<p>i am considering coming to ucla next year and i was wondering if the uc financial crisis was seriously hurting anyone?</p>
<p>i really need to graduate in 4 years.
i concerned about coming to a university that has such insecurities</p>
<p>anyone have issues with classes/majors cut? overcrowded classes? anything really?</p>
<p>(sorry if this thread has already been created...)</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I personally don’t think the classes thing is a HUGE deal because people always drop and it’s not like a giant # of classes are getting cut that would prevent you from graduating in four years. The biggest difference is just having to pay more I would say. Besides, what difference does it make if there’ 50 or 100 people in a lecture class anyways right? Plus, you’re gna be an incoming freshman so you wouldn’t know the relative differences pre and post-budget cuts.</p>
<p>As Khan has said, you probably wont be able to tell the difference as you have no basis to compare it to. </p>
<p>From what I can see, my sister has had a harder time to get into certain classes. Specifically, she wanted to study certain asian languages but was unable to get into those classes because they basically cut 60% of their class offerings. </p>
<p>I have heard of some of my friends not being able to graduate a quarter early because the class they needed wasnt offered every single quarter. But that’s 4 years down the line for you, so things will probably be better by then.</p>
<p>the engineering lab equipment sucks</p>
<p>As a History major, my answer is no. I have no trouble getting into ANY of my lower division or upper division History classes. I am also able to get into all of my GE classes easily; the only ones that may be hard are the really popular ones that everyone wants to take, but that has nothing to do with budget cuts. I am also a Poli Sci minor and Poli Sci classes are really hard to get into, but Poli Sci classes have always been hard to get into, even before budget cuts.</p>
<p>In terms of monetary and personal finance issues, my family income is really low so I get enough financial aid. I got more financial aid this quarter to cover the increased tuition, but I also work a part time job for money as well. It’s not necessary for me to work a part time job, but it does help when I want personal spending money and I don’t have to ask my parents to help me buy textbooks.</p>
<p>In short: Did the budget cuts affect me? Not at all. I’m just one student of course…maybe someone else who was affected by that tuition increase can comment their experience.</p>
<p>Oh, and it’s very possible to graduate in 4 years, as long as you plan carefully. I am planning to graduate in 4 years as a History major and Poli Sci minor, taking 3 classes every quarter. Although I did waste my first quarter taking Chem and Math classes.</p>
<p>awesome. thanks for the insight!</p>
<p>I don’t know of anyone who is not able to graduate in 4 years bc of budget issues. People who don’t graduate on-time decided to change majors late in their career, or didn’t plan courses wisely. Blaming it on budget cuts is a good, but untruthful, excuse.</p>
<p>^ This.</p>
<p>Almost every 5th year senior I know is a 5th year because they changed majors really late (like their 3rd years) and switched majors in completely opposite directions (i.e. from Chemistry to English).</p>