<p>I love you guys for doing this! </p>
<p>If you have the time, please tell me about the dorms! Anything and everything. Where did you stay and how was your experience? Thank you. :)</p>
<p>What type of classes do you take? Is it really enjoyable? How many classes (or quarters) worth of classes comprise fulfilling the prereqs for a psych major? Is it hard to minor in cog. sci.? How is the workload? How big are the classes typically? Are there any seminar type classes? IS there an honors program? Is there a track, or group of people that are trying to be clinicians vs. research/publishers?</p>
<p>What about research opportunities at the semel institute?</p>
<p>Also by RA I meant research assistant. I am really conflicted because my ultimate goal is a doctorate and a private practice, whether a psyd or phd. However the path to a PHD seems much more clear cut, and there are many more programs than those that do a psyd…
thoughts?</p>
<p>Also do you guys think it matters where I end up? Like when applying to grad schools will the caliber/rank of my school hold a lot of weight or will gpa be more of a factor?</p>
<p>How hard is it to minor in psychology? And when admitted as a transfer is it easy to switch majors to a non impacted major? I applied as a psych major but if admitted I’m planning on changing my major to cognitive science and minoring in psych instead. Is cog sci closely related to psych? </p>
<p>And unrelated to psych but when you transfered, did you dorm with other transfer or were there freshmans there too?</p>
<p>Thanks for doing this, much appreciated :)</p>
<p>There is no Psychology minor, sorry. 
At Berkeley you can switch into Psychology, but that is not the case at UCLA, it’s super impacted, and under no circumstances will they let you switch, sorry. I work with the Psychology department and get asked that a lot.</p>
<p>I ended up dorming with my best friend who is also a transfer student, we put in our ID numbers in the housing application. Typically they will put you with other transfer students. But it is possible to be put with a freshmen, it’s actually not so bad.</p>
<p>Rheel3, looks like you’re doing great too! You planning on grad school for psych or…?</p>
<p>And I lived in the dorms for Fall and Winter quarter. I lived in Rieber Terrace which is one of the newer dorms on campus. I had a double with a shared bath and all my roommates were really cool! I also liked not having to cook 
haha. </p>
<p>I am happy to be getting an apartment next year though. I want to be able to drink, etc. which was kind of hard to do in the dorm. I don’t think they take into account that transfer students are generally older and the RA’s tend to treat everyone like a freshman in college…</p>
<p>But overall it was definitely a good experience!</p>
<p>Oh no I didn’t want to transfer into psychology. I applied as a psychology major and if I get admitted I want to transfer OUT of psych and IN to cognitive science. Since there’s no minor do you think it would be too difficult to double major psych and cogsci?</p>
<p>If you want to go to Graduate School to ultimately have your own practice, definitely stay at UCLA. It’s Clinical Psychology program is the #1 ranked in the country. The professors here are amazing. If they know your face come graduate admissions, you will get in, no joke. </p>
<p>To become a research assistant, it’s not difficult, there’s work-study jobs for them too. But honestly get to know the professor! </p>
<p>GPA is important in graduate school admissions, but with UCLA it’s more along the lines of: “what can you bring to the school to get us more attention=$$?” <–truth, lol.</p>
<p>how hard is it to get a university apartment with a third year? and do the psych classes require a lot of papers?</p>
<p>It’s not hard to get a university apartment as a third year, I have a bunch of friends who are transfers who got them. </p>
<p>Not really…again, it depends on the classes/professors.</p>
<p>Rheel thank you so much! Do they often accept ucla undergrads into the grad program?
So plan of action is basically Get a really good gpa become an assistant and try to get to know a few professors…</p>
<p>For me, I have taken classes on Human Motivation, Behavioral Neuroscience, Sensation and Perception, Political Psych, and of course 100A and 100B. Most of them have had about 200ish students I would say. Yes there is Psychology honors program, which you apply for during Spring quarter of your Junior Year (I am doing this right now!) and complete during senior year.</p>
<p>I have had to write 4 papers for my psych classes: 15 page for 100B. 5 page for my RA position (to receive units). And 2 article critiques for the Neuroscience and Sensation & Perception classes. So, not too bad. But I think more than I did at CC…</p>
<p>Yes they do accept undergrads for their graduate programs, like yours truly, lol. My department loves me so they’re thinking me of accepting me just so they won’t have to train a new person, fine by me!!! Hahaha. So don’t believe that “they won’t accept you because you went to undergrad here!” LIES! If a member in the committee can put a FACE to your application, I’m sure you have a better shot than someone else.</p>
<p>I honestly am scared I am in for a rude awakening…I apply very little effort, and study very little (this semester I have yet to open any textbooks) and I do “ok”…gpa is decent nothing special, but I feel like ucla is going to be a game change…UGH gonna be a rough transition. I am hoping though that since psych is of such interest to me that i will take a personal stake in it and want to read and study more and do better…we shall see i guess…</p>
<p>Okay, so if I didn’t get to your question and it’s Psychology related, please ask again, LOL. My internet is slow! </p>
<p>If it’s not Psychology related, please ask on the other thread!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>