<p>I visited UCLA last winter break (junior year) and I am currently waiting anxiously for admissions results to come in later this week. Since I remember the campus is fairly large with hills and steps, how do most people travel around school? Do bikes become a hassle due to the large slopes? Do people longboard frequently?</p>
<p>Also on a side question about campus life. What are the freshman dorms like? Are there ones better than others? Closer proximity to gyms or libraries?</p>
<p>Majority of ppl just walk. Some bike/board from the dorms down bruinwalk too.</p>
<p>Oh and the closest dorms to the campus is De Neve Plaza.</p>
<p>id say skating is the best way around. you can just carry up the stairs, can put them next to you in class. saves the hassle with locking your bike, etc. also, most of the hills you have to walk up, chances are you can skate down them...</p>
<p>the ucla campus is not large at all</p>
<p>yea its the smallest of all the uc campuses in area</p>
<p>you just walk from the dorms to the classes and it takes like 10 min - 20 min if you're not rushing</p>
<p>I admire the people that bike up the hill.</p>
<p>When I was on my tour, they said it takes 15 minutes walking from one side to the other, so I would say just walk, it's not that far</p>
<p>biking can shave about 10 minutes off your walking time, which is great. biking uphill from the bottom of the hill to rieber is definitely doable, and its great exercise too.</p>
<p>They told us on the tour that the UCLA campus is the smallest in the UC system.</p>
<p>Having been a UCLA tour guide, I'll tell you that if you're REALLY that lazy (LOL) and don't want to walk up/down that hill near Drake/Acosta then you can take the Pauley backside (closest to the Football Practice Field) on through the LA Tennis Center and take that elevator up to the top floor, come out up top of the hill and contine on up/down towards your dorm/campus.</p>
<p>if you don't like walking, don't live in hitch, saxon, or hedrick (and to a lesser extent, rieber)</p>
<p>walk fast and think of it as some integrated cardio. :D</p>
<p>in the spirit of bru1n's post:</p>
<p>-LATC elevator is great for dykstra/de neve
-northwest campus shuttle can be useful for hedrick/hitch people who have classes in broad/macgowan/melnitz/public policy (midday only)
-evening van service from ackerman is also useful for the upper parts of the hill, from 6pm-11pm monday through thursday
-learning to find other elevator shortcuts can become a way of life (ackerman, anderson, etc)</p>
<p>but if you aren't lazy like me then you'll get used to walking. trust me, it does you good!</p>
<p>I used to live in Hitch, and one shortcut was to take the campus van that went from the Southern Regional Library Facility (In between Hitch/Saxon) and have it drop you off at the Bus annex adjacent to Murphy then just walk to your classes from there. (This was/is great for us North Campus majors) LOL.</p>
<p>Liyana beat me by 2 minutes. Print out that post! LOL</p>
<p>
[quote]
Having been a UCLA tour guide, I'll tell you that if you're REALLY that lazy (LOL) and don't want to walk up/down that hill near Drake/Acosta then you can take the Pauley backside (closest to the Football Practice Field) on through the LA Tennis Center and take that elevator up to the top floor, come out up top of the hill and contine on up/down towards your dorm/campus.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>My brother wanted to do that once. I had to wait for him at the top floor for a couple minutes.</p>
<p>Does anyone actually do that to avoid going up the hill?</p>
<p>Ummm... PLEASE don't do that. You'd just be in an elevator with people in wheelchairs and crutches. And they'll give you the death look.</p>
<p>It's not like there's a steady flow of disabled people waiting for it though.</p>
<p>i took it frequently. never have i once encountered a disabled person in it over 3 years. a handful of cyclists/scooterists though.</p>
<p>tons of people use the tennis court elevator</p>
<p>i have never once seen a person that was actually handicapped use it, it has always been groups of students </p>
<p>so yea, use it, PXalpine has no idea what he's talking about</p>