<p>What Attracts You To UCLA?</p>
<p>the location: I love L.A.....and Westwood is super duper nice. The reputation: UCLA is a well-renowned school. and the diversity: I love meeting new people from all different cultures and backgrounds.. OH and the food is good too.</p>
<p>yes im wondering this too. i originally wasn't considering LA at all since I don't really like LA in general.. the traffic.. the LA-ness. haha.. but now i'm reconsidering. </p>
<p>mainly.. why would you choose LA over say, Berkeley?</p>
<p>i knew i wanted to go to a UC, so i visited them all this summer with my parents. luckily, ucla was the last school i went to, cause as soon as we drove into westwood, i was head over heels in love! its so cute and perfect and i feel comfortable there. ill get a great education, its the closest school to me (besides ucsb, which is far too close), and some of my really good friends will be going there too.</p>
<p>comparing ucla to the other ucs...well, i can easily find several things wrong with the other campuses, but not with ucla!
davis is too hot, far away, and small.<br>
SD has the reputation of having sad people, and la jolla isnt a great place to go.
irvine was too hot, reputed to be a commuter school, and i hated how the city was planned and full of old people who liked to play golf.
not into the ucsb party scene, and i've been here my whole life.
SC is too hippie-ish for me; i felt uncomfortable when i visited. and the trees would make my allergies act up!</p>
<p>as for berkeley....i don't want the semester system, its a farther drive, the dorms are off campus, and i like westwood better than telegraph ave...i'd get sick of telegraph real fast, i think.</p>
<p>so THAT is why i chose ucla.</p>
<p>LA is where I grew up...near. It's always captured my imagination, with all the exciting stuff happening 24/7; the upscale districts (Bel Air, Beverly Hills) form the perfect backdrop to a promising future. UCLA's right in the heart of that.</p>
<p>Plus, the reputation of UCLA is a huge attraction. When I tell people I got accepted, they are very impressed; there's a certain "wow factor" associated with the mere name of the school. For many employers, name brand schools are key. And with the number of job opportunities in the LA region...</p>
<p>As far as LA vs. Cal, there's a thread in the main board that argues that LA has nearly caught up to Cal in terms of academic stature, and in a couple years may actually surpass it in certain areas. Some say that since they're mostly equal, it's up to you to decide which one fits you better.</p>
<p>For me, that's definitely UCLA.</p>
<p>As far as academics yeah i'm not really paying attention to that.. i figure they're pretty much close and that i can either succeed or fail irregardless of where i go. with that said.. </p>
<p>Why is Westwood nice? lol.. I'm not going to have a car in college.. so are there bookstores and coffee shops nearby? i'm not into the party scene too.. and thats kind of the feeling i get when i think LA. o_O</p>
<p>It's just weird cause for all this time I've been set on Berkeley despite that its infamous for being extremely liberal and the fact that it's smack in the middle of a dirty city... well i guess i'll just have to visit ucla eh?</p>
<p>The prestige, the family ties (3 before me), my ridiculous love for sports (I NEED a few teams I can root for all my life... and since I've been following UCLA for 18 years...), The campus, and the fact that I LOVE Los Angeles, no city compares in my opinion (Sorry). So if I was going to go to a good LA school, it was this or 'SC. Also the money, UCLA tuition isn't that bad at all since I am instate, as opposed to applying to Harvard or Ivies. I also want to try a nice big public school with alot of people and alot of school pride!</p>
<p>I love how ucla has so many opportunities. i could pursue almost any field and they would be strong in it.
Also, the entire experience, must be incredible. And i love the campus.</p>
<p>Does anyone consider the large lecture & class size as unattractive?</p>
<p>The way I see it, if a student really wants that personal connection with the professor, he or she can do so with a fair amount of effort outside of class. Besides, most of the major-specific classes have less than fifty kids; it's the overall general ed. classes that have the huge attendance records.</p>
<p>Plus, if I'm exhausted after an all-nighter and I don't want to go to class...it's good to have a big class size.</p>
<p>Hey Felix :-P</p>
<p>The class sizes are usually less than 200. For math, it's usually less than 180ish.<br>
My comp sci class only had 20 or so students and the professor knew everyone by name. </p>
<p>Look here to get an idea of the size
<a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/</a></p>
<p>I guess that only applies to major classes, and in particular engineering?</p>
<p>Location, specific departments, sports ...</p>