ktwish101

Just wondering if anyone knows what the chances are of transferring in to UCLA/CAL/UCSB as a women's studies major. I know it's considered to be an open major with very limited pre-reqs so I'm wondering what they're looking for in the application.

Rwasko

Women's studies! YES! I am a Women's studies major.

UCLA admits per major...so this is good for women's studies. The average GPA I think was around 3.4 with a pretty high acceptance rate.

UCB is a little more difficult because they admit per "divison." Women's studies is lumped into the Social Science divison which is highly competitive with a 18.3% acceptance rate. So basically you are competiting against all of the soc. and psych majors... Not going to be easy.

UCSB...IS REALLY easy. If you have a 3.0 or above all you have to do is check a box on the application for the TAG program and you are in.

I have not been accepted any where...so I dont know exactly what they are looking for. I am guessing academics and GPA will be a big deal. Each campus looks at the application differently....

UChopeful2010

Do any of the UCs offer Men's studies?

Rwasko

yeah...its called political science. The focus is mostly on white old men...

Vodka23

I have a feeling that if the general public in the US knew what kind of stuff is taught in these types of majors (in public schools) we' d have anarchist riots all over the country.

Rwasko

so women's studies = anarchist? I dont get your comment.

Vodka23

I meant that if people knew that their tax dollars go into funding that stuff, they wouldn't be too happy about it.

UChopeful2010

How can a school offer Women's Studies and not offer Men's Studies? It seems pretty sexist to me. I guess men don't deal with their own unique issues.

ktwish101

yay Rwasko! I know there aren't too many of us out there. People just don't get it...
So you applied and didn't get in? or are you applying for next fall? Thanks for the info, I was talking to a UCLA recruiting person and she said I had a really great shot there so I'm crossing my fingers!

lilaterila

@ UChopeful

This is a man's world, women just live in it.

Rwasko

ktwish...I am applying this november. Good luck to you. As long as you have a pretty good GPA...you will get in to UCLA.

To all the haters out there....WAKE UP AND SMELL THE INEQUALITIES. Go ahead and bash on a major that fights for gender equality. Its all good...I plan to make a difference.

PS. Vodka is a turd.

CBBolts

Look at all the haters, read a history book and you will understand why there is Women Studies and not Men Studies. Some people just feel so threatened when their narrow view of the world is challenged. UC and Vodka, enjoy your ignorance filled lives...don't worry I understand the world's just simpler that way.

Jeremybeach

I'm thinking of being women's studies too!!
I just feel like it's hard to make a career out of it--but I like that you get to learn about women's empowerment and feminism and the like :P it could be fun

ktwish101

Rwasko and CBBolts thanks for setting the record straight and responding to the ignorance, it makes me appreciate women's studies that much for knowing there are bright people out there that want to make a difference.
I'm loving the classes I've been taking on women's issues and can feel myself becoming more empowered to be a woman each day. People don't realize the true value of this major. Good luck to those of you applying!

UChopeful2010

I am not ignorant of the struggles that women have endured throughout history. In fact, I feel it is necessary to continue studying women's issues if we wish to become a society in which everyone has an equal stake. We can only do this by understanding what women have to deal with in their lives. I never advocated dropping women's studies in favor of men's studies, so before you throw the ignorant card around---get a clue.

@CBBOLTS.. You told me to read a history book to understand why we are studying women's history and not men's history. Although I agree women have not been treated fairly throughout history, I still believe we should be studying the unique experiences of BOTH sexes. What better way to understand the reasons behind the gross mistreatment of women than by studying the psyche of men. There are obviously certain psychological, physiological, and societal issues that are wholly unique to the male sex. If we study these male issue's in conjunction with female issue's, then we can gain insight into better ways to reduce sexual inequality throughout the world. Studying the issue from both perspectives leads to a fuller understanding.