<p>I spelled it wrong, but decided to leave it, :P.</p>
<p>Well, before even starting Fall quarter, I’ve had a rough time with Murphy Hall. (running around from room to room and many automated phone calls…)</p>
<p>and now hearing about unit caps that can prevent you from declaring majors etc. etc. I’m a little freaked out</p>
<p>How do you deal with (or avoid dealing with) UCLA bureaucracy?</p>
<p>Any advice/stories?</p>
<p>Put a gun to your head. </p>
<p>More seriously, </p>
<p>I really hate calling them… it seems like the system loops and then you find out its past their hours and they can’t help you. So frustrating. </p>
<p>More seriously, here is an anecdote: </p>
<p>One of my friends is a physical chemistry and biochemistry double-major. She does a whole lot of SRP in addition to other forms of research. She’s going to push to 300 (no typo!) units by the time she graduates. She’s had to provide a significant case for the status of her research classes and they’re not immediately applying to her unit caps. It takes some help… begging… and luck to find the bureaucrats who are more likely to sympathize with your cause. Be persistent, determined, and firm! Do not give up!</p>
<p>As for declaring majors: </p>
<p>I don’t know when you’re supposed to do this and if they’ll be on your butt about it. Talk to the individual departments about the double-majoring & minors issue. When I was a history major and wanting to double it with English, one of the women in the counseling department in Bunche told me about the process of being a pre-major, completing the lower division courses, and then being able to be an official double-major. Save the bureaucrats for later - talk to the departments first.</p>
<p>Flirt, smile, name drop.</p>
<p>I don’t want to sound like a bureaucracy defender (I’m not), but trust me when I say that UCLA’s bureaucracy is tame compared to some of the crud you’ll deal with if you ever work for the government or deal with the government in any way. </p>
<p>Or if you work for a megacorporation.</p>
<p>yeah ucla’s bureaucracy is the nicest i’ve ever met.</p>