<p>Actually lots of internships are paid and kill two birds with one stone, just so yknow. </p>
<p>I suggest being slightly less combatant and more open to some ideas. While I totally appreciate that you have to work, lots and lots of people balance jobs and school and relationships while still engaging in stuff on campus. It's possible and it may even enrich your experience here, even if you aren't looking for a career after college. </p>
<p>School is about more than just the academics, and I contest that you can learn as much from clubs and the friends you make here as you do in class. Can't hurt to be open to the possibilities (especially since you haven't even started yet). I would hate to see anyone transfer and go into the little time they have here without even considering the opportunities that being a UCLA student affords them beyond a degree. I don't think anyone here is saying that you should be hardcore and fit a bunch of groups into your schedule, but it really cant hurt to be open to the idea of finding people on campus who have similar interests, even if they only meet once every month or two. </p>
<p>And seriously, the valley really is as bad as they say. Especially in the summer. </p>
<p>/Kidding. Kinda.
But really, it takes forever with traffic. Which is most of the time.</p>