<p>Do you think its a good idea to do the freshmen summer program?</p>
<p>vc08:</p>
<p>Assuming this year is like any other year… it is highly unlikely that incoming first years be placed in suites. Secondly, the housing office does try the best that they can to match first-year with first-year however, there is always the small (if not VERY small) possibility that you’ll be matched with a second-year. </p>
<p>And yes, the only difference between a double and a double shared is that that doubles have private bathrooms (shared btwn one room - 2-3 people) and the double shared have shared bathrooms (shared btwn two rooms - 4-6 people.) </p>
<p>One last thing… not to put a damper on your outlook for your future housing possibilites BUT, there’s a great chance you’ll be a in triple (regardless of building type) as Rieber Hall will be closed next year.</p>
<p>which dorm are they going to open up now? didnt they just finished some reconstruction on some</p>
<p>Sproul Hall will be opening - it looks nice, I’m wondering if they’ll put A/C in since all the new windows will help insulate the building better.</p>
<p>city123,</p>
<p>I personally didn’t do FSP but, of those people that I know that did, they loved the experience. I’d reccommend doing it if you really don’t have anything to do this summer. It’ll help you get to know the area better, get a jumpstart on some classes and make lots of new friends. </p>
<p>The reasons that I didn’t do FSP were because I was working the summer to make money and I really wanted my well-deserved three months of no classes… :-).</p>
<p>I second your bacherness comment fumarole… 30CL was rough… good luck with that!!</p>
<p>akorch16: “I haven’t done any honors classes, and don’t plan to, which means I’ll be dropped after spring quarter. But, I got three FREE quarters of priority enrollment.”
Do you get more quarters of priority enrollment if you stay in the program? Say you fulfill the requirements, and stay in honors sophomore year, already used up your 3 quarters, do you get 3 more?</p>
<p>Yes. You get priority as long as you’re enrolled in honors and fulfill all requirements.</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>1) I heard/read that 1/3 of UCLA students graduate in 5 years, due to high class enrollment. Is that true?
2) What % of science classes are taught by professors?
3) Are professors competent & accessible, interested in teaching, or would rather do research?
4) What’s the average class size?
5) What would you say has been your best (and worst) experience as students at UCLA?
6) How would you rate the social life? Are fraternity parties open to outsiders? (esp. boys)
7) Campus safety?</p>
<p>hibiscupink - so you get 3 Q/academic year for as long as you’re in the program?</p>
<p>does anybody know how the financial aid packet works for the freshman summer program?</p>
<p>If you don’t fulfill the req’s for the honors program, they kick you out when they audit. I forget when they audit though. Something in my head says August. You should probably do a search, the honors program has been totally dissected in this form before.</p>
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<p>3) It depends on the professor, really. We have a website just for UCLA professor reviews that are pretty helpful while planning classes.
6) Social life is pretty good. Many people are outgoing and social. Most who aren’t find their niches anyway, through ECs and classes and the like. Yes, frat parties are open to outsiders. I think for a guy though, you have to be like, toting hot chicks on your arms to come in, though.
'Cos those parties are like brothels, really HAHAHA
7) Pretty damn safe. Westwood is good, the apt areas are pretty creepy at night but people walk them anyway. If someone’s coming home from somewhere, they can call up an escort service, provided by the CSO.</p>
<p>Quick (but non-trivial) question: how do you convince your S that UCLA is a cooler place to be than Cornell? (finances aside, interested in pre-med)</p>
<p>^ haha hibiscus… yes honors has been dissected in this forum before (i should know…) and yah it’s august. in august they audit your work from the previous fall/winter/spring.</p>
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<li>it’s not like UCLA itself holds people back an extra year because it’s a scary large public university. engineering people are more likely to need an extra year because of very strict and demanding programs (also, they have a lot of classes that must be taken sequentially). for other majors, it depends on how well students plan. high class enrollment may affect your first two years, in that you may not get your first-choice perfect schedule. so you make backups, and see counselors, and get things sorted out. also, if students change majors late in the game this can create another reason why some students stay a fifth year. but IMO i’d say a partial fifth year (ie, fall quarter) is much more common than an entire fifth year.</li>
<li>seems like a lot to me… but i’m not south campus. so the few classes i’ve taken (and all of them i’ve heard of) are taught by a prof with discussions by TAs. pretty typical.</li>
<li>i haven’t met a single prof who puts research over their students. in fact, a lot of profs will contact their students to find those interested in working on their research! but, i’m sure it varies. there are profs who never go to OH, and then there are profs who will meet with you anytime you need. just like any school, i’d suppose.</li>
<li>average class size? for which campus 
(also keep in mind that most lowerdiv and GE classes will have lectures in the 200-300s, but as you get into more specialized upperdiv classes, class size shrinks)</li>
<li>best: anything to do with marching band. worst: getting a reality check when it comes to grades.
6 and 7… answered perfectly by hibiscus ;)</li>
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<p>pre-med can be pretty tough here, with everyone taking the same classes with the same goal in mind.</p>
<p>but if you wanna convince him of UCLA’s “coolness” just have him visit here, visit Cornell, and he’ll see who the hands-down winner is lol. honestly i was dead-set against UCLA- until i actually saw the place. i would have kicked myself if i never gave it a chance.</p>
<p>Thanks for that tip ckings86!
Im already signed up for it but i might want to back out of fsp becuz i want to work. Can i take the classes offered at FSP at a city college and it’ll be cheaper than doing it at UCLA?</p>
<p>I’m not exactly sure which classes are offered at FSP (anyone else know?) but, you can certainly take whichever classes you’d like at a community college beforehand. If you do decide on CC classes, I’d check out assist.org to see what classes transfer as what so you can get credit here.</p>
<p>So how do you guys keep your belongings safe? I’m wavering between rooming random and friend, but the setback is that, in the worst case, I end up with someone that isn’t so trustworthy. (My friend’s sister at FIT had a roommate who stole her makeup, clothing, and bags!) Are there locked cabinets available? </p>
<p>And one more little question. Should I still apply for honors, even if I’m hoping to switch into the School of Nursing (from L&S)? I’m seriously interested in the priority enrollment, but am worried about the classes I’ll have to take.</p>
<p>icebluefaery,</p>
<p>I think very few people have issues with belongings with their roommates. Usually it’s a case of leaving their door open and leaving their stuff available to random idiots roaming the halls.</p>
<p>i mean if you know your roommate is stealing and have evidence then just call the cops lol I have yet to see people’s roommates stealing but i know people lost their stuff by not closing their doors</p>