Quick housing app question

<p>I'm an incoming freshman applying for housing. On the first part of the application it's asking me to upload a "passport-quality photo". What are they planning on using it for?</p>

<p>Perhaps this would answer your question: <a href="http://uclahousing.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/uclahousing.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=361&p_created=1114733155&p_sid=Aayhd76i&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTQmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXBpY3R1cmU*&p_li=&p_topview=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://uclahousing.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/uclahousing.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=361&p_created=1114733155&p_sid=Aayhd76i&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTQmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXBpY3R1cmU*&p_li=&p_topview=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>When are the pictures due by? May 1st?</p>

<p>Uploading the picture now is apparently optional...I just left it blank and filled out the rest, because I don't have a decent picture to use. It says you can mail in a picture later, and write your name/student ID on the back, so I'll just get a decent picture and do that.</p>

<p>I'm not sure if the housing application picture will be the same picture used for our BruinCards.
But if it is, then it's due no later than 5 weeks prior to the orientation.</p>

<p>Different picture.</p>

<p>You can upload it after you submit your housing app by clicking change details at the housing page.</p>