<p>@HappyLifeMachine Why don’t they want you to choose IP or PL?
Because I put IP for my fall classes, and PL for my spring classes a week ago, and submitted my application.</p>
<p>He said he figured it out, I’m sure it was operator error. ;)</p>
<p>Today I went to a transfer workshop at my community college. I asked the counselor if I should put that I play the cello and guitar under extracurricular activities. Her answer was unconvincing, she simply said “sure”. I practice weekly, its a stress relieving activity for me. I have performed at a fund raising event, if that makes any different. Any input?</p>
<p>If it doesn’t crowd out other ECs, go ahead and put it. Make sure to note that you practice seriously and have performed for charity.</p>
<p>I don’t have any EC at all, but I work 40 hours per week. Will this count? I asked my UCLA representative, she said it’s ok to do so because you work, but i’m still worry about it. </p>
<p>@bizmlover </p>
<p>You’ll be fine. Work is not looked upon poorly in comparison to ECs. In fact, they expect many of their applicants to be working because they’re older and have other obligations, so some applicants, such as yourself, would find it difficult to find time for standard ECs. </p>
<p>I’m sure this has been asked before, but I am genuinely confused. On the application it says (on the work experience page) “number of years after 12th” </p>
<p>does this mean they want to know how many years after graduating that i started?
or
does it mean how many years i was working the job after i graduated?</p>
<p>I did it as my school level. So 12 +1 was things in my freshman year, 12+2 my sophomore year.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m not really sure if that is the right way to do it…</p>
<p>Nooooooooooooo! <a href=“UC regents approve tuition hikes amid angry protests”>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-tuition-hike-20141120-story.html</a></p>
<p>They are protesting at the bonfire at UCLA right now!</p>
<p>@luckie1367 </p>
<p>I was with the protesters for a while until they decided to go to the bonfire. I watched from the outside, though.</p>
<p>Quite a few students didn’t like the fact that protesters stopped the bonfire from occurring. Multiple news networks were interviewing students on both sides of the issue; I saw a few students imploring the police to forcibly remove the police officers even though the protesters were exercising their right to freedom of speech. I strongly supported the efforts of the protesters to bring awareness to the tuition increase that the University of California Regents approved today.</p>
<p>It’s not unreasonable to disagree with the timing of the protest, but so many students didn’t even care about what the protesters’ cause and I even saw a few people advocating violence against them because they cared <em>that</em> much about a ****ing bonfire. Also, it’s ironic that on the 50th anniversary of the UC Berkeley free speech movement, this protest was met with harsh criticism and calls to violence.</p>
<p>Honestly, seeing some of the reactions that students had to the protest made me a little bit ashamed to be going to the school. </p>
<p>On the upside, the police handled the situation extremely well and prevented the situation from escalating rapidly.</p>
<p>The regents already made their decision by the time the event was starting. The protesters achieved nothing except to piss off a large portion of the student population. I don’t think any student wants their tuition increased and I’m also pretty damn sure that most of us knew about it. The protestors could have rallied on-stage and sent their message there; I’m sure the planners and the people who ran the show would much rather give them a minute or 2 on-stage after all the performances and ceremonials than have a bunch of event planning and logistics go completely to waste. Someone on the FB transfer page said something to the effect of the protestors starting the bonfire with a giant picture of Napolitano thrown into the pile. Would have been MUCH MUCH more effective in rallying support for their cause. The protestors are full of themselves for disrupting a big event like this. </p>
<p>@k4201505 </p>
<p>The decision to disrupt the bonfire event is certainly controversial, but can it really be said that the protesters accomplished nothing? They’ve certainly enhanced awareness of the issue of perennial UC tuition increases and the detrimental effect that they have on those who can afford college the least. Moreover, the protest was spurred by the fact that the Regents approved an increase in tuition on that same day, something that I strongly doubt the majority of students knew about. Let’s face it: 18-25 year olds aren’t exactly well-informed on day-to-day issues as a group, even when those issues are most pertinent to them and their interests.</p>
<p>The idea that they should’ve staged the protests somewhere else seems to be the most sensible out of many options on the face of it, but generally, history has shown that protests are most effective when they’re extremely disruptive; the protests of the civil rights movement, the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, and “Occupy” come to mind. In that regard, this protest accomplished its goal: it partially ruined a schoolwide event, multiple news organizations came to UCLA to interview the protesters, and the student body is much more aware of an issue that directly affects all of them, even if some are bitter at the protesters for employing the tactics that they did. I don’t think it would’ve been a good idea to burn a picture of Napolitano; it’d be exactly like burning an effigy, a demonstration tactic with strongly negative connotations and one that is usually intended to threaten the target. It’d be extremely counterproductive for the protesters to do something like that and frankly, it would undermine their efforts.</p>
<p>Considering the massive success this protest enjoyed, it’s reasonable to expect that they will employ similar tactics in the future.</p>
<p>Kristy, yeah, that part screwed me up too and I still have no idea if I did it right. I did it as 12 + the amount of years before I started. </p>
<p>I was actually surprised how many things were confusing during the app process. Some things are not intuitive at all and require some digging to figure out. It’s ridiculous and they really need to make things more obvious. Why complicate this part? I mean, why not just say, when did you start this, and provide a date? No, they want to ask some convoluted question that leaves room for interpretation. Don’t even get me started on the EC sections, those are a mess too.</p>
<p>@Cayton, @k4201505 </p>
<p>I was actually pleased to see such strong protest. I was really concerned that this wouldn’t get any attention or vague support like the Kony 2012 thing. However I do feel bad that the bonfire was disrupted because I know it is a tradition for the SC game.</p>
<p>It just pisses me the f*** off that they say the system needs more money but they just increased their own salaries in September. <a href=“Regents OK raises up to 20% for UC chancellors”>http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-uc-pay-20140919-story.html</a></p>
<p>Not to mention that they need money to increase enrollment, which seems counterproductive since many UCs already have huge student bodies and difficult with enrollment and housing everyone.</p>
<p>I’d like to see a system similar to Tennessee, where they allow 2 years free at CC and then at a University.
<a href=“http://enews.coloradomtn.edu/2014/11/20/innovators-in-education-tennessee-and-cmc/”>http://enews.coloradomtn.edu/2014/11/20/innovators-in-education-tennessee-and-cmc/</a></p>
<p>Off topic, but for the UC App on the Parents part, what do I put if my mom is retired? Do I put ‘Other’ then type in ‘Retired’ and number of years?</p>
<p>@ShuttlepilotND I think that would be okay, but also mention what your mom’s previous job was in the Previous Job Category (and number of years she did that).</p>
<p>I have a question regarding alternative majors…if we aren’t in any honors or TAP program, there is no point to list it right? Just wondering because the option is still available for me to list, but I’m not in TAP or anything. Would it be better to just remove alt. major all together?</p>
<p>@fullload I’m glad I’m not the only one totally confused. As of right now my EC’s are blank because every time I write them in I get to the next page and realize I might have put it in the wrong spot. It’s irritating because they stress the importance of not making any mistakes “or else.” The question could definitely be worded much simpler. Oh well, I’m going to go with what you guys did because it makes the most sense to me. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey everyone. I guess I’m looking for some support. I’m on track to transfer to UC Irvine for Comp Sci and Eng for Fall of 2015. The problem is that personal issues pretty much demotivated me and I’m feeling depressed. I’m worried that in the rush of transferring, I’ll arrive at UCI and flunk out because of how I’m feeling. I guess with the added year, I’d be able to do my Engineering classes that transfer and be able to save up some money and work out my problems. Plus, I’d be able to buy a car, since I would definitely need reliable transportation around Orange County; I’m a LA native. If anyone has any advice, it would be highly appreciated; a lot of you have handled life problems better.</p>
<p>@kamiture rushing the app isn’t a good idea, you want to be sure that you’re putting your best into the app and not rush it to the point where its not something you’re proud of submitting. I would say that maybe you could take this year and finish up your engineering classes as well as take some time to yourself and work out any issues you have because you definitely don’t want to get to UCI and flunk out when you’ve put so much into your classes so far in order to transfer. Its just another year, no biggie.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I have another question, where would I put an unpaid internship and an engineering mentoring program? Is that an extracurricular? Thanks in advance!</p>