After being away from campus for three weeks as I enjoyed a vacation in Vancouver, Canada and its vicinity with my family, my absence seemed to have been much longer than that. Amongst my friends catching me up on what I had missed, what amused me the most was their insistence that I realised that Miley Cyrus…
Category: Campus Life
For Freshmen: Getting to Know your Roommates before Move In
As incoming Freshmen, the one thing that most intrigues us about going away for college is the living ‘in’ college part. Before moving into UCLA, I loved filling out my housing application and inputting my living preferences, etc. I submitted my application, paid the fee, and waited patiently to receive my housing offer letter. The…
Bunches of fun
This post is for those of you who like dancing. Fall quarter of last year was a time of lots and lots of change for me. I started new classes, ate three meals a day with people my age, and began doing my own laundry. Perhaps the biggest change for me was saying goodbye to…
Advice for Incoming Bruins: Using the Ashe Center
Welcome, freshmen Bruins! As you are getting ready to transition into your new life at UCLA, I’m sure you and your parents have many questions about the campus and its amenities. Where will I eat? What can I do on weekends? Where do I meet people? Although these are all important questions, one of my…
International Student Tip: Make use of the Dashew Center
Hi international students! It’s that time of the year when we’re starting to review or book our plane tickets to LAX in anticipation of the beginning of our journey abroad here in LA. As you’re making your preparations for life at UCLA, make sure you don’t forget to check out the Dashew Center! The Dashew…
Dorms continued!
OK! Meal plans. You can choose from five meal plans. You can either have 19, 14, or 11 meals a week, and the 19 and 14 plans have a premiere option. Basically, with premiere you get a bunch of benefits: your meal swipes roll over from week to week you can swipe people in you…
Dorms!
By now I would guess that all y’all have gotten your dorm assignments. This post will be an introduction to: some background on dorms at UCLA the types of dorms we have and my next post will cover… meal plans roommates some of the cool things we have on the Hill my dorming experience Ok,…
For incoming Freshmen: Things to do before you get to UCLA
Congratulations to the class of 2015! I’m sure you have been told this tons of times either from friends, family, teachers/counselors/principals or even strangers, but there is never too many congratulations, so I’m saying them anyways! It is August and school starts late next month. The date is soon approaching. As I prepare to return…
Featured Study Spot: Novel Café
Another week has passed by and brought summer session A to an end! And, like the end of any term, it must be accompanied by a round of finals. Naturally, finals week (or the week immediately preceding it) is a crucial time when previously relaxed study habits suddenly click into gear and “get down to…
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…
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