For the curious......

I recently conducted a mini survey of our student workers. First, you should know, that our UARS students workers are very much appreciated. They are a wonderful dose of relativity for our staff.  As such, I was curious to know their perspectives on academic and campus life at UCLA.  Over the next few weeks I will share the results.  Enjoy!

What is your favorite UCLA memory?

• Living in the dorms, learning the 8-clap, beating USC, seeing President Clinton speak, tasting Diddy Reese (www.diddyriese.com/home.php) for the first time!
• UCLA game against USC and winning
• Fall 2007 rush week parties
• Taking summer school here in 2006 and when UCLA beat USC that year
• Beating USC Fall 06
• Hanging out with dorm mates
• Finishing the year as an ally to youth in the community through a community service project I was able to be a site coordinator for a project at Hawthorne High School. A year of hard work culminated into great youth participation.
• Beating USC in football in 2006
• Finally finishing my most difficult quarter
• No one particular memory, just fun times with new friends I’ve made
• Dinner with 12 strangers (www.uclalumni.net/CalendarEvents/d12/home.cfm) and Spring Sing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Spring_Sing) are really fun
• Meeting international students during the summer and talking to them about life at UCLA.
• Dancing for 26 hours at UCLA’s Dance Marathon (http://bruindancemarathon.org/) to raise money for pediatric aids.
• Meeting Jordan Farmar and James Franco
• Blue and Gold week 2006
• First year dorm life

Comments

[Shelley]

Thanks for this little window into life at UCLA.

I'm working with a would-be applicant who is wondering: Do you all review letters of recommendation from teachers if they are sent? (It seems to her that they are not required, but she has teachers who are eager to support her candidacy.)

[Marisela]

Shelley:

No, we do not review letters of recommendation if they are sent. We receive more than 70,000 applications a year and are unable to review extra materials. Best of luck to your applicant!

[Nick]

Living in the dorm is a lifetime experience that we will carry for the rest of our lives.