<p>@2016Candles Its like transfer day, except for Hispanics. The day mainly focused on the resources that are available to Hispanics at UCLA. What event did you participate in?</p>
<p>I’ve noticed there’s a black and hispanic oriented event for transfers, but isn’t this a bit discriminatory? Imagine the poo storm that’d occur if a “white” oriented event occurred. Asian? Gingers? Freckle faced midgets?</p>
<p>@BurntCorpse UCLA started these events for minorities because of the barriers they face when entering higher education. You can’t really whites face institutionalized barriers, so that is why they don’t have white oriented events . </p>
<p>@BurntCorpse </p>
<p>Technically, it is discriminatory, but not all forms of discrimination are wrong. So long as discrimination doesn’t unduly harm others, it’s morally acceptable. People under the age of 18 endure age-based discrimination by being denied the right to vote, smoke cigarettes, join the military, apply for certain jobs, and so on. But there’s nothing wrong with it.</p>
<p>UCLA and other schools don’t have an event for white students because they are not subject to the disadvantages that affect most minorities in this country: poverty, diminished job prospects, short lifespans, crime, and so on. Mecha Day and Black Bruin Day are designed to make minority students more comfortable in such settings and to inform them of the resources that are made available specifically to them that they need because of the aforementioned disadvantages that they’re burdened with since birth. These take the form of special tutoring services, support groups, etc. If White students were statistically very likely to go to prison at high rates relative to their population, more vulnerable to poverty, and less likely to have a college degree than other races, then there’d be a “White Bruin Students Day.” But, this isn’t the case with White students and White people in general.</p>
<p>UCLA is just acknowledging the fact that minority students may need more help to succeed at their school and is organizing these events to apprise them of the resources that have been made available to offset the disadvantages that they have. It may be slightly discriminatory, but there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s the commendable thing to do and the right thing to do.</p>
<p>@Cayton You’re so articulate! By the way, my tour guide for Mecha Day was a philosophy major. He told us that philosophy at UCLA was really hard. He also mentioned that there were some classes that have not had a student get an “A” in years!. Worried? I am.</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1 </p>
<p>Thanks. Articulation is an important skill for philosophy majors. 
A lot of my friends and teachers say the same thing…kind of surprising since I used to stutter as a child.</p>
<p>And I’ve heard that UCLA philosophy is pretty hard. I’m not quite sure if I’ve been adequately prepared for it, but I’ve also heard from philosophy students here that it’s manageable as long as you do the reading(Which is pretty dense) and study appropriately. Personally, I’ll do just that and go to UCLA’s writing center to work on essays and stuff.</p>
<p>But for some classes not to have had an “A” grade given out in years? I won’t lie, that’s really intimidating.</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1 - I was at Black Transfer Day. Same as yours I guess, but for a different group of brown people :-)</p>
<p>This may have been asked before, but how do I go about accepting my financial aid? I heard some schools make it a requirement for students to actually accept awards/financial aid.</p>
<p>Hope tomorrow is worth the drive down there^^</p>
<p>This is probably a dumb question, but is psychology considered a STEM major at UCLA? I always thought psych wasn’t considered STEM, but it’s actually a life science (not social science) major at UCLA…</p>
<p>I didnt go to MeCha day because i personally feel uncomfortable with the seperation lol which is odd coming from elac since its heavily involved in chicano/chicana organizations. However i do think its a great resource, ive known others who highly benefit because of such programs. I kind of wish i would have gotten free stuff im hoping i get some tommorow lol </p>
<p>I feel bad i rsvpd to AAP day but i kind of dont want to go until 1 for bruin day </p>
<p>Any of you guys at transfer day? I’m sitting right in front of the podium at Pauley pavilion</p>
<p>How is the transfer day going @onehandedred?</p>
<p>Just came back from AAP/Bruin Day.</p>
<p>The AAP presentation was kind of long, but very informative and helpful, and I got to talk to with a philosophy major about UCLA’s philosophy program. She said it’s pretty difficult, but I think I’ll manage. She seemed like she did. I’m confident that I’ll be in good hands at UCLA.</p>
<p>I left from Bruin Day somewhat early, but I got to go on a housing tour. The dorms are really nice, but the residence halls are pretty cramped except for the deluxe variety. I didn’t really go on a formal tour of the campus, but I walked around the whole school getting from one place to another, such as the UCLA student store(wearing my bruin pride right now with, so I got to see the engineering school, Royce Hall, Powell Library, and some other parts of the campus. My mom and older sister got exhausted from walking all over at UCLA, but I didn’t mind…I guess the size of the place won’t be a problem for me, lol.</p>
<p>The place really does have great feel to it. I certainly didn’t make a mistake in SIR’ing here. </p>
<p>Oh, and the people at UCLA really are beautiful. I mean like, Jesus…</p>
<p>Berkeley can’t compare. The UCLA brochures showed some pretty girls and upon going to the campus, my expectations were met and then exceeded. Seriously, not a single ugly lady or guy. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, the term “Berkeley goggles” is something all Berkeley students develop after going to school there for a certain period of time. 
Just look it up on Urban Dictionary.</p>
<p>@Cayton Did you get any free stuff? </p>
<p>Are you only in it for the freebies @CollegeDropout1? :p</p>
<p>I am so glad you liked the campus @Cayton!
It really is a beautiful place, any particular pearls of wisdom that you would like to pass along (aside from how beautiful everyone there is)? </p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1 </p>
<p>Eh, a little. I got a Bruin bag to carry some stuff in, a UCLA pin to put on my shirt saying that “I chose UCLA”(It looked pretty nice!) and a UCLA AAP stress ball. lol. There was a free breakfast and lunch, but I ate very little of it.</p>
<p>The trip to the campus was worth more than any material goods they could give me.</p>
<p>@AnthroFlo </p>
<p>UCLA Pearl of Wisdom: if going onto the campus, go there with a game plan. Try to know where you’re going before you get there. I mostly didn’t and it made it somewhat difficult to navigate the campus. Thankfully, I’m decent at reading maps, which came in handy as I had a UCLA campus map on hand.</p>
<p>Oh, and make the most of the resources UCLA has to offer. It’s very evident upon going to the campus that there’s a bazillion things to do and people to help you succeed. UCLA’s seems like a fun school but it manages to balance out social life with academics. Don’t forget that!</p>
<p>I am victory bell. I only met one of my friends from school there, and no one from here :(</p>