“Think less about what you think we want to hear, and more about what you want to say.” Gary Clark, Director of Undergraduate Admission at UCLA.

The University of California receives more applications than any other public or private institution in the country. UCLA ranks number one as the leader of the board, having received over 135 thousand applicants in each of the last two years. (nearly 150K for the class applying for entrance fall of 2022)

If you ever wanted to get in the brain of the Director of Admission at a highly selective institution, you will not be disappointed. I traveled to visit Gary live on the UCLA campus and we did the show from his office.

The interview is broken up into three parts. Here are a few key highlights of what Gary Clark shared in each section of the interview:

Part 1: Gary Clark’s Describes His Personal Journey

Part 3: Gary Clark Offers Tips On The UC Application