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Yes. Agreeing with ohhowiwish and Peppers: [ul]
[<em>]Overcrowded
[</em>]Enrollment sucks
[<em>]Class sizes (if you’re OK with large lecture halls…)
[</em>]Enrolling in writing classes
[<em>]“Potential for apathetic professors” (Peppers). Agreed.
[</em>]“[Small fish]” (hibiscuspink).
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[ul][<em>]You have to be very assertive trying to find your niche. I’ve found really good friends and stuff… I’m constantly meeting new people and well, things are changing or puts some things into greater perspective.[/ul][ul]
[</em>]Lots of classes taught by graduate students (tend to be the 20-something sized- classes: foreign language, writing, etc.)
[li]Parking[/ul]Anyway, a lot of the problems are associated with public universities in general.</p>[/li]
<p>Positives:[ul]
[<em>]Located in college town (Westwood) in major city; distanced enough to not feel stress of downtown
[</em>]Safe location w/ lots of culture
[<em>]Close-knit dorm community with all buildings in roughly the same area
[</em>]Amazing opportunities available if you’re aggressive enough to search and secure them
[<em>]Research libraries, Powell, and other specialty libraries
[</em>]Major research centers, hospital on-campus, etc. that will of course attract funding to the school
[<em>]Los Angeles: Opera, Symphonies, Concerts, Major Sports Teams, Museums, Hollywood, Fine Arts, Entertainment, …and so much more
[</em>]Perfect weather
[<em>]Top Academics & Top Sports
[</em>]Very balanced school – not too academic or party-ish[/ul]</p>