Gathered around a computer, quiet and tense. Whether surrounded by family and friends or solo (perhaps too nervous to have anyone else around), it’s an eerily similar scene for thousands of students. They’re about to open an email that will change their lives.
Did they get admitted to UCLA?
This year freshman applications totaled approximately 149,700, about 10,000 more than last year, making UCLA once again the most applied-to four-year university in the nation.
As you can see from the posts below, a few keystrokes ignite a torrential mix of yells, hugs, tears, relief and elation.
@tristiankinney #uclabound #gobruins #ucla #uclaacceptance #fyp #college #collegeacceptance ♬ I Love You So - The Walters
@buzzkuzz GO BRUINS!! #classof2026 #ucla #collegetiktok #ucla2026 #UCLAbound #VenmoSpringBreak ♬ original sound - cat
@mehrana.basi The boy is #UCLABound!!! 🐻🎉💙 #proudmom #fyp #ucla #decisionday #uclaacceptance #accepted #foryou ♬ Cornfield Chase - Dorian Marko
@meghan.mcglinchey tw: ucla acceptance #ucla #uclabound #ucla2026 ♬ original sound - 🤍
@toosauceh youtube video coming out soon 😭❤️ #fyp #ucla #college ♬ 7 years latch - favsoundds
#UCLABound pic.twitter.com/Hehm5QXMSa
— WARRIOR&CO. Yoga (@warriorcoyoga) March 19, 2022
Crying. Throwing up. Screaming.
— cart. (@JetCanFly14) March 19, 2022
Truly blessed. #UCLAbound #UCLA #Bruins pic.twitter.com/MQts3EIQvP
@UCLA 😭💛💙 pic.twitter.com/ikUjzdrcVF
— Dalila Samano ✨ (@duhlilaa24) March 19, 2022
My daughter has been accepted to a few colleges including Cornell University. She had the largest reaction with @UCLAAdmission #UCLAbound Thank you @SunnysideDA @sunny_wildcats @fresnounified for preparing her for the next chapter of her academic career. #proudfamily pic.twitter.com/WddELApS2H
— Lidia Alainz-Gonzalez, NBCT (@lidiaalanizgonz) March 19, 2022
@kimtran_8 UCLA BOUND 💙💛 #ucla #uclabound #ucla2026 #classof2022 #senioryear #greenscreenvideo ♬ UCLA (feat. 24hrs) - RL Grime