Falling in Love With UCLA

Dear incoming transfers, First up…CONGRATULATIONS! You should be so proud of this accomplishment and I am so very excited to welcome each and every single one of you to the UCLA community. My name is Faith Adams and I am a fourth-year and second-year transfer student majoring in History and minoring and Gender Studies. I…

My Transfer Story

To all my fellow transfer Bruins, congrats and welcome to UCLA! My name is Oseas. I am currently a third-year transfer student, majoring in History and minoring in Chicano Studies. I transferred from my local community college, Palomar College, in San Diego, CA. While at UCLA, I was involved in the Student Transfer Outreach and…

Choosing My Major & Finding My Way

Dear Prospective Bruin, Congratulations on your admission to UCLA! My name is Vincent Leong and I’m a fourth-year Physiological Science major from Arcadia, CA. I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunities I’ve been granted here at UCLA and it feels like it was just yesterday when I stepped onto this campus as an eager freshman. Coming…

Academic Life

Dear Future Bruins, First of all, congratulations on your admission to UCLA! My name is Sam Duong-Brett (she/her) and I am a third year Human Biology and Society (HBS) major and Global Health minor. When I was a senior, learning about all of the amazing resources and opportunities UCLA had to offer made picking a…

Dear New Bruin

It’s me, hi! My name’s Adrian Campos, and I’m in my fourth year here at UCLA, double majoring in Anthropology and Sociology with a minor in Education Studies. Some of you may be wondering, “what does that even mean?” or “what do you want to do with that?” To put it simply, my studies focus…

My First-Year Experience

Hi! My name is Kashish Makker, and I am a second-year out-of-state student at UCLA double majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in accounting. After college, I want to attend law school and be a lawyer and I am so happy that I picked such a wonderful institution to be able…

Create Your Own Journey

Welcome to UCLA, new Bruins! Congratulations on being accepted to the number one public university in the nation! My name is Praneel (he/him), and I’m a third year studying Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG). I’m also pursuing minors in both Global Health and Community Engagement & Social Change (CESC), a testament to the interdisciplinary…

My Academic Journey

Hello New Bruin! Congratulations on your admission to UCLA! We are so excited to have you. My name is Claribel Charway. I am a fourth-year Neuroscience major and Biomedical Research minor. I feel incredibly fortunate to have spent the last four years building an inclusive and supportive community here. I was very nervous coming into…

Dear Future Bruin

Dear future Bruin,  Congratulations on your admission to UCLA! It’s an incredible accomplishment to be admitted and a testament to your hard work. My name is Dilara Bahadir and I use she/her pronouns. I am a first-year student from Boston, MA studying neuroscience. Two quarters into my first year, UCLA already feels like home and…

“Let’s Talk Story”: (Re)searching Your Passions, Power, and Potential

Hey there, new Bruins! Congratulations and welcome to the Bruin family! My name is Sean Sugai, and I am a fourth-year student double majoring in Human Biology and Society and Anthropology with a minor in Public Health. Born and raised in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, I am also a proud first-generation and out-of-state college student from an…