<p>Anyone Have Any Neg Aspects Of Going To Ucla</p>
<p>who doesn't like free pie and chips?</p>
<p>right. sorry. back on topic.</p>
<p>bad parking situations, academicly challenging(?)</p>
<p>i hear ucla kiddies aren't too friendly- like they are super competetive to the point of being mean/anal/evil</p>
<p>only during finals and midterms</p>
<p>depending on how you look at it...UCLA is on the quarter system, which may be too fast paced for some. I know the semester system at Cal will be more condusive to my major (English). I will have more time to catch up on readings and write papers. Just my two cents =]</p>
<p>The quarter system does have a bunch of pros and cons. It definitely keeps you on your toes work wise, and you can't afford to slack off too much or else you'll seriously risk failing. Midterms for science/math classes come twice a quarter (explain that one to me...) usually accompanied by other assignments. For example, in one class I took last quarter, we had a test 3rd week, midterm 5th week, another test 8th week, and a three weeks after that. You don't really have time to catch your breath, and it does drive everyone a little crazy. Plus, buying new textbooks 3 times a year TOTALLY SUCKS (textbook buyback at 'LA isn't the greatest either). </p>
<p>That said, there are definite positives to it. Because you can't slack off, you actually do wind up doing your work and learning/cramming the material. You get to take many more classes than you ordinarily would, and if one of them really sucks, you're done with it in 10 weeks, which goes by in the blink of an eye. You get to meet new professors, interact with new classmates, and learn a heck of a lot more. Plus there are research opportunities every quarter, new groups, and campus traditions like Beat 'SC week, Spring Sing and basketball in the winter.</p>
<p>I Like UCLA but I prefer USC,CAL etc..</p>
<p>i don't like ucla because it doesn't like me</p>
<p>is it really easy to transfer from a community college in california to the UC school? my friend told me that in this one community college they have a guaranteed UCSD transfer program?</p>
<p>"my friend told me that in this one community college they have a guaranteed UCSD transfer program?"</p>
<p>More than one. You can do it.</p>
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<p>oh cool
so the students just need to have a GPA of above 3.0 n they are in? that's pretty easy.....doesn't it lower UCSD standards?</p>
<p>Frankly, I don't think UCSD has that high of standards.</p>
<p>hahah hobo</p>
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<p>Okay, so i hear u on the cons. What about the advantages cause so far its sounding terrible.</p>
<p>"Okay, so i hear u on the cons. What about the advantages cause so far its sounding terrible."</p>
<p>Reaching4theStars, if we're still speaking about the quarter system...you can take a few more classes on it then you can on the semester system.</p>
<p>"Frankly, I don't think UCSD has that high of standards."</p>
<p>well ofcourse it's not in the same league as harvard or stanford</p>
<p>but still, like for last year, the average GPA of incoming freshman was 4.01, and av. SAT-I was 1306....and even higher for UCB and UCLA....</p>
<p>i am just saying in general, getting in these schools straight out of high school is so tough, and it seems like even average students can get in as transfer students in a couple of years</p>
<p>so going to a community college first is a wiser, cheaper decision?</p>
<p>"but still, like for last year, the average GPA of incoming freshman was 4.01, and av. SAT-I was 1306....and even higher for UCB and UCLA...."</p>
<p>I never said UCB and UCLA didn't have "that high of standards," just UCSD.</p>
<p>well my point is that if ur in a community college in say LA, u can transfer to UCLA pretty easily...while if u want to go straight out of high school, it's so much harder....the transfer students are probably not at the same intellect level</p>