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…
Unique Path to Graduating UCLA
As most of you may or may not know from reading my posts, I have mentioned how this upcoming year will be my third and final year at UCLA. Yes, you read that right. I’m graduating a year early. Why/how would I do that, might you care to ask? Well, to start things off, I…
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,…
Advice from a nonAdviser: An Essay
For all of you future, present, and past Bruins out there following this blog, and of course for all of you nonBruins who have a fantastically passionate admiration for UCLA and are thus following this blog, I write to you with advice. I know what you’re thinking, what could she possibly know that I don’t…
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…
The coolest thing I’ve learned in college (so far)
Let me start by saying that we all have this knowledge that I am going to be talking about. We all know that everybody has different interests and that people believe different things and that no two people really see the world exactly the same. I mean it seems very obvious, but I did not…
Bruins Take London
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. …
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…
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