<p>“does the fact that i got the alumni scholarship help me get some alum contacts who are in the industry? they said u will form a lot of relationships with ucla alumni who can help u get jobs, but do u know how much this really helps?”</p>
<p>yes, you are actually PAIRED up with an alumni. during the late fall quarter, you get to go through a contact book of alumni associated with the alumni association and select alumni who you want to be partnered up with. you might not get your first choice as a freshman, but it’s nice to have one. </p>
<p>i was interested in either law or business, and the alumni who i got paired up with is a sports agent. but he has a law degree (JD) so he gave me a lot of insight about law school, and since he does basketball recruiting in china and does a lot of traveling, he has a very good grasp of business and international business. he’s been a great help in giving me a lot of advice. </p>
<p>the alumni scholars club (the club you’re in if you’re an alumni scholar) also hosts some alumni mixers throughout the year. i know one of them was called “feast on foot” where alumni scholars got to eat dinner with alumni in the apartments. the Student Alumni Association (SAA) also hosts something similar for all students, it’s called “dinner for 12 strangers.”</p>
<p>alumni scholars club also hosted an interview night where alumni came back and taught some tricks about interviews. </p>
<p>of course, there are many other ways to meet alumni. for example, we just had something called “entertainment night,” where many alumni who are in the entertainment industry came back to UCLA and we were free to meet up with any of them and talk to them about their careers and how to break into the industry. i’m sure if you’re involved in other clubs or fraternity/sorority on campus, you might find an opportunity to network with alumni of those clubs. </p>
<p>although i dont think alumni specifically help you get a job as in hiring you, they do give you advice and help along the way. unfortunately, USC has the more tighter-knit alumni family, where hiring is included. </p>
<p>nevertheless, if you’re an alumni scholar, you’re lucky, because the vast majority of UCLA students don’t have access to such opportunity!</p>