<p>jdecker yayyy about time I see someone post global studies for UCLA. wow I wished I had some things you have, but unfortunately i was not well adviced on the certain things I could have done to make my stats look better. starting out with the TAP agreement since some lame counselor at my school did not recommend me to join and coming from SMC, go figure. I really, really, really regret that I did not join this program because I know for a fact that I would have more of a chance since I finished my IGETC AND PREREQS, also an upward grade trend starting and solid GPA. For you, I believe it will put you over the top. As far as the major is concerned, what I don’t understand is why UCLA is so strict if global studies is so new like 4 or 5 years in the making. I am very nervous as days move along, I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I heard someone from a UCSC board that he had a 3.7 prereqs completed IGETC finished and he got rejected? thats ridiculous, imagine us who have over 3.7 and are in a similar case and for UCLA which is tougher to get in than UCSC. I don’t know what to say, all I can dream and hope is that they don’t go hard on us this year for any major from the most easiest to the hardest, I can only wait that we all get in. Ok hope to hear from you soon and good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>jdkr1: the gpa might be lower than last yrs average admits for UCLa, but the upward grade trend and work will most def be in your favor…the problem is that if you haven’t completed 1 pre req for la your chances are slim to none. if it’s not offered at your cc then scratch what i just said, but if it is and you didn’t take it i wouldn’t count on UCLA letting you in (do ppl who are in tap need to complete all prereqs to be certified?) …8/10 cal and ucla depends on what was said in the above sentences.</p>
<p>you shouldn’t have even asked. in. if you have honors classes then yea, even highly more definitely in.</p>
<p>652316541 what if all the prereqs are finished by winter 2009, and spring 2009? I ve heard that UCLA will accept students who complete and finished their prereqs by the spring prior to transfer. so for example the major of global studies that me and jdecker are in, the school RECOMMENDS us to take 6 courses, this semester I will have completed 7 what do you think is this good? Next year it will be REQUIRED. so there’s a bit of a difference and I assume that those of us who do finish the prereqs will have more of a shot than those who did not. am i right about this? this definitely also includes for majors like business econ for example, lets say you have calc 1 and calc 2 to do, if you finish it by spring your in the ballpark assuming they like your application am I correct? or are you trying to say that prereqs had to be finished in Fall 2008? Hope you can respond to this. Also i got a question, do you see the following as an upward trend or just same slope? ok started off with 2 B’s in the winter, and then went on a streak of A’s how does that look?</p>
<p>can you enlighten me on what exactly does global studies entail?</p>
<p>Taken from the UCLA site:</p>
<p>About the Major
The Global Studies major is designed to provide students with a rigorous interdisciplinary education in the major issues confronting today’s globalized world, as well as its historical antecedents (most notably in the late-nineteenth century). The major features three thematic pillars that capture the principal dimensions of the unprecedented depth and breadth of interconnections among nation-states, ethnic and religious groups, and individuals. Culture and society courses concentrate on the tensions between local ways of life with deep historical, linguistic, ethnic, and religious roots and today’s pressures for transnational cultures and multiple identities, fueled by the communication of ideas and the movement of people all around the world. Governance and conflict courses focus on challenges to the nation-state from forms of governance above (regional and global forms of governance) and below (autonomy and secessionist movements) and from security threats beyond interstate warfare (ethnic conflict, terrorism, civil wars). Markets courses address the interactions among global, regional, national, and subnational economic processes and market dynamics, their effects on different societies with respect to economic growth, poverty, inequality, and the interactions among market forces, political institutions, and public policy.</p>
<p>These themes are central to much scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, but the various disciplines study them from different theoretical starting points, use different modes of inquiry, and frequently talk past each other. It is impossible to come to grips with the multidimensional phenomenon that is globalization if one discipline or perspective is privileged over another. Instead, the Global Studies major uses a multidisciplinary base in the major humanities and social sciences disciplines, and the insights of these disciplines are integrated by a common interest in understanding the myriad and complex interconnections that characterize the contemporary world.</p>
<p>i can read from a website, i meant practical wise</p>
<p>this sounds like a major that just combines nearly every humanities and social sciences, what is it basically?</p>
<p><em>shrugs</em> Law School? Politics? Teaching?</p>
<p>do you really want to do that?</p>
<p>Only if it means we can be friends IRL.</p>
<p>All of a sudden out of 3 months some people are starting to ask global studies major questions that’s good to know. this major is so unpopular yet its SO HARD to get even into PREGLOBAL STUDIES. thats ridiculous but oh well. I would understand why it’s hard to get into the major once admitted, but as preglobal, its only 4-5 years old, not a lot of people even know of it yet this major is actually harder than the mother who invented which is international development studies. not trying to deflate the people who applied for it in my personal opinion, THAT MAJOR should be a bit harder since its an older one and has more experience but GS is barely starting to make it’s turns. hell, its now even harder than political science and history, you see there’s LOTS of people from those majors, and yet the admit of GPA’s is much lower. for example, last year GS was 3.72 and poly sci was 3.65 I don’t understand.</p>
<p>Cheeser, you enter most majors for UCLA L&S as pre-major. You aren’t officially admitted until you pass certain classes required for that major.</p>
<p>so you are saying that if you get accepted, you’re still in the pre-major status if you don’t have the prereqs done?</p>
<p>pretty much only for impacted major. and every impacted major has one prereq that they require you to take at ucla to see if u get in.</p>
<p>therealist who did you ask this question to? If to me yes your in pre which to be honest with you, I don’t really mind. what I seem to be blank and as much as nikijon has been so helpful trying to explain to me the process, I am clueless in why the major is tough to get into preglobal. Nikijon, I don’t know if you mind posting up for therealist the admit GPA, and the one’s who applied GPA, and what do you deduce from the stats of last year. It would be of big help to understand more.</p>
<p>The Global Studies major had 152 applicants last year, 51 were accepted ( 33.55% ). The average applicant had a 3.37 GPA, while the average admit had a 3.72. </p>
<p>Cheeser: If I had to take a guess, I’d say that because it is a new program, the department might be small. They can only admit a certain number of students hence the high avg. GPA among admits. Just my guess.</p>
<p>I have a lot of catching up to do here:</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the input everyone.</p>
<p>As far as what I plan to do (practically) with the global studies major–law school, and more specifically, international law. This is a bit tentative, as it depends on what sort of opportunities I see out there once graduation eventually comes along. I wouldn’t mind working for some sort of international non-profit. Who knows. Law school is the plan as of now.</p>
<p>It is a sort of hodgepodge of social sciences, which is exactly why I like it so much.</p>
<p>As for my lack of the prerequisite:<br>
They were a bit confusing, as in you had to choose classes from a bunch of different areas, and there is/was a minimum and maximum number of classes you could take from each section. I accidentally took one too many in one area, and one too few in another. This was also partially due to the prereqs I needed for the other UCs I applied to. total accident, and it scares me. I am hoping the TAP and Honors completion will pull me through.</p>
<p>oh, and btw, I know you can and are recommended to finish prereqs during spring prior to transfer. I could imagine this not being as impressive as having prereqs finished completely at time of application, but I am not too sure about this. Just sounds like common sense I guess. I would not go as far as to say one is looked DOWN upon for having to finish prereqs during a final semester. Sometimes there are just too many.</p>
<p>I’m glad there was such excitement at the mention of Global Studies, that makes me happy.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK everyone.</p>
<p>I just wanted to share that I made it into UCI tonight. Like I mentioned in another thread, I am beyond words right now. Best of luck to you all as well.</p>
<p>congrats, man!</p>