When I talk to prospective students about attending UCLA, one of the primary benefits I speak most to is the opportunities available to students, no matter what their major or distinction. One of those opportunities is Studying Abroad and Travel Study. I am lucky enough to be able to take advantage of this great opportunity. …
Category: Academics
Expressing Who You Are
One of the biggest perks about being part of the UCLA community is being able to express who you are. When deciding which college to attend, I wanted to make sure that I was going to be able to openly express who I am and make an impact with my talents. I wanted to make…
Freshman Clusters (and why you should take one)
Disclaimer: This description of the Freshman Cluster program may seem overly cheery as I liked my cluster as much as anyone can like a cluster. Like I was in the 99th percentile of cluster-liking. And you might, too! The Freshman Cluster. The bombest class I have taken so far at UCLA (well, technically it was…
A Day in the Real World of Urban Planning Geography
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Transportation Geography class I am taking this session promised a day-long field trip to Los Angeles International Airport (known to Angelenos as “LAX”) and the Port of Long Beach. In fact, this past Wednesday was our lucky day! It began at Flight Path Learning Center, a small…
Our (fabulous!) quarter system
You might be wondering what all those references to “10th week” were about. UCLA, along with almost all of the other UCs, sports a quarter system. We have four quarters (duh), one of which is summer that students don’t need to attend. All quarters are ten weeks long with a finals week tacked on to…
Welcome to Summer Session A!
It’s great to be back! Although campus seems a little empty for now, I blame it on the early morning and the fact that it’s the first day of summer session so not many people find the need to study in the library before classes have begun. I got to campus early to meet a…
To be or not to be. Is that the question?
To be or not to be, I just do not know. It is finally that time in my life when I must sit down and focus on the career paths in front of me. (Or so my parents and society tell me). However, I find myself at a bit of crossroad. I wish that I…
Senioritis…
Let’s take a look back over my time growing up and remember fondly the years that stood out amongst all the others. Oh 5th grade. What a wonderful wonderful time it was. Tallest in my grade meant that I was not only an all star basketball player, but add soccer and softball to the equation,…
Recapping my Quarter
Wow, Spring Quarter flew by! I can say that I truly enjoyed my personal and educational experiences throughout the quarter. I took classes such as Sociology 133 (Collective Behavior), Soc 185 (American Society) and Soc 174 (Family). All three courses were challenging and enjoyable. I have to say my favorite was Soc 185, not only…
Welcome, Summer!!
It was a memorable week at UCLA. Finals week was filled with many people studying late into the night; luckily, I was not one of these people. I was able to finish early and spent Finals week relaxing and slowly moving out of my dorm. It’s hard to imagine that it was only a mere…
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