<p>Did anyone go to the engineering open house on Sunday?
If you did, post your opinions on it, etc.</p>
<p>I thought it was pretty fun, never knew how big UCLA and its buildings were. After seeing all of the presentations for chemical engineering, its gonna be tough :(</p>
<p>Yes, please share ur experience from engineering day @ UCLA on this thread.</p>
<p>yah i went and i thought it was pretty neat. it was funny how they blamed chem. engineering for the technical difficulties. They made a pretty good presentation and although I thought it got a little boring and repetitive at times, it was still very informative. I kind of got the feeling that they want you to only stick to their core curriculm and not deviate by exploring other classes. Also, the campus was pretty empty, it kind of had a dead feeling to it. Still I liked the campus and surroundings.</p>
<p>yeah eh qtip100? i think today is JUST for engineers only so... i'd assume that the normal Welcome Day, which was April 9 i believe, had more ppl around on campus.</p>
<p>c'mon ppl what else??</p>
<p>the campus was so god damn sexy</p>
<p>but walking is a pain in the a$$, and that hill before the residential halls/plazas is already something i dread, as a 09bruin</p>
<p>u mean the stairs around Royce Hall?</p>
<p>About the housing...which one are you guys choosing? I like De Neve, it seems so hotel-ish. I also visited Sproul, Dykstra, and Delta Terrace(Sunset Village).</p>
<p>What are your opinions on the housing?</p>
<p>i believe there is a thread about called "dorms" about dorms. from what ive heard, res halls are more social.</p>
<p>btw Westow, from ur other posts (and im basing this on like 1 other one - i dont remember CCers well lol) - i cant tell if ur a current ucla student or prospective like me</p>
<p>anyways, no i mean the actual upward hill walk from the pauley pavillion+tennis court area to the resident halls </p>
<p>and i wasnt too impressed by residential plazas, i thot they wud be bigger, which makes me shudder to think how small the residential halls could be (i only toured Evergreen @ De Neve)</p>
<p>I saw Dykstra and Ne Neve I thought Dykstra was pretty good for a residential hall it was about the same size as the De Neve dorms. The only difference betweent the plaza and the hall was the private bathrooms and the AC</p>
<p>res halls dont get AC?? omg... uch. how do ppl in res halls survive during summer then? perhaps study in chilled study rooms, hang out at mall, go outside, etc?</p>
<p>During Summer Sessions I just opened the window... you know, windows? :eek:</p>
<p>thats still hot as hell and you know it =)</p>
<p>When I toured the rez hall they said that there's usually an ocean breeze that comes through and most people bring fans with them so its not that bad</p>
<p>oh dang i forgot about windows... i thought dorms were all just firetraps (hence freshman are usually in them)</p>
<p>The presentation by the Deans was very good and informative. The video presentation was (probably intentionally) amateurish. The presentation by Computer Science department was very impressive. We like the presentation on computer animation. My son was inclined to register in Berkeley EECS but he was now not so sure. He is making a choice between EECS and UCLA. The UCLA campus is so beautiful and the Westwood town is fun. Furthermore, his mother is UCLA alumni.</p>
<p>res halls dont get AC?? omg... uch. how do ppl in res halls survive during summer then?</p>
<p>haha its not that bad. It also depends on which side of the dorm you're on - I've discovered this year that the south-facing side of Dykstra, while it does have a nice ocean view, also gets a lot of sun and can become an oven at times.</p>