<p>I’m a UCLA student and one of my good friends came from Chile to study at UCLA from September - March. In my opinion, it is best to come at the beginning of the school year (September) because it’s easier to meet people. Anyway, my friend was an undergrad studying business at Universidad Catolica in Santiago and at UCLA he was allowed to take classes from the Anderson School of Business which was a really good experience for him.</p>
<p>Anyway, UCLA is a great place to study and meet new people, and there’s a lot to do in LA. A lot of exchange students live at a place called the Co-op - it is very cheap and there’s like 60% international students living there. It’s a great environment with lots of parties, etc. I lived there so I can give you more info on that.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you want any information about studying business, I can give you the contact info of my friend and he can give you all the details about studying at Anderson School of Business.</p>
<p>January to February is part of our winter, so it won’t be great but much better in LA than anywhere else. Right now in march we’re having some beautiful weather - expecting 80 degree days this week!</p>
<p>Definitely take classes at Anderson if you can. The ones I’ve taken are very rewarding. And aside from GE’s as sentiment mentioned, you can take elective courses as well. These sometimes won’t count for GE credit or much anything else, but some are great fun and really enriching.</p>
<p>Another thing to consider is while Berkeley/Bay Area and Los Angeles are great large cities to explore with many different things to do, Santa Barbara’s more isolated location lends itself to a campus culture that is hard to beat. While the first two campuses have a number of commuters and students living nearby, 93% of UCSB’s population is 1.5 hours away or more from their hometown, and very little students go home on the weekends. Also, unlike the first two campuses mentioned, the majority of off-campus students live very close to each other, all packed in together within a square mile in Isla Vista. It’s these factors that lead to the school having a party atmosphere.</p>