<p>“i’m afraid i’ll get caught up in materialistic or superfluous goals”
This is UCLA, not USC. There’s not much to be superficial about here =D</p>
<p>“I kinda didn’t see anywhere where i could have personal space to just think for myself and just mellow down.”
There are various places on campus you can go where there aren’t very many people, or none at all. It depends on how picky you are about where you want to be and what you want to be around you. You can also work out times with your roommates when you want to just chill by yourself in your room and even put it in your roommate contract (which everyone fills out at the beginning of the year).</p>
<p>The John Wooden Center has a rock climbing wall in it that is open to all students. You can go there almost any time the gym is open and rock climb to your heart’s content. Also, there’s an outdoor adventure club on campus that does this kind of thing. You can join that (and no, clubs aren’t competitive, they’re freaking clubs =P).</p>
<p>For engineering, go to
[HSSEAS</a> OASA | Curricular Requirements and Department Information](<a href=“http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/current/deptinfo.html]HSSEAS”>http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/current/deptinfo.html)
and look at the “Undergraduate Sample Plan” under your major. Those are all the classes you need to take and, wherever it says “HSSEAS GE Elective”, you sub in one of these classes, per the requirements:
<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/GE/GE-EngrNew08-09.pdf[/url]”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/GE/GE-EngrNew08-09.pdf</a>
If you look through those, chances are there’s something in there that would fit in what you want.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything about not being allowed to take classes outside your major, so I can’t say for sure. What is your major?</p>