<p>hmm, what else have people heard about competition in bio and biochem majors at la/sd? </p>
<p>my sister had the time of her life and graduated scl...but that's my sister for you. my friends at sd have fun too but they seem to study a lot more. then again, most of them are in revelle so i guess premed/prepharm competition is a given.</p>
<p>I was reading the thread about the Quarter system, and how this week is the 1 week for Spring Break, and then I began to research the various holiday breaks. </p>
<p>On this site - <a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/Calendar/06-07cal.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/Calendar/06-07cal.htm</a> - I read that the Christmas Holiday is December 25-26 and the New Years holiday is December 29-January 1. What happens to those few days in between? Do we really get the entire 3 weeks off from the end of Fall Quarter (Dec 15) to the beginning of Winter Quarter (Instruction begins Jan 8)? In general, how do our breaks work? (i.e. which is our longest, shortest, when do we need to be back? etc.)</p>
<p>im guessing those three days in ebtween are a weekend?</p>
<p>and yes we do.</p>
<p>Yes, Winter Break is approximately three weeks and Spring Break is approximately one week. For Winter Break, you need to move back in no earlier than the Sunday before the beginning of classes and for Spring Break, you can move back in any time... The residence halls don't close down for Spring Break like they do for Winter Break/Summer Break. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply flopsy.</p>
<p>Under what conditions CAN I get instate tuition though? Lets say my parents pulled some strings, and sent money to my grandma or something in California? And yes I dont really mind relinquishing my oregon residency considering i would be living in cali for 4 years.</p>
<p>Under those conditions, then yes, you probably could get in-state tuition.
Have you read this Residence FAQ link?
<a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/FAQ/residence.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/FAQ/residence.htm</a> :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I'm wondering if anyone at UCLA (maybe people you know or if you made the same decision yourself) has turned down HYPSM to go to UCLA and why particularly (i.e. what field of study? Was it because of research opportunities etc. in that particular field of study or something more general like the atmosphere?) Thanks very much!</p>
<p>"I've been hearing that it's almost necessary to have a car at UCLA even though parking is almost impossible to get. So what would be available to a non-Greek male without a car, socially and otherwise?"</p>
<p>It is not that necessary to have a car at UCLA. It's definitely nice, but you can survive without one. I didn't have one my first two years (when I lived in the dorms) and it was fine. You can walk to Westwood, and the bus systems aren't that bad if you need to go a bit further away. In my experience, most people don't have a car during their first 2 years, and then have one for junior and senior year living in the apartments as apartments come with parking spots.</p>
<p>what does the M stand for in HYSPM?</p>
<p>MIT?</p>
<p>(ten char)</p>
<p>Yes, the "M" in "HYPSM" stands for none other than MIT. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I didn't apply to HYPSM, but if I had and got accepted, my decision might have been made more difficult ---but I still would have picked UCLA</p>
<p>some of these things are just assumptions so correct me if I'm wrong</p>
<p>Harvard= is in Cambridge/Boston. It's cold. It's far. I've heard bad things about social life. It's...too hard and it seems as if the workload would dominate your life. (and yes this matters to me LoL, I don't want homework to dominate my life.) hmm and do they have a leading NCAA basketball team? I don't think so. </p>
<p>Yale= is in ugly, grey, New Haven Connecticut. ALso cold and far. I've heard that social life is better than Harvard. I don't like the dark, gothic architecture. Since you're in New Haven it's complicated to find some out-of-campus excitement unless you take the train or osmething to NY. It's too small. I think the size of the undergrad population is the size of a UCLA freshman class. Too "in your face, can't escape" politically liberal. </p>
<p>Princeton- pretty campus, but also freezing, BOR-ING town. Far. From what I've been told: socially old fashioned and cliquey to the extreme--not so much in terms of greek organizations, but with dinner clubs or something? Overtly elitist. Too intellectual. </p>
<p>Stanford- better than all the others because it's in California :)--but it's in Nor-Cal :(. Campus is too sprawling and area is really boring. You have to go out of your wya to get to San Fran. I went there for a summer program and just didtn' like the campus feel for some reason. Something didn't click. Must need bicycle to get around (I don't know how to ride a bike LoL.) There IS a mall on campus which is cool. They have good academics, good athletics, and my friend does a ton of theater/dance stuff. Sec of State Condi Rice is closely associated with the school and she's awesome. The best out of hte HYPSM. </p>
<p>MIT= ew. even if I LOVED science stuff--I'd still want my sanity? my life? LoL</p>
<p>So yeah all of these schools lack something (well Stanford less so) UCLA has--which is balance. They're all known for one major thing, be it the science programs, or the name itself--but they don't have a "bit of everything" like UCLA has.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how hard it is to do undergraduate research at LA? (particularly in the biological sciences) Thanks.</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>so there's a CURRENT BRUINS thread in this forum, and a CURRENT BEARS thread in the Cal forum.</p>
<p>i wonder if the UC Santa Cruz forum has a thread called "Questions for CURRENT BANANA SLUGS"</p>
<p>or if UCI has CURRENT ANTEATERS</p>
<p>no, scratch that, banana slugs are way better</p>
<p>Ok, so I haven't read all 16 pages of this thread yet, so I'm sorry if my questions have been answered before.</p>
<ol>
<li>How hard is it to get housing (not just freshman year)?</li>
<li>Is it easy to be involved in performing arts groups (music, theatre, dance, etc.) without majoring in it and without having any special talent?</li>
<li>What is the honors program like?</li>
<li>How is the study abroad program(s)?</li>
<li>Is it easy to get to know people and fit in if you are introverted? I'm not extremely shy, but I don't want to feel lost in a huge school.</li>
<li>Is it hard to get the classes you need to graduate on time?</li>
<li>Is there good advising?</li>
</ol>
<p>That's all I can think of for now. Thanks much! ;)</p>
<p>book addict, i'll answer those. . .</p>
<ol>
<li>it is not at all hard to get housing, and it is guaranteed for all 4 years now i think.</li>
<li>it is okay in terms of the arts if you are not in the majors. one problem is that the school of letters and sciences is different from the school arts and architeture and the school of film and tv (and drama, i forget the real name for that one right now). also, since those programs are small, space is limited for those not in the major. i think there is one theater class you can take. music is better--there are quite a few choir classes, bands, and ethnic music (korean drumming, music of china) that nonmajors can take. those are all 2 units and great gpa boosters, not to mention you can repeat them several time for credit. i took gospel choir twice and loved it. i don't know about art. (sorry) in terms of theater, there are campus groups that put on shows, it's just that you are pretty much barred from doing the official productions.</li>
<li>they've talked a lot about the honors stuff on here--i think on page 2, 3, or 4?</li>
<li>study abroad in the uc system (it's called eap) is awesome. they have it to something like 30 or 40 countries. you can go for a quarter, a year, or the summer. i did summer at cambridge and then fall quarter immediately after in madrid. eap is also great because it's uc-wide. that means on my trips there were people in the program from davis, berkeley, ucsb, etc. it's fun to meet people from all the different campuses. it's also cool because some programs are conducted abroad but classes are in english; my friend did a quarter in denmark but her classes were in english and you didn't have to know any danish to go. lastly, some departments have their own study abroad trips (in the summer). for example, the english dept has a shakespeare trip, where english majors take the two required shakespeare courses in england with a ucla prof. . .history and poli sci depts have similar programs. i think the website for eap should be <a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/studyabroad%5B/url%5D">www.international.ucla.edu/studyabroad</a></li>
<li>i think it's really easy to get to know people. there are so many here that you are bound to meet some who share your interests. i would recommend joining clubs and getting involved on your dorm floor as a way to meet people.</li>
<li>i don't know anyone who has had to put off graduating because of not getting classes. ucla is so big that they offer a lot of sections of the big classes, and worse case scenario is some quarters you take an elective in your major that you're not crazy about. . .but it still counts toward graduation. for me, one quarter the elective english classes i wanted were full and i ended up taking something i wasn't that interested in. however, it counted for the major and was fine. i actually graduated in december and this is my senior year. . .a lot of north campus majors can finish in less than 4 years. (english, psych, sociology, etc)</li>
<li>i think the advising is pretty good, but i never went that much. maybe 2 or 3 times. once you get the hang of signing up for classes and you know what you need for your major req's, there's not much of a need for advising. however, there is advising available for honors and general located in murphy hall, and also in each dept. i think dept counselors are better because they know what you have to do for your major specifically. one tip--the counselors are always swamped during the beginning of the quarter and registration weeks. try to go before the crunch. and arrive early because they usually only have same day appts.</li>
</ol>
<p>Anybody in BizEcon currently?</p>
<p>I would like to know if there are any management/marketing/entrepreneurship classes (u know bizadmin stuff). </p>
<p>Also, how easy is it to get a business internship during the year and summer?</p>
<p>Lastly, how hard is it 2 get a job straight out of ucla from recruitment? Do most students get recruited?</p>
<p>I may be a freshman at UCLA next year as a Bio major. I'm pretty serious about my work, but I also love to hang out with friends. Currently in high school, I get good grades (mostly As). I was wondering if you think I would be able to get good grades as a Bio major at UCLA. I'm pretty hard-working (though I don't like studying all day long).</p>
<p>Thanks, emilary02, that helped a lot.</p>
<p>For anyone to answer: What are the worst things about UCLA, in your opinion? The best?</p>