race droppeddramatically this year. With all of these changes, it is most meaningfulto look at percentage comparisons between last year and this year (of domesticstudents only). The percentage of African-American students in the admittedfreshman class remained stable at approximately 3 percent. Admitted Chicanos/Latinos comprise 10.5 percent, an increasefrom 9.4 percent last year. American Indians experienced a slight decline from .5 percentin fall 1998 to .4 percent this fall. The proportion of Asian Americans admitted in the class increasedfrom 39.8 percent last year to 42.3 percent for fall 1999. The proportion of white/Caucasians admitted in the class alsoincreased from 31.8 percent to 33.5 percent."We are confident that new UCLA and UC developmental outreach programsaimed at K-12 in the greater Los Angeles area will significantly increaseapplicants and admitted students to UCLA from underrepresented groups withinthe next few years," said Thomas Lifka, assistant vice chancellorof student academic services, referring to the establishment of new programsat UCLA aimed at preparing more students for admission to the university."In the meantime, we are honored by the rapidly growing interest inUCLA among California\'s high school seniors ...', 'doc_type': u'Page', 'related_links': [], 'title': u'UCLA Releases Data for Fall 1999 Freshman Class', 'url': u'/news/ucla-releases-data-for-fall-1999-freshman-class-3064337', 'navigation': False, 'author': {'created_date': datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 23, 20, 56, 18, 224092), 'first_name': u'UCLA Newsroom', 'last_name': u'', 'full_name': u'UCLA Newsroom ', 'avatar_file': None}, 'ts_date': 923036400L, 'draft': 0L, 'location': u'', 'w': 2541L, 'online': 1L, 'file_obj': None, 'image_url': u'', 'author_id': u'569a2a14acae6e34b9a310f9', 'doc_id': u'569b6242d418407fce0d2e26', 'page': ImportContentPage(ObjectId('569b6242d418407fce0d2e26'),u'UCLA Releases Data for Fall 1999 Freshman Class'), 'default_category_id': None, 'external_link': u'http://uclanews.ipressroom.com/portal/ucla/UCLA-Releases-Data-for-Fall-1999-1100.aspx'}