<p>congrats to all who got into UCLA! </p>
<p>i'm sure many of you are getting into colleges of similar caliber, and there are many aspects (academics, student life, etc.) that you're probably wondering about before making your matriculation decision, so us current bruins here on CC are here to answer any of your questions!</p>
<p>How is the party scene?</p>
<p>Ive also heard a lot about problems with discrimination and ethnic groups and what not...</p>
<p>Having seen similar threads for Penn and NYU,
I was wondering when you guys will show up :-)</p>
<p>I'm excited to be in UCLA Class of 2010,
want to major in business economics.</p>
<p>Questions
1. What is the typical GPA cut off for Business Economics,
when you apply to the professional program?
2. I didn't make the Honors program cut off because
my SAT scores were short 90 points. Can I apply again
after one quarter? What's the typical cut off GPA
for the Honors program?
3. Housing apps are due May1. How early should I apply
to get into the bost popular choices? What are some
good choices, proc and cons?</p>
<p>Thank you for this thread!</p>
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<li> how many meals do u eat at the meal plan thingy a day</li>
<li> do u have time between classes to go up there for lunch?</li>
<li> how late do ur classes normally go</li>
<li> is it hard to get a job on campus</li>
<li> is the pay ok?</li>
<li> whens your earliest class</li>
<li> whats the biggest class size youve had</li>
<li> whats the most homework load youve had in a semester (papers)</li>
<li> Was orientation a good way of meeting people</li>
<li>do u know everyone in ur hall / last years hall</li>
<li> which residence hall do you recomend?</li>
<li> anyone recomend / disapprove of the freshman clusters program?</li>
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<p>also interested in the party scene and if i go i would most likely be joining a frat. how do the frats party there? thanks</p>
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<p>huge on thursday nights. tons of parties all over the place. you have your choice of frat parties (although might be hard to get in if you're not a frat guy), parties with clubs in various locations, or go clubbing in LA/hollywood (thursday night is usually college night; 18+ to enter). </p>
<p>fridays and weekends vary. they're usually more lowkey parties. </p>
<p>students can have a party school experience at UCLA if they want to. they can also buckle down and study 24/7 if they want to too. overall, people here work hard and party hard. most people party often, but i've seen so many cases when they would pass up a party because of a paper due or a midterm the next day, so i think most people like to have fun but have their priorities straight too.</p>
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<p>not really? i havent seen or heard much about that. there is some self-segregation going on; some are really into their ethnic, religious, etc. background and find being at a big university to be a plus because they can make friends with those who are similar to them (an opportunity that they probably previously did not have). others think UCLA is great because of the diversity (of all kinds) here and the opportunity to make friends with those outside of your own background.</p>
<p>i think the only time i see 'racial tensions' would be when it comes time for student government elections, the 2 main coalitions are (improperly?) labeled as "white frats" vs. "culture clubs."</p>
<p>overall i think UCLA is one of the most diversity-accepting colleges in the nation.</p>
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I didn't make the Honors program cut off because my SAT scores were short 90 points. Can I apply again after one quarter? What's the typical cut off GPA for the Honors program?
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<p>yes you can apply basically any quarter during your first two years here at UCLA. i believe the minimum GPA required is a 3.5.</p>
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There can be some pretty hideous Israeli-Palestinian tensions on Bruin Walk... :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>the meal plans are 11, 14, and 19. therefore, most people eat 2 meals per day, with those having 19 eating 3 meals per day. if you upgrade to "premiere" though, you can swipe as many times as you want a day. thus, someone with 14-premiere can eat 3 (or more) meals per day if they for example plan to go home and want to use their weekend's allocation of swipes. </p>
<p>most people go with 14 or 14 premiere. go with 11 if you plan to eat on campus often or if you plan to go home often. most people find 19 or 19 premiere to be too much.</p>
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<p>depends on how to plan your schedule really. many people do. </p>
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<p>also varies. some people finish at like 10 or 11am in the mornings sometimes. most finish during the early or late afternoon (around 1, 2, or 3pm). some classes are later in the afternoon or evening. the latest i've finished was 6pm. but do remember that most people start at various times throughout the week and that classes aren't usually consecutive, so it's not the same as finishing in high school. </p>
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<p>depends what you apply for. most of the work-study jobs are hard to get if you don't have work-study. those who dont have work-study usually apply to work in ackerman/ASUCLA, a residence hall front desk, etc. </p>
<p>pay is good for the effort you put in. i'm making $10.69/hr working at an office front desk. i know people who make more and i know people who make less. </p>
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<p>this quarter it's at 9am. earliest class possible is 8am i believe. again, your earliest class depends on what time you're able to work out your schedule. i'd say most people start around 9, 10, or 11am, but i do know some who have days when they start after lunch. </p>
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<p>300+. popular intro classes, especially those that count for GE's, will be around 300. biggest class size possible at UCLA is about 400 i think, because that's the size of the biggest lecture hall.</p>
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<p>i'm a north campus (social science) major, so we don't really get homework besides papers. those in the sciences and math, as well as those doing biz-econ, will get more homework. so speaking only for north campus, usually you'd get 2 papers for each class (usually around 5-7 pages). i had a class that had 5 papers but they were shorter on length (3 pages). </p>
<p>a good way to predict your homework load is to see how many units you are taking. i think the general rule is that every unit is equivalent to around 2-3 hours of work (including classtime and studying). </p>
<p>for those who took IB Diploma while in high school, i think the general consensus is that UCLA is easier than IB, although some find it equally challenging. </p>
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<p>yeah. best way to meet people would be to get involved on campus though. you don't really meet people from your classes. most of your friends will come from the activities that you're involved in and also from your dorm floor. </p>
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<p>i know most people (i'd say around 90%), but that's because i'm in a residence hall, which is known to be much more social that the suites and plazas. </p>
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<p>my recommendation for freshmen is to live in a residence hall because it is much more social and you'll meet many more people. if you choose to live in a res hall, you don't get your choice of which specific hall though. sproul is undisputed as the best, but it's closing down next year. most second and third years who like res halls are moving to rieber or dykstra. most freshmen end up at hedrick, and there's a good bunch in dykstra too. </p>
<p>but some of you who prefer a private bath or a really quiet atmosphere would be best suited to live in a plaza like de neve or sunset, or maybe one of the new residence halls (hedrick summit, rieber vista, rieber terrace). </p>
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<p>i took the biotech cluster. it was okay overall. i'm glad i got rid of my GE requirements and writing II with it. subject material was alrite, but i hated my TA so i didnt really enjoy the class (at least for the first two quarters). the third quarter is the seminar class, which is capped at 20 students, and i enjoyed that a lot more. clusters are also known to be harder in grading, or maybe the students are self-selectively brighter (my TA, who graduated from dartmouth, was surprised at the high caliber of writing skills of the students). in retrospect, i regret taking it since it lowered my GPA, but i dont mind that it helped get rid of requirements, and i also met some friends through it since you take the same class with them for 2 or 3 quarters. </p>
<p>some people really liked their clusters, and some people hated their clusters. you can also always drop after any quarter. another plus is that if you're in the honors program, the cluster can count for 15 honors units.</p>
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<p>bruinwalk can get intense sometimes. religious groups like to debate each other there too. but if you factor bruinwalk out of the equation, i think overall the campus doesn't have any/many racial tensions.</p>
<p>Y Hallo Thar Kfc, How Is The Mun Program At La?!?!</p>
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<p>hi laguna. the MUN program here is really good, although not elite like those at harvard, penn, chicago, etc. we host one of the largest high school conferences in the US, and now we're also hosting a college conference. we do travel throughout north america (trips are partially subsidized, recent travels include boston, new york, san francisco, vancouver, etc.) and we're a respected program (represented france at berkeley conference and republic of korea at harvard nationals). our members are frequently chosen to chair at other conferences hosted by the UNA-USA, PAXMUN, and UC Irvine.</p>
<p>Thanks alot for your help so far kfc4u.</p>
<p>I've been heavilly considering Biz/Econ. I signed up for Und. Social Sciences... Will it be hard to transfer and will this be considered a north campus math-sciency class.. I thought of it more as a social studies... same questions for majoring in Psychology. I want to go to Law School so I don't really have a definite major at this point but I love the social sciences. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any firsthand experience in Ultimate Frisbee / Football intramurals? I'd like to get some information on how competetive they are (Practice or just games? friendly games or a huge league?)</p>
<p>Recomendation to go into the Honors Program? Does the priority enrollment help? Are the class sizes significantly smaller? </p>
<p>Thanks so much and I'm sure I'll have thousands more ?s later on.</p>
<p>What are the advantages of being in the honors program? </p>
<p>Do you get any "perks" such as priority housing, guaranteed parking, and priority registration? How many students get accepted to the honors program (eg how many freshman get accepted). How big are the honors classes?</p>
<p>Is the honors programs just taking one honors class in addition to the others that you take?</p>
<p>My D applied for UCLA regent's scholar but did not get one. . trying to decide which is a better fit. . . UCLA (no scholarship), USC (half scholarship), UCSD (don't know yet about any scholarship), UCI (Regents scholarship for full tuition).</p>
<p>What are the advantages of being in the honors program?</p>
<p>Priority enrollment, extra honors counselor, notation on diploma.</p>
<p>Do you get any "perks" such as priority housing, guaranteed parking, and priority registration? How many students get accepted to the honors program (eg how many freshman get accepted). How big are the honors classes?</p>
<p>No, the honors program won't get you those perks. As far as I know, the perks are given as followed: Priority housing goes to housing workers and recruited athletes (then it goes by year in school). Guaranteed parking goes to regents scholars and those who work for parking services. </p>
<p>As long as you meet the minimum requirements they list to get into the honors program, you're in (you have to apply of course, so nobody who was just admitted is in the honors program yet. The application is a really short essay and I'm guessing it's just to show that you have interest in the program).</p>
<p>Is the honors programs just taking one honors class in addition to the others that you take?</p>
<p>You actually have to have a certain number of honors credit, that can be fulfilled in a variety of different ways. You have to have at least 10 honors unit from the honors collegium list. I think its 30 more units on top of that, so those can be fulfilled by stuff like the research you do, or most professors for lower division courses will offer an extra addendum to their normal course that usually meets an extra hour a week and that's a great way to get to know your professor. You can also get honors units by setting up a side contract with your professor to do some outside research related to the class, or write some report or whatnot. </p>
<p>My D applied for UCLA regent's scholar but did not get one. . trying to decide which is a better fit. . . UCLA (no scholarship), USC (half scholarship), UCSD (don't know yet about any scholarship), UCI (Regents scholarship for full tuition).</p>
<p>Is this purely a money issue question? I think UCLA is still cheaper than USC w/ the half scholarship (but by just a bit). UCI's regents scholarship equates to them paying your extra cash for every year you attend I think. I don't think anyone here can tell you which is the better fit for your daughter, since that's a personal issue and it really comes down to her own feel for the individual campuses.</p>
<p>is there a variety of students at ucla? i'm sure there has to be because it's so huge...i don't want to party, but i also don't want to study all the time. i want random, wacky, loud friends who i can hang out and laugh with...i also want people to go to concerts with me! will i be able to find enough people like this at ucla??</p>
<p>There are 30,000 students at UCLA - you'll have no problem finding people you get along with.</p>