<p>Hi everyone, since i am an international student from Singapore, it's not possible for me to visit UCLA before enrolling in Sept. I only have 2 questions which i have not found answers in the forum.</p>
<p>1) i heard that the Classic Res Hall does not have air-conditioning, but with the recent renovation, is this still the case now? i wonder how ppl sleep without air-conditioning when the temperature hits 25+ degree celcius :(</p>
<p>2) for the tuition fee+ the housing fee which add up to about 50k, so how do we pay? by quarter/month? also i heard that the money is deducted from Bruinaccount, so can i pay by visa and my mum pay the bill in Singapore or should i open an account in US and pay from US directly?</p>
<p>I know this is quite confusing but i really appreciate your help! Thx!</p>
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<li><p>The Classic residence halls are not air conditioned. People sleep with fans on. I think the Deluxe residence halls (De Neve Gardenia/Holly) have air conditioning–but didn’t work the first year? Might be fixed now. </p></li>
<li><p>There are different payment plans to choose from to pay for tuition/fees posted on your BruinBill/BAR account. Unless you enroll in such a plan (I think they’re called BruinPay Plan, and they cost a fee), you pay by the 20th of each month whatever charge is posted on your BAR account. Charges posted on the current month must be paid by the 20th of the next month. The 20th is just an arbitrary date for when payments are due. Charges are usually posted in the beginning of the quarter (and some fees posted later on), so it’s basically quarterly charges posted to your account that you have to pay by the 20th of the month, with some other charges posted throughout the year for instructional “enhancement.” Note that deadlines for payment may vary/check individual deadlines for registration fees/housing fees.</p></li>
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<p>I’m not an international student so I don’t know about tuition costs and payments, but I can tell you that 25 degrees celsius is nothing. I never turn on the AC in my house even when it gets up to 85 degrees fahrenheit (about 30 degrees celsius). It sounds crazy, but it’s not that bad once you get used to it. Just turn on a fan and use a light, thin blanket and you should be fine. It’s only bad during the day when you have to move around.</p>
<p>I’ve never been to Singapore but I assume that it’s much more humid in Singapore than in Southern California. There is a HUGE difference between 25 degrees C with high humidity vs 25 degrees C with low humidity. No AC in the classic residence halls is likely not a big issue most of the time. Remember you won’t start school until the end of September (though in Southern California you can have a heat wave in the middle of February) and school will end by early/mid June.</p>
<p>As noted above, West LA is dry and the humidity is nothing like the tropics of Asia. 25+ C feels pretty good, and it gets pretty cool at night time. Keep in mind that UCLA is only a few miles from the beach so it will never get extremely hot and it will never get extremely cold.</p>