<p>Hello everyone, as some of you may know (if you've looked through threads from last year), I was admitted to UCLA last year. I'm currently a first year about to enter my last quarter at UCLA and I know when I got my acceptance letter, I had so many questions I wanted to be answered. So here's your chance to ask me anything you want to know about UCLA. From Bruin Day, orientation, classes, dorms, food, anything!</p>
<p>do you know the likelihood of getting in on appeal?</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t know anything about the waitlist or appeal because I didn’t have to go through that. However, I will be brutally honest with you and say that unless you have a really good reason for your appeal (like you did something wrong on your application), I wouldn’t expect much. It’s getting tougher to get into college these days and acceptance rates are going down so colleges can’t accept too many appeals. Really sorry about that, but there is still a chance you will get in through appeal, but I’m just saying don’t get your hopes up because the greater the expectation, the more disappointed you’ll be. Just be thankful for the schools you did get into because everything happens for a reason. Good luck with everything and keep me posted if you do get in!</p>
<p>What kind of meal plan do you have and what would you recommend to someone that lives far away & won’t be going home every weekend?</p>
<p>How challenging is first year engineering? Will I have time for some social life, sports etc.?
What’s the campus like on weekends? Quiet or active? Is there alot going on or do most students venture out?</p>
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<li><p>How many uc-approved & ap classes did you take from sophomore to junior year?</p></li>
<li><p>What subject tests did you take and what was your sat score?</p></li>
<li><p>What were your significant extracurriculars/leadership/awards.</p></li>
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<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Have you done research, or do you know people who have done research? What topic did you choose? Were you actually conducting the research or assisting a professor? Please be as specific and descriptive as possible. (I am interested in social sciences research.)</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>is it possible to change major from chemical engineering to economics? if so, how?</p>
<p>@storme I currently have 11 regular, but I had 14P last quarter. I would say the majority of students at UCLA have 14P. The thing with P (premiere) is, your swipes roll over and you can swipe more than once during a meal time. Meaning, you can swipe your friends food as well. I thought having 14P last quarter was really convenient but I just had way too much extra in the end of the quarter. I think I had around 30 extra swipes left so I wasted it on fruit cups and smoothies. Now, I have 11 regular, which I have to admit, it’s really inconvenient because I have to constantly calculate how many swipes I have left and how many I can use in a day so that I won’t run out by the end of the week. Also, I cannot swipe friends in and I can only swipe once during each meal time. I go home maybe one weekend out of a month. I personally don’t eat much so 11 regular is enough for me. Just so you know, 11 regular and 14P is just a $300 difference. Now, if you eat a lot and won’t be going home often, 19P or 19 regular might be good for you. A lot of my guy friends have either 19P or 19 regular. 11=11 meals in a week, 14=14 meals in a week, you get the point. I hope this helps!</p>
<p>@vikings65 A lot of my friends are engineers and they have a pretty good social life in my opinion. Obviously, they don’t party every Thursday (thirsty Thursday), but they have time to relax and hang out with friends. I have to admit, they study really hard during midterms and finals week and they often look really stressed. It’s tough to be an engineer major but it’s all about balance. If you were able to get into UCLA with an engineering major, I’m sure you’ll have no problem with managing you time. As for the weekends, UCLA students are from around the world. We have a lot of international and out of states as well as a lot of people from NorCal. They usually stay during the weekends and it’s not much more quiet during the weekends. It’s only quiet when we have longer breaks such as 3 day weekends or spring break.</p>
<p>@atypicalasian Wow, it seems so long ago that I have had to think of high school. I don’t even remember what UC approved classes are but I know I took academic classes all throughout high school instead of electives. I also took every AP/honor classes my high school had to offer because I went to a pretty small high school so choices were limited. I did not take any SAT subject tests because my class was the first year that subject tests were no longer required and I didn’t want to hurt my chances of getting into a good college if my scores ended up being bad. My SAT score was pretty low but my ACT score made up for it. I think my ACT was somewhere in the 20’s which converts to about a 2,000 on the SAT. I did A LOT of extracurriculars throughout high school. I did over 500 hours of community service, I was in ASB all 4 years of high school, I joined about 3 clubs a year and I also held leadership positions in the club, and I did the same sport all 4 years. A lot of my friends from UCLA are so amazing and they really go above and beyond.</p>
<p>@alwaysawriter As a first year, I have not done research yet. I don’t think I know any first years that are doing research. It’s mostly 2nd and 3rd years that do it and I heard it’s really hard to get because everyone at UCLA wants a research position. But I’m sure if you’re persistent, you’ll have no problem finding one.</p>
<p>@myboby123, I’m not really sure how to switch majors within different colleges, but I’m pretty sure it’s easier to switch out of engineering than it is to switch into engineering. If I were you, I would wait until orientation to ask your new student advisor because I know your NSA is able to assist you with changing majors easily. I’m just not sure if it’s as easy to switch from engineering to letters and science.</p>
<p>I saw from one of your old posts that you’re a biology major. How is the biology department at UCLA? Do you know anyone in the Human Biology & Society major?
Are your classes super-competitive (with all the crazy pre-med kids competing…)? Are most of your classes taught by professors or TAs, or is there not very much difference between a class taught by a professor vs. TA?
Is it difficult to get the classes you need/want?</p>
<p>How much free time (when you’re not in class or studying) do you have? What other activities do you do? Do you have time for clubs, sports/exercising, going out into the city with friends, etc.?</p>
<p>Why did you choose to go to UCLA over the other colleges you were accepted to?
Any regrets?</p>
<p>Sorry for asking so many questions! I’m feeling pretty divided between LA (human bio & society) and SD w/ Regents (biochem), and Berkeley comes out tomorrow… Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>@archaic Woah, that’s a lot of questions but I’ll try my best to answer them all. Yes, I am a biology major. I don’t really know how the bio department is since I’m mostly taking GEs, math, and chem. I’m planning to start my life science series my 2nd year. But I’m guessing it’s pretty good because there are a lot of bio majors. Yes, I know some people who are human bio and society majors. I would say major doesn’t really matter your first year because you’re taking the same classes as other life science majors. My first two quarters here at UCLA has been TOUGH. I have never worked/studied this hard in my life. I wasn’t expecting it to be easy, but boy, I was not excepting it to be this difficult. There are SO many pre-meds here but as time goes by I’m sure a lot of people are going to change their minds. A lot of people score an 80% or above on midterms/finals and there is always that one person who gets a 100% so the curve doesn’t do much. None of my classes are taught by TA’s other than discussion classes. Lectures are taught by professors and discussions are taught by TA’s. I think it’s okay getting classes I want. I usually have an okay pass time to sign up for classes so I usually get 2/3 of the classes I want. And if I don’t get a class I want, I usually get my 2nd choice. I have a fair amount of free time. I don’t have to study for hours a day. Some days, I actually give myself a break and study more the next day. But it’s during midterm/finals week that I have to pull all nighters and study for 12hrs a day. I am in a few clubs and I hang out with friends often. Don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of time to have fun as long as you save time to study. I chose to go to UCLA over other colleges because UCLA has always been my dream school. I do not regret my decision to go here one bit. If you’ve never seen the campus, you will fall in love with it once you see it. Every time I walk by royce hall or walk up janss steps, I think of just how lucky I am to be here.</p>