<p>Ugh sorry, I’m such a basket case right now! I looked at the courses from the site you sent. Thanks!</p>
<p>^
Don’t worry about it, I hope to have helped even a little bit. Good luck to you and your future here at UCLA!</p>
<p>i heard it is really hard to gain A’s since everyone studies, but you seems to be a successful student. how much time do you study? any tips for studying? im doing engineering.</p>
<p>It’s not difficult to get A’s if you are dedicated. That being said, I believe the best advice I can give anyone who is coming to UCLA (regardless if you’re a transfer or not) is to learn time management. If you’re a slower learner, plan out how long it takes you to read a chapter. Of course, professors know we don’t all get our reading done on the day its due so it’s up to us to have all the concepts learned by midterm week. So figure out how long it takes you to do one thing or the other. Next, develop better study habits. I was such a procrastinator at CC, and to reinforce it, I got a 4.0 (that was in high school too, where I had a 4.5) but I realized that coming to UCLA wasn’t going to be as easy as it had been for me in the past. </p>
<p>During summer I got notes from my friends who had taken courses I had to take, I started studying. I also read some books relating to my major (Psychobiology) and did some research about the professors in my department.</p>
<p>Basically I’m saying is to be productive. Ever since I’ve gotten here, I feel that if you’re productive, you’re always going to be doing something. </p>
<p>Sorry if I rambled, lol. Hope this helps a bit? </p>
<p>And yes, getting a 4.0 is possible, you just have to work at it! I have not gotten below an A this past year and hope to have that continue all throughout next year! I LOVED proving my counselors wrong, because they don’t expect transfer students to be able to get it (sad truth) but when we do…they just kinda look at you shocked, HA! Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thank you for the info, just enrolled in summer and for financial aid!</p>
<p>Do you know if regular Economics is impacted? I think i’d like to double major in Economic (but not Business Economics, which I def know is impacted). I’m currently a Philos major :D</p>
<p>^
Check this website out and if you still have questions after it, then I suggest you emailing the actual department. </p>
<p>[UCLA</a> Department of Economics](<a href=“http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergraduate/faq.html]UCLA”>http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergraduate/faq.html)</p>
<p>Being (or have been) a student at UCLA, do you think living on campus or off campus is better? I know it’s different for everyone, but i would like to hear from everyone’s experience so that I have a good idea about the situation there. Thank you.</p>
<p>A few things about me:
My mom might move with me also, but that is not a certain thing. I have a car. I’m not very comfortable when I have to concentrate and there are people around, except in the library. I’m gay. I’m not outgoing but intend to participate in EC activities, especially ones related to LGBT community. I’d really enjoy concerts, art exhibitions, or indie movies, although I’m a neuroscience major.</p>
<p>By the way, does anyone have any advice for me on research kinda stuff? I would love to do some sort of research (e.g. with a professor), where should I start?</p>
<p>Hey Tiff, thanks I saw your post.</p>
<p>I was looking at the housing chart and I’m kind of confused. To be honest I don’t understand it.</p>
<p>[Residence</a> Hall Double Room Rates 2010-2011 (1004345)](<a href=“http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004345]Residence”>http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004345)</p>
<p>what is that 19p meals, 14p meals, 19 meals, 14 meals and 11 meals?</p>
<p>Let’s say that if I decide to pay monthly, i’d have to pay 1,050 a month for a total of 9 months?</p>
<p>also what r those 1st, 2nd and 3rd initial payments?</p>
<p>How hard is it to double major? and what about overlapping lower division classes between the majors?
I plan on staying at UCLA for 3 years so time isn’t the biggest concern.</p>
<p>^
Because I myself am not double-majoring I wouldn’t be able to answer the question, also it does depend on the major. Some majors require classes that don’t overlap and some majors do, check out the departmental websites for the major that your interested in. If you do decide to double-major, let your OC know. I have also met students who decided until their forth year to apply for double-majoring, that’s okay too, lol. </p>
<p>To SanDrop: I felt it was important for myself to be living on campus. I’m only seventeen, and needed to slowly break away from having my parents do everything for me (I needed to slowly becoming more independent) and same for my best friend. I enjoyed living on-campus because you’re …on-campus, lol. During Fall Quarter, I would stay at the library until 2AM (no joke) and I would have no problem walking up to the hill. I can’t imagine going home at that time in LA…O__O;; Also because of the whole transition thing, I felt that for the most part I am on campus. I’m usually working at Franz, in classes, or running errands over campus for my PIs. If I ever forgot something in my dorm or needed to change, going to my room was not a big deal. Another thing are the dining plans. I am horrible about eating if I have a lot of things going on. Having a meal plan is just easy. I can swipe in and go get a quick breakfast/lunch (not really a dinner person) and go, which is what I need most of the time. </p>
<p>You however sound like an independent person, which is why it would be okay to live off-campus. Roommate are a potential problem. I am now close friends with another transfer who lives two floors up and she has a horrible roommate, it’s simply horrible. She stays here more time (not that me or my best friend mind) than in her own room. It’s kind of a one-shot type of thing and it’s very difficult to get switched if you are placed in that sort of situation. I hope I have helped but hopefully you ask/take other opinions. Good luck in the Fall! </p>
<p>To KidKrasher: Those meal plans were a bit confusing for me too in the beginning.</p>
<p>19P-Premier Plan, the most number of meals you can get. This is for students who like to eat their three meals a day, two on weekends. The premier plan is for athletes too, lol. The cool thing about this plan and the 14P is that you can “swipe” people in. For example, if you have a friend who lives off campus (or in the university apartments) and want to treat them to breakfast/lunch/dinner you can swipe them in because of it. My sister and friends from home come all the time, and I order a bunch of pizzas and then use my swipes to pay for them.</p>
<p>14P is what I have, and I recommend it! I don’t eat a lot on campus…at all really, lol. 
I think every quarter we start off with 150 swipes, and it is now week #6 and I still have 137 swipes. </p>
<p>Another cool thing I forgot to mention is that at the end of the quarter, during finals week, they will have a time where you can go to the dining halls or BCaf and get stuff using those left over swipes. I had around 100+ swipes at the end of last quarter and got two boxes of water, a box of gatorades (that’s 24 swipes!!) and a box of apple juices. </p>
<p>So basically, pick a meal plan that works for you. Some people are used to eating their three meals, some barely eat on campus because they might go home every other weekend.</p>
<p>Good times…but I’m very sure they explain the meal plans in detail on the website too, you just have to search a bit!!!</p>
<p>Any intramural wrestling?</p>
<p>What’s the best place to eat?</p>
<p>Do you like the surrounding area?</p>
<p>^
I wouldn’t know (the first question).</p>
<p>Best place depends on what kind of food you like, but there’s a whole bunch of everything here in Westwood from Jordanian food to BJs and Mexican (they are literally right next to each other). Oh, did you mean in the dining halls? I don’t really like the halls, but I think the new Rieber dining hall will be open in the fall with more of an Asian speciality (even though there is already Rendezvous…). </p>
<p>I do like the surrounding area, I feel like there’s SO much here in Westwood and the surrounding area. When it’s a little cooler and I’m done with my GRE homework, me and my roomie are going to Sawtelle to shop for groceries. :)</p>
<p>i know this sounds dumb but can i apply for the meal plan even if i live off-campus?</p>
<p>^
That’s not a dumb question and actually YES you can!</p>
<p>[Meal</a> Plans (1001859)](<a href=“http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1001859]Meal”>http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1001859)</p>
<p>Hey RheeL3,</p>
<p>So after putting in a lot more thought & research into an ideal major for myself and seriously discussing it with my parents, I’ve decided to stick with Anthropology considering that I immensely enjoyed taking my Anthro courses at my community college & have completed my prereqs. Since I’m on the path to getting into the dental field, I intend on switching from Anthro BA to Anthropology BS since the pre-dental sciences/mathematics courses are prerequisites & required for the BS version of the major. Unfortunately I’m missing a handful of the science prereqs. Here are the courses I’m missing:
-Calculus I*
-Calculus II*
-Molecular Biology*
-Physics Series (3 classes)
-Chemistry II*
-Organic Chemistry I*
-Statistics* (planned to complete this summer)</p>
<p>*: offered at my local community college</p>
<p>I spoke with a friend of mine who is a geography major transfer student @ UCLA with the intent on getting into medical school & he informed me that he didn’t commence his science/mathematics prereqs until he transferred. I’m really quite worried and concerned as to how I’ll be able to juggle these pre-dental prereqs in the mix with my upper division Anthropology courses. Is it manageable to complete the necessary courses within two years? Do some students carry on to graduate school & work on those prereqs before applying to medical or dental schools? Is it advantageous to get a masters over a bachelors degree before applying to a med/dental school?</p>
<p>In addition, I only live 40 minutes from UCLA and wanted to know if it will be possible to complete my science/math prereqs at my local community college as well as completing my upper division classes @ UCLA. All of those courses I listed above apart from the physics series, are offered at my community college. It would be tremendously convenient & cost effective for me if I was allowed to fulfill my pre-dental requirements at the community college. Please let me know</p>
<p>Once again, I really appreciate the advice, guidance, feedback, & support. I look forward with great anticipation to embarking on my journey at UCLA</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>mrD</p>
<p>mrD,</p>
<p>I’m glad you got it all figured out! I was a bit…confused when you kept asking/making new threads about switching majors and such! Anyways, to answer your questions: first, you cannot take courses at another institution while attending UCLA, with the only exception being during summer. If you do decide to to go for B.S., and again, this is my own opinion, but I think I would stay another year at CC to complete them. Do you enjoy science/math? I’ve taken an upper division Chemistry course and it was different than anything I’ve seen before (and I love O-Chem!). Of course, if you love the subjects, then I’m sure you’ll have no problem, but Math/Science is a bit…difficult (different) than at CC, this is something to take in mind because if you go ahead and take them at UCLA you may end up delaying taking your other major courses and also significantly drop your GPA, which is super important for any graduate program. I would think about it because you might be looking at another year at UCLA, if you’re well off then that would be fine, but I’m broke so…that wouldn’t be an option for me.</p>
<p>At least for Graduate School, I do know of students who have to complete undergraduate courses for them to fill those “gaps” needed for graduate work. The whole Masters thing does not hinder or make you stand out in the application process, as I have discussed with my PIs in the Psychology department who take care of students applying to the Graduate Psychology program or the Medical Psychiatry program. </p>
<p>I hope I answered your questions, if you have more, leave them for me below.</p>
<p>Good luck to you in what you decide,</p>
<p>Tiffany.</p>
<p>Tiffanny, sorry to bother you again </p>
<p>I’m really concern now. I’m gonna be getting a C in my physics class. I’m not sure if i’ll be able to pull it up to a B. The physics class was a requirement for the Psych major which I didn’t get into.</p>
<p>Is UCLA going to rescind me for getting that C?!!</p>
<p>I’m so scared :(</p>
<p>^
I don’t think so. One C is okay, but don’t let it drop your overall GPA below a 3.0. Just to make sure, call admissions on Monday but I think you’re good.</p>
<p>To everyone: I found this while researching the AAP site, it’s really helpful for Graduate Programs (including Pre-Teaching, Psychology Graduate, Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Denistry, ETC.) </p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.aap.ucla.edu/mentoring/mentoring_handouts.html]Handouts[/url”>http://www.aap.ucla.edu/mentoring/mentoring_handouts.html]Handouts[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Since I might be double majoring, I will probably have to get a unit extension (I don’t really know why there is a unit cap to begin with). Do you know anything about the process? Is there by any chance you know how units transfer from cc to UCLA. For instance, do all my units from cc transfer over or can I pick and choose the courses to decrease my all over unit count. (I am currently mapping out my courses and checking my unit count for UCLA.)</p>
<p>Is there a chance to talk to an adviser/counselor before transferring since this will be the deciding factor in whether I go to UCSD or UCLA. My brother goes to UCSD so i asked him to look into it in UCSD. However, I have no idea where to start looking or who to contact in UCLA.</p>
<p>Hi Tiffany,</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking communications 1 at UCLA this summer for session A but it is online. I was going to take 2 more English classes for session C and live on campus just for the last six weeks. </p>
<p>Is taking an online class bad? I saw that nearly as much people were enrolled in the online course as the in class course. Also, do you think this is a good distribution of my schedule?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>