Originally Posted by TheIcon

How crowded are office hours? I've heard it said many times, "go to office hours," so I'm under the impression that lots of students take advantage of this resource.

Are the professors almost always willing to help you clarify any questions you may have concerning a subject matter that's not well understood? I ask this because I have a physics teacher here that tells us to go "shoot ourselves," or that we should be "shot" for not understanding some concepts he covers. I would hope that the professors at UCLA don't go to that extent to ridicule their students, or make it hard for their students to approach them with questions.