Any Questions for a Current UCLA Student(s)?

<p>Tiffany,</p>

<p>Would you (or any of the other knowledgeable folks here) be able to say how important the actual number of transferable units are when transferring to UCLA?</p>

<p>The UCLA Transfer Stats page has Number of Units Applied/Accepted columns for each major. Of course, any transfer student has to meet the required 60 units (90 UCLA quarters), but does the number of units completed beyond that affect one’s chances?</p>

<p>For example, if I’ve completed the equivalent of 96 UCLA quarter units, and this includes completed IGETC and all major pre-reqs, does the fact that my intended major has an average “Number of Units Accepted” figure of 100 units hurt my chances? Or is this an item that is not heavily considered during the applications process?</p>

<p>Thanks to any who have info/experience on this! ;D</p>

<p>Hi Tiffany…I TRULY appreciate you doing this for us!</p>

<p>I have a few questions…</p>

<p>first of all, I recall you saying you are a part of AAP and I was wondering how often do you use the program to your advantage?</p>

<p>Second of all, did you attend the AAP Summer Transfer Program and do you know if this is only limited to students in AAP?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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I am in AAP! I do use it a lot actually…they have awesome workshops throughout the entire year and have really cool events. For example, they have workshops about the GRE, Medical School, Graduate School Application Process, they also have awesome programs I suggest getting into like McNairs, Junior Scholars, etc.
As for your second question, I was going to be in TSP, but due to a personal difficulty, had to go to Korea for the rest of my summer and could not attend. It is only for AAP students and I met friends who did TSP, so if you have any questions about it, let me know!</p>

<p>To Fubintien: As a person who transferred over with over 150 units, I can tell you that units do not have any impact on you, unless you are not from a CCC…then yes, haha. As a counselor said to me, “you can have a billion units and they wouldn’t care, as long as you have your pre-reqs and IGETC completed.” Good luck!</p>

<p>To jaynami: Family contribution and student contribution is yearly, haha. I’m not sure when exactly the eFans are supposed to come out, but know they come out during summer, I want to say July…but if I find out anything, I will definitely update the thread with it. To be honest, my preliminary one was the same exact one as my official ePal, hahaha. Finally, B&G is a difficult thing to explain. Basically it only covers your tuition or “fees” as UCLA puts it, nothing else (it’s deceiving, I know). If you have any more questions, let me know!</p>

<p>@Belkster i got my eFan today and it says i oww $6,700 for two 4 unit summer school classes, is that what you meant by the non student rate? i believe you also said that your ePAL showed the correct amount while your eFan did not? </p>

<p>i sent them an email and hope it is an easy fix.</p>

<p>@ Liz No by non-UC student rate, I was being charged $309/unit for my classes and also a registration fee as well. So my total for my classes ended up being around $2700. I haven’t received any ePAL or eFAN information regarding my summer session yet. But from what it sounds like, I think they’re offering you $6700 in total possible aid including loans for living expenses, etc.</p>

<p>ok yes youre right. i am just behind the learning curve apparently. i am just going to accept enough to cover tuition seeing as though i do not want to take out a 3,500 private loan just for summer school ; )</p>

<p>So I received a full ride to UCLA according to my provisional award letter. Under living expenses, it states that the cost will be around 16k. If I choose to live in the cheapest housing possible, will I get to pocket the rest of the money or will my financial aid offer decrease?</p>

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Whatever is left over after you pay your housing for the quarter, you keep. For example, my roommate gets to keep about $2000 dollars and I get to keep around $5000, it all depends on how much money you’re getting.</p>

<p>If we took 3 years of a foreign language in high school, do we still need take more classes at UCLA?</p>

<p>^
Nope, you’re good.</p>

<p>On the foreign language issue. I took one semester of German at CC. It fulfilled IGETC and is considered equivalent to 2 years of high school language, am I done with the language requirement?</p>

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All UCLA cares about is that you completed your IGETC and get certified, if you are, then that tells them you completed the language requirement.</p>

<p>In other words: you’re good.</p>

<p>Hi everyone! </p>

<p>I hope everyone is having a good weekend! I’m back at home until Tuesday morning, then I got 10th week and finals! </p>

<p>Anyways just wanted to FYI everyone (in case I don’t have time to post this) that the Fall schedule of classes will be up on June 1st around noon. I would definitely start planning out what classes you want to take, have a lot of backups and if you have any questions, let me know! Also, on myUCLA there’s a scheduler where it will post all your classes on a grid, it’s neat! </p>

<p>Hope it helps!</p>

<p>According to CC I haven’t been on here for weeks. Well I just dropped by to post: </p>

<p>I’m smitten with UCLA. </p>

<p>I’ve been in SoCal since last week Monday and have attempted to be on campus as often as possible. </p>

<p>My decision came down to Cal, Cornell, and UCLA. I made the right decision. Thanks for continuing to answer questions Tiffany.</p>

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Grats on your decision! I hope to see you in the Fall! You owe me coffee! Good luck and if you still have more questions, drop on by! (:</p>

<p>Why is psychology BA one of the most popular majors at UCLA? Is it because its an easy major or what?</p>

<p>Last fall 2010, 1500 transfer students applied for the psychology BA program at UCLA. The most applied to major at ucla.</p>

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It’s simply a case of illogical reasoning. People think “Oh cool, Psychology!” not knowing how difficult it is. You’d be surprised how many have to drop the major after 100A&B (which is why they exist. UCLA can’t let everyone be a Psychology major, lol). </p>

<p>To answer your question: of course not.</p>

<p>Oh, eyethink. </p>

<p>You are awesome to have kept this up for 28 pages, Tiffany! </p>

<p>I apologise if you’ve answered this previously, but how do you like being a psychology major? I was admitted as pre-psych with the intent of switching to anthropology, but I’m exploring the option of doubling or minoring. </p>

<p>(Oh, and what’s this great ice cream place just out of the UCLA campus I’ve been hearing about? ;))</p>

<p>Diddy Riese!</p>

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Ice cream sandwiches! Cash only there, haha! </p>

<p>To BostonCrmPie: I try! Haha. It’s not a problem. I think I deal with more questions at my job than here! To answer your question, I’m a Psychobiology major but essentially I do have to do most of the coursework that a Psychology major has to complete. I like it, but I won’t lie, it is rather difficult. I have taken some Anthropology courses and I loved them! Anthropology was my second choice for majors, haha. If you plan on sticking to Psychology, I don’t recommend double-majoring. Assuming you want a high GPA and research opportunities/internships…you’ll be fine with just one major. I do however recommend a minor! There is no Psychology minor but a Developmental Psychology minor. If you have specific questions about those requirements, head on over to the Psychology department website! Let me know if you have any other questions!</p>