Advantages and differences between getting into UCLA as a fresman and transfering?

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<p>Can someone explain to me why it's better to get into UCLA as a fresman. What are the differences and benefits of getting in as a fresman rather than transfering from a community college?</p>

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<p>Well, you’re more integrated into the community. You’re there to savor the experience for four years rather than two. You’ve made friends from your dorm experiences and so forth and have more time to cultivate those relationships. You’ve become more familiar with the school for two years. You’re more likely to rush for fraternities/sororities and also, have more time to cultivate there. You’ve already developed and become familiar with professors, graduate students, grading at school, department requirements, the honors program, and other things. You know the ins and outs of how to get things done from the onset. You’ll be in clubs, organizations, and teams for a longer period of time and you’re involvement will, if you continue it, be stronger than the incoming junior. In short, you get two extra years or so to enjoy the school.</p>

<p>As a transfer, you jump into your upper-division courses immediately. I don’t know how common it is for transfers to live in on-campus housing. If not, living in apartments, it’s more difficult to make friends. That, and, it’s more difficult to assimilate into the community. They pay for less for their education, overall and will have to develop relationships with their professors quickly. They might be more mature than the incoming freshman in terms of first stepping into the school in terms of handling the coursework as an 18 year old at UCLA versus as a 20-21 year old transfer.</p>

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<p>On the other hand, it’s cheaper to transfer, and you get to skip weeders.</p>

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<p>yea skipping weeders is a HUGE bonus</p>

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<p>What are weeders?</p>

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<p>Weeders are exceptionally difficult courses that are meant to keep people out of majors. They serve to see who “makes the cut” and who doesn’t.</p>

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<p>Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?</p>

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<p>I also feel much more mature entering as a transfer. For me, graduation (and subsequent graduate schools) are only 2 years away and I’ll be applying next year. Makes it much more “real” when you understand that unless you do well you’re going to be in trouble in a couple of years. Fresh year I remember feeling like all of that stuff was so far away…</p>