I’ve never recorded lectures, and I’ve never felt the need to. Professors often post their slides online (in my school at least), and that, in conjunction with actually taking notes and doing the readings, is definitely enough to have a solid grasp of the material. Generally.
It’s illegal to record lectures without permission.
@goldencub I was wondering if you knew anything about articulation agreements would you? Since citrus doesn’t offer 4 but only 3 poli sci major required courses that UCLA wants, or a stats class UCLA considers to be equivalent to their stats class, what should I do? I saw a reply saying I should take a similar course and petition for it to count toward the major, but how often does that actually work out? I’ve looked at Mt SAC and Santa Monica, both are far away, a 50 minute drive on the freeway. Mt SAC has the poli sci class I need, but not the stats class, Santa Monica has both the poli sci class and the articulated stats class I need, so my question is, should I go through the trouble of traveling a relatively long distance to take that one class, or should I just stick with similar classes at citrus and petition for the classes to count toward my major? I know that it says on assist that the stats class must be completed at UCLA, that not finishing all the required courses for my major won’t count against me, but I don’t want to be put at a disadvantage when they compare my application with people that have completed the courses. I also want to be able to focus on the upper division courses if I get into UCLA instead of having to worry about completing a stats class that I could have completed at a cc. Sorry if my questions are messy and unstructured, I know some people have problem comprehending what I’m trying to get across.
Edit: Mt. SAC also has the stats class that is articulated, don’t know why I had the impression it didn’t…
Don’t drive 50 minutes to SMC. Mt. Sac is 50 minutes away as well? Both are ~50 minutes away from you? I looked it up, and Mt. Sac is only 7 miles away.
I’d say take your classes at Citrus, and take the extra class at Mt. SAC if it’s available/convenient for you. Don’t worry about the stats course - many transfers have to take some extra courses after they transfer anyway, so the difference of one class isn’t too big of a deal. Either take that at UCLA, or take a stats course at your CC and petition for it to be articulated. I can’t really tell you anything about that process, because I don’t know anything about it.
They don’t hold it against you if your college doesn’t have the required courses. You can always take the class(es) at UCLA the summer before your junior year, if desired, such that you will be able to completely focus on upper division courses in your junior year. It’s not that big of a deal, though. You’ll have 6 quarters to complete 11 courses (or 12 if you don’t take the class at Mt. SAC), not counting summer sessions - it won’t really be difficult to do.
@goldencub you’re right Mt Sac is closer, don’t know what gave me the impression that it’s far away, there were a couple times were I had to drive there to pick up somebody and it took a long time, mainly due to my not familiar with how to go there…when do you think would be a suitable time to take that extra course? during the fall/spring semesters or winter/summer semesters? What’s your opinion on online courses?
Maybe during the summer? Check to see if it’s offered during the summer. If not, then try to take it sometime in some semester.